Dumbledore's Magnaminity

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 143089

a_svirn:
> If they need a protection from Voldemort it only because they
> agreed to adopt Harry. It is not the protection they got out of
> the bargain, but on the contrary got their lives endangered INTO
> the bargain.

PJ:
> Voldermort and his DE's have wiped out entire families before so
> what makes Petunia and Vernon so special? So untouchable? It's not
> as though muggles have been any safer against Voldermort and his
> DE's than magic folk...

Jen: Plus Dumbledore sent letters to Petunia prior to the letter 
left with Harry:

JKR: But why then (you may well ask) did he not just say 'remember 
my letter?' Why did he say my last letter? Why, obviously because 
there were letters before that
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Despite Petunia's best efforts to keep the WW out of their lives, 
something prompted Dumbledore to write letters, plural, to her. 
Possibly he was informing her about the situation with Lily and 
James. Or possibly Dumbledore learned Voldemort planned to use 
Lily's Muggle sister as bait. Peter had to pass useful information 
to Voldemort for a year, and telling him about the existence of 
Petunia strikes me as valuable information.

Jen