Godparents (WAS: some sirius hinting... yay puns!)

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>>> Lissa wrote:
> I admit, I've been thinking this too. However, I wonder if the
rest of the sentence of "If Sirius had married...." would have
been, "If Sirius had married, then Harry might have had a
godmother." Godparents don't have to be married, but since it
appears that the godparents are also the guardians, then if Sirius 
WAS married then the wife WOULD be a guardian as well. <<<

Brenda:

Well... I don't know how godparents are appointed, but the fact that 
Sirius was married would not necessarily hint that his wife is 
Harry's godmother. Wouldn't it be Lily's turn to choose her baby's 
godmother?

Bookworm:
Godparents are asked, not appointed.  In our case, my husband and I 
decided together on who we would ask - not you pick one, I pick the 
other.

Also, godparents are not *necessarily* named as guardians.  They 
frequently are, only because you pick people closest to you for both 
the honor and the responsibility.  Example: I have two children and 
two sisters.  As you might guess, each sister is godmother to one of 
my children.  The husband of one sister is also godfather, but the 
other sister isn't married, so a close friend agreed to be 
godfather.  However, only one sister has been named as guardian in 
the event it is necessary.

Look at James' and Lily's families: Lily was estranged from
the only sibling we know about.  James had no sibling. The one 
person who was *like a brother* to James was asked to be godfather.  
Usually there is only one godparent of each gender, so James asked 
the closest of his three friends. 

If Sirius had been married it was likely his wife would have been 
asked, but that isn't a requirement. I read JKR's statement
as saying that the ceremony was planned so quickly and secretly they 
couldn't invite anyone else, but that Sirius' wife would have
been included with him if she had existed.

Ravenclaw Bookworm