Godparents (some comments)

[Andrea]

No: HPFGUIDX 17343

--- Neil Ward <neilward at dircon.co.uk> wrote:
> As to Penny's question, I think a godparent could be
> seen a proxy guardian,
> but grandparents, aunts and uncles (The Dursleys -
> gaaaah!!!) would probably
> be considered first, and there is no legal bond
> (unless specified). 

True, but I thought that Sirius *was* specified
legally as Harry's guardian.  I don't have my copy of
PoA with me right now, but Sirius says something like,
"Your parents wanted you to live with me if anything
happened to them."  Family members aren't always the
ones chosen as guardians, for a variety of reasons. 
Despite having a very large and loving family, my
parents put in their will that some neighbors of ours
would be my brother's and my guardians if anything
happened.  This was so we wouldn't have to move and
change schools.  

Picture James and Lily after Harry is born. 
Lily: "Okay, we need to be practical and specify
someone to raise Harry if anything happens to us."
James: "Well, there's no one on *my* side who could do
it."
Lily: "Can you imagine my sister's face if Harry
showed up on her doorstep?"
[Both dissolve in hysterical laughter]
James, wiping away tears of laughter: "All right,
let's ask Sirius instead."

<g>


Andrea

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