I really don’t understand why Aunt Marge is so vicious to Harry, and about Harry’s parents. Is there some kind of jealousy involved somewhere or something?
As I recall, in a later book she explains how jealous she was of her sister. Lily was the "better" child because she was special. A witch! Apparently her parents fawned over her and left Petunia out in the cold, or so she perceived.
And maybe she was also jealous that Lily found a nice, easygoing guy like James whereas she ended up with Mr. Dursley. I mean, I'd be upset about that, too. :-p Add that with dying before they could make up as sisters AND leaving Petunia with a surplus child to raise... but now I'm getting into fanfic-level personal interpretation.
Oh, and sundaes every thirty minutes? That struck me as wild, too. Good thing Harry burns calories by being in trouble 24/7!
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Date: 2009-10-26 10:56 pm (UTC)As I recall, in a later book she explains how jealous she was of her sister. Lily was the "better" child because she was special. A witch! Apparently her parents fawned over her and left Petunia out in the cold, or so she perceived.
And maybe she was also jealous that Lily found a nice, easygoing guy like James whereas she ended up with Mr. Dursley. I mean, I'd be upset about that, too. :-p Add that with dying before they could make up as sisters AND leaving Petunia with a surplus child to raise... but now I'm getting into fanfic-level personal interpretation.
Oh, and sundaes every thirty minutes? That struck me as wild, too. Good thing Harry burns calories by being in trouble 24/7!