[HPforGrownups] A Third Evans Sister?

[Audra1976 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 52804

In a message dated 25/02/2003 00:25:29 Eastern Standard Time, 
a_rude_mechanical at yahoo.com writes:
> My friends and I have been discussing this possibility:  could 
> Narcissa Malfoy be the sister of Lily and Petunia?  As far as I know, 
> JK Rowling has never made clear Lily's parentage, whether muggle or 
> wizarding.  
> Remember, Petunia and Narcissa have very similar physical features.  
> In SS, Petunia is described as "thin and blonde" with "nearly twice 
> the usual amount of neck."  In GoF, Narcissa is described 
> similarly: "blonde," "tall," and "slim."  Also, Lily, Petunia, and 
> Narcissa are all named after flowers

Me:

No!  It's insane!
...Or is it SO sane, that you just BLEW my mind!?
LOL

It hasn't been mentioned yet in the books, but JK Rowling has confirmed in an 
interview that Lily was a muggleborn witch.  It has come up before that 
Narcissa could be a third sister. Aside from being a tall, thin, fair, and 
named after a flower, there has been another parallel drawn between Lily, 
Petunia, and Narcissa.  They each have one son, of whom they are very 
protective.  Lucius wanted to send Draco to Durmstrang, but Narcissa 
convinced him to send Draco to Hogwarts so he wouldn't be so far away.

Well, let's examine the possibilities.  Narcissa could have been a 
full-blooded third sister who was raised along with Lily and Petunia, and who 
received her letter just like Lily.  It's possible, but Petunia does not 
mention that her sisters (plural) were both freaks, and I should think 
someone in the WW would remember that Mrs. Malfoy was Mrs. Potters sister 
from their school days.

Narcissa could have been a half-sister or full-blooded sister who was put up 
for adoption before Lily and Petunia were born.  Either way she would be 
raised in a different family, perhaps not even knowing that she had sisters.  
If she is their sister, or even half-sister then she is not a pureblood.  
Either she doesn't know her heritage and believes herself to be a pureblood, 
or she is putting on a big act, because Loo-see-us would never marry and 
procreate with a "mudblood" or even a half-blood.  I would pay one million 
dollars to see both his and Draco's face when they find out that not only are 
they not a pureblood family, but they're related to Harry Potter!

But before we get too excited, we should remember there are a lot of flower 
names in the books.  POPPY Pomfrey, LAVENDER Brown, PANSY Parkinon, and I 
know there are more.  It may have no significance at all.

Audra


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