[HPforGrownups] more speculation

[Simon Nickerson]

No: HPFGUIDX 50004

In message <65.73ef808.2b57b03a at aol.com>, srsiriusblack at aol.com writes
>After having been kept fully awake in thought on our newly released lines...
>What if Dumbledore is actually James' father or grandfather. - The latter
>more likely as to age.

I personally don't believe this theory.

Firstly, if it were true, then Dumbledore must have been lying to 
McGonagall when he said (in the first chapter of PS) "I've come to bring 
Harry to his aunt and uncle. They're the only family he has left now". I 
have no reason to mistrust anything Dumbledore has said, so I give him 
the benefit of the doubt.

Moreover, if Harry were related to Dumbledore, then I don't really see 
how it could fail to be common knowledge, especially with such superb 
guardians of the truth as Rita Skeeter. As such, we would have heard 
about it before.

>DD has always been a paternal figure to Harry- even more so than Sirius or
>Remus who played paternal roles.

Even so, this does not necessarily point to Dumbledore being a blood 
relative of Harry's.

Just my ha'pennyworth,

-- 
Simon Nickerson
"I went on the Underground - "
"Really?" said Mr Weasley eagerly. "Were there escapators?"