Lily and Petunia weren't sisters Was: Petunia's Eyes

[karen]

No: HPFGUIDX 169855

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Janette <jnferr at ...> wrote:
>
> >
> > Anne Squires wrote:
> >
> > > Maybe Lily and Petunia aren't sisters by blood after all.
> > > Maybe one or the other was indeed adopted. 

> > Karina:
> >
> > The spell must indeed have worked. Voldemort himself confirms it 
in GoF:
> >
> > "But how to get at Harry Potter? For he has been better protected 
than
> > I think even he knows, protected in ways devised by Dumbledore 
long
> > ago, when it fell to him to arrange the boy's future. Dumbledore
> > invoked an ancient magic, to ensure the boy's protection as long 
as he
> > is in his relations' care. Not even I can touch him there..."
> >
> > It does sound like the blood protection that is being discussed 
here,
> > because of that phrase "while he is in his relations' care".
> 
> 
> montims:
> 
> Oh dear - I wasn't going to enter this one, but thinking about it:  
It COULD
> be that DD is in error in believing that they are blood relatives, 
but that
> LV does not know this - if Snape (or another spy - Wormtail would 
have heard
> this discussed often both at the Burrow and Hogwarts, I am sure) 
believed
> the protection was unbreakable ancient magic, and told LV so, he 
would not
> have even attempted to break it.  He saw the result of his Lily-
blocked AK,
> after all, and wouldn't want to risk a recurrence...
> 
> I thought first of all that the WW would know everything about 
Lily's
> family, but it's true that her ancestors were muggles, and her 
parents died
> young.  If Lily herself wasn't aware that she and Petunia weren't 
true
> sisters, there is no real reason why the WW would have investigated 
very
> deeply...  Obviously, since the AK, everything Potter is public WW 
history,
> but before this?  Hmmm.....  By the way, I believe Petunia is older 
than
> Lily.  JMO.
> 
> I'm almost convinced now...
> 
> 
Karen:
I feel it's possible that they could be cousins, as someone replied 
earlier.  However, going along with the thought that there is no 
blood relationship... what about if DD knew about it and Voldemort 
didn't.  DD did place that crazy lady with the cats down the street 
from Harry to look over him.  Maybe he knew they weren't related by 
blood and felt like he needed something extra to protect harry. If 
Harry was protected by the blood thing then why the need for this 
woman.  Forgive me for forgetting her name but I am re-reading 1-6 
now.  This blood protection is very strong though so there would be 
no need for her whatsoever.
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