Relationship Between Harry Potter And Dursleys

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While I read the Harry Potter series I noticed a lot of different relationships between different characters. For example, Harry’s relationship with the Dursleys is full of hatred. They hate who he is, and Harry hates how they treat him. Harry also is afraid of them thinking that they are going to kick him out. The Dursleys had Harry stay in the little cupboard under the staircase because they were not kind enough to provide him with an actual room, even though they had a couple extra guest bedrooms. As the series goes on Harry becomes able to defend himself against the Dursleys, especially Uncle Vernon. For example, when Harry needed Uncle Vernon to sign something for Hogwarts, Uncle Vernon was threatening him that if he was not a respectful young boy to the guests coming that he wouldn’t sign the papers. Harry stood up for himself and said, “It’s a lot to remember. I’ll have to make it sound convincing won’t I? What if I accidentally let something slip?” Which means he needed a promise that the paper was going to get signed or he would not act respectful …show more content…

Snape is always trying to get Harry in more trouble than he should be in, and is always giving him low grades. Since the book is told in Harry’s point of view, most of the things Snape do seem as if they are against or trying to hurt Harry, which most of the time is not the case. For example, when Harry was playing quidditch his broom starting shaking and going out of control. When Harry’s friends saw Snape he was pointing his wand at Harry and it seemed as if he was trying to curse him, but in reality he was trying to save Harry from the curse that someone else was casting on him. Snape has had history with Harry’s mother and father. He was one of his father’s friends and Harry’s father even saved Snape’s life, so Snape is trying to protect Harry because it seems like the least he could do to repay Harry’s

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