Who should raise Harry (was Sudden Thought re: the Dursleys)

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No: HPFGUIDX 11249

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Amy Z" <aiz24 at h...> wrote:
> Marvin wrote:
<snip>
> 
> Well, according to Muggle law, at least American Muggles, Sirius 
would 
> probably be his guardian; parents can name anyone they like 
guardian 
> of their child and that's usually the godparent(s).  Right, list 
> lawyers?  A relative could contest custody but the Dursleys 
> wouldn't've done that.

Well, plus there was the ancient magic thing. But the Potters might 
not have had time to make a will. Although, who knows what wizarding 
law is like in this respect? It doesn't sound as if the legal system 
is very strong. 

> 
> But of course this godfather has rather taken himself out of the 
> running, or so Dumbledore thinks.  Which just brings us back to the 
> tangled question of what Dumbledore et alia knew, when, about 
Sirius 
> during those first couple of days after James and Lily died.  AD 
knows 
> already that Sirius betrayed them--but then why doesn't he warn 
Hagrid 
> that Sirius is dangerous?--and on the evidence of their actions in 
bk 
> 1 ch 1, McGonagall knows too but Hagrid doesn't. . .  ?? 
> 
> Is there a discussion of this somewhere?  I couldn't find it in the 
> archive.
> 

Several questions to ponder while waiting for book five, then. :) Did 
Dumbledore know about the switch from Sirius to Pettigrew? If so, 
then there would be no need to warn Hagrid about Sirius. 
It also sounds as if Hagrid wasn't given much in the way of 
instruction from Dumbledore other than to get there and find Harry. 
If McGonagall did have any idea about the whole Fidelius charm thing, 
wouldn't she say something when Hagrid mentioned Sirius (about the 
motorcycle)? There would probably be no reason for not telling Hagrid 
then. 

Charmian