Harry's Family (or lack thereof)

[Brent]

No: HPFGUIDX 113393

> Pat here:
> 
> Yes, it does seem unusual for a child to have no living relatives.  
> But, in my own case, I didn't have any grandparents by the time I 
> was 9--and Voldemort was not involved.  It's also very possible 
> that James was an only child.  So once he and his parents were gone,
> that would take care of that side of Harry's family (especially if 
> his paternal grandparents also came from small families, which we 
> don't know).  On Lily's side of the family, Dumbledore does say that 
> Petunia is Harry's only living relative.  So that sounds pretty 
> definite.


It seems to me that in OotP that DD says Harry has to live with a 
relative of Lily for the protection to work.  Even if any of James' 
relatives were alive then they would not work.  Also I find it hard 
to believe that he would not have a great aunt or uncle or some kind 
of relative unless there was some kind of vendetta against the Potter 
side.  If the Potter side is as magical as we assume (i.e. it is 
composed of wizards going back several generations) he should have a 
few 2nd cousins or something as Sirius says all families are 
interrelated in some way.  Maybe the Potters were isolated after an 
early marriage to a muggle before it became a normal thing.

Brent