Chapt Discussion PS/SS 6, The Journey from Platform 9-3/4 - Dudley's Tail

[bboyminn]

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> Geoff
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> Marianne:
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> Why did the Dursleys wait so long to go to London the have Dudley's tail removed?  Considering it was magic that caused the tail to appear I would have thought the Dursleys would have wanted to get it taken care of ASAP.  And what kind of Dr. would they have taken Dudley to?  What kind of explanation could they give?  Certainly they wouldn't have known about St. Mungos.
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bboyminn:

I suspect the Dursley's delayed because they were fretting over what explanation they would give the doctors as to why Dudley had a pigs tail. It probably took them a long time to come up with a story that felt satisfactory to them. 

As to what hospital and what doctor would work on just a problem, I wonder if St. Mungo's didn't get involved? As we see from the visit to Mr. Weasley while he is in the hospital, they occasionally do get muggles in there. 

Though, I wonder why the Accidental Magical Reversal Squad didn't get involved. They seem to be pretty Johnny on the spot when ever there are magical problems. But for some reason, not in this case. 

Though I suspect the Dursely's concocted some story about it being a wart of something. Though people being born with tails in not completely unheard of in the muggle world. It could be the doctors concluded that Dudley had been born that way, and now that he was going to the equivalent of high school, they thought it was time it was removed.

Just a few thoughts.

Steve/bboyminn