The House of Black - family tree musings

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 148720


> 
> Gwen:
> Do you really think that Dorea and Charlus Potter are people other 
> than Harry's grandparents, and that their one son is someone other 
> than James?

 
Potioncat:

Yes.

Thirty-nine is on the late side to have a first child. But 57 is not 
elderly by either Muggle or Wizarding standards and James's parent's 
were supposed to be older wizards when they died. (I guess 'older' 
depends on how close to 57 you are.) However, as none of the math 
makes much sense, I'll toss my hands up at that.

Those Potters are Sirius's great-aunt and great-uncle. Which would 
make Sirius and James cousins. The whole conversation that Sirius and 
Harry had about the tapestry is pointless if that's something Sirius 
wouldn't mention. It'd be like finding out in book 7 that the troll 
leg umbrella stand at the door of 12GP was still attached to the 
troll.

And where the heck have Arcturus and Pollux been anyway? It's clear 
from the books that Sirius grew up at 12GP and he says his father put 
the dark spells on the house. Then it sat empty after his mother died.

It's beginning to look more and more like the Black family had a 
major time-turner accident.