Letters from Dumbledore to Petunia / Magic late in life

[babyblueblot]

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I'm really glad that my post has generated some interest, and I'm even more glad that I get to harp on about this a bit more; this, I think, is going to be my pet theory before the book is released.

Thank you, everybody who's posted canon relating to this topic, my
only internet access is at my future parents in law's house, where I
don't have ready access to my books, nor do I have the time to sift
through interviews. So, a big thanks.

What we know (thanks jen)

> JKR:   Why did he say my last letter? Why,
> obviously because there were letters before that

>

I don't expect everone to agree with me (in fact, I'd rather people
didn't) but can someone just get excited along with me about the
ramifications if it were true?

We only have one book left, I can't see it being of encyclopedic
proportions, and I'm  pretty sure that JKR has said the following
things (I'm sure you'll let me know if I'm mistaken);

1)Petunia is not a  squib, but this is a good guess.

2)There's more to Petunia than meets the eye

3)There is someone who manages to do magic later on in life

> Jen again: So there were letters to Petunia prior to the letter
> left with Harry on the doorstep.  Likely Dumbledore was warning
> Petunia about Voldemort during the time he was after James and
> Lily.

This is, of course, a distinct possibility. Probably just as likely as my theory, but somehow it doesn't get me as excited. Says a lot about me, I think, that I'm mose excited by the idea of missed
opportunities than by a secret bond with a sister she was obviously at odds with ( an old story to me).

> Jen R. very curious about those other letters and hoping Harry at
> least reads the one Dumbledore left on the doorstep.
>
 Wouldn't that be good though. Imagine how on earth you would write a letter like that? "I'm sorry you're an orphan, your parents were
killed by a powerful evil sourceror. Don't worry though, you got
you're own back, it seems you've killed him. At ther age of one."
(Please don't jump on my back, that was not written for accuracy, but for a small attempt at comedy value.)How scary would that be though?

Lana wrote:
> But there is absolutely nothing that I have seen so far that
> remotely says that she has ever gotten anything from DD. A
> Hogwarts letter would not constitute being from him. I would be
> from the "School"

And here I come undone. I've just gone and filched my sister-in-law's copy of philosopher's stone, and the letter to Harry is written by McGonagall. So, with lack of any supporting data, I will retire from this debate. But be assured, if I turn out to be right when the book's released, I will be the first back on here to say I told you so. (unlikely, I know, but a girl can always hope.)

Baby blue