Petunia Dursley ... a question or two

[suki_willoughby at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 28890

** delurks **

First, I lately heard a rumor that JKR (repeatedly) said some muggle 
would discover they could do magic late in life and that most 
speculation pointed to Petunia. Can anyone point to where/when JKR 
said this? 

Second, I think if JKR HAS said this that it would indeed be logical 
to suspect Petunia Dursley of latent magical powers. Someone at 
another board mentioned Chapter 2 of Prisoner of Azkaban as a good 
illustration of why this could be so. Aunt Marge is insulting Lily in 
Petunia's presence whenever something (magical) happens, particularly 
when the wine glass explodes. Previously I'd looked at these 
instances as the result of Harry's unchecked emotions (similar to the 
examples at the start of HP1) but maybe it's Petunia. I don't have my 
book with me but, off the top of my head, I can't remember anything 
specific that would point to at least the wine glass incident being 
unquestionably Harry's responsibility. Anyone care to contradict? Am 
I missing something?

I don't doubt that Petunia dislikes and is ashamed of her Magical 
relations; she certainly is bitter about it. It would be very 
interesting, though, if Petunia turned out to have a bit of magic in 
her after all. 

I hope this hasn't been discussed to death previously. I checked the 
archives but not very thoroughly ...

What does everyone think?

Suki

**relurk**