Remember My Last - SPOILER

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 115068


Tina:

> Although I certainly can't tell you what it all means, I can think 
> of another reason for DD to write to Petunia (I'm so glad Jo 
cleared 
> that up...).  He could have written to tell her of her parents 
death 
> (well, the *real* reason behind it).  Whenever something happened 
in 
> the WW that effected her, he may have provided the explanation.  I 
> wonder how many other letters there were?  Was this a usual 
> occurence.  It also makes me read the early chapters of PS/SS 
> differently.  When they saw Harry's letter and it had Harry's name 
> on it -  she had a lot more knowledge than we thought (not just 
> Lily's experience but her own...)

Finwitch:

Dumbledore *has* been writing letters to Petunia! Probably ever since 
Lily left for Hogwarts, or close to that.

One variety: Ages of Lily and Petunia...

If Petunia was the older one, or Lily's twin, going to Smeltings (to 
meet Vernon there), perhaps she was concerned of her sister and 
Dumbledore wrote to ease her feelings, that Lily was managing even 
better than many born to wizard families? Or had trouble explaining 
about Lily to various persons along Smeltings?

If, however, Petunia was the younger one, she probably expected to 
get a Hogwarts letter. She (obviously) didn't get one. SO - maybe she 
wrote to Dumbledore to ask about that, got a response and has been 
more or less in contact ever since? Oh, and if Petunia never applied 
to a Muggle school, expecting a Hogwarts letter, it may explain how 
she ended up as a house-wife instead of having a work of her own... 
all because of magic! (Would explain her attitude somewhat).

What's more curious, though, is what did *the* letter include. The 
letter Albus Dumbledore left with Harry for Petunia, as that's what 
the curious Howler referred to. That letter was what had Petunia 
decide to take Harry in - twice. Did he explain about "Lily's 
sacrifice and thus the 'blood'-protection? Does Dumbledore's magic 
perhaps protect not just Harry, but also Petunia and Dudley? And um - 
Harry's magic has NEVER acted against Petunia! Not even when she was 
about to hit him with a frying pan!"

Also, I think that over the years, *Dumbledore* filled Petunia in 
with what went on with her sister, and therefore, she had not been in 
contact with Lily, and yet knew what was going on with her!

> C'mon Book 6!

I yearn for it, too!

Finwitch