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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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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.
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.