[HPforGrownups] Re: New (?) theory on Petunia (was: Hagrid and Magic)

[brossiter at dc.rr.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 132284

Mira wrote:
> 
> << snip >> Jo says that
> Lily had quite often tested the limits of the Status
> of Secrecy... what if she had done magic during
> holidays, but blamed it on Petunia? This way Petunia,
> slower to defend herself, or proud that she was
> believed able to do the advanced magic Lily was doing,
> or fond of her sister, or afraid of Hogwarts, was
> thrown out of the wizarding world, perhaps even
> threatened with Azkaban, and started hating Lily with
> passion... << snip >>


brossiter responds:

That gives ME an idea.  Petunia's rage in PS/SS is an obvious fit of
jealousy, targeted at the Evans' parents apparently favourable reaction
to Lily's magical capabilities.  She might also have been jealous of
Lily's friends (including "that boy" from whom she learned of Azkaban).
 Perhaps Petunia, in reaction to her parents' favouring of Lily, and in
envy of the capabilities of her "dratted" sister, had been secretly
trying out magic on her own, but (for the most part) failed?  
Perhaps Petunia was even taking Kwikspell courses, and may be even doing
so to this day.