Grimmauld Place

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 75737

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "scooting2win"
<scooting2win at y...> wrote:
> ...previous post edited out...
> 
> There is one problem here, Sirius uncle left him a good bit of money 
> when he was around 16 and got wiped off the black family tree, in 
> the chapter the ancient and noble house of black, so it appartently 
> goes to who the person deceased left it too, and that would be 
> Harry. 

bboy_mn:
My first thought here is that Sirius is the oldest son of Mr. Black,
who is, presumably, brother to Alphard Black. If Alphard had no sons
or children at all, it could be that the natural distribution of his
estate would have been to Sirius, who we could assume is the nearest
living blood male relation. Just one problem, if that was the natural
course of settling Alphard estate, then how could the Black family be
mad at him? Why would they delete him, Alphard, from the family tree?
The resolution of his estate would seem a matter of law, and out of
his control. 

That hints at the possiblity that the 'nearest blood male heir' method
can be deviated from.

On the other hand, if his name was Alphard Schwatz and he married into
the Black family, he could have left all or a portion of his estate to
 Sirius and that got him wiped from the family tree. This seems more
likely. If Alphard was a Black, then it seems that Sirius would have
inherited more than some gold. 

A third possibility, is that the estate that Alphard inherited, in
turn, when to the next male heir, and money Alphard personally made in
his lifetime, went to Sirius. If I interpreted it correctly, this is
what O_Caipora said.


> I'm sure Dumbledore took care of making sure that Sirius 
> prepare just in case something did happen. 
> ...edited..
>
> Lori

I wonder if this is being set up to be the next big conflict between
Harry and Draco? Harry and Draco battle is out in the 'Last Will and
Testament' and the wishes of Sirius against Draco and 'the Right of
Inheritance'. I have a feeling with his father in jail, Draco might be
eager to get his hands on some new gold.

I think the key to getting a better handle on this, is an
understanding of the rights of a Godson. Does he have the Right of
Inheritance; is he a member of the God family? 

I have absolutely no evidence, but I wonder if Phineas Nigellus'
protrait will somehow be called into the fray to arbitrate the estate.
Dispite being a Slytherin, I think he might favor Harry. 

Just a few thoughts.

bboy_mn