HPB guess - King Godric?

[annunathradien]

No: HPFGUIDX 109089

> Josh:
> 
> In further support, if LV 'chose' Harry because of knowing he was 
> the/a heir, and therefore knew Lily was the link

That's where we have a discrepency.  Per my original theory, 
Voldemort *didn't* know Lily was an heir, but assumed it was James, 
possibly with feasible reason (likely due to James' own distant 
family connections).  I proposed this "heirdom" - the muggle heir - 
was unknown to the majority of the Wizarding World and sent in hiding 
into the muggle world at a very early age.  This (muggle world) Heir 
came about due to a tryst GG had, a child hidden in the muggle world 
(possibly believed to have died in the WW) and/or an Heir GG may have 
never known about.       


> However, I won't discount the Weasley-Evans theory so quickly 
>because 
> DD himself might not realize the family connection. 

Not to mention, I do think there is room in the way Dumbledore 
explains things to Harry.  DD tends to tell Harry things in a way as 
he's telling him something, but at the same time concealing some 
aspects he doesn't want Harry to know, not yet anyway.  Such is the 
way he graced over the explanations for four years in every end 
chapter prior finally telling Harry the Prophecy in OOTP.  DD can 
tell Harry the truth, but not quite *all* the truth and do this in a 
way as not to make Harry suspicious.  

Dumbledore makes it clear he didn't want Harry to live in the 
Wizarding World.  If I'm not mistaken, DD says it was because he was 
afraid Harry would turn out a "pampered little prince".  More likely 
and more importantly, DD was possibly afraid Harry - raised in the 
WW - might not be able to face his inevitable responsabilities.  
Although, I do have a feeling it's A LOT more than the mentioned.  
DD's full gamet of reasons we probably still have yet to learn.  
Harry after all, isn't some normal boy, not since Voldemort "marked 
him as his equal".  Harry basically became the WW's last defense 
against Voldemort.  DD has already shown to do things for Harry's 
ultimate good, but it's not just for Harry's sake, but for the WW's 
in a whole as well.  Harry is the first to make sacrifices, not even 
to his knowledge.  In this case, DD may simply be choosing not to 
tell Harry of any family (allbeit distant) he has left in the WW, 
because DD already nixed the WW as an option, so DD feels no point in 
tormenting Harry with the truth of his family and where he *could 
have* lived.  If Harry's family were the Weasleys, all the more 
reason for DD to be secretive.  DD needs Harry to trust him right 
now... and how would Harry react if he found out he could have been 
raised by the Weasleys instead of the Dursleys?  

I've also never thought it was some coincidence Harry seemed to lead 
a rather unfortunately similar childhood as Tom Riddle.  That always 
seemed far too convenient to be just some tragic coincidence to me.  
Voldemort "marked" Harry "as his equal", but it's my opinion it was 
DD who actually *made* Harry into said equal and this started with 
how DD believed Harry had to be raised.  

DD could be excusing this lie and/or concealment due to the 
protection possibly stronger with Petunia (a closer blood relative to 
Lily than the Weasleys) and believing Harry needed to be raised in a 
similar environment as Tom - his prophecied "equal" - to really 
*understand* where he's coming from (eventually anyway). However, I 
doubt that will fly with Harry when/if he should discover this 
theoretical truth.  

> Also, one might 
> assume that the blood might be so diluted as to not afford the 
> protection that Petunia can.

I can see this too.  However, Harry may be able to stay with the 
Weasleys part of the summer because there is still *some* of the 
blood protection there, but whatever they lack in this protection 
magic ... the Weasleys are also all wizards.  They can defend 
themselves if things came to that.  I do still strongly suspect there 
is a Weasley-Evans connection, otherwise I have my doubts DD would 
ever let Harry leave Petunia's protection for such a long period of 
time.  With how important Harry is and what Harry has gone through so 
far for this protection?  DD couldn't risk it.  

annunathradien