Support for parents of Muggleborns; Magic late in life

[jlv230]

No: HPFGUIDX 158120

> Tonks:
> "Someone "late in life" could be a teenager too old to begin at 
> Hogwarts. It could be Dudley.
> 
> Another reason to suspect Dudley is that Petunia is his mother and 
> Magic does run in her family as a dormant gene or something. "
> 
> BAW:
> JKR has said that it will NOT be either Dudley or Petunia.  
> Personally, I think it will be Uncle Vernon, if only because it 
> would be a huge kick in the pants for him.  Imagine him carefully 
> interrogating Dudley's girlfriends to try to find out if they have 
> any Wizardling blood without actually asking in so many words!  The 
> girls would probably think that he was a total nut case and run 
> fast and far.

JLV:
Has anyone else thought that the 'magic late in life' person may have 
already appeared. I thought Merope may be a candidate. Her father 
calls her a squib so presumably she originally didn't do magic and 
Dumbledore's comments seem to support this. It isn't until after her 
father and Morfin were taken away that she starts. Just a thought.