[HPforGrownups] Orphans? (was Re: Off the wall character question)

[Shaun Hately]

No: HPFGUIDX 101749

On 17 Jun 2004 at 11:04, lauren_silverwolf wrote:

> 1. James was an orphan at Hogwarts - a parallel with Harry's 
> situation, and perhaps is one more similarity to James that Snape 
> sees in Harry?

We're told that Sirius went to live with James' and his parents 
after he ran away from home at age 16, so they were alive at that 
point - and for some time after.

"'You ran away from home?'

'When I was about sixteen,' said Sirius. 'I'd had enough.'

'Where did you go?' asked Harry, staring at him.

'Your dad's place,' said Sirius. 'Your grandparents were really 
good about it; they sort of adopted me as a second son. Yeah, I 
camped out at your dad's in the school holidays, and when I was 
seventeen I got a place of my own. My Uncle Alphard had left me a 
decent bit of gold - he's been wiped off here, too, that's probably 
why - anyway, after that I looked after myself. I was always 
welcome at Mr and Mrs Potter's for Sunday lunch, though.'"

(Order of the Phoenix, p103-104 (British edition).



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