i have read all of the books and unless i have missed something i don't know why harry's grandparents didn't just take care of him as a baby unless something happened to them.
2007-07-26 19:53:59 · 7 answers · asked by MX Girl 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
On his mother's side they died a natural Muggle Death, on his father's side they died from a Wizarding Disease.
2007-07-26 19:57:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
According to the Harry Potter Lexicon, which got the info from an interview Rowling did with The Leaky Cauldron and MuggleNet websites, James's parents died sometime after James and Lily left Hogwarts, but before they died. Lily's parent's are a little more on the unknown side as the Lexicon merely says Lily's parent's died before she did. They could have died before Lily left Hogwarts or after.
Plus you have the fact that Dumbledore tells McGonagall that the Dursley's are the only family Harry has left when there waiting for Hagrid so they can drop Harry off on their doorstep. That right there says that grandparents are out of the question.
And don't ask about aunt's and uncles on James's side unless you're talking great aunts and uncles (which would be dead on both sides, by the way). James was an only child.
"JKR: No. This takes us into more mundane territory. As a writer, it was more interesting, plot-wise, if Harry was completely alone. So I rather ruthlessly disposed of his entire family apart from Aunt Petunia. I mean, James and Lily are massively important to the plot, of course, but the grandparents? No. And, because I do like my backstory: Petunia and Lily's parents, normal Muggle death. James's parents were elderly, were getting on a little when he was born, which explains the only child, very pampered, had-him-late-in-life-so-he's-an-extra-treasure, as often happens, I think. They were old in wizarding terms, and they died. They succumbed to a wizarding illness. That's as far as it goes. There's nothing serious or sinister about those deaths. I just needed them out of the way so I killed them."
2007-07-27 03:23:52 · answer #2 · answered by knight1192a 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
well, if you go back to the first book, Dumbledor tells you the answer... the Dursleys were the only KNOWN living relatives of Harry Potter, James Potter was, as I remember, pure blood. Lilly Potter on the other hand, was muggle-born, and her parents had already died. Harry's grandparents on his father's side were probably dead (likely by the work of Voldemort unless of old age, but wizards and witches live longer than muggles) Or they're where abouts were unknown.
simple as that.
2007-07-27 03:13:47 · answer #3 · answered by baby_blue_honey 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they were dead
remember book 1...the Dursleys were Harry's only remaining family
2007-07-27 03:15:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The series is over.........it dosen't matter anymore.
2007-07-27 03:03:01 · answer #5 · answered by Jessie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i guess they are dead too...
2007-07-27 02:57:00 · answer #6 · answered by nica 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe they died? I dunno. Why do you care?
2007-07-27 02:58:08 · answer #7 · answered by Blue Moon Dreamer 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋