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|born=[[2 September]], [[1979]] - [[1 September]], [[1980]]<ref>Lily has to have been born during these dates, otherwise she would be too old, if born before, or too young, if born after, to be starting Hogwarts in 1991.</ref><br/>[[Great Britain]] or [[Ireland]]<ref>[http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2000/0700-swns-alfie.htm World Exclusive Interview with J K Rowling]</ref>
 
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|house=[[Hufflepuff]] or [[Slytherin]]<ref name=Gryffindor>''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' — McGonagall called all the Gryffindor students who were in alphabetical order after Hermione and before Harry to give them their timetables. Since Lily was not mentioned, she can't be in Gryffindor.</ref><ref name=house>J. K. Rowling's original list of forty students contains five males and five females from each house. As all five Ravenclaw females are known, the remaining females whose houses are unknown must be in one of the other three houses.</ref>
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|house= [[Gryffindor]], [[Hufflepuff]], or [[Slytherin]]<ref name=house>J. K. Rowling's original list of forty students contains five males and five females from each house. As all five Ravenclaw females are known, the remaining females whose houses are unknown must be in one of the other three houses.</ref>
 
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'''Lily Moon''' was a [[Wizardkind|student]] who began attending [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in [[1991]], the same year as [[Harry Potter]]. What house she was sorted into is unclear, however, she was neither a [[Gryffindor]]<ref name=Gryffindor /> nor a [[Ravenclaw]].<ref name=house />
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'''Lily Moon''' (c. [[1979]]-[[1980]]) was a witch who began attending [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in [[1991]]. She was in the same year as [[Harry Potter]] and was Sorted into either [[Gryffindor]], [[Hufflepuff]], or [[Slytherin]].<ref name=house />
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
*Only Lily's surname was revealed during the [[Sorting ceremony]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', but on the student list shown on ''[[Harry Potter and Me]]'', the first three letters of her first name could be made out as either "Lil-" or "Lib-". Her full first name was finally revealed by [[J. K. Rowling]] as supplementary content on the [[Pottermore]] website.<ref name="pottermore">[[Pottermore]] (transcription available [http://lady-slytherin-forever.tumblr.com/post/8979923935/the-original-forty-off-pottermore here])</ref> According to Rowling, this character was named before she settled on the name of [[Harry Potter]]'s [[Lily Evans|mother]], and was the "first intimation of [[Luna Lovegood]]," giving her the idea for a "fey, dreamy girl."<ref name="pottermore" />
 
*Only Lily's surname was revealed during the [[Sorting ceremony]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', but on the student list shown on ''[[Harry Potter and Me]]'', the first three letters of her first name could be made out as either "Lil-" or "Lib-". Her full first name was finally revealed by [[J. K. Rowling]] as supplementary content on the [[Pottermore]] website.<ref name="pottermore">[[Pottermore]] (transcription available [http://lady-slytherin-forever.tumblr.com/post/8979923935/the-original-forty-off-pottermore here])</ref> According to Rowling, this character was named before she settled on the name of [[Harry Potter]]'s [[Lily Evans|mother]], and was the "first intimation of [[Luna Lovegood]]," giving her the idea for a "fey, dreamy girl."<ref name="pottermore" />
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*During a practical examination, for their [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.s]], Lily was not called to take her test. She would usually appear after [[Draco Malfoy]] but before [[Theodore Nott]]. This could just be a mistake of [[J. K. Rowling]]'s, or Lily may have been unable to attend her test.
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==

Revision as of 00:18, 18 November 2015

Lily Moon (c. 1979-1980) was a witch who began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1991. She was in the same year as Harry Potter and was Sorted into either Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, or Slytherin.[3]

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. Lily has to have been born during these dates, otherwise she would be too old, if born before, or too young, if born after, to be starting Hogwarts in 1991.
  2. World Exclusive Interview with J K Rowling
  3. 3.0 3.1 J. K. Rowling's original list of forty students contains five males and five females from each house. As all five Ravenclaw females are known, the remaining females whose houses are unknown must be in one of the other three houses.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Pottermore (transcription available here)