Very interestin tidbit I found while checking the chat archives

[meboriqua at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 22116

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., rcraigharman at h... wrote:
> 
> I would suggest that "IIRC" is no replacement for canon.

Okay, then.  Let me clarify.  I *know* that Petunia says very little 
throughot the series after her outburst in SS.  She often lets Vernon 
do the talking while she bites her lip and hides behind him.  What I 
suspect, though, is that her silence is due in part to guilt.  People 
sometimes hold their tongues because their words may expose them.  I 
can't help but wonder if Petunia's apparent fear of All Things Magic 
is a bit of an act.  Since I believe that she is the one who will 
develop powers later in life (or may have had them already), I always 
take a second look at her actions.

I am not saying that I absolutely believe that she is the one who blew 
up Aunt Marge, but it is an interesting twist that Magda threw in 
there. 
> 
> Moreover, as I point out in my other post, Fudge absolves Harry of 
> responsibility after the incident.

As Magda so nicely pointed out, Fudge is not always right.  Harry was 
accused of doing magic the previous summer when Dobby was the one who 
really did it.  Fudge strikes me as someone who is far more interested 
in his position at the MoM than he is in doing the right thing.  His 
discussion with Dumbledore at the end of GoF confirms that for me.  I 
would not be surprised to find out that he did not take more time to 
look into what happened at the Dursley home in PoA than he did.  What 
he needed was to find and protect Harry and that is what he did.
> 
> It may be a rough thing to say, but a lot of speculation is easily
> resolved by a glance in the books....

It was also unnecessary.  I am confident enough in my knowledge of the 
books, as are many on the list, to not have to go back to page numbers 
each time I want to refer to something.  Remember, we love to read 
between the lines here; sometimes canon doesn't prove a suspicion and 
we need to just talk it through!

--jenny from ravenclaw, who has read PoA no less than 10 
times*******************************************