questions about HP (Evans?)

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 82512

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<spinelli372003 at y...> wrote:

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> Salit:
> > No. It is said in many places that Lily was muggle-born. 
> 
> 

 Sherry:  
> Where exactly (canon here please) does it say that Lily 
> is a muggle or muggle born?  I have read all 5 of the books and 
still 
> don't know where it says that Lily is muggle born.  Only that her 
> parents say "look we have a witch in the family"  and the belief 
sort 
> of took off but where does it say it in sentence form that they are 
> muggles?

Geoff:
There are two places which come to mind where Harry is indicated as a 
half-blood:

"Because there are strange likenesses between us, Harry Potter.... 
Both half-bloods..." Tom Riddle to Harry (COS UK edition p.233)

"Shut your mouth!" Bellatrix shrieked, "You dare speak his name with 
your unworthy lips, you dare besmirch it with your half-blood's 
tongue..." Bellatrix to Harry OOTP UK edition p.691)

Harry is a half-blood, hence Lily is a muggle. QED.

Geoff: