[HPforGrownups] Who is Harry's guardian? WAS: Re: Identifying with Muggles -

[Jordan Abel]

No: HPFGUIDX 158336

> Alla:
> The question I have and sorry for the repetition a_svirn ( I cannot
> check my e-mail from work, but I can read the list :)) is whether
> Godfather automatically equals guardian in RL. I mean I know in many
> fanfics it does, but is it in RL?

It does in canon; it's certainly good enough for Hogsmeade permission.
If he's not his guardian _because_ he's his godfather, then he is _in
addition to_ that, which doesn't make a whole lot of difference for
purposes of this discussion. Now, whether they could have decided
Remus would be called his godfather but Sirius would have been
designated guardian or not, is perhaps an interesting question, but
the fact is even if they could have, they didn't.

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Random832