What Lily Thought of Petunia

[meboriqua at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 22607

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Melanie Brackney <ilovbrian_99 at y...> wrote:
> 
> Well I agree that it's persuasive I don't think that Petunia is the 
character. Basically, because she also said that it was most likely to 
later for Petunia and Vernon.  I think it would make the plot line 
much more interesting if it turned out to be Dudley.  There own 
precious son, a wizard.  That would be enough to make Vernon and 
Petunia cringe.  I could see a bit of wizard in Dudley, I mean I think 
that there is something more to him then just the fat, spoiled cousin.  
I don't know we shall see.>

People have brought up that idea before, and it just doesn't sit well 
with me for several reasons:  "Later in life" to me implies adult age, 
not a 15 year old, which is what Dudley will be in OoP.  Next, I know 
JKR said in an online chat (sorry Amanda, I just don't remember which 
one) that Harry has not *yet* used magic on Dudley.  To me that 
implies that Harry will be the only one of the two using magic.  I 
also feel that it would be, well, a bit stupid if Dudley suddenly 
develops magical abilities.  JKR would have to do a really good job 
there for me to be comfortable with that.  Hasn't Harry suffered 
enough at the hands of Dudley?  I do not want to see Dudley rival 
Harry any more than he has.  Even if becoming magic would mean a major 
rebellion against mom and dad for Dudley... it just doesn't sit well 
with me.

I'm going on a lot of implications and not canon here, but I can't 
shake the feeling that Petunia is a witch; I'm sure I'm not the only 
one *gestures furiously at Magda who may be in agreement*.  

--jenny from ravenclaw***************************