[HPforGrownups] Re: Tomboy Lily/Dursleys

[Kathy Nava]

No: HPFGUIDX 59479


Sabrina Mergner <honeycakehorse03 at hotmail.com> wrote:


I don't remember who, but somebody brought up that the only female friend of 
Lily who could have gone against Dumbledore's decision to leave Harry at the 
Dursleys would be his godmother.
Now my question: Where is this godmother? I know there has never been any 
mention of her in the books but where I live (Germany) every child usually 
has two or even three godparents. Usually one female and one male and from 
each side of its parents. As Sirius was obviously from James' side, it is 
only logical that there should be a godmother from Lily's side around.
In my family the godparent usually is the sibling of the parent, sometimes 
the grandparent of the kid. And as far as we know Petunia is the only sister 
Lily had. What if Petunia is Harry's godmother and she just never told him?
Okay, now you say that Petunia hates Lily and has always hated her and 
hadn't seen her for ages at the beginning of PS/SS, BUT: Couldn't it be that 
her parents or perhaps a grandmother or somebody similar (who is dead by 
now) could have badgered her into being the godmother? After the christening 
she would still have severed all ties with Lily and her family until Harry 
turned up at her doorstep.
Which would then give a bit of a new spin as to why the Dursleys didn't give 
Harry to an orphanage.







I think that Lily did have a close friend as Harry's godmother but that person was killed by Voldemort. If Lily's parents were alive at the time she was killed I think that DD would have placed Harry with them. Because Harry was placed with Petunia and Vernon I think that all of Lily's other relatives had been killed somehow. 

My kids (5) have godparents. 1 female and 1 male all but 1 set of godparents are married to each other. In my family that godparents range from my husbands sister and cousins to  friends of ours. I think it depends on the culture and parents of the child as to who the godparents are.

Petunia knew that Lily had a baby boy and knew the name was because her mother/father or another relative told her. Petunia also could have been sent a baby annoucement card even though she wasn't talking to Lily. I have sent out announcements to my relatives that I never talk or hate. 

 

Kathy