Theory on Petunia

[divaleder]

No: HPFGUIDX 156491

> > laurawkids wrote:
> <snip> Petunia has House Elf in her blood, which would qualify
> > for having *more* to her (humanness).  She keeps a suspiciously
> > clean home, and identifies her self worth too closely with
> > it.  She also really seems to obey the master of the house.
> > She has her own kind of magic ; )  !
> >
> > abergoat offers:
> <snip> Petunia seems to be personally scared of Voldemort and
> seemed unpleasantly surprised that the protection on the house
> would end a year earlier than expected; <snip> and finally, JKR
> tells us we will see more of the Dursleys in book 7.
>
> Rebecca now:
> <snip> I *do* take note of the fact twice JKR's response about
> Petunia has been consistent: there's more to Petunia "than meets
> the eye."  So, if you recall, Harry's POV more than once is that
> Petunia looks nothing like Lily.  What if this is by design,
> specifically that Petunia's looks have been magically altered in
> some way by Dumbledore so she doesn't resemble Lily, at least to
> wizards? The protection afforded the Durselys takes on a double
> meaning by Harry's return there every year reinforcing Petunia's
> visage if she is indeed being disguised.

divaleder:
This is my first time in the group!!  I'm new in your magical posting!!

My thoughts on this entire line of reasoning:
1. Aunt Petunia does not have house elf blood in her.  That would be
absurd.  She is a muggle, just like her husband and son, but she knows
something either that she overheard from her sister or she knows
something Lily told her, or Lily has made her a secret keeper or she
somehow has other information the magical community had the Potters
give her.  She may not even know she has any information she is
carrying around her.

2.  Snape did not take the DADA job because he thought he could break
the jinx.  DD gave Snape the job knowing that because of the jinx it
would be the perfect cover to have Snape finish him off and then leave
to infiltrate Voldemort's death eaters.  Snape has a job yet to
perform for DD.  All of this; DD death, Snape running off to
supposedly join the death eaters, etc. was planned by DD.  Remember
that DD knew he was dying anyway after he got the ring horcrux.

3.  If there is a connection between Snape and Aunt Petunia, it will
be that Snape will have to try to get the information Petunia has
either with the blessings of the OOTP or without it.  Because the OOTP
right now thinks Snape has betrayed them, my guess would be that he
will have to try getting it without them knowing at the beginning of
book 7, but in the end we will find out he is good and Petunia knows
more than she may even be aware of.

4.  Lastly, you can not apparate in or on the grounds of Hogwarts, so
Dobby did not apparate or disapparate there.  It says so in
"Hogwarts, a History."  That was put into the movie only.

divaleder