Petunia and love for Lily? NOT

[vmonte]

No: HPFGUIDX 137373

Antosha--

But JKR has flat-out said she's a Muggle. And--so she told us--she's
never knowingly lied when asked a question. There's no way that
Petunia could turn out to be a witch without that quote becoming a
willful misstatement of fact.

vmonte:
She has not lied. A squib is incapable of magic--that is a very
specific label. Petunia is, for the moment, a muggle. If she were to
all of a sudden show signs of being a witch her status would change.

"Is Aunt Petunia a Squib?
Good question. No, she is not, but—[Laughter]. No, she is not a
Squib. She is a Muggle, but—[Laughter]. You will have to read the
other books. You might have got the impression that there is a little
bit more to Aunt Petunia than meets the eye, and you will find out
what it is. She is not a squib, although that is a very good guess.
Oh, I am giving a lot away here. I am being shockingly indiscreet."

Why do you think JKR laughs here? Petunia is not a squib, but it is a
good guess? A squib is someone that is born from a wizarding family
but cannot do magic. So, a person that show signs of magic late in
life would had to have been previously labeled a muggle, no?

There is more to Petunia than meets the eye, although she is not a
squib, which are incapable of magic.

Whatever JKR is thinking here she finds it most amusing. I would too
if Petunia was going to turn out to be a witch.

Petunia has raised Dudley to fear and loathe wizards. And we already
know what vernon feels about them. What do you think will happen if
Vernon and Dudley were to suddenly realize that she was a witch?

Vivian