The Black estate (Was: Draco, no longer Harry's antagonist? -Money is the Key

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No: HPFGUIDX 121644


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "justcarol67" <justcarol67 at y...> wrote:
> 
> bboyminn wrote:
> <snip>
> > As long as we are on the subject of Draco, I think in the next book,
> > one of the subplots will be Harry and Draco fighting it out for
> > control of the Black Family Estate. That should make some interesting
> > reading. I don't think Harry cares about the house or the money, but
> > the idea of Draco getting it would be intolerable. 
> > 
> > It would also be nice if the Malfoy family was now desperate for the
> > money because of the collapes of Malfoy's many business venture cause
> > by Lucius being once again implicated and arrested as a Death Eater.
> > 
> > In addition, as a separate issue, I think Harry will inherit Sirius
> > Black's personal estate without any problems.
> 
> Carol notes:
> As I mentioned long ago, it will be a bit hard to prove that Sirius is
> dead without a body, and with only teenagers, DEs, and Order members
> who don't want to blow their cover as witnesses. How can DD or anyone
> else prove that he's not still a criminal on the run? it would be
> easier to prove his innocence (catch Peter and bring him in) than to
> prove his death.
> 
> Carol, who hopes that Sirius did write and will and that Lupin
> inherits *something*

Antosha:

One thing to remember about Sirius's death is that two of the witnesses to his fall through 
the Veil were not only Order members, but also Aurors: Kingsley Shacklebolt and Tonks. 
(Was she conscious at the time?) Can't get better witnesses than cops. Their presence has 
already, I think, been leaked. Kingsley was the one standing herd over the captured DEs, 
IIRC. It'd be easy to say he heard a disturbance and intervened.

Once the death is confirmed, Sirius's criminal status is irrelevant. From that point, it's a 
matter of the WW's probate law and or Sirius's hypothetical will.

Do we know if Andromeda or Bellatrix was the eldest of the Black girls? Because if Sirius 
died intestate (without a will), Tonks could end up the heiress. Just because she's not on 
the tapestry doesn't mean she can't inherit--was Sirius there?