The Dursleys:

[puduhepa98 at aol.com]

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Magpie:
>I can, yes. Easily. He's shown doing exactly that in canon  so I rather 
>have to.:-) But I'm still not sure what the premise is that  you're 
>getting at underneath. You started out talking about  Fundamentalist 
>Christians and I'm not sure of the connection. Are you  saying that 
>because you don't expect the canonical explanation about the  Dursleys 
>and magic they must really be worried that Harry's magic is  demonic? 

>Bart

>What I am speculating is that the Dursleys, as they appear in the  novels, 
are not as they were originally envisioned, and that the difference was  
removed, possibly at the publisher's request, to avoid offending certain groups  
(and yes, I know that there are some who are offended by the Dursleys anyway).  
The evidence I give is that their hatred of magic is unbelievably out of  
proportion to the rest of their characters, as depicted.

Nikkalmati
 
I'm not sure religious groups with this particular set of beliefs exist in  
the UK.-  at least not since 1800 or so.  If not, Dursleys as you  envision 
them would be out of place.  Comments from our friends across the  Pond?
 
Nikkalmati



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