Harry leaving Privet Drive

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No: HPFGUIDX 93549

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "justcarol67" <justcarol67 at y...> wrote:

> That's an interesting thought, but since he'll probably inherit
> Sirius's house (after a legal struggle with the Malfoys), I don't
> think he'll need another house, especially in Muggle Little Whinging.
> More to the point, I think the "blood" protection applies only when
> Petunia is alive and only against LV himself. If LV is permanently
> destroyed, the charm will no longer be needed or valid.
> 

What makes you think he'll 'inherit' Grimmauld Place?
For that to happen under UK law:
1. It would have to be stated in Sirius's will (godchildren are not
blood relatives and are not considered in the distribution of a 
deceased persons estate unless specified as a beneficiary). Word
of mouth would not count except in certain extreme circumstances
which do not apply in this case.
2. Sirius must be proved to be dead. Doing this is liable to cause
acute embarrassment to a lot of people - harboring escaped 
prisoners, conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, breach
of Habeus Corpus, etc, etc. Red faces all round. Expect it to
be swept under the carpet.

Unless otherwise directed, blood relations inherit. I really  don't
think that Sirius' mother would be happy  at the thought of her
despised son taking over  the  family pile, but it didn't stop him
moving in because she never legally disinherited him. She probably
didn't bother because she expected him to fade away iin Azkaban.

Since blood relatives who are possible beneficiaries were involved
in illegal activities in the circumstances surrounding his 'demise', 
the Malfoys  and the Lestranges  would probably be legally barred
from benefiting from his death.  So the house would probably go
to Andromeda Tonks, which makes Nymphadora an heiress! And
since she's a member of the Order, DD  can continue to use  the
place as his pied-a-terre.

Why would Harry want it anyway? Connections  to Sirius?
Not likely. Sirius hated the place and spent his teens and early
adulthood with James. He didn't consider it as 'home'.
Besides, Harry already has a home, or  had you forgotten?
Godrics Hollow might be a mess, but it's all his and his alone.
The fact that  he has never visited the site of his parents deaths
has always  seemed a bit strange IMO;  un-natural even. It
wouldn't surprise me if future episodes bring it back into the
spotlight.

In addition, there is James's family home. Where is  that? What
happened to it and who's in residence now? No, his portfolio
is much more diversified than some derelict dump with a mad 
woman stuck to the wall.

Kneasy