[HPforGrownups] OOP: SPOILERS: Sirius/legal things

[the firey chasm from whence it came]

No: HPFGUIDX 65876


>I was just wondering who will be Harry's guardian now that Sirius
>has gone (in PoA, Sirius tells Harry that James and Lily appointed
>him guardian in case anything happened to them, as well as
>godfather). Harry is still underage, so I suppose he needs a
>guardian If Sirius left a will, who would he appoint? I'd like to
>think it would be Lupin, but am not sure a werewolf is a reliable
>choice!

I think that the Weasleys have already sort of "adopted" him, in all but 
legal terms at least. We know that Mrs. Weasley already thinks of him as 
one her own sons. Of course, he didn't really have a guardian in the 
wizarding world until PoA anyway.

I think Lupin would make a decent guardian. He's definitely responsible 
enough. I don't really see why his being a werewolf would interfere, I mean 
unless something happens to Harry when there's a full moon. But my guess is 
that Mrs. Weasley will continue to "mother" Harry.


>And what happens to Sirius's property: there's Grimmauld Place, the
>money in his vault - and what about the house he said he bought when
>he was 17 (not to mention the flying motorbike...) Again, if he made
>a will, I like to think he'd help Lupin out. If there's no will, I
>suppose it goes to his cousins, but I don't like the thought of the
>Malfoys getting their hands on it!

I'm not sure about this stuff, I bet the house will be continued to be used 
by the Order though. It's a good hiding place for them and I'm sure Sirius 
wouldn't mind them using it. JKR doesn't really give much information about 
the distribution of estates in the absence of a will in the wizarding 
world, so it's hard to say at this point.

~dream