Why do the Dursleys let Harry come back?

Why do the Dursleys let Harry come back?

Lily’s sacrificial spell makes her family and their house protected from Voldemort. If Harry leaves the house for good the protection is lost and this puts Vernon and Petunia and their diddykins in danger too. This could be a reason they allow Harry back.

Why did Dumbledore want Harry to go back to the Dursleys?

Harry had to return to Dursley’s every year before his seventeenth birthday because of an ancient charm that was placed on him by Dumbledore when he was bought to the Dursley’s doorstep. As long as he was in Petunia’s care, Voldemort couldn’t hurt him. She shared the blood with Lily and their blood became his refuge.

Why did the Dursleys not kick Harry out?

The reason was of course because of the blood protection that Lily had given Harry when she sacrificed herself to save him from Voldemort. He needed to live with a blood relative to keep him safe from Voldemort. As much as Petunia didn’t like Harry’s magical abilities she didn’t hate him enough to let him die.

Why did Aunt Petunia let Harry stay?

Because she used to love Lily when they were little and Dumbledore explained that by allowing Harry to live with them would save his life. She may have resented him, but she didn’t want him to be dead on her account! Because she wasn’t given a chance to say “no”, but she had loved her sister, even if she envied her.

What happened to the Dursleys after Deathly Hallows?

After the death of Voldemort, Order of the Phoenix brought back Dursleys from their protection to their original home in Privet Drive. Harry never went back to Privet Drive after his 17th b’day. He married Ginny, got employed as an Auror, promoted to the Auror head eventually and lived with his children.

What happened to the Dursley family?

Vernon, Petunia, and Dudley were forced from their homes to be placed under the protection of the Order of the Phoenix due to the threat of Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters. Dudley was the only member of the Dursleys to show any interest in reconciling with Harry.

Why did Vernon and Petunia keep Harry?

Petunia loved her sister, even if she also resented her, and Vernon did what Petunia told him to do. Dumbledore’s letter seems to have told Petunia that Harry was in danger and would be safest with her, so she took him in, even though she must have realised that his presence made her family targets in a war.

Who sent Petunia howler?

Dumbledore
Petunia’s disdain for Harry was most likely born from a long-standing jealousy of her magical sister, Lily. A Howler from Dumbledore, addressed to Petunia, said ‘Remember my last’ – no doubt referring to the letter which he left with baby Harry, on the doorstep of Privet Drive.

What happens to Harry Potter’s aunt and uncle?

Vernon, Petunia, and Dudley were forced from their homes to be placed under the protection of the Order of the Phoenix due to the threat of Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters. Before the family left their home, Dudley left out a cup of tea for his cousin. Although, Harry initially viewed it as a prank.

Was Petunia ever nice to Harry?

Definitely!! She cared about Harry almost as much as she cared about Lily. Although she refrained from letting it be seen. It would have been really easy for the Dursleys to have sent Harry to an orphanage or something, had Petunia not cared about her sister’s son and kept him all through his childhood.

Why did the Dursleys refuse to ship Harry off to Hogwarts?

The Dursleys hatedHarry, 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.

Why do the Dursleys have to leave Privet Drive?

The Dursleys also have a number of unlucky incidents during Harry’s visits. In the final book Deathly Hallows, the Dursleys have to leave Privet Drive because the Order of the Phoenix has the feeling that Saruman the White is going to break into their house and torture them to tell where Harry Potter is.

Are the Dursleys in the Harry Potter series?

While The Dursleys are detestable, Petunia, Vernon, and Dudley do develop as characters during the Harry Potter franchise. Harry Potter is one of the most loved and financially successful book and film franchises of all time.

What happened to Dudley and Harry in Deathly Hallows?

In Order of the Phoenix, Harry and Robot Dudley get attacked by Dementors that were sent to Privet Drive by Umbridge, Harry then uses the Patronus charm to repel the Dementors to save his and Dudley’s lives. In Deathly Hallows Dudley is the only member of the family to properly reconcile with Harry and regrets treating him badly.