[HPforGrownups] Re: Random Questions from The Boy Who Lived

[Jeremiah LaFleur]

No: HPFGUIDX 164786

> Stephanie:
> > And the most important, What was in the LETTER???
> >
> Carol:
> *That* much we'll find out. JKR has said of Petunia (as of Snape)
that
> there's more to her than meets the eye even though she's neither a
> witch nor a Squib and is not the person who'll perform magic "late
in
> life" in the last book. (I'm betting that's Mrs. Figg.) But I think
> that Petunia will finally let her repressed affection or concern for
> Harry show itself, that she'll share Dumbledore's letter(s) with him
> (in gratitude for his saving Dudley's life???), and that she'll tell
> Harry what she remembers about her sister and "that awful boy." When
> Vernon is safely at work or in the hospital, of course.
>
> Carol, just having fun here and not committed to any of these ideas
> except Figgy as the one who does magic late in life
>

Kristy:
I kind of have a theory about Petunia being "more than meets the
eye". I think Lily and Petunia's parents were both squibs, which is
why they would be so excited about having a witch in the family and
also why Petunia knows more about the wizard world than a normal
muggle would (even one with a witch for a sister.)

Oh, and my guess on the person performing magic late in life was
Filch (Mrs. Figg was my second guess though.)
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Jeremiah:

I guessed Filch, too, at first when JKR mentioned it. But I thought JKR said
he's not the one. I love Arabella Figg and her purse full of cat food.
Ahhhh... Ok. She gets my vote. (and I can't wait to see who will play her in
the movie).

To address the chapter: Vernon does not work in Little Whinging, as expresed
in another post. All we know about the town/village/ what-have-you is that
the Dursleys live there, Harry lives there (over the summer) Mrs. Figg lives
there and there's a park with a swing set. (that's the general stuff) not
much else.

As far as the letter: I would assume a few things that DD would have
written. 1)He would have told Petunia that her sister died and 2) He would
have told her that she needs to take Harry in so he can be safe. I do,
however, think (and this is where I jump into the world of speculation) DD
would have talked about LV's attack. This is my guess because I feel that
Petunia, knowing more than she lets on, would have known that her sister
went into hiding, was all caught up in the Order and I base this on her
saying in "The Keeper of the Keys" (I hope that's the right chapter in PS/SS
when Hagrid arrives) that her sister "got herself blown up" because of
James. Whatever else is anyone's guess.

Jeremiah: Who's sure this has been talked aobut before but likes to discuss
it, any way. :)


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