Petunia/Full script up on JKR's site (was Edinburgh Festival..)

[carolynwhite2]

No: HPFGUIDX 110125

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "aboutthe1910s" 
<aboutthe1910s at y...> wrote:
> At The Leaky Cauldron (specifically, here:
> http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/MTarchives/004979.html) this is 
said:
> "On the matter of Petunia: I haven't written it down exactly but 
both
> my sister and I agree she did NOT say Petunia is muggle-born. She 
said
> she is a MUGGLE, but implied there is more to Petunia. She didn't 
put
> a lot of emphasis on it, but there was definitely something she 
didn't
> want to reveal."
> 
> Just to clarify, as the phrase "muggle-born" implies a wizard from
> non-magical parents rather than a non-magical person.
> 
> aboutthe1910s

Carolyn:
You might like to go direct to JKR's site - the full script is 
already up, and differs in some details from the hints already posted 
here. On Petunia, it says:

Q: Is Aunt Petunia a Squib?

A: Good question. No she is not, but - (laughter). No, she is not a 
squib. She is a muggle, but - (laughter). You will have to read the 
other books. You might have got the impression that there is a little 
bit more to Aunt Petunia than meets the eye, and you will find out 
what it is. She is not a squib, although that is a very good guess. 
Oh, I am giving a lot away here. I am being shockingly indiscreet.

On Dudders, however, she is much more definite:

Q: Is there more to Dudley than meets the eye?

A: No. (Laughter). What you see is what you get. I am happy to say 
that he is definitely a character without much back story. He is just 
Dudley.

Its quite a long transcript, with much to ponder on!

Carolyn