[HPforGrownups] CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Prisoner of Azkaban Chapter 2: Aunt Marge's Big Mistake

[Margaret Dean]

No: HPFGUIDX 189403

On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 2:00 AM, lui <lui_rhys_01 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> 1. Seriously - what is wrong with Aunt Marge? What kind of person hits a 5-year
> old in the shins?
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> luirhys:
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> I have this idea that it's probably how the Dursley's (Marge & Vernon) were
> brought up. Possibly they learned from an early age that exercising authority is
> the way to gain respect (or at least fear). Additional question though: It seems
> obvious that nobody likes her visiting, yet she still bothers/ Do you think
> Marge is the older or younger sibling here?

Older, definitely older.  I've been a bossy older sister myself, and
can recognize the type.  :)


--Margaret Dean, who's not as bad as Aunt Marge, really!
  <margdean56 at gmail.com>