Lily related to the Weasleys

[Barclay, Maggie]

No: HPFGUIDX 56442

Lea wrote:
 If this is true, and I'll leave that point to others to argue, it certainly
throws a wet blanket over the Harry/Ginny possibilities.

Andrea wrote:
Not necessarily. ;)  I think the *closest* relationship that this suggests
would be that the Weasley cousin was one of Lily's parents.  So if Harry's
grandparent was a second cousin to Molly, that would make Harry and Ginny
fifth cousins.  That's a pretty distant blood relationship, and even the
most stringent consanguinity statutues allow for marriage of fourth
cousins and above.

Me:
Sorry to nitpick here, but if I've understood the relationships you have
mapped out, Harry and Ginny would be second cousins once removed.  (I'm
assuming that Molly and Harry's grandparent are first cousins once removed)
Still distant enough for marriage in most areas, but squelchy enough for
most people to avoid--especially if the relationship is known.  

MaggieB--whose claim to fame in her very large family is that she can
actually understand those weird removed cousins rules


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