OOP: The Inheritance?

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 65908

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jsmithqwert" <jsmithqwert at h...>
wrote:
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> ...edited...
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> I predict ... that the totality of the Black estate will pass to 
> Molly Weasly and, by extension, her family.  This fits not only the 
> cannonically factual information that we have, but also my belief 
> that JKR wants (finally) to reward the Weasley family for their 
> goodness.  I can think of no one who deserves the fortune more, and 
> awarding the inheretence to the Weasleys sould help alleviate many of 
> the problems that pang that wonderful family.
>
> jsmithqwert

bboy_mn:

Wish I knew how the Senior Malfoy earned his money. When I pondered
the Black family tree that included Molly Weasley, I had visions of
the Malfoy family falling on hard time, while conversely, as you
pointed out, the Weasley family fall upon good times. It would be
quite a switch to see Draco struggling for money while the Weasley's
are suddenly rich. I think that might be called Karmic justice.

Upon looking at the Black family tree in the Harry Potter Lexicon
website, I wished they had marked each person as lving or dead. That
would have been helpful.

>From what I can tell Mrs. Malfoy is part of the Black paternal blood
line, whereas Molly Weasley is part of the Black maternal blood line.
It would seem that they would favor the praternal blood line, but it
could be that, as you said, when mother Black inherited the estate,
that gave preference to the maternal line. Or, paternal and maternal
may be irrelevant, and it just fall to the nearest relative.

But my point was that Harry in effect became part of Black's family
when Sirius became his legal guardian; not a blood member, but a
member none the less. I'm not pushing for Harry to inherit it, but I
have to wonder what rights and eligibility he has in the matter.

Although, I would be quite thrilled if the Weasley family inherited it.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn