[HPforGrownups] Re: is petunia dursley a squib?

[Christopher Nuttall]

No: HPFGUIDX 46070

I think its pretty clear that Petuna is not a squib, but just an ordinary muggle.  There are several points conected with this.

1) Petuna joins Vernon in attempting to hide from the Letters (and hagrid) in PS/SS.  That indicates that she does not know that its futile.  Dudley protests, Petuna does not.

2) She is scared of Hagrid.  This surgests that she knows knothing about him in perticuler or the collection of half-humans that live in the WW.

3) in COS, she knows nothing about the wizard laws relating to magical actions when outside hogwarts, and she is fooled by harry's claim that he can do magic outside school.

4) I can't remember if she saw dobby, but if she did she clearly did not know what he was.

5) She does not seem to recognise Sirus Black when the MW is alerted following his escape.  (This struck me as odd, did she not attend lily's wedding?)

6) In GOF, she does not realise that the Weasley's may come though the fire.  (To be fair, neither did harry).

7) also in GOF, she thinks that the twins attacked dudley, rather than a small charm that was harmless in the long run.

Thoughts?

Chris




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