Harry's Grandfathers - one still alive? (LV or DD??)

[twister10_2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 61431

 
--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "medeacallous" 
<medeacallous at y...> wrote:
> I searched through the archives and I couldn't see my specific 
> question, although I know the Dumbledore/Voldemort theory has been 
> done to death.
> 
> My theory is that one of Harry's Grandfathers is still alive, and 
> the basis is from page 156 of the Canadian edition of HP:PS, the 
> Mirror of Erised chapter.  The phrase is something like '...one of 
> Harry's grandfathers was smiling happily.'
> 
> One conclusion is that while both Grandfathers were dead and 
> observed in the Mirror, only one Grandfather was described.  But 
> what if the phrase is indicating that only one of Harry's 
> Grandfathers is actually dead?  If so, is it Lily's dad?  Where 
and 
> who is he??
> 
> Sorry if I'm repeating something that's already been discussed.
> 
> MC


Well, aside from the fact that perhaps only one was described...we 
do have to keep something else in mind. 

The mirror shows you the deepest desires of your heart. Not just 
things and people you cannot have. We assume that the majority of 
the people looking out at the mirror are dead since the Dursley's 
are Harry's only blood relatives (as we're told time and time 
again).  So of course, in addition to the non-mention, you've got to 
keep in mind that the Mirror is going to show Harry what he 
wants..his family, alive or dead. I suspect it did not show Harry 
Petunia and Dudley because he did not desire to see them. If 
Dumbledore was Harry's other grandfather, I'm quite sure we would 
have seen him. 


...And as I typed to rebuke your idea...I realized something. The 
mirror shows Harry what he WANTs. If Voldemort was Harry's 
grandfather than Harry would by all means not have seen him. After 
all, who would want Lord Voldemort as Grampy Voldy?

That's a bit out on a limb still. Consider other facts...surnames. 
Evans, Potter, Riddle. I very much so doubt that Petunia could've 
been raised by her mother with her mother's surname in a time when 
it was uncommon and we would not have heard about it yet. Timelines 
also throw us off...somewhat. There are still unanswered 
questions...like why we've never heard of Harry's grandparents (from 
Petunia, Sirius does mention the Potters briefly in book 5). We may 
never hear of them either, if they're not important to the plot. 
 

"Twister"