HBP Chapters 27 - 30 post DH look LONG SORRY

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No: HPFGUIDX 184511

Pippin:
<SNIP>
The bedroom wouldn't mean anything unless it was accompanied by some
actual interest in Harry's welfare. No amount of polite notes would
convince the Dursleys to care about that.
<SNIP>

Alla:

Yes, making Dursleys care about Harry's welfare would have been nice, 
but even if the only change would have been a bedroom instead of 
cupboard, I think it would have been a very welcome change for Harry. 


Pippin:
What makes you think Vernon and Petunia would spend the money on
Harry?

Alla:

What makes you think they would not? While I do not believe that they 
would have spent the money on personal gifts for Harry, something 
that would please him, I have no trouble believing that they may have 
spend it on the muggle school expenses for him for example, simply to 
decrease their own expenses. But again, we would never know, won't 
we? Dumbledore did not try.

Pippin:
<SNIP>
 And the trouble is, if Dumbledore could turn Petunia into a
mushroom if she didn't, so could any other wizard.
<SNIP>

Alla:

Yes, I am sure  for example Sirius would have done it easily and 
would have wanted to, but Sirius was in Azkaban as we know, and who 
else who would have been sympathetic to Harry would have dared to 
overturn great Albus Dumbledore?

Montavilla:
It's also not unheard of for the person leaving the child to *ask*
the other to take on the responsibility, rather than leaving the child
on their doorstep in the middle of the night.

Pippin:
<SNIP>
Petunia was asked, or the magic could not have taken effect. She had
to *allow* Harry house room. It's not like she doesn't know how to get
in touch with Dumbledore if she wants to talk. <SNIP>

Alla:

I am no Montavilla, but I think she meant asking Petunia in person 
and **before** she finds a child at her house. And why exactly the 
onus of looking for Dumbledore should be on her? Since when the host 
should be looking for somebody who put unwelcome gift and left? 
Shouldn't it be backwards?

Again, not justifying Petunia at all. As far as I am concerned the 
only fact that Harry is a helpless baby who is her family should have 
been enough for her to welcome him. But the more I think about it, 
the more I think that by dropping Harry on their doorstep without as 
much as by your leave, Dumbledore behaved as obnoxious rude bully.

JMO,

Alla