Voldemore the family man

[milz]

No: HPFGUIDX 2344

Perhaps not in CoS, but maybe in GoF, V. would have rubbed it in 
Harry's face. It would be a big blow to Harry to find out the V. was 
his grandpa. Perhaps maybe big enough that Harry would not want to 
kill V. in a confrontation? Perhaps it would be a big enough blow to 
Harry that he would stop his wizarding studies so he wouldn't have 
the skills if he were tempted to follow in grandpa's footsteps? 

As for Dumbledore being truthful with Harry, Dumbledore does answer 
Harry's questions truthfully. He was forthcoming in regards to his 
answers about Snape in GoF. I think that if V. was Harry's grandpa, 
it would be revelant enough and important enough for Dumbldore to 
inform Harry. Moreover in GoF, Dumbledore was the one who over-ruled 
McGonagall's wishes that Harry not hear Barty Crouch's 
confession...Dumbledore basically told her Harry had to be told. It 
seems odd to me that Dumbledore would let Harry hear Barty Crouch's 
confession and his falling out with Fudge, then would still hide that 
V. is his grandpa. It doesn't fit the pattern. And he could have 
prevented Harry from hearing the Fudge fall-out but simply asking 
Fudge to go to his office.

Perhaps Dumbledore is clueless about Lily's or even James' family 
history. But in the years since the Potters' deaths and Harry's 
survival, I would think that Dumbldore has tried to figure out WHY 
Harry survived and WHY  V. would want to kill Harry along with his 
parents. In the first book, Dumbledore lets on that when Harry is 
older he'll understand why V. wanted to kill him too. That makes me 
think Dumbledore has already figured out the reason. Again, with 
Voldemort on the loose again, it makes no sense for Dumbldore to hide 
that V and Harry are related if that is the case.

But then...I could be completely wrong because I'm not the author ;-) 
and I 'm clueless as to what she has planned for the next books. But 
it's fun speculating isn't it?
 

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, eggplant88 at h... wrote:
> "milz " <absinthe at m...> wrote:
> 
> >See if V. was Harry's grandpa, I think he would have rubbed it in 
> >Harry's face by now...especially in CoS when Harry was having 
> >doubts of his Gryffindorness.
> 
> Impossible. In Chamber of Secrets we were dealing with a 16 year 
old 
> Tom Riddle, or the memory of him, the only things Tom knew about 
> Harry is what Ginny told him in the diary. 
> 
> >Also, Dumbledore told Harry that V. was the  last relative of 
> >Slytherin. If Harry is V's grandson, that would mean either 
> >Dumbledore is lying to Harry (which is something that he 
> >hasn't done yet)
> 
> How do you know? And it would be a lot to lay on a little boy who 
> already has more than enough to worry about. Remember he's still 
only 
> 14!
> 
> >or Dumbledore is plain clueless.
> 
> Well it wouldn't be the first time Dumbledore is plain clueless, 
he's
> Certainly not very good at picking faculty members for his school.