Petunia Dursley ... a question or two

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., suki_willoughby at y... wrote:
> ** 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 

I have also heard a rumor that something unsuspecting happens to one 
of the dursleys but if Petunia indeed finds out she is a witch, why 
wouldnt she have gotten a letter along with Lily? Or maybe she did 
get one but refused to accept it because she already hated her sister?
> 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**