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I just thought of something.

I can't believe I only just now realized how fucked up this is, but did Dumbledore and McGonagall seriously leave Petunia Dursley to find out about her sister's death via a mysterious note and a baby? I mean, sure, they were estranged, but that's just not cool. You don't even break up with somebody like that, and this is how they inform her of a death in the family?

No wonder the woman hated magic. Forget petty jealousy and the fact that her family probably did favor Lily, just as she claimed (even before Harry showed up, she clearly had some issues regarding her obsession with normality and her spoiling of Dudley. The level of child abuse she stoops to doesn't just spring up out of nowhere, does it? Years of therapy would have done that woman a world of good, or at least an island of good), these people think it's okay to leave babies on doorsteps overnight and think notes are an adequate substitute for a condolence visit.

Doesn't explain Vernon's issues, but then again, if my wife was informed of her sister's death by a note on the door, I'd be pissed off too!