My Theory: Petunia/"That Boy"

[wkduke51]

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, yellows at a... wrote:
> In a message dated 8/10/2003 5:34:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
KathyK writes:
> 
> <<Actually, I finally concluded that Petunia was lying through her 
teeth with that phrase and that she just said she heard James talking 
about it to Lily because she needed to cover the slip up she'd just 
made in front of her family that would have shown she was in contact 
with wizards after taking Harry in.>>  
> 
> I agree. I thought, with words to describe her speech 
like "jerkily," that Petunia was simply lying.
> 
> Here's what I think:
> 
> Petunia has had to keep in touch with DD, at DD's orders, and in 
secret so as to not upset Vernon. She hasn't liked it, but DD has 
told her all about Azkaban and the Dementors, so she fears him enough 
to follow his orders. 
> 
> Perhaps she does have a questionable wizarding family past and 
could be a potential inmate at Azkaban if she breaks this rule, at 
least DD tells her so. Why else would she seem to know so little 
about the WW (or be able to feign ignorance about it), but still have 
evident knowledge of Azkaban? Harry was actively involved in the WW 
for a couple of years without knowing of Azkaban.
> 
> Brief Chronicles

Hello. Petunia Dursely, I believe, is going to be a big surprise. 
Dumbledore has a "plan." He has had Harry raised like a Spartan. No 
family, no affection, starved, worked, abused. The result we've seen 
is Harry's inability to trust anyone, including Dumbledore (except 
unbelievably, Sirius). Harry's distrust was evident in GoF in the 
second task, when he thought Dumbledore would allow Ron and the other 
hostages to die, and was fatal to Sirius in the battle at the MoM, 
which would not have occurred if Harry had applied himself to the 
training Dumbledore imposed, or had thought to confide in (trust) 
Snape. Harry shows no ability whatsoever to accept criticism. 
Petunia's function is to raise a hardened magical warrior who trusts 
no one,and she has. She has to have a quid pro quo.