Is JKR about to reveal? (Petunia)

[lisdeleo]

No: HPFGUIDX 110656

Valky:
I also agree that Petunia allows Harry to stay because;
'*She* is not going to be responsible for his death' 
*and* that she is a moral woman. But, I do not agree that
she decided 'She is not going to be responsible for Harry's
death' *because* she is a moral woman.


Now Lisl:
I think a lot of Petunia's actions can be explained by considering the very first 
batch of information we learned about her - Petunia is very, very, very nosy 
(see PS/SS chapter 1). And in OotP, we learn that even if she professes 
dislike for a person, she'll still try to get all the information she can ("...as if 
we'd be interested in their sordid affairs" - referring to the movie stars' 
divorce).
Keeping this in mind, I can easily picture a teenage Petunia going through 
any and all of her sister's magical school books, newspapers, and 
correspondence when Lily's back was turned. Assuming that Lily came home 
regularly for Christmas and summer holidays over her seven-year stint at 
Hogwarts, *and* taking into account her increasing activity against Voldemort, 
Petunia would have a great deal of information available to her about the 
WW.
So, this theory explains why/how Petunia knows what she does about the WW 
(another thought: "I heard that awful boy telling her [about the Dementors]" - 
overheard or eavesdropping?). It can also tie in to why she took Harry in and 
the squib/latebloomer/witch!Petunia issues:
 - If Petunia has, through her spying, a fairly good picture of the terror of 
Voldemort's reign, it would not take too many morals to know that keeping 
your orphaned nephew is a must. If Petunia hadn't known as much about the 
WW, I think she *would* have taken him to an orphanage.
- Another scenario: Spying teenager Petunia's curiosity overcomes her, and 
she begins attempting magic with her sister's wand - if she was ever 
successful, well, that wouldn't make her a Squib, but..... She's still a Muggle, 
but......

Lisl, who hopes her first post ever was adequate/intelligible/legal