Petunia's Eyes

[Tandra]

No: HPFGUIDX 169919

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
>
 TKJ:

I think that she does have magical ability but absolutely REFUSES to
use it. I think she keeps her house so clean by muggle means despite
magic. 

I know everyone says she doesn't have magical abilities based on a
quote from JKR, but my question is how old is said quote and what's to
say things didn't change as she was writing the new book. SHe did
declare that she had killed people that weren't originally slated to
be killed. 

The only example I can think of are the Creevy(sp) brothers. They both
seem to have magical ability. That to me says that maybe it's a
generational thing. If one child has magical ability there is a decent
chance the others will as well. There are no other examples in the
books that can think of of muggle siblings at Hogwarts. (if I'm wrong
please let me know) 

I've babbled long enough...lol to end it all, I think Petunia
definitely has magical abilities but just refuses to use them at any
cost.  

TKJ :-)