OOP: :SPOILERS :Petunia

[emmamariebee]

No: HPFGUIDX 63635

<snip from "a_fabrefr"> . . . so  . . . is Petunia a repressed 
witch, and squid ?

<snip from David Paterson> Hmm.  I've never thought of her as a 
squid.  A squib, perhaps... But seriously, looking at PS Hagrid 
implies Lily is from a Muggle  family.  On page 61 (Canadian / UK 
edition) Hagrid says "...some o'the best I ever saw were the only 
ones with magic in 'em in a long line o' Muggles - look at yer mum!  
Look at what she had fer a  sister!"  I'd say Lilyand Petunia's 
Muggle credentials are pretty well established.

Me:  
Further evidence of Lily & Petunia's muggle parentage: At the end of 
OoP as Dumbledore is explaining the prophecy to Harry, he say to 
him:  "He [Voldemort] chose the boy he thought most likely to be a 
danger to him  . . And notice this, Harry. He chose, not the 
pureblood (which according to his creed, is the only kind of wizard 
worth being or knowing), but the half-blood, like himself."  (Ch 37, 
p. 842, US edition)

So . . . looks to me like Harry's got to have some serious muggle in 
his blood, and given everything that we know, it seems a lot more 
likely to be coming from Lily's side than James's. I think Lily's 
parents (Harry's maternal grandparents) are muggle. Since squibs are 
the non-magical offspring of wizarding parents, that means Pentunia 
is not likely to be a squib.  

However, I definitely agree that JKR has left a lot of room here for 
us to speculate about what ELSE Petunia might know, what else she 
might end up telling Harry, and . . . I do wonder if perhaps in some 
cases magical inclinations might lay dormant & undetected for 
years . . . before being provoked by some horrible situation . . . ?

Em, still grieving, still not believing, still seething over Sirius