Harry Potter - Dursleys taking in Harry - Compelling Spell?

[June Ewing]

No: HPFGUIDX 190870

> Pippin:
> I'm not Steve, but I think the letter did not have to impose
magical consequences on Petunia because natural consequences
> already existed.

> The blood protection Dumbledore can provide if she consents is
not only the strongest protection for Harry but also for Petunia
and her family. If she refuses to provide it, it will still be in
Voldemort's interest to see that she *cannot* provide it -- and
neither he nor his servants are in the habit of negotiating with
Muggles to get what they want. Dumbledore would delicately point
that out. He wouldn't have to bounce wine glasses off their heads
or send a Howler to make them pay attention: he has the double
> murder of Lily and James to announce.

> Of course, if the Dursleys will not keep Harry, Dumbledore will
have to retrieve him -- and discuss with Petunia and Vernon both
alternate arrangements for Harry's future and regrettably less
effective measures for the protection of their family, something
> I'm sure Vernon and Petunia would do anything to avoid.

> And DD would sign as "I remain your faithful correspondent", or
some such, which would sound like polite nothingness to Vernon,
but would suggest to Petunia that Dumbledore has not forgotten
her earlier letter, in which she begged to come to Hogwarts and
learn to be a witch. Petunia would die of shame if Vernon ever
> found that out.


June:
Good points, you may be on to something. Surely it makes sense. I
just want to point out that I was not challenging Steve but as he
was the person who said my last idea wouldn't stand I figured he
must have an idea himself and wanted to know from (anyone and
everyone) what their thoughts on the subject was. I in no way was
trying to be rude, but was trying to get a conversation going to
get ideas because what I had written earlier was merely me thinking
and trying to come up with ideas and not sure if I even agreed
myself with what I had written. This is a subject I had wondered
about for a long time and I do really like what you had to say
about it.