Is JkR about to reveal?

[Pat]

No: HPFGUIDX 110544

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Eustace_Scrubb" <dk59us at y...> 
wrote:
> Eustace_Scrubb:
> > >snipped<
> > Can DD have given her the ability to tap into some
> > recessive magic gene in a case of dire emergency?...
> > Maybe she doesn't turn out to be a full-fledged witch.
> 
> Then Snow theorized:
> <snips>
> > I believe so with a big emphasis on believe.
> > 
> > Dumbledore and Petunia formally or informally made a pact by 
doing 
> > something together or something for each other. Does that sound  
> > about right? 
> <numerous snips of good speculation>
> 
> > 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?
[more snips]


> Eustace_Scrubb again:
> Well, that's most interesting!  So you think Petunia's been doing
> magic but sweeping the evidence under the rug (or just scourgifying
> it, rather)?
> 
> It could make sense.  And then something really bad happens and she
> ends up doing some really powerful DADA in dire circumstances?  
[snips]
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Eustace_Scrubb

Pat here:

While I tend to agree that she is strongly hinting that Petunia is a 
witch, I don't see how she (Petunia) could have been doing magic all 
these years, unnoticed by the Ministry of Magic.  They pounce on 
Harry anytime there is anything at Privet Drive.  And they question 
Mrs. Figg being a squib because they have no record of her--of 
course, that's because she CAN'T do any magic, as she explains to 
them.

But if Petunia were routinely doing magic, why would they get all in 
a dither over the dessert disaster (caused by Dobby) or the whole 
thing with Aunt Marge (well, I can see why that would set them off), 
and then with Harry and the Patronus because of the dementors.  They 
would just assume it was Petunia.  But, knowing that Harry is a 
wizard, anything magical that happens is attibuted to him, not to 
Petunia.

I do think, though, that there is a lot of merit to the idea that 
Petunia has magical powers, and that it's possible that it's because 
of some sort of pact she made with Dumbledore.  The other thing to 
support that idea is that Professor McGonagall didn't seem to know 
what was going on and that's why she was waiting for DD--she found 
out that Hagrid would be meeting him there.  That has always 
bothered me, as much as the missing 24 hours.  And it makes sense 
that DD would meet face to face with Petunia, to make sure that she 
would take Harry in when he was left on the doorstep.  After all, 
what was DD planning to do if she didn't take him in, or called the 
police and turned him over to them?

Have you ever noticed that every time JKR answers questions, we then 
have 10 more to take their place?  She's brilliant--gives us little 
nuggets of information, making us think we've gotten huge answers, 
when really she's just leading us along, and we're still in the 
dark.  I love it.

Pat