Petunia and Dumbledore

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 115735



mhbobbin wrote:
> 
> I forget some times that every time a volume is release, we must go 
> back and read all the previous volumes. I just did that as these 
> posts intrigued me.  The chapter is rich.
> 
> I agree that Petunia is hiding something.  She has been in 
> communication with Lily at least once in the past 15 months --how 
> does she know what her nephew's name is? And her behavior is 
> unusually sharp. The falling asleep quickly is odd.
> 
> What do you make of the Tawny Owl that flutters by unnoticed on the 
> second page.  Where was that Owl going?  Was that Owl leaving a 
> message for Petunia that she finds after Vernon heads for work? Or 
> was that Owl going to Mrs Figg's (did she live in the neighborhood 
> pre-Harry?) or to a yet undisclosed wizard on Privet Drive?
> 
> And what was the short wizard (possibly Flitwick) who hugs Vernon 
> doing outside of his work building? Very odd. Was it Flitwick--could 
> he have been spying on Vernon? Were Hogwarts' classes cancelled for 
> the day? 
> 
> And was Ted the newscaster Ted Tonks?

Carol responds:
Okay, since no one else seems to have answered your questions (at
least there are no threaded responses), I'll take a shot at it. I'm
guessing the letter is not for Petunia because it's nighttime and
Vernon is home. If DD sent her an owl, he'd be discreet and do it when
Petunia is likely to be home alone. It could well be for Mrs. Figg,
assuming that Dumbledore is implementing his contingency plan in
advance (i.e., preparing for the worst in case the Fidelius charm
fails. He seems *not* to think that Harry will die, for which reason I
think he helped Lily with her "ancient magic," another part of the
contingency plan).

I think the wizard was Dedalus Diggle, the same tiny man with a violet
tophat who once bowed to Harry in the street (SS/PS Am. ed. 30). As
for the newscaster, he's a Muggle and Ted Tonks is a Muggleborn (see
OoP, "The Noble and Ancient House of Black").

Carol, who of course is just guessing on all counts