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oh. I stopped reading the books partway through book 4. finished the series with just the movies.

I never understood how Mrs Dursley could be so horrid to her own nephew. She must have REALLY hated her sister.

also I notice the series stops showing them as he gets older. even though he supposedly goes back to them every summer, as the series progresses it just skips over that. I would like to see what his later teens were like at home

JK Rowling has finally shed light on exactly why Harry Potters uptight Privet Drive-dwelling aunt and uncle disliked him enough to leave him languishing in the cupboard under the stairs.

Quite why Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia Dursley had such a problem with the loveable orphaned wizard is hinted at (they hate magic, she resented her sister's witchcraft etc) in the books, but has never been explicitly addressed until now.

Writing on her Harry Potter fan website Pottermore, Rowling has revealed the backstory behind the familys rift.

When they were in their final year at Hogwarts Petunia, who is Harrys mother sister, invited Lily and her boyfriend, James Potter, to meet her fianc Vernon Dursley.

"James was amused by Vernon, and made the mistake of showing it," Rowling writes. "Vernon tried to patronise James, asking what car he drove. James described his racing broom."

"Vernon supposed out loud that wizards had to live on unemployment benefit. James explained about Gringotts, and the fortune his parents had saved there, in solid gold, she continued.

"Vernon could not tell whether he was being made fun of or not, and grew angry. The evening ended with Vernon and Petunia storming out of the restaurant, while Lily burst into tears and James (a little ashamed of himself) promised to make things up with Vernon at the earliest opportunity."

She goes on to make clear that it is Vernons dislike of Harrys father and the boys close resemblance to him that fuels his animosity toward his nephew. It is a problem redolent of Severus Snapes initial dislike for Harry, who reminds him of his arrogant father and their Harry/Malfoy-style schoolboy feud.

Toward the end of the Potter books the motivation behind the stiff, unloving Petunias attitude toward Harry is hinted at by Rowling and in the Pottermore post she reveals she toyed with introducing a softer side to the character.

However, rather than creating a more sympathetic Petunia, and explaining more about how jealousy of her sister Lily prompted her dislike of anything out of the ordinary, Rowling decided to keep the unkind character as she was at the end of book seven.

SophieluvsTofu. she does post rarely on CE though

@SBAllen's boss

Please ignore this guy's comments on SBAllen after he bans TC.

WastelandCowboy posted...

Zikten posted...

I have no idea what kind of person Icoyar is or any other problems he has besides aspergers. but to some people with mental disablities, work can be very hard. I have always been totally miserable at work. between all my different anxieties, and my fear of interacting with people, it can be hell sometimes. and I don't have any realistic grand dreams. so what's the point? I might as well just enjoy my life at home. and maybe he is the same way I don't know. I think he put more effort into college than I did, so he has that going for him.

Dude. He and I are both Autistic, or rather high-functioning, assuming he's told the truth on this.

I put myself through college while collecting SSI. SSI helped pay for books, tuition, and rent/utilities since I was living with family. Graduated with an AS, sent out hundreds of job applications a month, and finally, after about a year since graduation, I got a job and a foot into the door of the IT department at a local company. Been working there for over three years now and been off SSI for about half since my initial salary was within the limit that SSI allowed. Once I got a raise, I was no-longer qualified for SSI and ended it.

It's a good job. Great hours, pays okay, gives dental/health/vision insurance, and I have a 401k. Gave me the confidence boost to earn my driver's license in 2016. Made a lot of new friends and helped with my future.

I'm not saying it's impossible or denying that it's hard. You just have to keep at it and eventually, something will work out. I've told him this, several times. I just don't think he cares.

well all I know is what my old therapist said once. that most people with austism don't lead successful lives. she implied that the average autistic person, even high functioning, is on government assistance for life. you might be a very lucky or just really determined exception, I don't know. not to discredit your accomplishments.

I have no idea what kind of person Icoyar is or any other problems he has besides aspergers. but to some people with mental disablities, work can be very hard. I have always been totally miserable at work. between all my different anxieties, and my fear of interacting with people, it can be hell sometimes. and I don't have any realistic grand dreams. so what's the point? I might as well just enjoy my life at home. and maybe he is the same way I don't know. I think he put more effort into college than I did, so he has that going for him.

What happened now

He was just lamenting the existence of Zuice and Icoyar.

WastelandCowboy posted...

Zeus posted...

WastelandCowboy posted...

Zeus posted...

Lackluster rebuttal. Mostly an array of trite talking points, some of which regurgitated from speeches across the past 20 or 30 years while most of the rest was recycled attacks against Trump along with some gutter-tier pandering. Honestly, even Marco "Dry Mouth" Rubio a few years back gave a stronger rebuttal.

Wasn't worth the 13.5 minutes run-time. Also, for a Kennedy, he's damn creepy-looking. The only plus is that this *might* be the last time we hear from Chucky Kennedy after this shitty rebuttal.

I'd love to see your reasoning and sources behind these moronic comments of yours, Zeusy. If not, you're more than welcome to sit on a tack.

Reasoning and sources for what, the fact that he failed to present anything we haven't heard from other boilerplate stump speeches, he didn't heavily recycle attacks on Trump, and he didn't engage in cheaper pandering than a Mick Foley cheap pop? Honestly, if you need sources for *any* of that, it demonstrates that you've paid zero attention to political speeches in recent years which undermines any credibility you might have on political matters. And if you're using hostility to mask your ignorance on the subject, you're not really helping anybody let alone the cause you claim to represent.

So thats a no, then?

That's a "you should already know" and, if you legitimately don't, it's embarrassing. That or you know better and solely want to waste my time by dissecting an absurdly rote speech. You could have played bingo with it because it crosses off nearly every item on the checklist.

WastelandCowboy posted...

Figured as much from a

Says the guy pretending that this is the greatest thing ever because he's never watched a political speech.

Overlooking the convenient distortion of Christianity

WastelandCowboy posted...

Zeus posted...

Lackluster rebuttal. Mostly an array of trite talking points, some of which regurgitated from speeches across the past 20 or 30 years while most of the rest was recycled attacks against Trump along with some gutter-tier pandering. Honestly, even Marco "Dry Mouth" Rubio a few years back gave a stronger rebuttal.

Wasn't worth the 13.5 minutes run-time. Also, for a Kennedy, he's damn creepy-looking. The only plus is that this *might* be the last time we hear from Chucky Kennedy after this shitty rebuttal.

I'd love to see your reasoning and sources behind these moronic comments of yours, Zeusy. If not, you're more than welcome to sit on a tack.

Reasoning and sources for what, the fact that he failed to present anything we haven't heard from other boilerplate stump speeches, he didn't heavily recycle attacks on Trump, and he didn't engage in cheaper pandering than a Mick Foley cheap pop? Honestly, if you need sources for *any* of that, it demonstrates that you've paid zero attention to political speeches in recent years which undermines any credibility you might have on political matters. And if you're using hostility to mask your ignorance on the subject, you're not really helping anybody let alone the cause you claim to represent.

Lackluster rebuttal. Mostly an array of trite talking points, some of which regurgitated from speeches across the past 20 or 30 years while most of the rest was recycled attacks against Trump along with some gutter-tier pandering. Honestly, even Marco "Dry Mouth" Rubio a few years back gave a stronger rebuttal.

Wasn't worth the 13.5 minutes run-time. Also, for a Kennedy, he's damn creepy-looking. The only plus is that this *might* be the last time we hear from Chucky Kennedy after this shitty rebuttal.

After all those drinks will you make a topic about hating yourself and closing your account? Just wondering because that was yesterdays entertainment.

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Zangulus posted...

Nope.

Nope, never new a user of it either.

Funny how dems are against all principles america was founded on with the exception of the melting pot. That's the one true American principle they'll actually stand for. As for everything else... "we need to look at Sweden for inspiration!!!"

Dems

They hate Americans (putting immigrants and even illegals first), the money we make (they want more and more of it AND they shot fown the tax overhaul) and won't stop this smear campaign against our President.

Say what you want about Trump, he was voted in after a fair and square election

TheCyborgNinja posted...

Republicans tend to be more honest about their agenda. Neither are good, but you can trust them more in the sense that they don't try to hide the fact they are self-serving nearly as much.

This. Dems are phony

WastelandCowboy posted...

Interesting. I will admit that I've only bowled a handful of times in my life so I'm not 100% familiar with that terminology, but it sounds like it went reasonably well for you. Are you stopping because of loss of interest or money?

The basics; a perfect game is 300. Your average is just that. Your total scores added up divided by the number of games youve played.

I stopped due to money reasons right now. My company has cut overtime and is now putting us on furloughs. That with some personal stuff has made it so I cant make it all the time. So paying for something I dont get to do wasnt worth it for me.

Oh, the year my team won the overall season, I was the highest scoring Male in the house that night, and one of my teammates was number 2. I walked away with over $750 that night.

Which party is more evil?

WastelandCowboy posted...

LeningradCowboy posted...

Yeah, pretty much unsatisfied with life in general. Have no close friends, find it difficult to make emotional connections with people, lack of romantic relationships, etc.

Have you tried dating or socializing on one of the many meet people websites? Even if you're not interested in dating them, it's always good to have friends.

If I can actually manage to learn to drive, get a job, and move out this year then I probably will.

WastelandCowboy posted...

I'm sorry to hear that. I do know that feeling, though. Wanted to get a lot done last year, but I just can't get motivated enough to do anything, in additional to financial shit that I'm trying to get resolved.

Any particular memories from bowling?

Bowling is come and go. Im only an average bowler with a 167ish. I was doing better at the start of this season with a 175. My highest series is only a 624. Im pretty erratic. But I started it as a way to get out and be social. To get to know more people and force myself into social situations.

My team did win the overall season a few years ago. So that was nice. And I came in... 4th I think in a bowler of the year tournament for my division a few years ago. (I actually would have been 3rd, but we had a jackass that effectively cheated.)

Really stressed about work-related things atm but hopefully the issues will be resolved in the upcoming weeks...so knowing that makes the situation tolerable.

Aside from that, I'm fine.

Planning a short trip. :))

Its my Sunday so mixed bag

Dont get to see m' son til Saturday :(

Hopefully work doesnt pull that over time bull**** so we can get to my weekend faster

Ill take what I can get

I'm fine. Family is good. Work is good. House always needs something done and I'm way overdue for an all inclusive vacation though.

Peachy keen!

Fine. I have homework all day, though.

Yeah, pretty much unsatisfied with life in general. Have no close friends, find it difficult to make emotional connections with people, lack of romantic relationships, etc.

I need a hug