his grandmother on his father's side is magical, his dad is a squib. he would have been introduced to them after his first year because he could barely make sparks with his wand (and really doesn't do much better now) and his father bandaged his distanced relationship with his parents for his son's education. he's from tobermory mull (it's tiny though with only 1000 residents), but i never pinned down where his grandmother is so it could be from anywhere really.