The Bones

[serenadust]

No: HPFGUIDX 44648

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "jabig33" <gerson at v...> wrote:
> Hi everyone! This is my first time posting, so please be nice to 
me. 

Hi Abi, welcome to posting.  Aren't we *always* nice <vbg>?

 
> I was rereading SS this morning and something caught my 
attention.  I 
> have searched the archives and couldn't find anything, but if this 
> question has already been answered, I apologize.
> 
> In Chapter Four, The Keeper of Keys, Hagrid told Harry the names 
of 
> some of the great wizards that Voldemort had killed.  Hagrid says
> "No one ever lived after he decided to kill 'em, no one except 
you, 
> an' he killed some o' the best witches an' wizards of the age- the 
> McKinnons, the Bones, the Prewetts..."
> 
> I was wondering if those Bones were of any relation to Susan 
Bones.  
> I know its a minor thing, but I am curious as to how many children 
> Voldemort had left orphans.  Sorry if this has already been 
> discussed. 


Don't apologise, this is a very good question and the answer is yes, 
the Bones Hagrid refers to are Susan Bones grandparents.  This info 
comes from an online Barnes & Nobles chat with JKR in 2000.  The 
transcript of this chat and many other interviews and chats can be 
found at www.aberforthsgoat.net.  Do check it out.  It's a truly 
wonderful resource and very easy to navigate and you'll be amazed at 
how much you can learn by reading these transcripts and articles.

Jo Serenadust