Dumbledore & Petunia

[a_svirn]

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> bboyminn:
> 
> Petunia is not a Squib, but...
> 
> That's essentially what JKR said, and the person did specifically 
as
> about a 'squib'. I've always suspected that Petunia was a witch. 
She
> received the first invitation to Hogwarts but being the prime and
> proper Percy-like girl she was, she would never do anything as
> socially improper as attend a school for witches. Much like Percy, 
she
> now assumes she made the socially correct decision, that is until 
Lily
> gets her invitation to Hogwarts and decides to go. Now, their 
parent
> are all proud and supportive of Lily while Petunia feels left out 
in
> the cold.
> 
> So, Petunia is a witch who turned down her invitation to attend
> Hogwart, and went on from there to live a VERY muggle life. 
> 
> Just a thought.
> 
> Steve/bboyminn

That was my guess too. Except that it doesn't make much sense that 
two witches were born to a muggle couple. It's supposed to be a 
nature's freak, after all, a rarity. On the other hand, there are 
the Creevy brothers in Gryffndor so maybe it's not unheard of. 

a_svirn