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      • The only answer is really that they hated magic and didn't want Harry to go off, be happy, learn magic, and come home to torment them.
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  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Jul 14, 2016 · Radio Times Staff. Published: Thursday, 14 July 2016 at 1:01 pm. From the moment we met the Dursleys, we were under no illusion that they carried a hatred for Harry Potter. From his...

  5. Jul 13, 2016 · Warner Bros. Although the Dursleys were relatively minor characters in the grand scheme of Harry Potter, they still played a key role in the titular wizard's life. Harry's horrible aunt and...

  6. Jul 13, 2016 · Although Rowling says that Petunia's animosity toward Harry stemmed from her regrets over taking him in, it's possible that trying to prevent her nephew from going to Hogwarts might have been ...

  7. By allowing him to know the truth and attend, Harry would potentially make them appear not normal to neighbors and friends. They wanted him to remain a house slave, essentially. Once it's later in the books they disassociate with him as much as possible due to his magic education.

  8. They were also afraid of his powers, and worried that by allowing him to go to Hogwarts, they were afraid he would find ways to harm them. But the only thing stopping them from sending him was the "threat" of Hagrid, and members of the Order.

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