Dumbledore, Leader of Men (and Women) (was: Chapter Discussions: Chapter 4)

[erinellii]

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Donna" <deemarie1a at y...> 
wrote: 
> In our modern society, the connotation of Godparent is one of a 
> religious significance.  Many years ago, though, that was the way 
of appointing the guardian of a child should something happen to the 
> parent.  I suspect that it still carries that significance (sorry 
> about the spelling, just a little too sleepy to check) in the WW.  
I suspect the WW hasn't quite caught up with the times.  I suspect 
that godparenting still carries the guardianship connotation in the 
WW.


  Heck, when I was 8 or so and had been watching Disney's Cinderella, 
I asked my mom what a Godmother did, and if I had one.  She replied 
that my Godmother was my Aunt Beth, and that she would take care of 
me and my brother and sister if anything happened to both my Mom and 
Dad.  I didn't realize it had any religous signifigance until many 
years later, and I've always thought of the role as another word for 
guardian.  I suspect a lot of people in modern society who aren't 
overly religous do the same.

Erin