Petunia vs. Filch

[sjd914 <sjd914@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 49197

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "blind_nil_date <Bratschen-
Spieler at c...>" <Bratschen-Spieler at c...> wrote:
> Has anyone noticed the similarites between Aunt Petunia and Argus
> Filch? Uncanny, really. Their obsessive cleaning compulsion, 
Petunia 
> dotes on Dudley, Filch dotes on Mrs. Norris, they both HATE magic 
> and the people who use it, etc. I think that perhaps Aunt Petunia 
> is bitter about Lilly because Petunia is a squib!
> 
> Comments on this?
> 
> Blind Nil Date

  I definately think that Petunia is a Squib. In PS/SS in the scene 
where Hagrid comes to pick up Harry to go to Diagon Alley Petunia 
says something along the lines of, "Oh, sure, my parents where proud 
to have a witch in the family. She coming back from vacations with 
frogspawn in her pockets and turning teacups into rats. I was the 
only one who say her for what she really was, a freak!" (sorry if I 
messed up, I don't have a book with me at the moment) If the were 
really a muggle family, having a witch in the family wouldn't be 
something be be proud of (or to be embaressed about) it would be 
totaly knew to you. Likewise if they were a completely wizarding 
family they wouldn't be proud, it is kind of expected. Thats why I 
think that Petunia and Lily came from mixed parentage and were half 
bloods. Thats why Petunia ended up being a squib, but they were still 
proud of Lily for being a witch since there was a fair chance that 
both of their children would be squibs.

  -Sajid