Did 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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Why is Petunia not a witch?

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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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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Did Petunia Dursley want to go to Hogwarts?

The Hogwarts headmaster sent a kindly response to Petunia when she wrote to him as a child, begging to join Hogwarts. After Dumbledore's gentle rejection, 'Tuney' started referring to her sister as a 'freak.
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Can petunias 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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Petunia Dursley's BIGGEST Secret - Harry Potter Explained



What is Aunt Petunia's secret?

In the Harry Potter fandom, Petunia Dursley gives way to much speculation: perhaps there is more to her than what is seen at first glance, that perhaps Petunia is hiding a secret from not only Harry, but her husband and son as well, and I believe that Petunia's deep, dark secret is that she loved her sister Lily.
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How did Petunia react to Lily's death?

From sisters to strangers

No doubt Petunia would have been saddened by the news of Lily's death but those complicated emotions – grief, regret and unresolved jealousy – were probably buried in the distractions of housework, gossip and pandering to her son Dudley's every whim.
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Is Lily Potter older than Petunia?

Petunia was the oldest child of Muggles Mr. and Mrs. Evans, and had a sister, Lily, who was younger than she.
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What is the age difference between Lily and Petunia?

Petunia is likely one to two years older than Lily (but possibly as much as five years older)
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Who sent remember my last Petunia?

But Aunt Petunia receives a Howler – a special enchanted letter – that says only, "Remember my last, Petunia" (2.217). By the final chapters of Book 5, Harry discovers that this Howler was sent by Professor Dumbledore to remind Aunt Petunia of her oath to give Harry a place to live.
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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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Was Petunia Evans 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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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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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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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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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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Who did Dudley Dursley marry?

Mrs Dursley was the wife of Dudley Dursley: the couple had two children. When her husband's cousin Harry Potter visited them with his family, their children would play while Dudley and Harry sat together quietly.
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What did Dumbledore wrote to Petunia?

Petunia Evans wrote a letter asking Albus Dumbledore whether she can go to Hogwarts to study with her witch sister, Lily Evans. Although Dumbledore wrote a reply letter very kindly, which refused her entry on the grounds of her being a Muggle, Petunia still felt left out.
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Did Vernon care about Harry?

Rowling adds that Vernon hated Harry because he saw father James in him, much in the same way that Snape does. "She did it grudgingly, and spent the rest of Harry's childhood punishing him for her own choice," Rowling explains. Warner Bros.
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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 Lily Potter a Muggle or witch?

Lily Potter (née Evans) was a Muggle-born witch and Harry's mother. She was born 30 January 1960 and died on 31 October 1981 at age 21. She was quite young, 19 years old, when she became pregnant with Harry, giving birth to him at 20.
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Who did Cho Chang marry?

After the Second Wizarding War, Cho became a renowned healer at St Mungo's and later married a Muggle named Dr. Campbell they had a daughter called Hannah. She later on got divorced and married Draco Malfoy and had two kids with him.
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Why did Aunt Petunia let Harry stay?

Probably she thought Harry was her sister's last memory or Lily's last gift or the last responsibility for an Elder sister and she felt pity for what happened to HER YOUNGER SISTER, though Lily was different from Petunia, she had Lily in a little corner of her heart.
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How did Petunia know about Voldemort?

Aunt Petunia says she overheard “that horrible boy telling her [Lily] about them” in their childhood. Harry, at the time, assumes Petunia overheard James talking to Lily. But we later find out that the “he” is in fact Snape.
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Was James Potter a bully?

James was a bully in school — to the point that even the biggest of James Potter apologists can't deny this. He mercilessly teased Snape, and in one particularly horrific memory, hung him upside down and exposed him in front of the entire school.
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