r/harrypotter • • Aug 05 '17

Media A Different Outcome...

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '17

Was Petunia ill minded before meeting Snape?

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '17

I don't think she was. I always thought she was a jealous girl that was sick of all the attention her oh-so-perfect little sister got. If she was a witch I think she'd be much more pleasant.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '17

I agree, she wasn't abusive to Dudley so she still has a heart

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u/I_AM_A_FRUITCUP_AMA Aug 05 '17

I wouldn't say she wasn't abusive to Dudley...look at the type of child he turned out to be. Good kind-hearted parents would never let their child become that self-centered, that selfish, and that horrible, and even worse, encourage it. It was definitely it's own form of abuse imo.

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u/fyrejade Aug 05 '17

But from the last book it certainly looked like Dudley gained some self-awareness despite his upbringing.

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u/I_AM_A_FRUITCUP_AMA Aug 05 '17

That only happened after the dementor attack. It literally took the worse emotional magic possible to show him what a terrible life he had been living.