Question about the inheritance thread...

[mongo62aa]

No: HPFGUIDX 66443

Jennifer:

Can I ask why everyone has assumed that Sirius did not make a Will?  
If he did- he could have left his property to anyone he wanted- 
including the Weasleys or Harry regardless of legal relationship.  
Does it say somewhere that he didn't do this that I missed? My 
assumption is that he left everything to Harry who was the closest 
thing he had to a son.  

Me (Bill):

I do not think that he was able to leave the Black legacy to Harry.  
If it were possible to leave it to someone other than the closest 
living relative, then Sirius would never have inherited from Mrs. 
Black, who despised him.  I expect that there is some form of 
binding magical contract on the estate, forcing the inheritance 
issue.

Bill