Why Dunbledore and Harry are not directly related

[thesuddenstrike]

No: HPFGUIDX 39665

It has been speculated that Dumbledore and Harry are related, but I 
believe that canon shows that they aren't.  

What do we know about Harry's family?  His mother was a muggle-born, 
therefore dumbledore cannot be her father, grandfather or anything 
other than a very distant relation, if that.  Therefore, assumbing a 
relationship, it must be on his fathers side.  But its obious that 
James is not Albus's sun, their surnames are different.  Therefore, 
if there IS a direct relationship, there must be at least one other 
person, a girl, James mother, between them.  

Now consider the durslesy's.  Albus and McGonagol know what they are 
like, therefore I cannot believe that they would willingly leave 
Harry with them unless there was no other choice.  Given that some of 
the spells of Protection require Harry's family, if there was a 
relationship between Albus and Harry, surely Albus could have brought 
Harry up himself.  If we accept the relationship, and the fact that 
there is an unnamed girl between Albus and James, there must be other 
Family members out there, even if they have different surnames.  
Change Harry's surname and you make it harder for any Death Eaters 
out for revenge to find and kill him, not to mention escaping fame 
and big-headedness.  Bring him up in a wizarding family and he will 
be far better prepared to face Voldemort. 

Therefore, Harry and Dumbledore are not related.  

Chris

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