OOP: Petunia - how did she end up so bitter towards Lily??

[medeacallous]

No: HPFGUIDX 62708

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "snosageau" <snosageau at h...> 
wrote:

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> Again in PS Petunia refers to how proud her parents were of Lily 
when 
> she received her letter, so I doubt their parents thought that she 
> was a freak. If my theory of them being Squibs is true, then if 
> Petunia had received a letter as well, I'm sure they would have 
been 
> over the moon.
> 
> "Snosageau"


That's what makes it seem logical to me that Lily was older.  
Picture this:  Lily & Petunia's parents are squibs, or even Muggles, 
and older Lily gets her Hogwarts letter.  As Petunia stated in PS, 
the parents are ecstatic.  I know it's hard to imagine, but what if 
Petunia is too?  Perhaps she adores/hero-worships her older sister?  
She imagines a life at a magical school, experiencing and enjoying 
everything alongside the perfect Lily, then... 

When Petunia *doesn't* get her Hogwarts letter, her bitterness 
twists her 180 degrees.  If their parents *were* squibs, it would be 
doubly poignant, because Petunia might have envisioned standing 
alongside Lily as the redeemers of their family line.

The pain and shame of being shut out, and being a disappointment to 
their parents, sours her completely to Lily and the WW.

Add into it, maybe, a crush on James???????????????

All utter speculation, thank Merlin for the anonymity of the 
Internet!!

MC