New title, Mark Evans, Lily and Petunia

[justcarol67]

<kempermentor at y...> wrote:
> Carol,
> You wrote: I take JKR (or her narrator) at her word
> that they're Muggles and nothing but--especially after the Mark Evans

> I've been thinking of your theory.  And though Petunia might not be
a witch, maybe she can still be a Squib.  What do you call the
non-magical off-spring of a Squib and a Muggle?  Seriously, I want to
know.

Carol responds:

I was thrown for a moment because my snipped post and your response
were jammed together, with my original post at the bottom of the
message. I think I've got it sorted out now, and your part starts with
"I've been thinking of your theory," right? I'm responding on that
assumption.

Petunia can't be a squib because a squib, by definition, is the
nonmagical child of magical parents. Her nonmagical parents were
Muggles and so is she. Her witch sister, Lily, was a Muggleborn. (JKR
says something about this in one of her interviews. Sorry I don't have
the link handy.)

By the same definition, the nonmagical child of a Squib and a Muggle
would have to be a Muggle, since a Squib has to have at least one
magical parent, maybe two.

Carol