[HPforGrownups] Lily's Family

[Jesta Hijinx]

No: HPFGUIDX 41107


>   Some say that there are no references to Harry's parents and
>grandparents, etc., so it might be possible that Voldemort was Lily's
>father (I don't remember who said that, but I do like the theory). I
>don't really have a perfect theory for that, more something like Mrs.
>Evans had an affair with Voldie and here we have Lily.
>   But, what if Lily was related to Dumbledore? In CoS (US paperback
>ed. page 245) it states that D had auburn hair. And it states in SS/PS
>(US ed. page 208) that Lily also has dark red hair. Of course, this
>could just be a coincidence. But what if? That would certainly explain
>why D was close to and "good friends" (correct me if I'm wrong, but I
>believe that's stated somewhere in one of the books) with James and
>Lily Potter.
>   Comments?
>
>   ~Kyli (who has made a comeback from lurking)
>
My comment (not aimed at Kyli in particular) is that I'd *really* love an 
epic series where everybody wasn't related to everybody else.

I know it's a big deal in Lucas' Star Wars saga, and that that kind of tends 
to make everyone steeped in modern saga culture think that way...but it 
irritated me that he did that, too.  Taking a few steps back, it could be 
seen as "how this one dysfunctional family without adequate father role 
model figures ended up getting a bunch of people killed and destroying a 
planet or two along the way".  (Never fear, I don't think that way as a rule 
- I really do enjoy the movies and most of the characters.  I would have 
liked it better had a blood tie [which is then inadequately supported in the 
mythos - nobody seems to be encouraging those Jedi to breed!  and that's 
stupid if The Force is a chromosomally linked trait - like wizardry, to loop 
this discussion back where it belongs] *not* been such a strong driving 
force.

I think that's why I'm plumping not to have everyone significant related to 
everyone else.  So much of what JKR writes now is that it's not about *what* 
you are but *who* you become that matters.

I would not care for it if Harry turned out to be too directly related to 
Dumbledore.  But it's JKR's universe.

Jesta/Felinia



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