Is Petunia older or younger than Lily?

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No: HPFGUIDX 118374


Jen snipped: 
I do hope we hear more about Petunia's resentment of Lily. Was
it simply Lily's magical ability and admission to Hogwarts that
caused the rift? That's what Petunia seems to be saying in SS, when
she gives Harry her big speech after Hagrid's arrival. Makes you
wonder if they were close before that, or were always too different
to get along. Lily may have been a handful to live with if she
started showing magical ability at an early age! And then Petunia
sees the same powers in Harry. That may be all the explanation there
is.

Snow:
I am more apt to go with the first child syndrome, the children that 
don't like sharing their parent's affection and sees this affection 
toward their younger sibling as dislike towards themselves. Petunia, 
although she rants about the magical ability of her sister, seems to 
be more resentful of her parent's appreciation for Lily but blames 
her magic ability as the cause of this adoration. This could also be 
a very good reasoning as to why she purposely spoils Dudley. Petunia 
would want to assure Dudley that he is much more important than Harry 
and need not feel the way that she had been made to feel in her own 
mind. This would be yet another syndrome; I'm not going to be like my 
mother.