Dumbledore's Magnaminity

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 143106

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "a_svirn" <a_svirn at y...> wrote:
>
> 
> > PJ:
> > Well, actually a_svirn, it continues with "Then she met that 
> Potter at 
> > school and they left and got married and had you, and of course I 
> knew you'd 
> > be just the same, just as strange, just as --- abnormal --- and 
> then, if you 
> > please, she went and got herself blwown up and we got landed with 
> you!"
> > 
> > So yes... Between your quote and the rest of it there is no doubt 
> that 
> > Petunia *knew* Harry was a Wizard when she agreed to take him.  
> It's canon.
> 
> a_svirn:
> From what we know of canon she had no way of knowing it for sure, 
> unless Dumbledore specifically mentioned in his letter that Harry 
> was on Hogwarts registrar. Which I am willing to bet he didn't. 

Geoff:
But PJ's comment isn't considering the question of Harry and 
Hogwarts, rather the question of whether Petunia knew that Harry was 
a wizard or not.

I've already quoted canon for that, but here goes again....

'"We swore when we took him in we'd put a stop to that rubbish," said 
Uncle Vernon, "swore we'd stamp it out of him! Wizard indeed!"'

(PS "The Keeper of the Keys" pp.43-44 UK edition)

I think that makes it as plain as possible that the Dursleys knew 
what Harry was.