[HPforGrownups] Re: Harry and Voldy Related - Techincalities.

[Metylda]

No: HPFGUIDX 173329


--- Steve <bboyminn at yahoo.com> wrote:

> --- "sdeepthi" <sdeepthi at ...> wrote:
> >
> > myspacetraveller:
> > 
> > > I know JKR said that Harry and Voldy were not 
> > > related, but as it turns out they are in fact 
> > > related.  Both are descendants of the 3rd
> Peverell
> > > brother since he was the only one who had
> children.
> > > ...
<Snip>
> 
> bboyminn:
> 
> I'm inclined to agree with Deepthi. Logically the
> Ring
> traveled down one line, the Cloak down another, and
> the Wand pasted from /winner/ to /winner/. 
> 

<snip>
> 
> Further, at least I don't recall, that could have
> been many many many generations ago. We don't know
> the age of the Peverall brother who passed the
> Cloak down to the Potter line. We don't know how
> wide the family tree spreads. By the time we get 
> down to the level of the youngest Gaunt and Harry,
> they could be many many branches apart. 
> 
> Note if the tale of 'Three Brothers' has been made
> into a children's fairytale, we can assume the
> brothers
> live a long time ago.
> <snip> 
> Yes, by some technical stretch, Harry and Voldemort 
> were related, but it is like a big and distant
> stretch.
> So, distant as to be meaningless. 
> 
> Just one man's opinion.
> 
> Steve/bboyminn
> 
> 
bamf:

I would have to agree with Steve/bboyminn.  DH states
that the stories of the wand can be found through out
history - "Yes, it is perfectly possible to trace the
wand's course through history.  There are gaps, of
course, and long ones where it vanishes from view..." 
  (DH, US ed, pg 497) For Olivander to say long gaps,
would indicate that the Hallows have been around for a
goodly amount of time, probably centuries or more.  To
compare, the Brothers Grimm first published a
collection of Children's and Household Tales in 1815. 
Today, there are so many of those stories that
children grow up on (and Disney steals for movies...)

The Brothers Grimm published a book of 'fairy tales'
in 1814 that most of us grew up reading or knowing
about (Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, etc.)
we have a basis for comparison for the Wizarding
World.  If you take into account that the BG spent a
good 5-10 years collecting stories, which had passed
down from generation to generation, we easily can be
looking at events that inspired the stories to have
happened 300+ years ago.

Back to the point, for Harry and Moldy Wart to be
considered related, would be tenuous at best. Yes,
they share A common ancestor, but you are looking at
the common ancestor to be about 13-14 generation back,
if we use 300 years (and the average for a generation,
which is 22 years.)

bamf

There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast.

*****

Me t wyrd gewf


       
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