Evans family

[corinthum]

No: HPFGUIDX 72827

I wrote:

> > But she never lies.  Every plot twist is preceded by
> > clues, no matter how obscure they may be.  To make Lily a witch (in
> > addition to blowing apart a major theme of the book) would be
> > cheating, since Rowling has repeatedly stated not only that Lily >was
> > Muggle-born, but that Petunia is indeed a Muggle.  Rowling even
>stated
> > in an interview somewhere that she feels obligated to lay clues,
>which
> > is one of the reasons OoP was as long as it was.

And Mtwelovett challenged:
 
> Prior to book 4 any of us may have considered Mrs Figg a Muggle.
> Granted it may not be written in the boook in those precise words, >but
> we could have assumed as such.

Exaclty.  It wasn't written, and we assumed.  But the Dursleys are
repeatedly referred to as Muggles, and not just by characters.  For
example:

"The Dursley family of number four, Privet Drive, was the reason that
Harry never enjoyed his summer holidays.  Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia,
and their son, Dudley, were Harry's only living relatives.  They were
Muggles, and they has a very medieval attitude towards magic."  (PoA,
US paperback p.2)

This seems pretty straightforward to me.  It could be argued that this
is Harry's perspective, but it's found in the midst of other
fact-giving summary information, which makes it seem pretty objective
and definitive.

Mtwelovett continued:

> Basicly, who have we
> heard refer to Lily as a moodblood or of Muggle Parentage.. or rather
> who have we not heard say these things? (Dumbledore -- for one, I
> don't recall him ever making mention of Lily having Muggle Parents. >If
> anyone knows otherwise, I'll gladly give up.) 

Indirectly, Dumbledore does affirm that Lily was Muggle-born by
referring to Harry as a half-blood.

"'He chose the boy he thought most likely to be a danger to him,' said
Dumbledore.  'And notice this, Harry.  He chose, not the pureblood
(which, according to his creed, is the only kind of wizard worth being
or knowing), but the half-blood, like himself....'" (OoP, US p.842)

-Corinth