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== Recent History ==
  
== Recent History ==
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The Evans family are [[Harry Potter]]'s maternal family, and are known in the wizarding world for Lily's loving sacrifice in order to save Harry from [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]].
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The Evans family are [[Harry Potter]]'s maternal family, and are known in the wizarding world for Lily's loving sacrifice in order to save Harry from [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]].
   
 
They are related to the Muggle [[Dursley family]] and wizarding [[Potter family|Potter]] and [[Weasley family|Weasley]] families. They lived near [[Spinner's End]], the residence of the [[Snape family]].<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''</ref> Lily's parents were Muggles, as was her sister Petunia.
  
They are related to the Muggle [[Dursley family]] and wizarding [[Potter family|Potter]] and [[Weasley family|Weasley]] families. They lived near [[Spinner's End]], the residence of the [[Snape family]].<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''</ref> Lily's parents were Muggles, as was her sister Petunia.
   
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==Family members==
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==Recent family members==
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<gallery orientation="portrait" spacing="small" position="center" widths="85">
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*[[Lily Evans|Lily Potter née Evans]] — a [[Muggle-born]] [[witch]] who was sorted into [[Gryffindor]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]; younger sister of Petunia, wife of [[James Potter]], and mother of [[Harry Potter]].
  
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Lily Potter1.jpg|[[Lily Evans|Lily Potter ]] †
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*[[Petunia Dursley|Petunia Dursley née Evans]] — a [[Muggle]]; older sister of Lily, wife of [[Vernon Dursley]], and mother of [[Dudley Dursley]].
  
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Petunia Dursley.jpg|[[Petunia Dursley]]
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* [[Evans sisters' father|Mr. Evans]] — a [[Muggle]]; father of Petunia and Lily
  
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* [[Evans sisters' mother|Mrs. Evans]]— a [[Muggle]]; mother of Petunia and Lily
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Mr. Evans.jpg|[[Evans sisters' father|Mr Evans]] †
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Mrs. Evans.jpg|[[Evans sisters' mother|Mrs Evans]] †
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</gallery>
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*[[Lily Evans|Lily Potter ]]{{Comment|née Evans}} - a [[Muggle-born]] [[witch]] who was sorted into [[Gryffindor]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]; younger sister of Petunia, wife of [[James Potter]], and mother of [[Harry Potter]]
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*[[Petunia Dursley ]]{{Comment|née Evans}} - a [[Muggle]]; older sister of Lily, wife of [[Vernon Dursley]], and mother of [[Dudley Dursley]]
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* [[Evans sisters' father|Mr Evans]] - a [[Muggle]]; father of Petunia and Lily
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* [[Evans sisters' mother|Mrs Evans]] - a [[Muggle]]; mother of Petunia and Lily
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== Recent related members ==
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<gallery orientation="portrait" widths="85" position="center" spacing="small">
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Vernon Dursley HP5.jpg|[[Vernon Dursley]]
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BestmainimagejamespotterI.jpg|[[James Potter]] †
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DudleyDH.png|[[Dudley Dursley]]
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PromoHP7 Harry Potter.jpg|[[Harry Potter]]
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Ginny-Weasley.jpg|[[Ginny Weasley]]
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HPDH2-3922.jpg|[[James Potter II]]
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AlbusSevPotter.jpg|[[Albus Potter]]
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Lily PotterDH2.png|[[Lily Potter II]]
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</gallery>
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* [[Lily Luna Potter]] - blood relative and youngest of Harry and Ginny Potter
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* [[Albus Severus Potter]] - blood relative and middle child of Harry and Ginny Potter
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* [[James Sirius Potter ]]- blood relative and oldest son of Harry and Ginny Potter
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* [[Dudley Dursley's children|Dursley children]] - children of Dudley and his wife
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* [[Ginevra Molly Potter]] {{Comment|née [[Weasley]]}} - related through marriage, wife of Harry Potter, and mother of James, Albus, and Lily
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* [[Harry James Potter]] - blood relative, son of James and Lily Potter, husband of Ginny, and father of James, Albus, and Lily
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* [[Dudley Dursley]] - blood relative and son of Vernon and Petunia Dudley
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* [[James Potter]] - related through marriage, husband of Lily, and father of Harry Potter
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* [[Vernon Dursley]] - related through marriage, husband of Petunia, and father to Dudley Dursley
   
 
==Etymology==
  
==Etymology==

Revision as of 14:32, 18 January 2016

Evans is the surname of a Muggle family. They must have some distant magical blood,[1] however, as at least one member, Lily Evans, was a Muggle-born witch.

Recent History

The Evans family are Harry Potter's maternal family, and are known in the wizarding world for Lily's loving sacrifice in order to save Harry from Lord Voldemort.

They are related to the Muggle Dursley family and wizarding Potter and Weasley families. They lived near Spinner's End, the residence of the Snape family.[2] Lily's parents were Muggles, as was her sister Petunia.

Recent family members

Recent related members

Etymology

Evans is a Welsh or English surname derived from the given name Evan.[3] As a Welsh name, Evan means "young warrior;" it can also be considered a form of the name John, meaning "God is gracious."[4]

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

Behind the scenes

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 30 July 2007 Bloomsbury Webchat with J.K. Rowling
  2. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
  3. ↑ Behind the Name: Evans
  4. ↑ Behind the Name: Evan
  5. ↑ J.K.Rowling Official Site F.A.Q.
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