Lily's Sister, Petunia

[Lliannanshe]

No: HPFGUIDX 77869

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dropaad" <dropaad at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Kristen" <jkscherme at a...> 
> wrote:
> <snip>Is 
> > it possible that Petunia is a squibb? 
> <snip>
> 
> Harry is a half-blood wizard.  If Lily's family is all wizard than 
> that means James' family is muggle?  I don't think so.  <snip>

Are the descendents of a squib still called a squib or are they 
muggles?

There is some very old magic protecting Harry, Petunia and the rest 
of the family on Privet Drive.  Dumbledore and Petunia are aware of a 
lot more then they are telling Harry at this time.  And this magic 
runs in the families' bloodline.

>From OoP we learn that the ministry does NOT keep track of squibs.  
If there was a squib descendent, for the sake of argument a great 
grandparent, this would increase the chances of a "witch in the 
family"  Lily and Harry's Eyes may be the key to this puzzle.  
Neither Petunia nor Dudley seems to have these eyes.  Lily may have 
inherited them from a witch or wizard in the families' distant past.  

>From SS we learn that witches and muggles marry.  Seamus is "half and 
half".  Seamus had the same chance of being a muggle instead of a 
wizard.  Does that make him any less half muggle?  Does the 
possibility exist that Seamus may have muggle (squib) children.  And 
the opposite, if Seamus was a muggle, could he pass the wizard gene 
onto his children?

Madeyesgal, in JKR's world, anything is possible.  

Lliannanshe
(Who just realized she could reread Harry Potter over and over again 
for the rest of her life)