Wizarding Age of Majority Harry's Guardianship

[uncmark]

No: HPFGUIDX 37075

> Unc Mark wrote:
> 
> > BTW, What is Age of Consent for Wizard's? Could Harry write a 
will leaving his gold to the Weasley's?
> 
> JKR has said several times that wizards come of age at 17. In GoF, 
> when Dumbledore says that students who are under 17 cannot apply to
>  be their school's Champion in Triwizard Tournament, he used the 
> phrase 'underage students'.  
> 
> BTW, 'Age of Consent' is not quite the same thing as 'Age of 
> Majority'.

It's my belief then that in the absence of Sirius (Harry's godfather)
Dumbledore was named as Harry's wizard guardian concerning wizard 
affairs (education and Gringotts gold). 

Think about it. Harry was placed in the Dursley's care, but on his 
11th birthday a 9 foot half-giant knocks their door down. Hagrid then 
takes Harry against the Dursley's will. If the Dursley's had full-
guardianship, that would be kidnapping.

When Hagrid takes Harry to Gringotts, Hagrid has the key to Harry's 
vault. I assume Dumbledore gave it to him, but by what right did 
Dumbledore have the key? If he was not legal guardian, he had no 
right to it. Even if he was executor of the Potter's will, the key 
should have gone to the Dursley's. (Now that's a nightmare!)

Even now with Harry entering 5th year, does he have ownership to his 
Gold? I'm pretty sure that legally Dumbledore has some say over 
Harry. In GofF, Molly Weasley asks Dumbledore if Harry could stay 
with them, not the Dursley's. Also at the beginning of GoF, Ron wrote 
that they pick Harry up whether or not he had permission from the 
Dursleys. Again it sounds like kidnapping, unless Dumbledore has 
Wizard Guardianship.

Uncmark