[HPforGrownups] Harry's *dead* relatives

[Morag Traynor]

No: HPFGUIDX 17111

Mecki wrote:
>
>Dumbledore said, the Dursleys were Harrys only *living* relatives. I
>believe, knowing JKR's tendancy to give us hints with such sentances,
>that there will probably be some *dead*, so Ghost - relatives Harry
>will  meet in furture books. We don't know why some people turn out to
>be ghosts or if James and Lilly ever will , but if Harry has a long
>line of magic on his father's side, he surely has some ghost-relatives
>that may be able to help him on future tasks.
>Am I making any sense?
>Just a thought, any other opinion?
>Mecki
>
Yes, perfect sense.  JKR did give a clue in an interview that whether people 
become ghosts has to do with whether they were happy in life.  The ones we 
know best - Moaning Myrtle and Nearly Headless Nick - don't seem very happy 
bunnies.  There's also Prof. Binns, but he seems to have barely noticed that 
he is dead.  I'm sure Harry's parents were happy people generally, so I 
can't see their coming back as ghosts.  I think it would be a kind of 
cop-out if they did - he wouldn't have really lost them in the same way.

The only time they've appeared has been due to magic devices or spells - 
mirror of Erised, V's wand and Harry's patronus.  I think he will have 
further contact of this kind.  Do you think there exist any portraits of 
them?  I could see some other relatives or ancestors coming back as ghosts 
though.
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