[HPforGrownups] Re: DD at the Dursleys: Better Manner to Accept.

[Lynda Cordova]

No: HPFGUIDX 158186

Marion:
Soooo.... if I, a total stranger would knock on your door, you would not
only invite me in, give me food and drink and you would confess your 'sins'
to me, because I could be an angel? Really?
I mean, *really*?!
So if I was of some religious sect and you said, 'No, I don't want to have
anything to do with your ilk' (because you already go to the church of your
choice and you're not interested in the sect, or you think the sectarian is
misguided, wrong, scary or plain satanic) and the sectarian would put his
foot in your door, wrestle his way inside against your strongest protests
and demand some tea, banging you in the head with the teapot, you would fall
onto your knees, asking for forgiveness?

Lynda:

Begging the elves permission, I'd like to personalize this a bit.  Several
years ago, I was traveling down a highway.  I got thirsty and pulled off at
a gas station.  There was, on the other side of the chain link fence that
separated the gas station from the highway.  On the other side of the fence
there was a very disshelved very sweaty from the heat bum. (this man could
not be described as anything but a bum) I went into the store, got myself a
drink and then, went and bought a coke for the man.  When I walked over to
the fence and called out to him, he turned and walked back toward me.  I
told him that I noticed he was hot and that I had bought a coke for him if
he wanted it.  He said yes, and I handed it to him.  I didn't know this
guy.  But he was hot and I thought that offering a coke was a nice thing to
do.  I don't even know if he drank it since I was traveling the other
direction, and some people have told me that what I did was stupid, buying
something for a total stranger, who might be a dangerous man.  I knew that
when I bought him the drink, but I still decided to offer and for his part,
he accepted and neither of us came to harm.  As for opening the door to a
total stranger at night, I've never faced that situation. I did however,
open the door to an enexpected guest at 10:00 the other night, invited her
in, and carried on a conversation while I changed clothing since she wanted
to go out.

Lynda


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