The Deathly Hallows and the Dursleys

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Ronin_47 wrote:

> I also believe that there was something between Lily and Snape at
one time. Even if it were unrequited, it would explain a lot about
Snape. <snip>
>
> Among the rumors that have been confirmed, there is something we
are going to find out about Petunia and it's also mentioned that
someone who is not magical will perform magic.
>


Megan Responds:

Snape is going to be important in DH, and we know that Harry will
have to go back to the Dursleys at least briefly, so I think there
is going to be some connection revealed between Snape and Petunia.
It may have been romantic - jealousy of Snape's love of Lily would
explain many things about Petunia's personality and attitudes - and
it seems clear that Petunia knows more about the WW than she lets
on.

JKR has said that Aunt Petunia has never been able to perform magic
and never will be, but she must have had some knowledge of Lily's
life at Hogwarts and probably had the opportunity to meet some of
her classmates and/or fellow Order members. Since a little knowledge
can be a dangerous thing, it's possible that she could have been
tricked into inadvertantly helping LV in some way, which could have
brought her into contact with Snape either while he was a DE or
after he switched sides. Her agreement with DD may have come out of
him having to intervene in whatever happened next.

Ever since the beginning I have felt some connection between Petunia
and Snape - there are many similarities between the way JKR
describes them physically as being thin with angled features, and
even though they express it differently sometimes they both share a
distrust of other people and have many insecurities based on a
desire to fit into the world they want to be in but see themselves
on the edge of (Snape wants to hide his half-blood background,
Petunia wants to be the muggliest Muggle ever). It seems like too
much of a coincidence for these two unpleasant yet not evil people
to both be built up as major pieces of the final book without having
some connection to one another.