[HPforGrownups] Question about the Adult Women in HP Life

[Star Opal]

No: HPFGUIDX 65245

ymekelly wrote:

>Question:  1. Why doesn't Harry every wonder about his mother the
>way he wonders about his father?  She is the one that gave her life
>so he could live.  He seems to put that in the back of his mind and
>focus on his "Dad".

Except for the occasional "you have your mother's eyes" Harry doesn't hear 
much about his mother. On the other hand he's had James shoved right in 
front of him since book 1. He's surrounded by James' friends, the man who 
hates James, and Rosmerta and the teachers who remember James. He's told he 
looks like James, acts like James, sounds like James, and he has a James 
type Potronus. The Man responsible for betraying his parents was JAMES' 
friend. James, James, James.

I think Lily will come into play in book six (Please, JKR if you're 
listening, more Lily). Up until now though who have we met that would've 
been closer to her instead of James? Petunia. And Petunia isn't exactly 
forth coming with information. Plus the metathinking answer is its important 
to the plot to keep us and Harry in the dark about her.

So -my- answer is: James is in the foreground so often that Lily gets pushed 
aside. Harry hasn't had the same amount of stimulus to think about Lily as 
he has James.

But there is a lot of opening of doors for more Lily thoughts to come 
through for book six. Harry wonders why Lily married James after seeing them 
in the Pensieve. Lily's blood is back again through protection at the 
Dursley's. Perhaps now that Harry will be able to speak more openly to Mrs. 
Figg we'll find out that her and Lily were friends, or that she has some of 
LILY'S magical items for Harry.

>           2.  And, we all know about his Godfather BUT what about
>his Godmother???? Where is she? Why isn't she trying to play a role
>in his life?

Um there was HUGE discussion about this a while ago, but Yahoo isn't 
cooperating at the moment. I _think_ the general consensus was that there 
wasn't necessarily a godmother. Even if there was a godmother though, she 
wouldn't have had Lily's blood line and Harry wouldn't have been raised away 
from the wizarding world and his fame.

Then again, maybe Mrs. Figg is Harry's godmother?

Star Opal
Hope that helps

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