She felt a pressure on her hand and looked down to see Jamie’s hand holding hers in his large one, offering silent comfort. Claire gave him a strained smile and continued emotionlessly, "While aunt Petunia used to beat me with the utensils, Uncle Vernon loved using his belt on me. They often starved me as a means of punishment. Days would go by without a morsel of food and whenever I would cry because of hunger or if he was particularly enraged, he would use his belt until I couldn’t remember anything but pain. You know, he threw me down the stairs when I was 4 because I wouldn’t stop crying."