Petunia and Lily (was why do people dislike this scene)

[laurawkids]

No: HPFGUIDX 158168

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> Ceridwen:
> Oh, definitely Petunia is jealous.  Her speech about her 'freak' 
> sister in PS/SS sounded bitter and sad and jealous.  Their parents 
> were *proud* to have a witch in the family.  That speech misled me 
on 
> first reading to think that, in the Potterverse, Muggles knew about 
> the WW since there had to be some basis for the Evans's pride.  

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Laurawkids:

Can we venture to say that whereas Harry exhibited rough-and-tumble 
boy magic, Lily was a very "charm"ing little girl which left her 
parents happily flabbergasted as to how she could have gotten orchids 
to cheer up sick Mom when she was young, and that kind of thing?  

They would have been curious as to what made her different, and then 
the letter comes and it all makes wonderful sense.  They would have 
seen the positive side of magic.  They know about magic like we do - 
from fairy tales, but then see it happening for real.  

If I had a magic little girl like that, I'd ask to house a geriatric 
wizard so that she could do more magic to help around the house!  The 
old one could have companionship, and the young one could learn 
without having to risk wand removal.

Laurawkids, putting off folding the laundry