[HPforGrownups] Vernon knowing Dumbledore

[A. Green]

No: HPFGUIDX 14777

>From: jennifer.k at lycos.com

>   "Im not paying for some crackpot old fool to teach him magic
>tricks!"
>
>These are Vernons words in the beginning of Philosophers Stone. How
>much does this tell abut his doings with Dumbledore? That he has, in
>fact, met him? How would he know that Dumbledore is, in fact, all
>this - now, *I* do love Dumbledore... - but if I was a less tolerant
>person, I might find him being the things mentioned. I hardly think
>the information in the letter that came along with harry gave away
>information about Dumbledores characterstics - at least not about his
>age?
>
>  Of course, it could be Petunia who has told him - then she would be
>the one to know quite a lot about the wizarding world. But is it Lily
>who has talk to her about Dumbledore in terms like
>these? ..."crackpot old fool"? In a very humourus way, maybe - but
>no, did the have such a relationship? I have to doubt it a bit...
>
>...what do you think?
>
>/Jennifer

Here's me popping in with my Squib theory again (am I spelling that right?). 
  I won't bore you with the whole (long) message again (see 14665 if you're 
interested), but if (great?) Gram/Gramps were of the magical community and 
Mom/Dad Evans was/is (? do we know if they're dead--because the Dursleys' 
are Harry's "only" relatives?) it only makes sense that a witch/wizard or 
two would be at Petunia's wedding -- maybe that's when Vernon met 
Dumbeldore.
Hehe, maybe Dumbledore gave Vernon socks for a wedding gift (the crackpot:) 
-- the same socks Vernon and Petunia pawned off on Harry for a birthday 
present in PS/SS; that Harry used to muffle the sneakerscope in PA. :)
a.
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