Aunt Petunia & Hogwarts (new theory, long)

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 88277

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Kelly Penn <hermione978 at y...> wrote:
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> I do think however that Petunia is a squibb. I have thought that
since I read book 5 and had a hunch only before.  I think that she
knows more than she wanted to let on, perhaps one or both of her
parents were wizards?  Perhaps from watching and listening to Lily?  I
don't think she was ever married before, there is no evidence in the
books to support that. She is key somehow, maybe book six will reveal
more.  
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I agree that Petunia will play a key role, but not as a Squib who
gains her powers. We're told over and over again that Lily is a
Muggle-born and Petunia is a Muggle. If one parent were a witch or
wizard, Lily would be a half blood, not a muggle-born. Apparently,
she'd be a half blood even if one of her parents was a muggle-born
witch or wizard and the other a pureblood (Harry's situation). And
again, since only magical parents can have squib children and Lily and
Petunia's parents are Muggles, Petunia can't be a Squib.

My candidate for the person who learns magic late in life is Mrs.
Figg, an undoubted Squib. As for what Petunia will do, I have no doubt
seh'll surprise us. She's been suppressing a lot of family history,
which has burst out of her own two occasions (SS/PS when Hagrid
arrives on the island and OoP when she hears about the Dementors and
receives the Howler). More is coming, I don't doubt. But it will be
knowledge of Harry's family history, not magic, that she'll provide us
IMO.

Carol