godmother (Harry's)

[karenoc1]

No: HPFGUIDX 70887

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Valky wrote:
I have decided to repost something I wrote earlier about this  
subject, which is unusual for me. But, it wasn't replied to last 
time  I think I caught the tail end of the thread. So here's hoping 
my  suggestion gets debated at more length this time round.:D
 
In some personal correspondence a fellow HP worshipper and I have 
elaborated on some conjecture about who is Harry's Godmother. I made 
a wildly stupid guess, thinking I would be laughed at till  next book 
release, I guessed Minerva Macgonagall. ...<snip>

<snip>... bought him a top of the line Broomstick, only one other 
character in the books is guilty of the same act of love.<snip>

Now karenoc1:

This is a really good theory, and I think I'm almost convinced.  
You're right; it's clear that McGonnagall has a soft spot for Harry-- 
she's almost grandmotherly!  But I'm not certain if that may be due 
to anything more than an extreme fondness for Lily and James.  Still, 
why did she camp out at the Dursleys after Voldemort attacked?  Why 
would she be *more* concerned about young Harry's fate than the other 
members of the original Order?  I'm just not sure.

The only other thing that bothers me is the recurring question about 
Harry's grandparents or other relatives.  Why don't they make 
themselves known to Harry?  If McGonnagall is Harry's godmother, why 
didn't she tell him?  I just don't think that maintaining the student-
professor relationship would be enough of an explanation....