JKRs comments on Petunia

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No: HPFGUIDX 111925


Karen wrote:

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  What if Sirius is the "that boy"?  Did James
> drag his best friend along so that Petunia would be occupied while
> James and Lily spent time together?  

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Bonny now:

I like this theory, but there is a hole. At the beginning of PoA, the
Dursleys are watching a news broadcast about the escaped convict,
Sirius Black, and Petunia doesn't really react. If she knew him from
long ago, wouldn't she be shocked and suprised? Sure she might not
recognize his face, considering what Azkaban did to it, but surley she
would remember the name! This is Petunia, and we know how she retains
information. But then, I suppose her eventual reaction could be taken
two ways: 

"Aunt Petunia, who was bony and horse faced, whipped around and peered
intently out of the kitchen window."
          - pg 19, PoA, softcover Canadian edition

Is Petunia just nosy, or does she have a legitimate reason for peering
so intently out of the window? And, if she does have a legitimate
reason, how composed would she have to be to hide such an intense
reaction as would likely occur from her husband and nephew?

Bonny