Family members of important characters

[sawsan_issa]

No: HPFGUIDX 88555

Sawsan here;
Even though I like to theorize about what might happen next to our
hero, I try to remind myself of canon clues and JKR interviews. For
some reason, I was under the impression that Harry has no other living
relatives, other than the Dursleys. However I am rereading Harry
Potter and the Sorceror's Stone, and I paid special attention to the
dialogue between Dumbledore and McGonagall on the night of Harry's
arrival at Privet Drive. I did not see any sign of Dumbledore saying
that he had no other living relatives. That makes me think that there
is a possibility that he does have other living relatives, but for
some reason he cannot be with them. Does anyone know anything from
canon that states that he has no other living relatives? 

Also, I noticed that the surname Snape is not mentioned on the
pureblood family tree of the Noble house of Black. That makes me think
about the scene when Snape calls Lily Evans a mudblood, and she is
shocked (I read it and thought that she was shocked because he of all
people couldnt call her that). What do you think? Come to think of it,
neither is the surname Slytherin; so if they all intermarry to keep
the blood pure so to speak, then why weren't those names mentioned?
(Perhaps I need to reread that chapter again to make sure about
Slytherin, though I don't think I came across it.)

In fact I didn't see any of the instructors' names from Hogwarts on
the tree, if I am not mistaken. Any canon proof about any of this that
I missed guys?


Sawsan Issa 
who is desparate for JKR to finish this thing up so she can rest.