Tbh because there’s no good reason not to.
All the blood status in the hp universe is a metaphor for racism but you know what’s boring? Metaphors for racism that only involve white people. Harry is often described as “dark” and like if James Potter’s family was desi and Lily Evans’s was white, that would enhance Harry’s feelings of otherness while growing up with the Dursleys because lbr Vernon was probs a flaming racist.
“Potter” could easily be an anglicized version of a south Asian last name like Potdar or Potluri, and you could make an argument for a pure blood family like the Potters engaging in and profiting from cultural exchange through the British colonization of India so there was an opportunity to establish generational wealth there.
Also on the night he died, James was making pretty-colored lights for Harry. That was October 31st. In 1981, Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, started on October 27th. It lasts five days.
SHIT I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THE DIWALI THING OMG. (though Potdar or Potluri aren’t any Indian names that I’ve ever heard of) BUT BUT BUT DIWALI! desiprongspotter do you know about this?
Potdar seemed like a weird anglicisation of Podar which is a Gujrati family name (a rich one too); but apparently it’s Maharastrian. Potluri is an old caste associated surname that I’m pretty sure is Andhra Pradeshi/Telanga.
TBH I’m pretty sure desi Potters would’ve chosen a new English last name to blend into the English wizarding community rather than anglicise their own last names because of the effects of Racism + the Raj
Can you explain why many people think Harry Potter is desi? Not hating just curious! That’s so lovely!!
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