Magic late in life- Dudley

[katssirius]

No: HPFGUIDX 158172

In fact Dudley has not been eliminated by JKR.  All of her quotes 
are at www.madamscoop.org  The following address this topic.

JKR: "There is a character who does manage in desperate 
circumstances to do magic quite late in life, but that is very 
rare..." [Read the exact quote from Barnes & Noble chat #1, 1999] 


JKR:  Aunt Petunia is truly a muggle, but there is "a little bit 
more to Aunt Petunia than meets the eye." "She is not a squib, 
although that is a very good guess. Oh, I am giving a lot away here. 
I am being shockingly indiscreet." [Read the exact quote from 
Edinburgh Book Festival, 2004] 

JKR: "You should keep an eye on Dudley. It's probably too late for 
Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon. I feel sorry for Dudley. I might joke 
about him, but I feel truly sorry for him because I see him as just 
as abused as Harry. Though, in possibly a less obvious way." [Read 
the exact quote from the Fandom.com interview, 2000] 


JKR:  Dudley is nothing more than he seems; he gets very few lines 
in book 6. [Read the exact quote from Edinburgh Book Festival, 2004] 

The last two seem to contradict each other, however she does not 
rule out Dudley.  My personal favorite is Neville but Dudley is a 
close second.  This would be the ultimate punishment for the 
Dursley's.  Neville could perform extraordinary magic after being a 
below average wizard and still meet the qualifications of the 
quote.  One person on this site suggeste Merope, but I do not think 
the extraordinary circumstances apply to her.  Anyways no need to 
guess or trust to memory Madam Scoop's is well organized and easy to 
use.