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The idea of Lily and Petunia's parents being squibs is a very good one. I never thought about that, but it's entirely possible. It would explain Petunia's knowledge of dementors and it would also explain how she understood about the magic that protects Harry at her house. If she really feels such animosity towards Harry and her sister, she would not have taken Harry in and kept him there unless she understood the gravity of the situation. The fact that Harry is constantly referred to as half-blood is the thing that keeps me from completely believing (for now) that the Evans family were anything but full muggles.
Re: Pureblood vs half-blood vs mudblood: Lily is considered mudblood because her parents were muggles. Harry can't be pureblood, even though both his parents were wizards, because his mother was a mudblood. So, that's why he is half-blood, same as Tonks or Voldemort, who each had a muggle parent.
BTW, I just finished re-reading OotP, and I noticed that Dumbledore confirms on several occasions that Sirius is indeed dead. A few people were making the argument awhile back that Harry assumes that he is dead and is the only one that actually uses the word "dead" when he talks about it. But, when Harry is in Dumbledore's office afterwards, Phineas Nigellus asks if his great-great grandson is dead, and Dumbledore says yes. Dumbledore also says "It is my fault that Sirius died." So, I think he really is dead, but that Harry will find a way of communicating with him. I think other people were avoiding the use of the word "dead" out of sympathy for Harry.
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