Is JkR about to reveal?

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No: HPFGUIDX 110395

Eustace_Scrubb:
>snipped<
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.

I believe so with a big emphasis on believe.

This is the definition of the word pact:
Noun: mutual agreement: an agreement made between two or more groups 
or individuals, either formally or informally, to do something 
together or for each other

Dumbledore and Petunia formally or informally made a pact by doing 
something together or something for each other. Does that sound about 
right? Formally or informally wouldn't that require them to be 
physically together when the agreement was made? Did they do 
something together to create the pact or something for each other to 
create the pact, or both?

I realize the following is based mostly on speculation but as we 
don't have the next book it's about all we can do. I think it's 
rather good actually; you'll have to let me know. 

The missing 24 hours.

It very well could have been in this time frame that the pact between 
Dumbledore and Petunia was made. The sketchy proof of this is in 
Dumbledore's statement to Harry that she may have taken you 
grudgingly ect. How would Dumbledore have known how Petunia had felt 
if he had not personally witnessed how she reacted when she was asked 
to take Harry? This private setup could have been to assure that 
Vernon was unaware of the true circumstances behind why Petunia took 
Harry and what she received for taking him also to ensure that she 
would take Harry in at all of course sealed with a consequence if 
ever she reneged. Not exactly sure what the consequence would have 
been if she ever denied Harry houseroom. 
When she surprisingly found the baby on her doorstep the next 
morning, she could act appropriately having already thought matters 
through. Vernon would be left in the dark except for what had been 
written in the note left by Dumbledore and approved by Petunia for 
Vernon's benefit. Vernon wouldn't know what Petunia received if 
anything from Dumbledore along with the bargain she actually made 
with Dumbledore. There could be a bit more than meets the eye with 
the blood issue. 

My next hypothesis is what Dumbledore had bargained Petunia with. 
What could he have offered her or better yet what could she have 
wanted in return in this bargain? A while back I thought it might 
have been to ensure Dudley was not sent a letter from Hogwarts but 
that matter has certainly been cleared up by JKR. The other thing I 
thought of way back was that Petunia may have been a squib which of 
course was denied by JKR with a but
 so I'm going to harp again on 
Petunia's surgically clean kitchen announced in most of the books. 
This one is a far leap but could Petunia have asked Dumbledore for 
Lily's wand and possibly a bit of magic to go with it?  I told you it 
was a far stretch but
 I could see the most powerful wizard alive 
accomplishing something to this degree especially if it was the 
contingency for Petunia taking Harry. Petunia acted a bit jealous of 
her sister's special talents and may have secretly wanted to have 
those talents herself. Petunia would only be able to use this magic 
in secret to do household chores or whatever while Vernon was at work 
but one day little Dudley walked in and saw what she was doing. Oh! 
so that's what little duddykins was seeing when the dementor 
attacked. We all know how scared he is of magic. Couldn't resist 
putting that last one in. 

Snow-who thinks Petunia was a different person especially to Harry in 
the baby stage, when Vernon wasn't around...I think he was left in 
the dark quite a bit.