[HPforGrownups] Re: The Dursleys

[Tammy Folsom]

No: HPFGUIDX 167666


 

> Shelley:



> I still think that it is possible that Petunia is a witch that 

Refused her Witchhood- that there could be some formal process 

For doing what it is that JW proposes: to de-power a wizard into 

Muggleness. 



> Tammy Responds



> Shelly while I agree that it is possible that Petunia refused 

Her heritage, if she did it could be considered a mistreatment of 

Dudley for the Dursleys > to not allow him to decide for himself 

If he wanted to be a Wizard or not.



Kenny adds:



I don't think Petunia's a witch. I think too many people have 

assumed that Petunia didn't know/want to know much about the 

WW. I pose the theory that maybe she did. Maybe she was quite 

involved with her sister and her magical self. Maybe a resentment 

grew over time, but I think that at one point she knew what was 

going on in the WW and was close with Lily. Maybe it was the war 

that pushed them apart. 



I think she took Harry in because he's her (then orphaned) nephew, 

And that's all. No more, no less. I think she despised magic 

and Harry because 1)if her sister was never a witch, she may not 

have been murdered; 2)Harry's a reminder of Lily AND of the WW 

(which "took" Lily away from her);3) wouldn't you be kinda 

frazzled knowing Voldemort just tried to kill your nephew and he 

may still be on loose -- how is she REALLY supposed to protect 

Harry, even with all the blood ties. Would that be convincing 

enough? I don't know. But I got away from my point: I think 

she's just keeping up appearances. She's coping the best way 

she knows how.



Kenny