[HPforGrownups] Re: Was Lily Potter a gorgon?

[Aja]

No: HPFGUIDX 32101


On Sat, 22 Dec 2001, Jennifer Boggess Ramon wrote:

> Here's my two sickles; count me in!  I think it takes away quite a 
> bit of poignance from the Trio to make Harry a pureblood.  As it 
> stands, HHR are an example of a pureblood, a Muggle-born, and a 
> halfblood, all working together quite well, and as such an example 
> for the rest of the student about the unimportance of blood-purity.

> It subtracts from the disturbing resemblances between Riddle and 
> Harry to take away the "both half-bloods" similarity.

You know, I've always loved the "Petunia is a Squib!" theory--lol, even
though i thought it was just my personal brilliant idea-- but these two
facts are very compelling and I'm glad you mentioned them. Especially the
half-blood parallel between Tom and Harry.  JKR probably wouldn't have
had Harry emphasize this so firmly in book 2 (isn't that scene in the
chamber of secrets where he spits out, "My common, *Muggle-born* mother"?)
unless she were going to use that parallel as an important plot device
later on. I firmly believe that if we *do* find out that Petunia was a
Squib in upcoming books, JKR will also extend the revelation to LV
himself--maybe Tom Riddle's *father* was a squib!

> And, last, I don't think Vernon would have ever married Petunia if not
> only her black-sheep sister but her whole family were that abnormal.  :) 

I can't wait to find out what in the world happened to Lily and Petunia's
parents, then...I get the feeling they may have "mysteriously died in a
car crash" as well--and if they did indeed die as a result of their
magical abilities, that would fully explain why Petunia was so
eager to hide from magic, and why she resents her sister so much....

Aja

"i would love to be marinated in draco angst stories for about an hour
before doing anything slightly unpleasant, and then i would never whine
about anything except withdrawal."   --Masoumi, Diagon Alley
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