That has to be the most upsetting account of abuse I've read. It is so sad.
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Hello, mgenna.
Sad yes, but easily within Vernon's canon personality. Having grown up abused, and having seen it both as a police officer and while I was with the Marine Corps, I was appalled at the cavalier way Rowling treated Harry.
Thanks for your thoughts, Hope you keep reading.
Alorkin