Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

[justcarol67]

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Gina wrote:
I still think Petunia has something to do with LV. Maybe she did know
him or told something on Lily that she shouldn't in hopes of him
hurting her. I do not really think LV is Dudley's father or anything,
but it still gets me that Harry remembered Tom in a friendly manner. 
Was LV at some point a friend to someone before going bad? Does he
HAVE a son that maybe Harry knew at some point - maybe there is
another TR Jr. that lives in Little Whinging that went to school with
Harry long ago and thus the Ministry comment about the situation in
Little Whinging regarding other wizards living there???

Carol:
Given what we know of Voldemort, it's very unlikely that he has a son
or any connection with Little Whinging. I think Hary felt *as if* he
knew Tom; he sensed a similarity and/or a connection to him, and
surely Diary!Tom, once he realized who was writing in his diary, did
his best to create the illusion of friendship. (Ginny also felt that
she had found a trusted friend and confidant, though not someone whe
had known before.)

As for Petunia having something to do with LV, she certainly knew
about him, and about Dementors, but there's no reason to suppose any
connection between them. Presumably, she heard about them from "that
awful boy" (James, if we take the simplest interpretation) and/or
Lily. Maybe she didn't believe what she heard and didn't think her
sister was in real danger until after Dumbledore told her what
happened, as he must somehow have done. Mrs. Figg may have been the
source or she may have received letters from DD that she keeps secret
from Vernon ("Remember my last!")

Someone on this list said that Vernon protests too much. I think
Petunia does. IMO, she's not a witch and she can't be a Squib, but she
knows more about the WW than most Muggles, and she's keeping that
knowledge from Vernon as much as from Harry.

Carol