Harry Potter - Dursleys taking in Harry

[June Ewing]

No: HPFGUIDX 190839

> Nerona:
> 1- In your opinion why did Petunia accept taking Harry in the
> first place?
> When DD sent the howler in Book 5 (remember my last) it was said
> at the end of the book that she sealed the magic or something
> when she took Harry.
> Why do you think she took him in the first place if she didn't
> show any love or care towards him???

> June:
> That is something that I always wondered about myself. What that
> letter meant was not really revealed and that was something that
> I had longed to know (either that or it went right over my head)
> But I expect that the magic that protected Harry had something
> in it that meant the Dursleys had to take him for their own safety.
 
June:
I have had another thought to the answer of this question. It is
mentioned that the Dursleys had never even seen Harry so when
Petunia opened the door and screamed, it wasn't because her nephew
was on the doorstep but because a baby had been dumped on her
doorstep. The natural reaction after that would be to pick up the
baby and take it into the house. Maybe Dumbledore had placed a spell
that once taken inside the house, the Dursleys would have to keep
Harry. If they didn't maybe their lives would have been in danger.