Is Petunia magical?/Mrs. Figg

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No: HPFGUIDX 160303

> Lana writes:
> I just read in the book that Mrs. Figg did not see them.  She
> was merely guessing.  She couldnt' describe them, but described
> the feeling.

No, I'm sorry, you're mistaken! She comes to the hearing and is an
EYE WITNESS in Harry's defense. She states emphatically that she saw
them. Two of them, one for each boy - Harry and Dudley. She also
describes their attack on the boys very accurately.

Pg. 145 "They went for the boys" said Mrs. Figg, her voice stronger
and more confident now, the pink flush ebbing away from her
face. "One of them had fallen. The other was backing away, trying to
repel the dementor. That was Harry. He tried twice and produced
silver vapor. On the third attempt, he produced a Patronus, which
charged down the first dementor and then, with his encouragement,
chased away the second from his cousin. And that...that was what
happened," Mrs. Figg finished, somewhat lamely.

Also, earlier in the book on page 143 she states that she saw them.
"I'm a Squib," said Mrs. Figg. "So you wouldn't have me registered,
would you?"
  "A Squib, eh?" said Fudge, eyeing her closely. "We'll be checking
that. You'll leave details of your parentage with my assistant,
Weasley. Incidentally, can Squibs see dementors?" he added, looking
left and right along the bench where he sat.
  "Yes, we can!" said Mrs. Figg indignantly.

If she couldn't see the dementors, Dumbledore would never have
called on her to be part of the defense. Mrs. Figg was just nervous.
Harry was tried by the whole court, for goodness sakes. She didn't
realize how much her testimony would be worth! Plus being in the
room where many prisoners had been sentenced to Azkaban had to be
pretty intimidating too!

So, even if Petunia were a Squib, she would still be able to see
dementors, see 'magical' things, beings and places. Muggles aren't
supposed to be able to see Hogwarts. I wonder if Petunia could?

Jenni from Alabama