Is Petunia magical?

[Eustace_Scrubb]

No: HPFGUIDX 160325

Jenni from Alabama:
> > I've often wondered whether or not Petunia was born 
> > with magical powers but doesn't use them. She certainly seems to know 
> > a heck of a lot more about the magical world than she is letting on. 
> > [...]
> > I still wonder about Petunia though. It has never 
> > been proven that Petunia isn't magical, just that she doesn't do 
> > magic. I've wonder if she has that ability but chooses not to use it. 
> 

Eddie (from Potterverse (in Iowa)):
> Rowling said
> (http://www.quick-quote-quill.org/articles/2004/0804-ebf.htm) that
> "She is a Muggle, but [...] there is a little bit more to Aunt > 
>  Petunia than meets the eye".

Now Eustace_Scrubb:
And she repeated this on the second night of An Evening with Harry,
Carrie and Garp this past August, with just a little bit of added
detail in answer to a question about whether Petunia's behavior in HBP
means that she harbors a secret fondness for either Harry or the
Wizarding World
(http://www.quick-quote-quill.org/articles/2006/0802-radiocityreading2.html):

"...I will say this. There is a little more to Aunt Petunia than meets
the eye and you will find out what that is in book seven (crowd roars
and applauds)."

It's good to get a post-HBP confirmation that this still lies ahead, I
guess.

Cheers,

Eustace_Scrubb