Lily, Petunia, Squibs, Muggles, et. al

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No: HPFGUIDX 82878

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "katiecannon2000" 
<katiecannon2000 at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ghinghapuss" 
<rredordead at a...> 
> wrote: 
> > Now me:
> > Yes, I've heard this before, but how do you suppose Petunia new 
> > Snape?  James hated him, so I don't think he would have had him 
> over 
> > to meet the girlfriend's family.  And even if Lily was friendly 
> with 
> > Snape would he, who clearly hates mudbloods, have taken time to 
> meet 
> > her muggle family?
> > I'm interested in the rest of your theory.
> > Mandy
> 
> Just some vague gut feeling that Petunia is more than she lets on 
vis 
> a vis the wizarding world.  I think my theory is more along the 
lines 
> of "this is one of those interrupted statements that we are 
assuming 
> something and we are assuming incorrectly."  Maybe a little 
less "It 
> was Snape."




Why is everyone assuming "her" is Lily?   Inasmuch as it strongly 
appears it may not be James that Petunia is referring, it is also 
incomplete to analyze the comment and assume Lily is the female in 
question.

smt-