Creevey brothers & Petunia

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 89710

Shrijnana:
<snip> I've wondered about
> Petunia's witch status, too. 
> 
> 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. <snip>

Carol:
Maybe when Vernon Dursley is at work, Petunis communicates with Mrs.
Figg, knowing her to be a squib. Or Mrs. Figg could come for tea
whenever there's important news that Petunia needs to hear--not
because Petunia is a squib, much less a witch, but because she's his
guardian and needs to know his danger. That would explain why Petunia
is so uptight, especially if her parents were killed by DEs or dementors.

I don't think that Petunia is a witch or a squib--JKR has said she
isn't and every single book calls her a Muggle--but clearly she is
suppressing information. On two occasions, when she has the
opportunity to talk about Lily being a witch or about dementors, that
suppressed information comes pouring out. Clearly she knows more about
the WW than she wants her husband to know, but that doesn't make her a
witch or a squib.

Carol