Speaking up for Petunia

[yolandacarroll]

No: HPFGUIDX 84507

> oiboyz:
> That's an interesting theory, and I think it fits Petunia's and 
> Dudley's personalities very well (not to mention that it would be > 
too cool if Dudley turned out to be a wizard too...)

I don't want Dudley to have magical powers.  He beats smaller kids 
up.  We don't want him running around hexing and cursing people.
We already have Draco, Crabbe, Goyle, Pansy, etc.  We have plenty 
of evil adolescents with wands.  We do not need more.

> I can't agree with it, only because I can't picture Dumbledore 
> agreeing to deny any child (even a Dursley child) his birthright of 
> magic.  If the magic talent was in Petunia, and she herself begged 
> not to go to Hogwarts, that would be a different matter...
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Same here I don't think he would either.  In fact, 
it may not be legal to deny muggleborns their magic.
 
Yolanda