Lily's Parents

[karen]

No: HPFGUIDX 170075

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Sherry Gomes" <sherriola at ...> 
wrote:
>
> Karen wrote:
> Now the significance of this statement is that Harry was considered 
for
> Slytherin in book one while wearing the sorting hat.  If he was 
considered
> then he must be full blooded.  We already knew he was considered at 
school
> to be from a all-magic family but what is an all- magic family?  If 
Harry's
> grandparents were muggles, as we suspect they are, then wouldn't he 
not be
> from an all-magic family?  To be considered for Slytherin he must 
have been
> full blooded which means that either Petunia's parents are not 
Lily's
> parents (Lily parents would be a witch and a wizard) or Petunia and 
Lily's
> parents are not muggles.  What do you think about those 
possibilities?

Sherry: 

If it turned out that Lily and Petunia were not sisters, then it would
> completely negate the blood protection for Harry, the reason 
Dumbledore
> placed Harry with the Dursleys in the first place.  If there was no 
blood
> protection because they were not blood kin, I could not believe 
Dumbledore
> did not know this, and therefore his actions in placing Harry there 
would be
> unforgivable.

Karen: What if one or both of Harry's mom's parents were squibs? They 
would certainly be proud to have a witch in the family if that were 
the case.  They would feel badly that they could not do magic 
themselves and would be very proud of a daughter who could and 
possibly giving more attention to her than to another daughter who 
could not do magic.  What support, if any, does JKR give us for this 
theory?
>