[HPforGrownups] is petunia dursley a squib?

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Iwishiwerehermione wrote:

> A point I think some people have missed, or at least something I've 
> never seen questioned -- Is Petunia Dursley not a muggle, but a 
> squib??

Actually, I've heard this discussed a number of times.  It would, however, make 
no sense for Lily to claim to be muggle born if she were indeed a pure blood or 
half blood.  

> In addition there is much speculation that Lily could be Dumbledore's 
> granddaughter. If this is the case, why does everyone assume Petunia 
> Dursley, Lily's sister, to be a muggle? 

I've never heard that bit of speculation.  I hardly see how, more like great 
grandaughter or great great grandaughter.  It's only assumed that Petunia is a 
muggle because Lily is widely referred to as a muggle born.

If indeed Petunia is a squib instead of Lily being a muggle born, there must be 
some really really good reason for Lily to basically enter Hogwarts under a 
false pretense of being a muggle born.  If, perhaps, she had a "bad name" that 
Dumbledore or whoever didn't want her associated with or stereotyped by, 
claiming to be muggle born would explain why no one knew her "new name."

On another note, I just thought of a term that needs to be developed by JKR.  
Is anyone called "full blood?"  I seem to remember this term used, but can't 
remember where. To me, couldn't Harry be a full blood?  Not pure--as his 
ancestors can't be traced back through wizardhood.  But since *both* parents 
were wizards/witches, couldn't he be considered "full blood?"  If "half blood" 
is one parent wizard/witch and one parent muggle?

Richelle

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A point I think some people have missed, or at least something I've 
never seen questioned -- Is Petunia Dursley not a muggle, but a 
squib??

Reasoning: In the wizarding world, "pure blood" wizards seem to know 
who the other pure blooded wizarding families are. Draco Malfoy seems 
to be an expert on the subject. Yet, there has never been any 
reference to Harry as a mudblood. It seems to me that Malfoy would 
enjoy insulting Harry in such a mean way, yet he targets Hermione 
instead. 

In addition there is much speculation that Lily could be Dumbledore's 
granddaughter. If this is the case, why does everyone assume Petunia 
Dursley, Lily's sister, to be a muggle? 

It would also account for Petunia's jealousy and dislike of her 
sister. It is not a form of discrimination  passed to her by Lily and 
Petunia's parents since it is clear in the Philosopher's Stone ("so 
we've got a witch in the family") that Petunia and Lily's parents 
were pleased with Lily's magical abilities. 

Perhaps instead of like Argus Filch, who lives on the edge of the 
wizarding world and longs to be a part of it, Petunia has rejected 
the magical world entirely as a means to cope with her lack of 
magical ability?

If we accept that JKR's intention was to establish what "the worst 
kind of muggles" (Philosopher's Stone) should be through the 
Dursleys, then we must reject the idea that Lily is related to 
Dumbledore and instead consider her to be, like Hermione, a gifted 
muggle.





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