Tomboy Lily

[Inge]

No: HPFGUIDX 59295

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Grey Wolf" <greywolf1 at j...> 
wrote:
> Inge (me) wrote:
This may have been discussed before - if so - Im sorry to bring it up 
again but I have long wondered if Lily didn't have any close female 
friends at Hogwarts.
We know of James' close friends and what happened to them later on - 
but there has been no mention of any close friends of Lily's. Isn't 
that a bit odd?

Grey Wolf replied:
We know nothing of Lily, full stop. 

Inge (me):
We know very little of James either but have nevertheless been 
introduced to 3 of his friends.

Grey Wolf continues:
If Lily had friends that didn't get killed by DEs and that could've 
taken an interest in Harry, they're still impotent to do something 
about it. Without an official position (like being Godmothers or 
something), they wouldn't have got past Dumbledore's/MoM's defenses 
of the boy. He is at the Dursleys for his protection, after all. I do 
seem to remember that harry notices witches and wizards meeting him 
when he's outside the house (one being Daedalus Diggle). Maybe some 
of the others are Lily's old school friends.
 Hope that helps,
Grey Wolf

Inge (me) again:
Actually no - that doesn't help since my mainpoint was my wondering 
as to why none of these if-existing close friends of Lily's never 
bothered to let Harry know that they're out there and thinking of him.
They may not have been able to contact him at the Dursley's - but 
Harry has been at Hogwarts 4 years now and any old bosom friend of 
Lily's could easily have sent him a note or come to see him there.
If Lily had real close friends I'd expect them to do just that.
Close female friends are like soul-sisters and if one of them dies 
(in this case being murdered) and leaves a baby behind the natural 
thing would be for her friend to stay in close contact with the child.
As stated, this may not have been possible while Harry was not yet at 
Hogwarts, but he is NOW and still noone has cared enough to let him 
know that they knew and loved his mother or let him know that they're 
out there for him.
That's what I find a bit odd.
Inge