Sirius and Gringotts -Admin vs Inherit

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 95862

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> Another possibility is that the money in Sirius' vault automatically 
> went to Sirius' heir upon his conviction. As Sirius has no children, 
> and Harry is his Godson, it is possible that Harry has a legitimate 
> legal claim to the money in that vault anyhow, without knowing it. 
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> Bonny

bboy_mn:

This is an intriguing point. With Sirius ALIVE it's possible that
Harry as Godson gained some administrative control over Sirius's
account. I speculate that that could be possible even if Harry, as
Godson, had no right of inheritance.

If Sirius had indeed been dead rather than in prision, the estate
would have been distributed using Wills and standard British Right of
Inheritance. Pervious analysis of this issue had assumed that Draco
would be the only existing first born maleof Black decendancy, and
would therefore, have the right of inheritance. 

However, Sirius is still alive, and the connection between himself and
Harry still exists. So as a techinical member of the Black household,
Harry would have some right to carry on the administration of that
household on Sirius's behalf.

Would be interested in whether any Britophiles could confirm whether
any precdenece exists for such a non-death administrative arrangement?

Bboy_mn