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Originally posted by sherbertlemons
What if JK Rowling was deliberately not mentioning that then? Maybe it will be a major plot issue later on. Wouldn't be the first time she's withheld important info until a later date for plot purposes.
I agree with SigmaChiCard, my fist thought when I read that scene was that she sounds waaaaay too familiar with magical stuff for a muggle.
A friend of mine pointed out another possible way to explain it, though. Perhaps Petunia became involved with a wizard friend of Lily's and got burned? That would explain her familiarity with magical term and hatred of wizards. Either way, I think there's a lot Vernon Dursley doesn't know about his wife.
I wonder if there's a term for muggles who have wizarding relatives? I know one hasn't been mentioned in the books so far, but I'm just wondering if one will crop up. I mean, some of them could likely be very knowlegable about the wizarding world, and maybe even in some ways a member of the community.
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It's entirely poosible. I guess we'll find out (or not) in the next two books). I just think Petunia knows a lot about the wizarding world because she grew up around it (with Lily being a witch and all), she probably learned a lot about it from her.
I also don't think that Petunia thinks she's a "freak", but was probably very jealous about her, and to this day still holds a grudge.