CHAPDISC: DH3, The Dursleys Departing

[kneazlecat54]

No: HPFGUIDX 177543

> Laura wrote:
> 7. Do you see Dudley and Harry having any further contact
throughout their lives?
>
> Doddie wrote:
> Yes I do..because Dudley will want to keep in contact.
>
> Shelley wrote:
> I would hope so too, because Dudley doesn't have much of a good
role model in his mom and dad, now does he? Harry is about the only
person who would be really honest with him, and I think Dudley would
need that and want to spend more time with Harry so that he could
learn to be a better person from him.


Laura:
It occurs to me that Dudley might seek Harry out in order to feel
safe.  Let's suppose that the Dursleys all returned to their regular
lives after LV was defeated.  Vernon and Petunia, both masters of
denial, would be very happy to pretend the entire previous year had
never happened and resume their lives where they left off.  But
Dudley was permanently changed by his new self-awareness.  Knowing
that evil wizards can exist, I think he might want to stay in
contact with Harry just in case some new threat came along from the
WW.  And I agree that he can be someone with Harry that he couldn't
be with his parents.  You have to wonder how Dudders would go back
to *his* old life. Being known at school as the chief bully and
boxing champion probably wouldn't appeal to him any more.  Would he
return to Smeltings at all?