Petunia's Eyes

[colebiancardi]

No: HPFGUIDX 169918

 
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> Ken:
> 
> At the time she gave birth to Tom Riddle, Merope was a Muggle. Neither
> I nor the author would be cheating very much to claim that a Petunia
> who was so frightened by her first accidental "magical emission" that
> she blocked her magical talent forever after "never has and never will
> do magic". It is only a slight stretch of the truth and there is canon
> precedent for a self induced loss of magical power. It certainly would
> be in character for Petunia to do this!
> 
 
colebiancardi:

hold yer horses!!  Merope was never a Muggle, even when she gave up
Magic.  Dumbledore doesn't know why she chose not to live or why she
didn't use her magic to survive, but I don't believe DD stated that
Merope was a Muggle.  

Petunia is a Muggle, IMHO.  Anyone who has ever had to clean house
would know that if Petunia could use magic to clean her house, she
would.  She is obsessive about keeping a sterile home.  Even if she
"denied" her "wizardship", I think she would have kept that bit o'
magic for herself.  

colebiancardi