Harry related to the Weaselys?

[Doreen Rich]

No: HPFGUIDX 22847



JKR said in one of her interviews that having Harry be related to 
Voldie is too much like Star Wars. So, I don't think we have to worry 
about it.

Doreen 

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., meboriqua at a... wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Sofie Campbell" <sofie_elisabeth at y...> 
> wrote:
> 
> That means that Harry would be her third cousin therefore Petunia 
is 
> his closest relative.>
> 
> Isn't that a bit cliched (sorry, can't add the accent) for Harry to 
be 
> related to the Weasleys?  I actually do not want him to be related 
to 
> them, or to Voldie, for that matter.  That's been done and done and 
> done.  Besides, if JKR is killing off beloved characters to show us 
> the effects of evil, I can't imagine she'd pull the ol' relatives 
out 
> of the blue thing.  She isn't seeking a happily ever after ending, 
and 
> newfound relations would make HP seem like a watered down fairy 
tale.
> 
> --jenny from ravenclaw, who would groan if Harry was related to the 
> Weasleys or Voldemort*****************************************