Petunia's pact (long)

[Josh Warren]

No: HPFGUIDX 110149

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214" 
<dumbledore11214 at y...> wrote:
> what if what Petunia wanted from Dumbledore as  a reward for taking 
> Harry in is to bind her magic.

> Do you think it is very "outlandish"?

Well, as an 11 year old, Petunia would have, if she were originally 
fully magical like Lily, been told that the best way to reduce 
accidental magic is to learn to use it in a directed manner, etc. In 
other words, go to Hogwarts. Her parents would have been supportive, 
as evidenced with Lily, but if she'd refused, she would have had much 
bigger problems long before Harry turned up on her doorstep (post 
marriage, post-pregnancy!!!!!). No, no... Vernon would have turned 
into a toad middelivery of Duddikins.

Also, keep in mind the related hinting elsewhere of a late-bloomer... 
the only person we'll see (and very rare in JKR's world) who will 
develop magic after the age of 11. I think we all agree that it is 
Petunia. This would seem to mean that it still hasn't happened yet, 
and based on other things, won't until book 7.

We don't know what hold Dumbledore has over her, but yeah, based on 
the hints thus far and what not, I don't see a binding making 
sense. :-)

Josh