[HPforGrownups] Petunia/wizards/muggles etc

[manawydan]

No: HPFGUIDX 50612

>    Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 02:49:57 -0800 (PST)
>    From: alex fox <trinity61us at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: Petunia as squib
>
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> manawydan's post scared me! Does this mean that possibly Lilly
Evens-Potter could be of >mixed blood? According to Hagrid, this is very
common, which means that Dudley, of all people, >could have some magical
tendencies!! A frightening thought indeed!

Well of course Lily and Petunia are sisters - Lily had the magic talent,
Petunia didn't - there's been a lot of discussion recently not only about
how Petunia felt about it but also whether Dudley might be a wizard after
all.

It's quite explicit not only that wizards come of mixed blood but also that
two muggle parents can have a wizard child (cf Hermione) which suggests that
the wizard gene can remain hidden in the family tree and pop up randomly.

One further piece of speculation though. If wizards and muggles form
relationships, how do they meet? Most wizards seem to live in a wholly
separate frame of reference and are totally unfamiliar with muggle concepts
so that most of the normal avenues for social contact would seem to be
closed - so how would they get together in the first place?

Even scarier piece of speculation - would Death Eaters use the Imperius
spell for the purposes of date rape?

Cheers

Ffred

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