Why Did Harry Have NO Family Left (Except Petunia)?

Most orphans have somebody. A gran. An uncle. A cousin who sends a card at Christmas. He had one aunt, and she gave him a cupboard. So where did everybody go? We trace his whole family, both sides, from a twelfth-century wizard with a very silly nickname to the night everything ended. There's an heirloom handed down for centuries, a fortune made from hair potion, a family that stood up when it would have been easier not to, two sisters who stopped speaking, and one relative nobody wanted him to meet. By the end you'll see the real reason he was left with no one, and the family he built anyway. It draws on the books and on the author's own notes about the family, and every book quote is checked against the books. CHAPTERS 0:00 At least ten others 2:22 Part one: an eccentric inventor 4:27 Part two: the heirloom 7:00 Part three: the family who stood up 9:23 Part four: the late miracle 13:04 Part five: the two sisters 16:26 Part six: the night everything ended 19:29 Part seven: the relative nobody wanted him to meet 20:32 Part eight: the real reason 21:36 Part nine: the family he built 25:09 The mirror, one more time Which relative do you wish had survived? Tell me in the comments. If you like rereading your favourite stories slowly and arguing about them kindly, subscribe and pull up a chair. Photos at 1:31 and 20:42: "J.K. Rowling" by Daniel Ogren, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Unofficial fan channel. All characters and worlds belong to their creators. Quotes, stills and clips are used for commentary, criticism and education under fair use. Music and sound effects from Epidemic Sound. #HarryPotter #HarryPotterLore #HarryPotterTheory