Petunia's Howler

[Susan Smith]

No: HPFGUIDX 70907

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mkaliz" <kai_z at o...> wrote:
> Someone (I think Coleen) said: 
> 
> > > I haven't seen mention of this but what about Petunia's 
Howler?  
> > Why 
> > > was she not portrayed as being shocked, like not knowing what 
one 
> > was 
> > > rather than horrified at having gotten one?  Also, how was it 
she 
> > > seemed to recogonize the sender, via the voice as she 
immediately 
> > > understood the cryptic message?
> 
> And Missy said:
> 
> > This is a very good question. I mean- Harry didn't recognize DD's 
> > voice, but Petunia did?  There is definitely something else that 
we 
> > don't know about.  But I don't know what exactly that is.
> 
> 
> My comments:
> 
> I've been away from the computer sproadically, so I don't if this 
has
> been mentioned yet. 
> 
> I got the impression from the message in the howler ("Remember my
> last") that this was at least the second howler that Dumbledore had
> sent Petuntia. 
> 
> Vernon's comment that Marge had suggested he and Petunia ship
> Infant!Harry off to an orphanage led me to believe that they'd all
> discussed the possibility after bringing the baby in from the
> doorstep. Perhaps Petunia agreed to keep Harry (before fully
> understanding the consequences?) and later was convinced by Vernon 
and
> Marge to give him up, prompting the first howler from Dumbledore
> reminding her of the agreement she'd made.
> 
> At any rate, Petunia does appear to recognize what the howler is 
(she
> doesn't seem to need Harry's exposition), and is very reluctant to
> open it (possibly given what Dumbledore told her last time?).
> 
> As for why Harry doesn't recognize the voice...has he ever heard
> Dumbledore truly furious before? Perhaps his voice was so distorted 
by
> anger that Harry didn't recognize it?
> 
> --kai

If you want to see hot debate on this topic, there were quite a few 
posts on Petunia and the Howler with similar discussion around last 
week of June

A.G.