Malfoys on the Tapestry

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 96205

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> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Chelle" <teshara at y...> wrote:
> > Sirius says most of the pure-blooded families are related in Book 
5.
> > The Weasleys are related but have been removed, one would think,
> > centuries ago because of their complete absence from the tapestry
> > where others are merely burned off. 


Potioncat:
I don't think the Weasleys were taken off "centuries ago" If it had 
been that long, Arthur and Molly wouldn't be Sirius' cousins. 


Carol wrote: 
> Harry and Sirius examined only the most recent entries on the
> tapestry--only two generations, IIRC. The farther back you go, the
> more entries there are per generation--every person has four
> grandparents, eight great0grandparents, sixteen
> great-great-grandparents, and so on. It's quite likely that the
> Malfoys, the Lestranges, the Longbottoms, the Crouches (now 
extinct),
> earlier generations of the Weasleys, and even the Snapes and Potters
> appear on the tapestry at various earlier points. 


Potioncat:
I agree that they only looked at the recent entries, and probably not 
all of them.  Also, it depends on who is doing a family tree, as to 
how you make entries.  Often times the daughters' lines aren't 
followed.  For example, Narcissa shows up now, but  her entire line 
might not continue on this tapestry as the years go by.  It would 
show up on the Malfoy tapestry.

I also think the comment "most of the pureblood families are related" 
makes perfectly good sense, but doesn't mean that everyone alive now 
are cousins.  But I do think JKR has prepared the stage for some 
family connections that will surprise us (or maybe not us, but Harry)

And one more thought.  Just because you're related doesnt' mean 
you're family.

Potioncat