Remember my last, Petunia!

[mrs_sonofgib]

No: HPFGUIDX 107209

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?

 
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??

Tara:
> 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!


I can see a situation in which Petunia overhears J&L.  They would be 
welcome at her parents' house.  They were 'proud to have a witch in 
the family' afterall.  And I don't think it is a stretch for them to 
have a conversation in which Dementors come up.  They thrice defied 
LV.  When were they doing this?  They were only out of Hogwarts for 
a few years before that fateful night.  Think of Harry at 19 or 20.  
That is somewhat how I see James and Lily.  Voldemort was 
everywhere, bad things were happening.  They may have had friends in 
Azkaban or friends attacked or....  Lots of possiblilities.
~tina
P.S.  Petunia is well-known for being extremely nosy :-)