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

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 158353

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jordan Abel" <random832 at ...> 
wrote:
>
> > 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.
> 
> -- 
> Random832
>

a_svirn:
It is stated quite clearly in canon that Sirius is Harry's appointed 
guardian. 

 "Yes...," said Black. "But I'm also -- I don't know if anyone ever 
told you -- I'm your godfather." 
 "Yeah, I knew that," said Harry. 
 "Well... your parents appointed me your guardian," said Black 
stiffly. "If anything happened to them..."