ADMIN OOP: READ THIS FIRST - the most frequently asked questions

[griffinmore]

No: HPFGUIDX 66318

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "bluesqueak" <pipdowns at e...> 
wrote:
> 
> For those most Frequently Asked OOP Questions - the most Frequent 
> Answers. Feel free to disagree with them!
> 
> So, you've decided to join the list after OoP. A good moment, you 
> think. A new start. Maybe you used to lurk. Maybe you're new. Maybe 
> you were on hiatus. Maybe you were here all along. And suddenly, 
> there are 2000 posts staring at you in the face in the course of 
> three days. How can anyone keep up? How can you know if your 
> thoughts have been discussed to death? The answer is not easy, so 
> (having kept up with the list for 12 straight hours before my brain 
> started to leak out of my ears), I have composed a FAQ of OoP 
> questions: 
> 
> 
> I have just a few questions that were not answered by this 
extensive list. here goes:

1) I have wondered about the reason for Sirius' death. Is it possible 
that the reason Sirius died was that he had to? We have seen how 
Harry hardly ever goes to Dumbledore if he is worried about 
something. Even when others are adamant that he do so. Since he met 
Sirius, he has relied on him as an advisor. Dumbledore has even 
relied on others to care for Harry (The Dursleys, the Weasleys)or 
teach him (Snape in Occlumency). I can't remember the exact quote but 
in OOP, Dumbledore tells Harry, more or less, that he should have 
taught him Occlumency himself. I know that went a little long, but I 
felt the need to explain my question. Harry consulted Sirius before 
he would consult Dumbledore about everything. Both Harry and 
Dumbledore have become comfortable with this situation. Wouldn't 
Sirius have to go away, or DIE, for Harry to finally rely on 
Dumbledore and for Dumbledore to finally see that he has to come 
clean with Harry?

2) The prophesy says that either HArry must kill Voldermort or 
Voldermort must kill Harry. In GOF, we saw that their wands will not 
work properly against each other. So how will they be able to kill 
each other? Or is it just that their wands won't work properly in a 
duel?

3) Doesn't it seem kind of wierd that a great deal of the Death 
Eaters were found on the Black Family Tree. They all have that long 
black hair. How do we know that they aren't related to Slytherin? We 
don't know what Voldy's mother's name was. And Voldermort seems to 
have recruited alot of members from that family. Maybe it was family 
loyalty. I mean, he has a special affinity For Ballatrix. Maybe she's 
his favorite cousin?

4) In PS/SS, when Harry looks the the Mirror of Erised, he sees his 
family. Is he seeing only his Wizarding family, because some of them 
have his nose, knobbly knees, and eyes? Could this mean that there 
could be some validity to the rumor that Lily's family was affiliated 
with magic? Maybe her mother and father weren't magical, but there 
has to have been other Evan's that were if they were in the mirror. 
That could be why Petunia was so resentful towards Lily, because Lily 
re-introduced magic to the Evans family. 

5) Harry is the last Potter, maybe. So shouldn't he have a house, 
like Grimmauld Place, out there if the Potter's were a pure-blood 
family? It appears that If Dumbledore has so many of Harry's father's 
possessions, he knew and was trusted by that family. People have 
speculated but doesn't it seem now plausible that Dumbledore is 
related to Harry, but he doesn't want others to know? 

6) Harry's protection is from his mother, through her blood. Isn't it 
possible that Petunia is not Harry's ONLY living relative but simply 
his mother's only sibling. She's the only person with blood 
genetically similar to his mother. She's the only one who could seal 
the charm of protection for Dumbledore. Maybe he couldn't do it 
because it had to be a person who had the same mother and father as 
Lily; Virtually the same blood?

If anyone can shed some light on these questions or if they have come 
up before, I would greatly appreciate any information or other 
opinions you could give.

Griffinmore