Re: significance in McGonagall’s years of service?

[princesspeaette]

No: HPFGUIDX 78245

Lana Lovegood: 
>I can't imagine this without picturing the scene where McGonagall 
>and Dumbledore are at the Dursleys in PS/SS awaiting Harry's 
>arrival.  If McGonagall is a blood relative of Harry's, why wouldn't 
>SHE have taken him in and thus sealed the "ancient magic" that 
>protects Harry?  Furthermore, it seems she would have known more 
>about what was happening at the point Harry was brought to the 
>Dursleys...as I recall she seemed pretty clueless and was asking DD 
>for specifics. 



It had to be a blood relative of Lily's for the protection to work, 
because Lily is the parent that sacrificed herself for Harry. Even if 
she was related to James (which I doubt, Barb's right, she would have 
at least asked about taking him) it would not have fulfilled the 
requirements of the spell.

~Margaret