What happened to Harry Potter's paternal family?

JK Rowling revealed in an interview (via Mugglenet) that both Harry's paternal and maternal Grandparents had died, leaving Aunt Petunia as Harry's only blood relative. Rowling explains, disposing of Harry's Grandparents was purely to provide a more interesting backstory for Harry.
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What happened to Harry Potter's paternal grandparents?

According to J.K. Rowling, all of Harry's grandparents (on both sides) were dead by the time he was born. This is why he was handed off to the Dursley home, where his life became very depressing for several years.
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What happened to Lily and James Potter's parents?

Mrs. Potter and her husband both succumbed to a fatal wizarding illness, dragon pox, which is known to be especially dangerous for older wizards. Their deaths occurred at some point between when they took in Sirius and the night of October 31, 1981.
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What happened to Fleamont and Euphemia Potter?

Advancing in age, both Euphemia and her husband Fleamont succumbed to Dragon Pox shortly after the marriage of their son James to Lily Evans, in 1978–1979, dying within days of each other.
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What happened to Harry Potter's other family?

Following the deaths of his parents, Harry was forced to live with the Dursleys because Petunia was Harry's only living blood relative. As many Harry Potter fans will know, both James and Lily Potter were killed by Voldemort when they were aged just 21.
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Did Harry's father save Snape's life?

In his fifth year James saved Severus Snape from a near-fatal prank that Sirius Black played on him, which involved luring Snape to the Shrieking Shack where Remus Lupin was in his werewolf form. As such, Snape owed James a life debt, although they hated each other.
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Why didn't Remus adopt Harry?

As a single werewolf, it is understandable that Remus could not take care of Harry after his parents died. It's also possible he was not informed where Harry was placed and thus couldn't write to him in his early years at the Dursleys.
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Why did Harry Potter have no Grandparents?

JK Rowling revealed in an interview (via Mugglenet) that both Harry's paternal and maternal Grandparents had died, leaving Aunt Petunia as Harry's only blood relative. Rowling explains, disposing of Harry's Grandparents was purely to provide a more interesting backstory for Harry.
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Who betrayed the 7 Potters?

So, Snape was telling Voldemort that Harry was being transfered earlier. Making him the betrayer.
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How did Harry's dad have the Invisibility Cloak?

Since Harry inherited the Cloak indirectly from his father, many have wondered how James Potter came to possess it. James inherited the Cloak from his father, Fleamont Potter, who inherited it as a descendant of Iolanthe Peverell — a granddaughter of Ignotus Peverell.
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How were Lily and James so rich?

James Potter's parents, Harry's grandparents, were the inventors of the Sleekeazy Hair Potion, which became wildly popular. Unfortunately, they died of dragon pox before Harry was born, and as James being the only heir, that money went to him.
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Why was James Potter rich?

At some point between 1979 and 1980, James's parents died of Dragon Pox, and he inherited the vast Potter family fortune from them, which enabled him to comfortably support his family without the need for a paying job. James also used his wealth to support Remus, who was unemployable due to his status as a werewolf.
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Are the Malfoys and Weasleys related?

↑ The Malfoys are related to the Weasleys through the Narcissa and her descent from the House of Black.
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Is Draco related to Sirius?

He marries Narcissa Black and together they have one son, Draco, who is the first Malfoy family member introduced in the series. The Malfoys are related to the Black family through Narcissa (a first cousin of Sirius Black, Harry's godfather), which makes Draco a nephew of both Bellatrix Lestrange and Andromeda Tonks.
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What happened to Hermione's parents?

Several years later, however, Hermione was forced to alter her parents' memories and give them new identities as Wendell and Monica Wilkins, to protect them from the Death Eaters. After the Second Wizarding War ended, Hermione found Mr Granger and his wife in Australia and returned their memories.
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Why did Snape cut off George's ear?

The injury was caused by Snape's Sectumsempra spell in order to stop the Death Eaters from hurting George (who he thought was Harry) and Lupin, but missed and hit George. Hermione and Kingsley then arrived, both unharmed, followed by Arthur and Fred Weasley, both concerned for George.
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Who was the only Death Eater that was sorted into Gryffindor?

As far as we know Peter Pettigrew was the only Gryffindor death eater, but truthfully we have official houses of Very few of the Death Eaters.
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Who is the biggest traitor in Harry Potter?

The Weasleys are known for not supporting the notion of blood purity. They were considered one the biggest "blood traitor" families within the wizarding world of Great Britain. They willingly associated with Muggles, Muggle-borns, and other "blood traitors".
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Why does Malfoy family hate Harry?

Malfoy hated all the attention Harry recieved . Malfoy thought Harry was a dark wizard, he tried to befriend Harry but he refused because of the way Malfoy treated Ron whom he already made friends with. That's why Malfoy hate Harry for turning him down.
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Is Harry Potter a pure-blood?

Harry himself is a half-blood, since his pure-blood father, James, married a Muggle-born witch named Lily, and his maternal grandparents were Muggles.
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Was Harry's mom a Mudblood?

By the 1990s, most of the magical population were half-bloods. The children of Harry and Ginny Potter were considered half-bloods because although Ginny was pure-blood, Harry's mother was Muggle-born. The term was used as an insult from members of fanatical pure-blood families.
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Why did Remus not want to marry Tonks?

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At the end of the book, it is revealed that Nymphadora Tonks has fallen in love with Remus, who is much older than her. He resisted becoming involved with her because of the risks from his being a werewolf, and he said he is, "too old, too poor, and too dangerous," for her.
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Why did Remus abandon Tonks?

Shortly after the wedding, Tonks and Remus split up. Remus feared for the child Tonks was carrying, worried that the child would be a werewolf like him. All of his old fears over his relationship with Tonks resurfaced, and he withdrew from her rather than hurt her. Tonks moved back in with her parents.
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Were Remus and Nymphadora expecting a baby?

The couple had to leave Harry's birthday party on 31 July when Minister for Magic, Rufus Scrimgeour arrived to discuss the contents of Dumbledore's will with Harry, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger. Around this time, Tonks became pregnant.
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