Petunia, Dudley, magical ability? (was Re: Question: Do/can squibs use owl post? Floo powder?)

[vmonte]

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Chancie wrote:
And why since Uncle Vernon hates Hedwig to begin with, would
he attach a present for Harry whom he also hates? Something
just doesn't add up to me. Perhaps there is more to thing
than meets the eye. JKR said we would be learning more about
Petunia. Perhaps she doesn't dislike Harry as much as we think
and it's more of a show for Vernon? Who knows? Thoughts anyone?

vmonte responds:
This has been discussed here before and someone came up with a really 
good answer. Hedwig knows when it's Harry's birthday, when it's 
Christmas, and other holidays, etc. He flies to Harry's friends in 
the summer to get birthday presents for Harry, and he goes to the 
Dursley's house at Christmas to pick up presents for Harry. (I cannot 
remember which HP book it was, but one year Hedwig followed Hermione 
to where she was vacationing and waited until she sent him back with 
a present for Harry.) 

Hedwig probably also bothers the Dursley's until they finally give in 
and hand him whatever will make him go away. Hence the crapy presents 
that Harry gets from them.

Vivian