Damage to Dudley?

[truthbeauty1]

No: HPFGUIDX 140971

hpfan_mom wrote:
 
  (snip)
> On the other hand, she hinted that there is more to Petunia than 
> meets the eye, although she is NOT a squib.
> 
> JKR said that squib was a good guess, though.  So perhaps Petunia
IS 
> a witch but *voluntarily* chose not to attend Hogwarts or to
develop 
> her magical skills?

 

truthbeauty1 :

 What if we already have an example of a wizard who chose to not
enter 
the wizzarding world. Molly's second cousin, the accountant. Now we 
already know that both sides of Ron's family are pureblood. That to
me 
would rule out a random, singular muggle cousin. Also we have no 
examples in the cannon of Squibbs who leave the wizzarding world to 
find work. Filch is the caretaker of Hogwarts, and Mrs. Figg appears 
to breed cat hybrids. Besides these two are very involved in what is 
going on in the wizzarding world and Figg seems to be an Order
member. 
Taking that into consideration, I would have to conclude that this 
mysterious accountatnt is a wizzard, who, for some reason chose to 
live a muggle life. Also, no offence to any accontants out there, it 
is a very sort of non- magical career he has isnt it. Just like 
Petunia keeps eveything in her life looking pathetically normal, this 
cousin chooses a very muggle job. If you put into account that if 
Petunia is a witch, she was raised as a muggle for at least 11 years 
before Hogwarts letters would have come, and by that time she might 
have had friends and a life she already liked. She might have fought 
this discovery tooth and nail. Its just a theory but it would expalin 
a seemingly throw away line made in the first scene where Harry meets 
his best friend.