OoP: Molly's relations

[Susan Smith]

No: HPFGUIDX 66710

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Aesha Williams" 
<awillia2 at g...> wrote in POST #65942:
Anyway- my whole point in sending this email was because I wanted to 
note that quite a few people, when discussing Molly's relationship 
with Sirius, are saying she's a maternal cousin.

<Susan>  HP-Lexicon shows Black family tree and posts Molly on 
maternal side based on OOP description and tidbits from JKR 
interviews.  Agree cousin by marriage allows alot of leeway everyway. 

<Aesha>Also, it's never been said- that I can recall, at least, 
though it's been probably at least 6 months since I've read any HP 
with the exception of OoP- that *Molly* has red hair as well.

<Susan>  She does-cannot find exact reference in SS or CoS yet (will 
still look) but in POA, pg 9 (American) they describe the photo in 
the Daily Prophet of the family in frot of a pyramid as "Plump little 
Mrs. Weasley; tall, balding Mr. Weasley; six sons; and one daughter, 
all (though the black-and-white picture didn't show it) with flaming 
red hair."

There are a lot a posts making a strong argument for Mrs. Weasley 
being related to either the Malfoys, or on the maternal side.  Some 
speculations even that she is related to Lilly Potter by marriage 
(distant cousin) and NOT blood, so than JKR can say Dursley's are 
only family Harry has left because their his only blood relatives.  I 
guess we wait to find out later.  Or could be a red herring tossed by 
JKR letting us know that Molly and Arthur are related to Sirius. 

Atropos G.