I seriously hope that the Dursleys get the repercussions of their actions soon. Now that the blood wards are down and they disowned Harry, they owe 10 years of rent for that house. AND now the Death Eaters can find and attack them as well. They are such FREAKS! I'm surprised that they (and the neighbors, are they really that dumb or self serving) can't see it. I always hated that in the book Harry wanted to SAVE them. He is such an idiot. If they don't get punished how will they ever learn what they are doing is wrong?
Author's response
Don't worry; the Dursleys WILL get what's coming to them. True, they do owe ten years of rent. As for the Death Eaters finding and attacking them, nope. Despite how much I loathe the characters, I have actual plans for them.
As for them (and their neighbors) being so self-serving, well, we don't actually see how they act a lot or whatever. We're only showed a little of them in the beginning, then again after a time skip of TEN YEARS, and then again briefly during the summer. We don't get to see how they became so vile, and that just really adds to our disbelief and disgust at them. Now, as for their neighbors, I have an explanation for that in future chapters.
As for Harry wanting to save them, he's far from an idiot. It is in Harry's nature to want to help people. He risked his life to save Draco Malfoy, someone who had made his life a living hell and devised a plan that ended with the death of his mentor. His forgiving nature and martyrdom is what makes him both appealing and frustrating.
Wanting to save the Dursleys had nothing to do with idiocy. Rather, I see it as Harry not wanting to have their blood on his hands. They aren't worth anything to him. I'm fairly certain the primary reason he saved them is because Petunia is his aunt by blood. That's it.
Now, that being said, you DO have a point. If they don't know what they're doing is wrong, they most definitely won't learn. They will absolutely get punished in my story, but just punishing them will only foster more hatred towards wizardkind. No, they need to truly learn, and that involves teaching, not just punishing.
Thanks for the review.