Is HP related to Voldemort?

[ilubom]

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Hi everyone,

Just want to start off by saying "hello", I'm new here.

I've got this theory that is bugging me at the moment. Is it 
possible that Harry is related to Voldemort? There are some parts of 
books that suggest he may be:

1. HP looks like LV/Tom Riddle did in his youth - this is mentioned 
several times in CoS, including by Riddle.

2. The fact that LV, upon hearing of the prophesy went after Harry 
and not Neville - who is a "pureblood". Dumbledore actually mentions 
that for LV a "pureblood" wizard is the only one that is worth being 
or knowing. If that is the case, why did he assume that Harry was 
the one who would be his nemesis? If he knew that Harry was related 
to him it would explain him deciding that Harry may have the same 
sort of power.

3. LV was reluctant to kill Lily - he only killed her because she 
would not get out of the way. When LV is speaking through Quirrell 
he says that Harry's mother need not have died. Why wouldn't he want 
to kill her if she was working against him - he is not exactly a 
humanitarian! (on the other hand he thought nothing of killing his 
father and grandparents so even if Lily was a relative it should 
not have influenced him).

4. The comment made by the Sorting Hat that Harry had Slytherin's 
power in him and would do well in that house. As LV is the "heir of 
Slytherin" it may suggest a commonality of blood (although what DD 
says about LV transferring his power to Harry when he failed to kill 
him may also provide an explanation.

5. It would fit well with the theme of bad relatives (eg Dursleys, 
Bellatrix and Sirius, Weasleys and Percy, etc)

What do people think?

Cheers
IL