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1. www.sparknotes.com › lit › harrypotterHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Chapter 2 - SparkNotes

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   At the zoo, the Dursleys spoil Dudley and his friend Piers, neglecting Harry as usual. In the reptile house, Harry pays close attention to a boa constrictor and is astonished when he is able to have a conversation with it.

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   Jun 24, 2015 · JK Rowling has finally shed light on exactly why Harry Potter’s uptight Privet Drive-dwelling aunt and uncle disliked him enough to leave him languishing in the cupboard under the stairs.

3. scifi.stackexchange.com › questions › 65082Why didn't the Dursleys gladly ship Harry off to Hogwarts?

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   Aug 7, 2014 · The Dursleys hated Harry, yet oddly refused to ship him off to Hogwarts, where they could have been free from Harry's presence for a full nine months per school year.

4. genius.com › Jk-rowling-harry-potter-and-theHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone: (Ch. 2) The ...

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   Half an hour later, Harry, who couldn’t believe his luck, was sitting in the back of the Dursleys’ car with Piers and Dudley, on the way to the zoo for the first time in his life.

5. byaaronlowry.com › blog › 2018/12/20Analysis of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

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   Dec 20, 2018 · Harry Potter manages to nearly have both: the loving and peaceful life he would have had with his parents is destroyed by Voldemort, which throws him into the malicious care of the Dursleys. When you look at it, the Dursleys are almost absurdly villainous.

6. www.litcharts.com › lit › harry-potter-and-theHarry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: Chapter 2 Summary ...

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   It is then decided that Harry will go with the Dursleys to the zoo, because they don’t want to leave him alone at home. Before they leave, Vernon warns Harry that there would be no “funny business” or Harry would stay in his cupboard from then until Christmas.

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   Why did the Dursleys not want to go to Hogwarts?

   • Something the Dursleys didn't want. They don't know and hate magic, knowing that Harry in the end would know and control magic scared them. Every time I read the books, I though the answer was pretty clear: going to Hogwarts would make Harry happy, which was unacceptable.

   Why didn't the Dursleys gladly ship Harry off to Hogwarts?

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   Why did Harry Potter not move out of Dursley's house?

   • Why didn't Harry Potter move out of the Dursley's house after he discovered he was filthy rich, particularly when he was mistreated by the Dursleys? - Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange Closed 6 years ago. With so much money, it is easy for Harry to move out of the house where he is mistreated and live in comfort somewhere else.

   Why didn't Harry Potter move out of the Dursley's house after he

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   Why was Harry kept at the Dursley's?

   • Harry was being kept at the Dursley's for his own protection. Chapter 37, Order of the Phoenix. ‘While you can still call home the place where your mother’s blood dwells, there you cannot be touched or harmed by Voldemort. He shed her blood, but it lives on in you and her sister. Her blood became your refuge.

   Why didn't Harry Potter move out of the Dursley's house after he

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   Why do the Dursleys hate the Potters?

   • From the word go, they’re shown to hate the Potters and their magical ability: The Dursleys had everything they wanted, but they also had a secret, and their greatest fear was that somebody would discover it. They didn’t think they could bear it if anyone found out about the Potters. Life on Privet Drive is very carefully constructed to be normal.

   Why didn't the Dursleys gladly ship Harry off to Hogwarts?

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   Why does Dumbledore leave Harry with the Dursleys?

   • McGonagall asks if the rumors about the death of Harry’s parents and his own miraculous survival are true. Dumbledore confirms they are. He says that he’s leaving Harry with the Dursleys (despite McGonagall’s protests) because they’re all the family Harry has left. Hagrid arrives with Harry and they leave him with a note on the Dursley’s doorstep.

   Analysis of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

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   Does Dumbledore let the Dursleys stay?

   • Dumbledore is pretty specific that the Dursleys need to let them stay of their own volition. Funnily enough, Harry tries option 1 himself in Goblet of Fire and it works.

   Why didn't anyone care that Harry was treated terribly by Dursleys?

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8. www.reddit.com › r › HarryPotterBooksHarry and the Dursleys: Notes from re-reads - Reddit

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   May 19, 2022 · Why does he do this? Harry has been constantly told - repeatedly consciously and unconsciously that he is a burden on the Dursleys.