Petunia vs. Filch

[Audra1976 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 49206

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "blind_nil_date <Bratschen-
Spieler at c...>" <Bratschen-Spieler at c...> wrote:
> I think that perhaps Aunt Petunia is bitter about Lilly because Petunia is 
a squib!
> Comments on this?

sjd914 at yahoo.com writes:

>   I definitely think that Petunia is a Squib. 
> <snip>
> If they were really a muggle family, having a witch in the family wouldn't 
> be 
> something be be proud of (or to be embarassed about) it would be 
> totally new 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.


Me:

However, according a JK Rowling interview, Lily really is "muggle born" -- 
unless JK is yanking our chains and it turns out that her father was a wizard 
and her mother was a muggle, meaning Lily was born from a muggle, and 
literally "muggle born," but I don't think she would say that.  She has 
always used "muggle born" to mean a witch or wizard with *both* muggle 
parents, like Hermione.  So by JK's word, Petunia cannot be a squib (unless 
she was adopted).

And Petunia's statement about Mr. and Mrs. Evans being proud to have a witch 
in the family doesn't necessarily mean they had prior knowledge about the WW. 
 They could have been proud after they found out what it was all about. 

Audra


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