Why didn't the Dursleys make witchcraft and wizardry public?












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We see in the Harry Potter universe, wizards or witches keep obliviating Muggles/NoMajs because otherwise it may lead to chaos or persecution of witches/wizards.



However, the Dursley family cannot be obliviated since they have to give Lily's protection to Harry. Obviously they did not like Harry, so why did they not expose the magic world?










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    We see in the Harry Potter universe, wizards or witches keep obliviating Muggles/NoMajs because otherwise it may lead to chaos or persecution of witches/wizards.



    However, the Dursley family cannot be obliviated since they have to give Lily's protection to Harry. Obviously they did not like Harry, so why did they not expose the magic world?










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      We see in the Harry Potter universe, wizards or witches keep obliviating Muggles/NoMajs because otherwise it may lead to chaos or persecution of witches/wizards.



      However, the Dursley family cannot be obliviated since they have to give Lily's protection to Harry. Obviously they did not like Harry, so why did they not expose the magic world?










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      We see in the Harry Potter universe, wizards or witches keep obliviating Muggles/NoMajs because otherwise it may lead to chaos or persecution of witches/wizards.



      However, the Dursley family cannot be obliviated since they have to give Lily's protection to Harry. Obviously they did not like Harry, so why did they not expose the magic world?







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          Why would they do it?



          As you said, they hate Harry. They want to be away from him as much as possible, and all he represents (i.e., Wizardry).



          Who would believe them if they said Wizards existed? No one.



          The Dursleys want to be normal above all else. They want to be regarded as successful, but anything crazy sounding is a big no-no for them. They live much better by ignoring Harry and pretending he doesn't exist at all.






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            Announcing publicly "We have a wizard nephew whom we keep locked up under the stairs to protect us from his magic" would be a good way to get a visit from Child Protective Services.
            – Michael Seifert
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          • If i were member of that family I'd call all biologists,scientist and imprison harry understand and publish how magic works and how can it be reproduced in real world and become famous. But it's fiction after all
            – Zaid Syed M Md
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            @ZaidSyedMMd The wizarding world would find out about that sooner or later and try to cover it up. Since they have magic and some support from the muggle prime minister it is quite likely they will be successful in covering it up. Of course if you manage to tell enough people of the existence of magic you might have a chance. But then again, in the first "Fantastic Beasts and where to find them" movie they make a whole city forget about magic...
            – Graipher
            1 hour ago






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            @ZaidSyedMMd And if I were a biologist or scientist who got the phone call "MY ADPOTED NEPHEW IS A WIZARD!! HE'S MAGICAL! COME IMPRISON HIM AND RUN TESTS ON HIM!" my next call would be to CPS, not Time Magazine. Especially if I actually went to the Dursley's and found a regular looking child who claimed he wasn't magic living under the stairs. And I don't think "No! But he floated a cake across the room once! He trapped my son in a snake tank! You have to believe me!" would work either.
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          1. They have no motive. It wouldn't benefit them, other than spite, and although it wouldn't be out of character for them to act out of spite, they seem to be more wanting to ignore the wizarding world than harm it.


          2. They are living in denial. For the first ~10 years of Harry's residence, they simply pretended that magic didn't exist, and after he started attending Hogwarts, they tried as best they could to continue doing so.


          3. They don't have much in the way of proof. The wizarding world isn't going to do magic in front of them while they're holding a camcorder, and even if they got proof, the wizarding world likely could get rid of it. That just leaves the Dursleys ranting like crazy people about wizards and witches.


          4. They know little about the magic world. When Harry first comes home from Hogwarts, they are afraid around him, worried about what magic he can do, until they find out that he'll get in trouble if he does magic outside of school. Clearly, no one's going out their way to explain everything to them. Maybe they can't be obliviated, but they don't know that, nor do they know whether there's anything else can be done to them.







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          • Considering the incident with Aunt Marge doesn't seem to have been brought up again, they might well be eligible for some level of Ministry sanctioned obliviation.
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          Why would they do it?



          As you said, they hate Harry. They want to be away from him as much as possible, and all he represents (i.e., Wizardry).



          Who would believe them if they said Wizards existed? No one.



          The Dursleys want to be normal above all else. They want to be regarded as successful, but anything crazy sounding is a big no-no for them. They live much better by ignoring Harry and pretending he doesn't exist at all.






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            Announcing publicly "We have a wizard nephew whom we keep locked up under the stairs to protect us from his magic" would be a good way to get a visit from Child Protective Services.
            – Michael Seifert
            2 hours ago










          • If i were member of that family I'd call all biologists,scientist and imprison harry understand and publish how magic works and how can it be reproduced in real world and become famous. But it's fiction after all
            – Zaid Syed M Md
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            @ZaidSyedMMd The wizarding world would find out about that sooner or later and try to cover it up. Since they have magic and some support from the muggle prime minister it is quite likely they will be successful in covering it up. Of course if you manage to tell enough people of the existence of magic you might have a chance. But then again, in the first "Fantastic Beasts and where to find them" movie they make a whole city forget about magic...
            – Graipher
            1 hour ago






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            @ZaidSyedMMd And if I were a biologist or scientist who got the phone call "MY ADPOTED NEPHEW IS A WIZARD!! HE'S MAGICAL! COME IMPRISON HIM AND RUN TESTS ON HIM!" my next call would be to CPS, not Time Magazine. Especially if I actually went to the Dursley's and found a regular looking child who claimed he wasn't magic living under the stairs. And I don't think "No! But he floated a cake across the room once! He trapped my son in a snake tank! You have to believe me!" would work either.
            – Lord Farquaad
            42 mins ago


















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          Why would they do it?



          As you said, they hate Harry. They want to be away from him as much as possible, and all he represents (i.e., Wizardry).



          Who would believe them if they said Wizards existed? No one.



          The Dursleys want to be normal above all else. They want to be regarded as successful, but anything crazy sounding is a big no-no for them. They live much better by ignoring Harry and pretending he doesn't exist at all.






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            Announcing publicly "We have a wizard nephew whom we keep locked up under the stairs to protect us from his magic" would be a good way to get a visit from Child Protective Services.
            – Michael Seifert
            2 hours ago










          • If i were member of that family I'd call all biologists,scientist and imprison harry understand and publish how magic works and how can it be reproduced in real world and become famous. But it's fiction after all
            – Zaid Syed M Md
            1 hour ago








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            @ZaidSyedMMd The wizarding world would find out about that sooner or later and try to cover it up. Since they have magic and some support from the muggle prime minister it is quite likely they will be successful in covering it up. Of course if you manage to tell enough people of the existence of magic you might have a chance. But then again, in the first "Fantastic Beasts and where to find them" movie they make a whole city forget about magic...
            – Graipher
            1 hour ago






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            @ZaidSyedMMd And if I were a biologist or scientist who got the phone call "MY ADPOTED NEPHEW IS A WIZARD!! HE'S MAGICAL! COME IMPRISON HIM AND RUN TESTS ON HIM!" my next call would be to CPS, not Time Magazine. Especially if I actually went to the Dursley's and found a regular looking child who claimed he wasn't magic living under the stairs. And I don't think "No! But he floated a cake across the room once! He trapped my son in a snake tank! You have to believe me!" would work either.
            – Lord Farquaad
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          Why would they do it?



          As you said, they hate Harry. They want to be away from him as much as possible, and all he represents (i.e., Wizardry).



          Who would believe them if they said Wizards existed? No one.



          The Dursleys want to be normal above all else. They want to be regarded as successful, but anything crazy sounding is a big no-no for them. They live much better by ignoring Harry and pretending he doesn't exist at all.






          share|improve this answer














          Why would they do it?



          As you said, they hate Harry. They want to be away from him as much as possible, and all he represents (i.e., Wizardry).



          Who would believe them if they said Wizards existed? No one.



          The Dursleys want to be normal above all else. They want to be regarded as successful, but anything crazy sounding is a big no-no for them. They live much better by ignoring Harry and pretending he doesn't exist at all.







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            Announcing publicly "We have a wizard nephew whom we keep locked up under the stairs to protect us from his magic" would be a good way to get a visit from Child Protective Services.
            – Michael Seifert
            2 hours ago










          • If i were member of that family I'd call all biologists,scientist and imprison harry understand and publish how magic works and how can it be reproduced in real world and become famous. But it's fiction after all
            – Zaid Syed M Md
            1 hour ago








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            @ZaidSyedMMd The wizarding world would find out about that sooner or later and try to cover it up. Since they have magic and some support from the muggle prime minister it is quite likely they will be successful in covering it up. Of course if you manage to tell enough people of the existence of magic you might have a chance. But then again, in the first "Fantastic Beasts and where to find them" movie they make a whole city forget about magic...
            – Graipher
            1 hour ago






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            @ZaidSyedMMd And if I were a biologist or scientist who got the phone call "MY ADPOTED NEPHEW IS A WIZARD!! HE'S MAGICAL! COME IMPRISON HIM AND RUN TESTS ON HIM!" my next call would be to CPS, not Time Magazine. Especially if I actually went to the Dursley's and found a regular looking child who claimed he wasn't magic living under the stairs. And I don't think "No! But he floated a cake across the room once! He trapped my son in a snake tank! You have to believe me!" would work either.
            – Lord Farquaad
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          • 4




            Announcing publicly "We have a wizard nephew whom we keep locked up under the stairs to protect us from his magic" would be a good way to get a visit from Child Protective Services.
            – Michael Seifert
            2 hours ago










          • If i were member of that family I'd call all biologists,scientist and imprison harry understand and publish how magic works and how can it be reproduced in real world and become famous. But it's fiction after all
            – Zaid Syed M Md
            1 hour ago








          • 2




            @ZaidSyedMMd The wizarding world would find out about that sooner or later and try to cover it up. Since they have magic and some support from the muggle prime minister it is quite likely they will be successful in covering it up. Of course if you manage to tell enough people of the existence of magic you might have a chance. But then again, in the first "Fantastic Beasts and where to find them" movie they make a whole city forget about magic...
            – Graipher
            1 hour ago






          • 2




            @ZaidSyedMMd And if I were a biologist or scientist who got the phone call "MY ADPOTED NEPHEW IS A WIZARD!! HE'S MAGICAL! COME IMPRISON HIM AND RUN TESTS ON HIM!" my next call would be to CPS, not Time Magazine. Especially if I actually went to the Dursley's and found a regular looking child who claimed he wasn't magic living under the stairs. And I don't think "No! But he floated a cake across the room once! He trapped my son in a snake tank! You have to believe me!" would work either.
            – Lord Farquaad
            42 mins ago










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          Announcing publicly "We have a wizard nephew whom we keep locked up under the stairs to protect us from his magic" would be a good way to get a visit from Child Protective Services.
          – Michael Seifert
          2 hours ago




          Announcing publicly "We have a wizard nephew whom we keep locked up under the stairs to protect us from his magic" would be a good way to get a visit from Child Protective Services.
          – Michael Seifert
          2 hours ago












          If i were member of that family I'd call all biologists,scientist and imprison harry understand and publish how magic works and how can it be reproduced in real world and become famous. But it's fiction after all
          – Zaid Syed M Md
          1 hour ago






          If i were member of that family I'd call all biologists,scientist and imprison harry understand and publish how magic works and how can it be reproduced in real world and become famous. But it's fiction after all
          – Zaid Syed M Md
          1 hour ago






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          @ZaidSyedMMd The wizarding world would find out about that sooner or later and try to cover it up. Since they have magic and some support from the muggle prime minister it is quite likely they will be successful in covering it up. Of course if you manage to tell enough people of the existence of magic you might have a chance. But then again, in the first "Fantastic Beasts and where to find them" movie they make a whole city forget about magic...
          – Graipher
          1 hour ago




          @ZaidSyedMMd The wizarding world would find out about that sooner or later and try to cover it up. Since they have magic and some support from the muggle prime minister it is quite likely they will be successful in covering it up. Of course if you manage to tell enough people of the existence of magic you might have a chance. But then again, in the first "Fantastic Beasts and where to find them" movie they make a whole city forget about magic...
          – Graipher
          1 hour ago




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          @ZaidSyedMMd And if I were a biologist or scientist who got the phone call "MY ADPOTED NEPHEW IS A WIZARD!! HE'S MAGICAL! COME IMPRISON HIM AND RUN TESTS ON HIM!" my next call would be to CPS, not Time Magazine. Especially if I actually went to the Dursley's and found a regular looking child who claimed he wasn't magic living under the stairs. And I don't think "No! But he floated a cake across the room once! He trapped my son in a snake tank! You have to believe me!" would work either.
          – Lord Farquaad
          42 mins ago






          @ZaidSyedMMd And if I were a biologist or scientist who got the phone call "MY ADPOTED NEPHEW IS A WIZARD!! HE'S MAGICAL! COME IMPRISON HIM AND RUN TESTS ON HIM!" my next call would be to CPS, not Time Magazine. Especially if I actually went to the Dursley's and found a regular looking child who claimed he wasn't magic living under the stairs. And I don't think "No! But he floated a cake across the room once! He trapped my son in a snake tank! You have to believe me!" would work either.
          – Lord Farquaad
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          1. They have no motive. It wouldn't benefit them, other than spite, and although it wouldn't be out of character for them to act out of spite, they seem to be more wanting to ignore the wizarding world than harm it.


          2. They are living in denial. For the first ~10 years of Harry's residence, they simply pretended that magic didn't exist, and after he started attending Hogwarts, they tried as best they could to continue doing so.


          3. They don't have much in the way of proof. The wizarding world isn't going to do magic in front of them while they're holding a camcorder, and even if they got proof, the wizarding world likely could get rid of it. That just leaves the Dursleys ranting like crazy people about wizards and witches.


          4. They know little about the magic world. When Harry first comes home from Hogwarts, they are afraid around him, worried about what magic he can do, until they find out that he'll get in trouble if he does magic outside of school. Clearly, no one's going out their way to explain everything to them. Maybe they can't be obliviated, but they don't know that, nor do they know whether there's anything else can be done to them.







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          • Considering the incident with Aunt Marge doesn't seem to have been brought up again, they might well be eligible for some level of Ministry sanctioned obliviation.
            – Morgen
            30 mins ago
















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          1. They have no motive. It wouldn't benefit them, other than spite, and although it wouldn't be out of character for them to act out of spite, they seem to be more wanting to ignore the wizarding world than harm it.


          2. They are living in denial. For the first ~10 years of Harry's residence, they simply pretended that magic didn't exist, and after he started attending Hogwarts, they tried as best they could to continue doing so.


          3. They don't have much in the way of proof. The wizarding world isn't going to do magic in front of them while they're holding a camcorder, and even if they got proof, the wizarding world likely could get rid of it. That just leaves the Dursleys ranting like crazy people about wizards and witches.


          4. They know little about the magic world. When Harry first comes home from Hogwarts, they are afraid around him, worried about what magic he can do, until they find out that he'll get in trouble if he does magic outside of school. Clearly, no one's going out their way to explain everything to them. Maybe they can't be obliviated, but they don't know that, nor do they know whether there's anything else can be done to them.







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          • Considering the incident with Aunt Marge doesn't seem to have been brought up again, they might well be eligible for some level of Ministry sanctioned obliviation.
            – Morgen
            30 mins ago














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          1. They have no motive. It wouldn't benefit them, other than spite, and although it wouldn't be out of character for them to act out of spite, they seem to be more wanting to ignore the wizarding world than harm it.


          2. They are living in denial. For the first ~10 years of Harry's residence, they simply pretended that magic didn't exist, and after he started attending Hogwarts, they tried as best they could to continue doing so.


          3. They don't have much in the way of proof. The wizarding world isn't going to do magic in front of them while they're holding a camcorder, and even if they got proof, the wizarding world likely could get rid of it. That just leaves the Dursleys ranting like crazy people about wizards and witches.


          4. They know little about the magic world. When Harry first comes home from Hogwarts, they are afraid around him, worried about what magic he can do, until they find out that he'll get in trouble if he does magic outside of school. Clearly, no one's going out their way to explain everything to them. Maybe they can't be obliviated, but they don't know that, nor do they know whether there's anything else can be done to them.







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          1. They have no motive. It wouldn't benefit them, other than spite, and although it wouldn't be out of character for them to act out of spite, they seem to be more wanting to ignore the wizarding world than harm it.


          2. They are living in denial. For the first ~10 years of Harry's residence, they simply pretended that magic didn't exist, and after he started attending Hogwarts, they tried as best they could to continue doing so.


          3. They don't have much in the way of proof. The wizarding world isn't going to do magic in front of them while they're holding a camcorder, and even if they got proof, the wizarding world likely could get rid of it. That just leaves the Dursleys ranting like crazy people about wizards and witches.


          4. They know little about the magic world. When Harry first comes home from Hogwarts, they are afraid around him, worried about what magic he can do, until they find out that he'll get in trouble if he does magic outside of school. Clearly, no one's going out their way to explain everything to them. Maybe they can't be obliviated, but they don't know that, nor do they know whether there's anything else can be done to them.








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          • Considering the incident with Aunt Marge doesn't seem to have been brought up again, they might well be eligible for some level of Ministry sanctioned obliviation.
            – Morgen
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          • Considering the incident with Aunt Marge doesn't seem to have been brought up again, they might well be eligible for some level of Ministry sanctioned obliviation.
            – Morgen
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          Considering the incident with Aunt Marge doesn't seem to have been brought up again, they might well be eligible for some level of Ministry sanctioned obliviation.
          – Morgen
          30 mins ago




          Considering the incident with Aunt Marge doesn't seem to have been brought up again, they might well be eligible for some level of Ministry sanctioned obliviation.
          – Morgen
          30 mins ago



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