Is JkR about to reveal?

[Eustace_Scrubb]

No: HPFGUIDX 110387

Valky wrote:
> In her Edinborough interview, Jkr says perhaps *too* much about 
> Petunia. 
> 
> If Petunia is a witch, will Jo be soon revealing it? I see her 
> making /no/ effort to hide it anymore in her interview. 'That's a 
> good guess...' hence leaving not much option but to call 
> her "WITCH!" seems to me like a shrug from JkR saying 'the game is 
> up.. I will have to tell you the truth about that soon.'
> 

vmonte responds:
> Petunia is definitely the witch who will get her powers late in
> life. I think JKR is implying/spilling the beans about this. 


Now Eustace_Scrubb:
Especially when combined with the subsequent question and answer about
Dudley:

     Is there more to Dudley than meets the eye?

     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.

This seems to pretty much eliminate one of the other prime candidates
for being the late bloomer.  Now, it sounds like it doesn't happen
until the 7th book, _unless_ the incident helps propel Harry out of
Privet Drive early in the 6th book.

Once again, one wonders what Dumbledore offered Petunia in return for
taking Harry in?  Can DD have given her the ability to tap into some
recessive magic gene in a case of dire emergency?  Seems
far-fetched...could the ancient magic that protected Harry extend to a
one-time ability to use magic on Petunia's part?  Maybe she doesn't
turn out to be a full-fledged witch.

Questions...they're what we live on!

Cheers,

Eustace_Scrubb