Where are the grandparents?

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No: HPFGUIDX 36104

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "drjennyfer" <drjennyfer at h...> wrote:
> > I noticed the apparent lack of grandparents throughout. With the 
> > exception of Neville's Gran, no grandparents ever seem to be 
> > mentioned. We know that wizards live longer than Muggles, so they 
> > can't all be dead. Is it merely that they are unimportant to the 
> > story/plot?

"finwitch" <finwitch at y...> wrote:
> Ron does mention a grandfather who plays/played chess,
> Hermione... we don't even know much of her *parents*, only that 
> they're muggle-dentists...
> Harry-- all dead. (Since Petunia and Dudley are his ONLY relatives).

Are all of Harry's family dead? He didn't know about Sirius until 
book 3 and there's a lot of mystery about James and Lily. I heard a 
rumpr their history will be important in future books and I have a 
few ideas.

The Harry Potter Lexicon places Dumbledore birth at 1840 (naming a 
Scholastic JKR interview as the source). Dumbledore while old is not 
considered ancient or even beyond his prime, so I'm guessing that his 
age while uncommon is not unique in the wizarding world.

There was discussion that Lily might be Dumbledore's grandfather, 
Given his age, Dumbledore might be Harry's great-grandfather, great-
great, or great-great-great-grandfather. Still, as Lily and Harry 
(and possibly several other descendents) are students he could not 
call attention to them because of perceived favoritism.

How difficult would wizarding families be if 5 or 6 generations were 
alive? We had 25 family visiting one Xmas with 3!

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