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Evans was the surname of a Muggle family. They must have had some distant magical blood.[2] At least one member, Lily Evans, was a Muggle-born witch. They were related by marriage to the wizarding Potter and Weasley families, and distantly to the Prewett family.

History[]

The earliest known members of the family were Mr and Mrs Evans, who had two daughters, Petunia and Lily Evans. They lived near Spinner's End in Cokeworth, sharing residence with the Snape family.[3] Lily's parents were Muggles, as was her sister Petunia.

It is very likely that the Evanses have at least one wizarding ancestor, given that Muggle-born wizards are usually descended from Squibs whose descendants lose all notion of their wizarding lineage, and whose wizarding power resurfaces several generations later. Lily, therefore, most likely has very distant wizarding ancestry.

Mr and Mrs Evans were proud of their younger daughter being a witch and appeared to have favoured her over their elder daughter because of it.[3]

They were related to the Dursley family through Petunia's marriage to Vernon Dursley, and the Potter family through Lily's marriage to James Potter.[4]

They were famous for being Harry Potter's maternal family, and were known in the wizarding world for Lily's loving sacrifice that saved Harry from Lord Voldemort when he was just an infant.

This family was extinct in the male line, but not in the female line. When Harry married Ginny Weasley, they became related to the Weasley family through their three children, James Sirius, Albus Severus, and Lily Luna.[5] Petunia's son Dudley Dursley had at least two children as well.

Family members[]

Main family[]

Person Notes
Mr Evans Muggles; parents of Petunia and Lily Evans
Mrs Evans
Lucy Evans Muggle; housewife
Lily Potter (née Evans) Muggle-born witch who was sorted into Gryffindor House at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; younger sister of Petunia, wife of James Potter, and mother of Harry Potter
Petunia Dursley (née Evans) Muggle; older sister of Lily, wife of Vernon Dursley, and mother of Dudley Dursley

Evans relatives[]

Person Notes
Lily Luna Potter Blood relative and youngest child of Harry and Ginny Potter
Albus Severus Potter Blood relative and middle child, second son of Harry and Ginny Potter
James Sirius Potter Blood relative and oldest son of Harry and Ginny Potter
Dursley children Children of Dudley and his wife
Ginevra Molly Potter
(née Weasley)
Related through marriage, wife of Harry Potter, and mother of James, Albus, and Lily
Harry James Potter Blood relative, son of James and Lily Potter, husband of Ginny, and father of James, Albus, and Lily Potter
Dudley Dursley Blood relative and son of Vernon and Petunia Dudley
James Potter Related through marriage, husband of Lily, and father of Harry Potter
Vernon Dursley Related through marriage, husband of Petunia, and father to Dudley Dursley

Family tree[]

 
 
 
 
Dursley family
 
 
 
 
 
Evans
family
 
 
 
 
 
Potter
family
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mrs Dursley
 
Mrs Evans
 
Mr Evans
 
Euphemia Potter
(d. c. 1979)
 
Fleamont Potter
(d. c. 1979)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marjorie Eileen Dursley
 
Vernon Dursley
 
 Petunia Evans 
(c. 1960–c. 2020)
 
 
Lily J. Evans
(19601981)
 
James Potter
(19601981)
 
 
Weasley family
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dudley Dursley
(b. c. 1980)
 
 
 
 
 
Harry James Potter
(b. 1980)
 
Ginevra Molly Weasley
(b. 1981)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 children
 
 
 
James Sirius Potter
(b. c. 2004)
 
Albus Severus Potter
(b. c. 2006)
 
Lily Luna
Potter

(b. c. 2008)

Etymology[]

Evans is a Welsh, Irish or English surname derived from the given name Evan.[6] As a Welsh name, Evan means "young warrior;" it can also be considered a form of the name John, meaning "God is gracious."[7]

Both sisters in the Evans family, Lily and Petunia, are named after flowers.

Behind the scenes[]

Appearances[]

Notes and references[]

  1. The only known male member is dead.
  2. 30 July 2007 Bloomsbury Webchat with J.K. Rowling
  3. 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 33 (The Prince's Tale)
  4. Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Vernon and Petunia Dursley" at Wizarding World
  5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Epilogue (Nineteen Years Later)
  6. Behind the Name: the etymology and history of surnames | Evans - surnames.behindthename.com
  7. Behind the Name: the etymology and history of first names | Evan - behindthename.com
  8. 8.0 8.1 F.A.Q. question at J. K. Rowling's official site (archived)
  9. Harry Potter Limited Edition
  10. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 12 (The Mirror of Erised) - "They just looked at him, smiling. And slowly, Harry looked into the faces of the other people in the mirror, and saw other pairs of green eyes like his"
  11. 28 August, 2012 "Daniel Radcliffe talks to J.K. Rowling: EXCLUSIVE VIDEO" Entertainment Weekly
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