Can Aunt Petunia do magic?

She wrote to Albus Dumbledore as a child
Petunia didn't just keep her magical aspirations to herself, she actually asked Albus Dumbledore if she could join Hogwarts. Unfortunately, as she had no magical ability, the kindly headmaster had to gently rebuff her.
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Did Aunt Petunia want to be a witch?

Petunia wanted to be a witch: Rowling reveals that, “Petunia had some latent feelings of guilt about the way she had cut Lily (whom she knew, in her secret heart, had always loved her) out of her life.” She also says that Petunia always held out hope that she would show signs of magic “and be spirited off to Hogwarts.”
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Is Petunia actually a witch?

No, she is not, she is not a Squib. She is a Muggle. But you will have to read the other books. Warner Bros.
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What is Aunt Petunia's secret?

Petunia meets a man named Vernon Dursley, who shows interest in her. Petunia, not being the most attractive woman, nor being good at meeting new people, agrees to date him. He proposes to her and Petunia, convinced that no other man would want her and not wanting to be alone, accepts. The two get married.
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Does Dudley have a magical child?

5 J.K. ROWLING ALMOST GAVE HIM A MAGICAL CHILD

Rowling talked about how she almost gave Dudley a magical child himself. She considered having him be at Platform 9 ¾ during the epilogue. However, she decided not to do so because she thought Vernon's DNA would have killed out any trace of magical blood.
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Who told Petunia remember my last?

A Howler from Dumbledore, addressed to Petunia, said 'Remember my last' – no doubt referring to the letter which he left with baby Harry, on the doorstep of Privet Drive.
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Why are petunias magic?

Since Petunia's sister, Lily, was a Muggle-born witch, both girls must have a wizarding ancestry, however distantly. This means that Petunia was still related to wizards, even if she pretended she did not have a sister.
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Can a Squib have a magical child?

On a rare occasion, non-magical parents (muggles) can produce magical offspring, called muggle-borns. In even rarer cases, some magical parents could have children incapable of magic, known as squibs. Squibs can interact with the magical world, which implies that they have slightly more magical ability than muggles.
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Is Lily Potter a witch?

Lily Potter (née Evans) (January 30, 1960 – 31 October, 1981) was a Muggle-born witch, the younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Evans and the sister of Petunia. She learned that she was a witch as a child, after Severus Snape, a wizard boy who lived nearby, recognised her as a witch and told her of the existence of magic.
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Did Petunia go to Hogwarts?

I know it is explained in the book but I can't remember why. She wrote Dumbledore her letter demanding he let her go to Hogwarts and he finally agreed and then something happened and she didn't want to go.
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Did Petunia go to Harry's wedding?

And the Dursleys didn't attend the Potters' marriage ceremony. "[Petunia] and Vernon chose not to attend Lily and James' wedding. The very last piece of correspondence she received from Lily and James was the announcement of Harry's birth, and after one contemptuous look, Petunia threw it in the bin."
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What did Lily call Petunia?

They bickered (as sisters do) but we also saw them playing together, sticking up for each other and Lily affectionately calling her big sis 'Tuney'. Unfortunately there was no escaping the fact that one girl possessed gifts that the other did not.
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Is Ginny a powerful witch?

Ginny Weasley

From a young age, Ginny Weasley is pretty much renowned for her magic. Fred and George make the comment that her bat-bogey hex is both powerful and terrifying. It's often said as a joke but as the series moves on and Ginny grows, it becomes pretty obvious that she does have extremely powerful magic.
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Who is the most beautiful witch in Harry Potter?

1. Hermione Granger. The brightest witch of her age! Hermione Granger has such an arc over the course of the eight Harry Potter films.
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Who is the strongest witch in Harry Potter?

Most Powerful Wizards in the Harry Potter Universe, Ranked
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What if two Muggle-borns have a child?

It has nothing to do with genes and is just a construct of wizarding society. So the magical child of two muggle-born would be half-blood and a non-magical chld of two muggle-born a squib.
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Can magical parents have non-magical children?

A Squib, also known as a wizard-born, was a non-magical person who was born to at least one magical parent. Squibs were, in essence, "wizard-born Muggles".
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Can Muggles see Obscurials?

Second peice of evidence is the Obscurial attacks, it's completely invisible to the muggles that are present, up until his reveal when we are seeing it through the eyes of a wizard.
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Is Harrys aunt a witch?

Back in 2004, JK Rowling herself teased there might be more to Aunt Petunia in response to a fan question. When asked if Aunt Petunia was a Squib (a non-magical person who is born with at least one magical parent), Rowling replied: 'Good question. No, she is not, she is not a Squib. She is a Muggle.
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Was Harry Potters aunt a squib?

No, she is not a Squib. She is a Muggle, but—[Laughter]. You will have to read the other books. You might have got the impression that there is a little bit more to Aunt Petunia than meets the eye, and you will find out what it is.
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What Hogwarts house would Petunia be in?

9 Petunia Dursley - Slytherin/Hufflepuff.
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Was Mrs Figg a squib?

Mrs. Arabella Doreen Figg was a Squib, a dealer of cross-bred cats and kneazles, and a member of the Order of the Phoenix.
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Who sent Petunia the letter?

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This letter was written by Albus Dumbledore on 1 November 1981 to Petunia Dursley. The letter detailed the wards that would be created if she were to take in her nephew, Harry Potter, until he was seventeen.
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Who is the strongest witch?

Scarlet Witch, Marvel

Rating: Unmatched in powers but mentally and magically unstable. It's no secret Scarlet Witch is the strongest witch in Marvel comics.
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Who is the 2nd most powerful wizard in Harry Potter?

The Most Powerful Wizards In The Harry Potter Universe, Ranked
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  7. 7 Godric Gryffindor. ...
  8. 8 Credence Barebone. ...
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