Petunia and Dumbledore (was: SPOILERS. Re: JKR site update)

[huntergreen_3]

No: HPFGUIDX 115110


Carol wrote:
>>Like RedLena, I firmly believe that Petunia is a mere common Muggle
who happens to have had a witch for a sister. But *if* she had been a
Muggleborn witch yet still had all the personality traits she has now,
she wouldn't have fit into any house, including Hufflepuff ("those
loyal Hufflepuffs are true," etc.). Remember Harry's fear in SS/PS
that he'd sit for a long time under the Sorting Hat and then be sent
home on the next train because he didn't belong at Hogwarts? That's
what would have happened to the magic-fearing, nosey, mean-natured
Petunia, IMO. But since she's a Muggle, it's all hypothetical 
anyway.<<

HunterGreen: 
What about Ravenclaw? There seems to be a broad allowance for 
students in that house, they aren't all Hermione's. Since Ravenclaw 
has people like Cho and Luna, couldn't *nosey* Petunia fit there? I 
can't think of a reason to think of her as a dim character (she put 
together what the howler meant pretty fast and she's rather good at 
keeping something a secret from her husband) and just because her 
pursuit of knowledge has to do with knowledge of others, doesn't stop 
it from being knowledge. She's not really the quintisential [sic] 
Ravenclaw, but in absence of any better house (like the non-ambitious 
Crabbe and Goyle being sent to Slytherin), I think she'd be sent 
there. 
It's Dudley who wouldn't fit into any house, unless muggleborns could 
be allowed into Slytherin (which is moot anyway, because he's *not* a 
muggleborn). I wonder what the hat would do if someone didn't fit at 
all into any house. Assign one at random?