When Petunia met James

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 70832


> > > > 3) OK, the awful boy is someone else Lily brought home. Maybe 
> > Snape,
> > > > maybe Sirius, maybe someone else entirely.

Nicola: 
 
> I think it's James and nothing will change my mind until canon says 
> differently.
> usually, here in England, when 'girls brings boys home' it means 
their 
> partner.  Thought it was the same in America.  Besides, Petunia 
calling him 'awful' 
> does seem to point directly at James - when she mentions him she 
talks with 
> complete disdain.  Why would Lily 'bring anyone else home'?
 
> Who knows Darrin will completely rip this view apart.


Nah, as you see, the quote you made was "3)" which means there were 
two other suggestions, which included James being the boy, so I don't 
see why you think I'd rip it apart.

Again, though the timeline is interesting. PS/SS tells us Lily and 
Petunia haven't met in several years, yet Lily and James didn't start 
dating until seventh year. So "several years" would mean no more than 
three or four.

Lily and James finished school in 1977 or 1978 and were killed in 
1981. 

Darrin