[HPforGrownups] Lily, and Petunia's last contact w/ each other...

[heidi]

No: HPFGUIDX 2611

I always took this to mean Hadn't spoken with - but there are at least 3
ways to find out someone's had a baby, other than hearing it directly from
that person:
1. Even after Lily entered the Wizarding world, she may've still spoken to
friends, one of whom may've also spoken to Petunia & told her (either
without knowing of their estrangement or at lily's request)
2. In the muggle world, people send baby annoucements - usually a card
stating the day, time, place of birth & first & middle names - in the
Wizarding world, the photos move & they are sent by owl, but Lily would've
probably sent one to Petunia (moving photo & all) via British Mail - can you
just SEE petunia's face when the announcement arrived in August, 1980, with
a photo of a cute little sleeping baby in it, and suddenly, said baby opened
his eyes and started howling?
3. See #2, but Petunia recognized that Godric's Corner address & threw it
away unopened but Marge, as Lily's brother in law's sister, also recieved
one through British Mail, freaked out by the photo, called Petunia so
hysterical that the Magical Reversals squad was alerted & responded by
memory charming Marge in a way that left her with a perpetual resentment
against said baby.

Scott wrote:

> Listening to the start of SS/PS, it says that Petunia hadn't heard
> from Lily in several years, but yet she knew that the Potter's son
> would be Dudley's age- 1 year.
>
> How would she know he was one if she hadn't had any contact in
> several years(which to me implies about 3yrs.)? ??
>
> Scott
>
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