Dobby revisited

[queen_astrofiammante]

No: HPFGUIDX 83816


> "Matt" wrote:
> 
> > I believe the idea that Harry could be related to 
> > the Malfoys (specifically, on Lucius' side) has 
> > been mentioned before as a possible reason for
> > Dobby's ability to visit him (although not before 
> > in connection with freeing Dobby).  I have trouble
> > believing such a relationship, given the strong
> > emphasis JKR has placed on differences in physical 
> > appearance between, e.g., Harry and Draco (or,
> > correspondingly, James and Lucius).  It would, 
> > though, have the rabbit-out-of-a-hat character of 
> > some of JKR's revelations. 

Then Doriane wrote:
 
> But when it comes to Lily and Petunia, JKR always makes a point of 
> showing us how physically different they are... So in that light 
it's 
> not impossible that James and Lucius would be somehow related.
> 
> Del

Now me:

First of all, I have always been very suspicious of that sentence 
uttered by Madam Rosmerta in Prisoner of Azkaban, where she says, 
just before Harry overhears the conversation about Sirius betraying 
his parents, that James and Sirius were 'as close as brothers'.

Then we hear in OoTP, The Most Ancient and Noble House of Black, how 
Mr and Mrs Potter senior adopted Sirius 'as a kind of second son' 
after he ran away from home.

Thirdly, when Molly and Sirius are rowing about Harry at Grimmauld 
Place, the substance of their argument is about which of them is the 
most effective surrogate parent.

And finally, it is Sirius himself in OoTP that tells us how all the 
Pureblood families are heavily interrelated.

What if Sirius is not only Harry's godfather but also a biological 
relative of both him and James? What if the reason Dobby can warn 
Harry is not because of his relationship via Lucius Malfoy, but via 
Narcissa <i>Black</i> Malfoy?

Actually I would probably agree that Dobby can break the rules 
because he's a rather unconventional house elf.

But I've long subscribed to the view that when we know How They Are 
Related, we'll have most of the answers - especially when it comes to 
Severus 'Perseus Evans' Snape and Lily ;- ))

Astrofiammante

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