JKRs comments on Petunia

[kmcbears1]

No: HPFGUIDX 111937

> 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:
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> But then, I suppose her eventual reaction could be taken
> two ways: 
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> "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?
> 
Karen again:

What better way to hide a reaction - look out the window?  I sit near 
the window at work and many times when people need to compose 
themselves they come over and stare at the parking lot.  I have 
learned that if someone is standing in the middle of the aisle 
looking out the window not to disturb them because they are usually 
trying to calm down or compose themselves.

- Karen