Remember my last, Petunia!

[tjbailey24]

No: HPFGUIDX 107187

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Anastasia" <eternal_riddle at y...> wrote:
> Anastasia:
> I just read over the passage with Petunia getting a strange howler 
> many of us wonder about.
> 
> "It's [the Howler] adressed to ME, Vernon, look! [followed by exact 
> address]" 
> "Remember my last, Petunia!"
> 
> Well, if you happen to get a letter dropped on your head with your 
> name and address on it, what do you suggest? Right, that the content 
> of the letter is meant for you. Then why "Remember my last, PETUNIA?"
> The speaker seems to be familiar enough with Harry's aunt to call 
> her by her name only. DD seems not to be the man to do that if he 
> didn't know her well enough. Does he know her that well?
> 
> As far as I can remember, DD admits to have SENT the howler. But 
> that doesn't mean that "my" refers to him, does it?
> 
> You see, I'm very confused. I just cannot come up with any decent 
> theory of a person calling Harry's aunt "Petunia" except of... Lily!
> But what could Lily have told her? That she cast a spell to harm 
> Dudley if Petunia ever harmed Harry? Some prophecy?
> 
> HELP!!!!
> Anastasia


I like the thought behind your post, Anastasia, but I don't think that the howler DD sent to Petunia could be from Lily... I would think that Harry would have recognized his mothers own voice as he hears her death screams in his head and her "echo" spoke to him in GoF.  I find it very interesting that Petunia knows what dementors are and her explaination of her hearing James tell Lily about them makes no sense... first of all, where exactly would James be with Lily that Petunia would be there.. and whyever would casual conversation turn to talk of prison guards??
I read a suggestion on here that maybe Petunia was a squib... perhaps she was.. perhaps she didnt think Lily was a freak, but envied her?  Something to ponder!
--Tara