[HPforGrownups] Re: Creevey brothers & Petunia

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 Shrijnana said:
> When Petunia talks about the dementors in OotP, she talks about them
> in the present tense. "They guard the wizard prison, Azkaban." (pg.
> 31, US).   It made me wonder if she has current information about the
> wizarding world. Her explanation that she overheard James telling Lily
> about it seemed suspect. Does anyone know if the dementors guarded
> Azkaban when LV was still powerful? It seems unlikely to me given how
> quickly they let the DE's out once LV was out.

 Joj replies:
I think the Dementors were with V back then.  How did Petunia gain the
knowledge that they were now guards?

I also think the Howler is important.  Why did Petunia understand it so
completely?  It was very cryptic, and Dumbledore's voice wasn't very
recognizable, as Harry didn't even recognize it.  He also was very informal,
using only her first name.  There's a lot more going on here.