Dumbledore's hold on Petunia [was Re: Lily's Family]

[tjbailey24]

No: HPFGUIDX 107937

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Michal <yahoogroups at c...> wrote:
> Could it be that Petunia is a squib (or not) and that Dudley is a wizard? 
> Could Dumbledore have negotiated Harry's care in exchange for suppressing 
> Dudley's magical abilities? If Petunia hates everything magical, wouldn't 
> she want to "squash" it out of Dudley?
> 
> <grin> And wouldn't Dudley be a great addition to the Draco/Crabbe/Goyle 
> team? <grin> 
> 
> "Michal"


Tara replies:
  Fabulous idea!  I have thought it a possibility that Dudley is the HBP. Yes, you're all shocked and horrified, I know! So am I! However, the thought came to me the other day. To me HBP is about lineage, not royalty.  I have spent many a day wondering about Harry and who his descendants are.  We know his mother came from muggle parents... which means simply that they were non magic folk.. that doesn't mean wizardry wasn't in their blood at ALL.  Maybe the Evans' had been expecting a witch to pop up somewhere in the family tree.. maybe they were disappointed in Petunia that she was not a witch, which would account for all the hard feelings she had toward Lily (and now Harry).  What if the magical "blood" skipped Petunia, but was found in Dudley?  Certainly, he would be a half blood if there ever was one!!  What if the Evans' were descendants of someone great, someone like Godric Gryfinndor?  An heir, hence the title of prince, so to speak.   I would think this all a load of hogwash except for Dudley's dementor attack.. he had a very real experience with them.. very much like other wizards (whereas humans only feel depressed, I think).  To have such an experience, he must have some horrible memory of some kind.  Maybe its this "suppressing" he remembers.. maybe its his father screaming his head off when Dudly accidently flies his tricycle across Privet drive at age 5.. who knows!   Its just another theory to add to the long list of the HBP, I suppose!