Grimmauld Place

[o_caipora]

No: HPFGUIDX 75806

bboy_m wrote 
> I wonder if this is being set up to be the next big conflict between
> Harry and Draco? . . .
> I have a feeling with his father in jail, Draco might be
> eager to get his hands on some new gold.

I think that's the crux of it. Rowling could easily have invented 
another cousin who would inherit. She might still. The Blacks could 
be racist but not sexist and it could go to Andromeda, or Tonks.  

But by the traditional rules for British property and British titles, 
and in the tradition of British novels, based on what we've been told 
it all goes to Draco.

That fairly screams plot twist. 

"scooting2win" wrote:
> > There is one problem here, Sirius uncle left him a good bit of
> > money . . . so it apparently 
> > goes to who the person deceased left it too, and that would be 
> > Harry. 
> 
> bboy_mn wrote:
> That hints at the possiblity that the 'nearest blood male heir' 
> method can be deviated from.

Entailment occurs when someone puts a provision in his will, such 
as "The house and lands go to the closest male blood relative, 
provided he agrees to impose a similar condition including this one 
in his will, otherwise it goes to the next closest male relative 
willing to impose such a condition, etc".

A condition other than "nearest male blood relative" is also 
possible. "Pure-blooded" might have been imposed by the Blacks; 
perhaps "male" could have been left out.  

Nowadays you can't impose a condition that lasts longer than 100 
years beyond the death of anyone then living. The world belongs to 
the living, not the dead, and someone who died in the 1500's can't be 
prohibiting the sale of a house. 

bboy_m wrote:
 
> 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.

All of his money, even what he inherited, may have been free of 
entailment, held "in fee simple". The entailed Black property would 
have gone to Sirius's father. But Sirius's grandfather could have 
left un-entailed money or property to Alphard. 

In that case, Sirius's parents may have already been peeved that they 
were unable to prevent the bulk of the family property from going to 
Sirius. If Alphard had funds he *could* leave without restriction, 
and *did* leave them to Sirius rather than the "good son" Regulus, 
that might have deeply irritating to Sirius's parents.  
 
> 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? 
 
It's more a Catholic than a legal thing. 

- Caipora