Twitchy wrote:
I want to know what J.K. rowling meant when she said "Aunt petunia is not a squib but...." ....anyone have any ideas?
Me on page seven wrote:
Alright. Petunia's not a Squib, is a Muggle, but... What?
As for the text I bolded... Well. She isn't a squib, though that's a good guess. Hmm. Are her parents squibs? Did she get the Hogwarts letter, but flat-out refused to go (unlikely, as we've seen, in SS/PS, what will happen to you if you ignore the letter(s))? Is she going to get magical powers late in life (I think not).
Well, why is she so bitter about Lily having been a powerful witch? Jealousy? After all, Lily was pretty, near-perfect, had a handsome boyfriend (and later, a husband), had great friends, was intelligent, and, on top of all that, was a witch, with magical powers. So... was/is Petunia simply green with envy? Well... Perhaps, but I don't think she'd have held a grudge <i>that</i> long.
But then again... Why are two sisters so different? Not just in personalities and lives, but in looks? Aunt Petunia has mousy brown hair. Lily? Flaming red curls (I think her hair was curly...). Petunia? Ugly. Lily? Beauty.
A bit odd, don't you think? Perhaps one of them was adopted? I don't really support this theory, but after all, it does fill in quite a few holes.
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Since posting that, I've done some more thinking... Petunia's not a squib, but... What if her parents, Lily's parents, were? After all, they <i>were</i> very proud of Lily's being a witch. If you weren't hadn't lived up to your heritage, wouldn't you be bursting with pride if one of your children did?
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