Petunia

[Stephanie]

No: HPFGUIDX 7935

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Sara Ludwig" <sara.ludwig at t...> 
wrote:
> Am I the only one thinking aunt Petunia could be a witch? I think 
she is but wouldn't admit it. That makes her 'overmuggling' it 
sometimes. I think she is the person that knows why Harry has to be 
with the Dursleys.

Well, I don't think she knows, necessarily, but at the end of GoF 
Dumbledore mentions Arabella Figg (and I'm sure this has been 
pondered, too), who *happens* to have the same surname as the woman 
who Harry had to spend time with when the Dursleys were out... So,
I'm 
betting that Mrs. Figg (probably Arabella, the 'good' witch) knows
why 
Harry has to be with the Dursleys. 

Personally, I like the idea of Petunia absolutely hating her sister 
Lily for being better at magic than she... It would be great 
motivation for her to be a wizard-hating Muggle, plus the added pain 
of having to raise Lily's wizard son.  It would be enough (if you're 
crazy like Petunia seems to be) to make life hell for Harry, kind of 
like how Snape doesn't want to treat Harry well because of the way 
James (and co.) treated him (Snape) at school. 

Minn