The Titlings

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 108224

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "cubfanbudwoman" 
<susiequsie23 at s...> wrote:
  
> Geoff:
> > I think this is a question of semantics isn't it? I think what 
> > Chris means is that there is a "relationship" between Harry and 
> > another person rather than them being "relations". As we have 
said, 
> > Sirius is not a blood relation of Harry although being a 
godfather 
> > should imply a close relationship  which brings him near to being 
a 
> > relation if you take my point.
> 

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> SSSusan again:
> So do you see my point, Geoff?  That we're really not a whole lot 
> nearer to figuring anything out from this pattern if the only clue 
> is "a person with a relationship to Harry".  I had thought maybe 
> Chrisp was thinking of something quite specific when he 
> wrote "related to Harry", which is why I went fishing for 
> clarification in the first place.  I wasn't arguing semantics; I 
was 
> trying to find out what Chrisp had in mind.
> 
> Does that clarify?

Geoff:
Reverting to my point, Sirius was not a "relation" but had 
a "relationship" with Harry which was very close because of the 
godson/godfather connection. So, using Chris' hypothesis, we are 
seeking someone who is not related but has a very close relationship 
with Harry - almost that of a relative maybe..... "Now," he says, 
sucking on the end of his pencil, "who can we put down on the list?"