Harry Potter Wiki
Harry Potter Wiki
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 6: Line 6:
 
|sender=[[Lily Evans]]
 
|sender=[[Lily Evans]]
 
|addressee=[[Petunia Dursley]]
 
|addressee=[[Petunia Dursley]]
|date=[[31 July]] [[1980]]
+
|date=[[31 July]], [[1980]]
 
|subject=Lily tells her sister that she bore his son, [[Harry Potter]].
 
|subject=Lily tells her sister that she bore his son, [[Harry Potter]].
 
|delivered=
 
|delivered=
 
}}
 
}}
   
On or after [[31 July]], [[1980]], [[Lily Evans|Lily Potter]] sent a letter to her elder sister [[Petunia Dursley]] announcing the birth of the former's [[Harry Potter|son]]. However, Petunia merely and contemptuously tossed the letter in the bin after one look. This was the last known piece of correspondence between the [[Evans family|Evans sisters]] before Lily's death at the hands of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] less than two years after the letter. Prior to the letter's delivery, Lily and Petunia had all but parted ways due to the former's [[magic]]al abilities.<ref name="pottermore">''[[Pottermore]]''</ref>
+
On or after [[31 July]], [[1980]], [[Lily Evans|Lily Potter]] sent a '''letter''' to her elder sister [[Petunia Dursley]] announcing the birth of the former's [[Harry Potter|son]]. However, Petunia merely and contemptuously tossed the letter in the bin after one look. This was the last known piece of correspondence between the [[Evans family|Evans sisters]] before Lily's death at the hands of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] less than two years after the letter. Prior to the letter's delivery, Lily and Petunia had all but parted ways due to the former's [[magic]]al abilities.<ref name="pottermore">''[[Pottermore]]''</ref>
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==

Revision as of 20:42, 7 May 2012

On or after 31 July, 1980, Lily Potter sent a letter to her elder sister Petunia Dursley announcing the birth of the former's son. However, Petunia merely and contemptuously tossed the letter in the bin after one look. This was the last known piece of correspondence between the Evans sisters before Lily's death at the hands of Lord Voldemort less than two years after the letter. Prior to the letter's delivery, Lily and Petunia had all but parted ways due to the former's magical abilities.[1]

Appearances

Notes and references