Was Aunt Petunia 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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Why is Petunia not a Squib?

And here's a Harry Potter theory for you to think about – Petunia Dursley was actually a witch all along. So according to one Tumblr user, Aunt Petunia actually isn't a Muggle but a bitter ol' witch, who suppressed her powers after being rejected by the magical community.
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Did Aunt Petunia have magic?

Aunt Petunia, although certainly not a full-fledged witch, possessed magical abilities. She was desperate to be accepted into Hogwarts alongside her sister because she knew there was some level of magic in her. She was able to write to Dumbledore so easily because of this self-assurance.
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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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Why did Aunt Petunia get the howler?

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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Petunia Dursley's BIGGEST Secret - Harry Potter Explained



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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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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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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How 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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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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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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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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Is Petunia Evans a witch?

Petunia, like her parents, is a muggle. She is the sister to witch, Lily Evans.
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Was Ariana Dumbledore a squib?

In Rita Skeeter's biography, The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore, she claims it was Kendra's shame at having produced a Squib which made her keep her out of the public eye. Ariana wasn't a squib though, she sounds more like an Obscurial - the same as Credence.
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Is J.K. Rowling a squib?

The theory that the wizarding world is real and J.K. Rowling is somehow involved might sound like it belongs in The Quibbler, but it's bounced around the Potterverse internet for as long as its existed. Some maintain that Rowling is a Squib — a non-magical person unlucky enough to be born to a Magical family.
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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 was the Dursleys greatest family secret?

The Dursleys had a small son called Dudley and in their opinion there was no finer boy anywhere. The Dursleys had everything they wanted, but they also had a secret, and their greatest fear was that somebody would discover it. They didn't think they could bear it if anyone found out about the Potters.
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Was Petunia talking about Snape?

The 'awful boy' Aunt Petunia mentions is Snape. Although we didn't know at the time. During The Prince's Tale we find out that Severus loved Harry's mother Lily and told her at age 10 that she was a witch(similar to when Hargrid tells Harry that he is a wizard).
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Is dudleys daughter a witch?

“Dudley's daughter is magic.” He said, astonished by the very words. “She's a witch.”
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What became of Luna Lovegood?

After the war, Luna became a Magizoologist, discovering and classifying many magical species that had never been encountered before. She eventually married Rolf Scamander, the grandson of Newt Scamander, a famed Magizoologist, with whom she had twin sons, Lorcan and Lysander.
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Who murdered Helena Ravenclaw?

The Baron killed Helena when she refused to return with him, before killing himself out of regret for what he had done. She and the Baron eventually returned as ghosts to Hogwarts Castle, where Helena is the Ghost of Ravenclaw House.
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Can a Squib see a Dementor?

But Squibs can still immerse themselves in the magical

And although Harry isn't convinced Arabella Figg can see Dementors, she certainly describes their soul-sucking powers rather well, and protests that she can.
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Was Aberforth in the Order of the Phoenix?

Aberforth was the owner and barman of the Hog's Head Inn in Hogsmeade, and was a member of the original Order of the Phoenix during the First Wizarding War.
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