Lily's magical background

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No: HPFGUIDX 112142

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "henwen53207" <gftc at s...> wrote:
> Snip from Keli
> > After reading many of the replies about JK's comments on 
Pertunia, 
> > it got me thinking.  Although Lily's grandparents were both
> muggles, 
> > as, apparently were her parents, doesn't mean than any great-
> > grandparents or even great-great-grandparents were.  
>
>From Hen Wen
> Please correct me if I am wrong -- I thought that Lily's 
grandparents
> were 
> wizards.  I got that impression from the FAQ About the Books section
> of JKR's 
> website.  Under the question of  Half-Blood/Pure-Blood she write
> "Therefore 
> Harry would be considered only 'half wizard' because of his 
mother's 
> grandparents."
> 
> I take that to imply that Lily's grandparents were wizards.  Their
> child (one of 
> Lily's parents) must have been a squib.
> 
>From Karen:

James Potter is a full-blood.  For Harry to be a half-blood, Lily is 
a Muggle.   Therefore, Lily's grandparents are Muggles.

- Karen