Hogsmeade and Re: Inheritance in the Wizarding World

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 96749

SB wrote:
Aside from welfare of the child, can Harry go to Hogsmeade now? 
His legal guardian was Sirius and at the end of PoA he gave Harry the 
signed letter of permission.
Now that he's dead.  I assume the legal guardianship now resides
back with the Dursleys, and you know they won't sign the letter. 
Is it the end of the Hogmeade trips for Harry?
 
Eustace_Scrubb responded:
<snip> I think the Dursleys _will_ sign such a letter (if a new one is
needed) rather than face the prospect of an unwelcome visit from Mad
Eye or Tonks. <snip>

Carol:
I thought the Hogsmeade permission form (or letter in sirius's case)
was a one-time deal. If parents allowed their third-year student to go
to Hogsmeade, why would they withdraw permission for the fourth or
later? Even if the parents were killed after they signed the form, it
wouldn't matter. The permission form would still be on file. In
Harry's case, I can't imagine McGonagall doing Harry the discourtesy
of sending another form to the Dursleys. In fact, I think that's the
one element of Sirius's legacy that Harry can count on, and it might
be the occasion for some reminiscences about him. "If it weren't for
Sirius, he wouldn't be going to Hogsmeade. . . ."

Carol