Petunia's secret/ was Petunia and Dumbledore

[Tonks]

No: HPFGUIDX 115346


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sophierom" <sophierom at y...> 
wrote:
> For some reason, when I read this scene, I'm more, not less, 
convinced that Petunia has indeed heard from or about Lily lately.  
Petunia answers "stiffly" and "sharply" and she "snapped" at Vernon 
when he spoke to her.  Given Petunia's behavior in the rest of the 
books (she seems to fawn over Vernon and Dudley), her posture here 
seems suspicious.  Of course, she could be upset at having to talk 
about her hated witch sister, and I think this is what JKR wants us 
to think.  But I wonder if there's not something more to it? 
Petunia's sharp retorts make me think of someone who is lying and is 
very uncomfortable doing it.  So, her telling Vernon that she hasn't 
heard from/about Lily in a while isn't, to me, convincing enough to 
suggest that she's telling the truth.  
> 
(snip)> Seriously though, I am suspicious of this scene. Is anyone 
else? I also think the fact that JKR told these events through 
Vernon's POV, and not Petunia's, is telling.  Petunia has secrets to 
keep from us; Vernon does not.
> 
> Sophierom, who is shuddering once again at thinking of Vernon as
> husband!


Tonks here:

I have been thinking about Petunia and the fact that JKR says the 
person she dislikes the most is Vernon. Why would that be when we 
have people like Bella, LV and others? Why Vernon? So here is an 
idea that fits with your idea of what isn't been said. It is so easy 
to overlook the silences. Here I am also speaking of Petunia's 
silence when it comes to "stamping out the magic in the boy".

If I remember correctly most of the "stamping out" of magic from 
Harry comes from Vernon. Now that might be because he is the man of 
the house, but there might be more to it. Maybe the reason JKR 
doesn't like Vernon is that he does not allow a person to be who 
they are. He doesn't allow a person to develop the talents that they 
have. Unlike those in the WW who just hate and maybe want to kill 
mudbloods and Muggles, Vernon's form of prejudice cuts even deeper. 
Not allowing a person to be fully what and who they were meant to be 
is in someway worst than just killing their body; it is killing 
their soul, in a sense. As I have said before, I think Petunia is a 
witch that chose to live as a Muggle. Maybe because she knows Vernon 
would not have married her otherwise.  

Tonks-op  (looking forward to the day I can say *see I told you so*)