Could Harry be Gryffindor's heir? - Page 2

Elf Girl · 03-27-2003, 10:38 AM

Eru! Isn't it obvious that Harry is the heir of Slytherin? On his father's side, remember Voldemort said he only needed to kill Harry and his father, not Lily.

BeardofPants · 03-27-2003, 03:08 PM

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Originally posted by Elf Girl
Eru! Isn't it obvious that Harry is the heir of Slytherin? On his father's side, remember Voldemort said he only needed to kill Harry and his father, not Lily.

Wouldn't that make more sense if Voldemort was the heir of Slytherin, and Harry was the heir of Gryffindor? It is said that the only reason Harry was exhibiting the so-called slytherin traits was because when Voldemort tried to kill him, he imbued some of his own talent in Harry. I've yet to see this otherwise. However, I guess it is a possibility... No one said the heir of slytherine had to be bad....

TinuvielChild · 03-28-2003, 11:14 PM

I think that it might be possible for Harry to be the heir to Gryffindor and to Slytherin, though probably only Gryffindor. It's also possible that Harry has some other wizarding blood/whatever through Lily; what would happen if a Squib had children who were also Squibs? And they had Squib children? They'd go through life as Muggles, until another witch/wizard were born. The more recent generations would probably have no idea that there is such a thing as magic, seeing as the wizarding family would effectively disown them; remember, Ron said something about "Mum has a second cousin who's an accountant, but we don't talk about him". Just a thought...

I actually think it possible that Hermione's Ravenclaw's heir. I mean, she's got the intelligence. There are oodles of fics out there where Godric and Rowena were romantically involved; this could explain how Hermione got into Gryffindor. Again, pure speculation. You know, at this point I almost don't want the 5th book to come out, because I've read so many fics that take place 5th year...

Elf Girl · 03-30-2003, 09:45 AM

Actually, I have another theory that Harry is related to the Weasleys. Both families have green eyes, after all.

And another theory that Aunt Petunia was sent a Hogwarts letter, but was scared and rejected it.

But back to the whole Slytherin/Gryffindor thing: It would give purpose to Harry's conflict in Book 2 about whether he belonged in Slytherin or Gryffindor. Also, in Book 1 Dumbledore said Harry was "not ready to hear" why Voldemort wanted to kill him. I don't think being the heir of Gryffindor would have such a dramatic effect on Harry that Dumbledore would have to wait, whereas being related to Voldemort definately would.

SamwiseGamgeeOTS · 04-24-2003, 03:17 PM

related to the Weasleys? hmmm. that's odd. never thought of that. But, I do think that he is related to Godric Gryffindor....somewhere along the line.

Lanelf · 04-27-2003, 08:33 PM

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Originally posted by Elf Girl
Also, in Book 1 Dumbledore said Harry was "not ready to hear" why Voldemort wanted to kill him.

I've heard that Dumbledore's going to explain everything to Harry in book 5. ****ing spoilers... only making me wait longer... *pout*
Lanelf.

gimli7410 · 04-29-2003, 07:36 PM

does anyone know why she is taking so long to release the 5th book. shes really pissing me off right now

Aragorn_of_the_west · 05-05-2003, 07:23 AM

god!i am so jealous!!!*cant wait to get it to*
i dont think that Harry will be the hair of Griffindor- no concrete facts- just a stomach feeling- i just dont feel it would fit good into the stories*shrug*.

durin's bane · 05-05-2003, 06:56 PM

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Originally posted by gimli7410
does anyone know why she is taking so long to release the 5th book. shes really pissing me off right now

You'll be happy to know that the fifth book is in publishing process and will be in stores June 21 this year. If you can't wait that long, then try pre-ordering it. I'd recommend using this site. I'm not sure if they're still open or not though, but it's worth a try.

gimli7410 · 05-05-2003, 07:09 PM

why did she take so long though

sun-star · 05-06-2003, 04:04 AM

It takes a long time to write a book which people have such high expectations of.

Elf Girl · 05-06-2003, 06:51 AM

Yeah, since the fourth one didn't really hold together that well, she wanted to be really careful with the next one.

durin's bane · 05-06-2003, 06:33 PM

And because of these other three reasons:

1) She quickly wrote the seventh book to make sure the fifth and sixth would tie-in with the ending.
2) Many bratty people have been trying to get rich quick by sueing her for the reason "She stole Harry Potter from me! It was my idea!"
3) She has a life too (though a lot of us don't realize that because we tend to think good authors spend 24-7 writing). She has to take care of her daughter, cook and clean, pay bills and things like that.

Elf Girl · 05-06-2003, 07:34 PM

And of course because she bought a castle, got married, and had a new baby son.

gimli7410 · 05-06-2003, 09:04 PM

you know whats great about writing a really great book is that if it is good uyou can make so much money. rowling is richer then the queen. ozzy took 30 years just to become worth 52 million dollars and she did that in like 10 years.

Aragorn_of_the_west · 05-07-2003, 06:12 AM

*laugh*, yeah, Rowling really did a great job.
hopefully- the next book/s will be as good as the last four.
if they will- she will be evan richer!thats also thanx to the all the things that are made about HP- movies, cards, pupets ext

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sun-star · 05-07-2003, 06:27 AM

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Originally posted by gimli7410
ozzy took 30 years just to become worth 52 million dollars and she did that in like 10 years.

I think it's about six years, so it's even more impressive

Elf Girl · 05-07-2003, 07:00 AM

Nah, it took her 6 years just to right the first two.

Linaewen · 05-07-2003, 07:29 AM

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Originally posted by durin's bane
And because of these other three reasons:

1) She quickly wrote the seventh book to make sure the fifth and sixth would tie-in with the ending.
2) Many bratty people have been trying to get rich quick by sueing her for the reason "She stole Harry Potter from me! It was my idea!"
3) She has a life too (though a lot of us don't realize that because we tend to think good authors spend 24-7 writing). She has to take care of her daughter, cook and clean, pay bills and things like that.

Many bratty people? I thought it was just the one? That woman who did Larry Potter or sommat?

How did this thread get to talk about Rowling's personal life, anyway?

Rána Eressëa · 06-01-2003, 07:33 PM

I really like the idea of Harry being Gryffindor's heir. Mostly because I want more stuff related to the heirs when so little is known about them.

03-27-2003, 10:38 AM	#21
Elf Girl Lurker Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Lothlórien Posts: 3,419	Eru! Isn't it obvious that Harry is the heir of Slytherin? On his father's side, remember Voldemort said he only needed to kill Harry and his father, not Lily. __________________ There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium...

03-28-2003, 11:14 PM	#23
TinuvielChild Padawan Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The Barony of Carolingia Posts: 2,176	I think that it might be possible for Harry to be the heir to Gryffindor and to Slytherin, though probably only Gryffindor. It's also possible that Harry has some other wizarding blood/whatever through Lily; what would happen if a Squib had children who were also Squibs? And they had Squib children? They'd go through life as Muggles, until another witch/wizard were born. The more recent generations would probably have no idea that there is such a thing as magic, seeing as the wizarding family would effectively disown them; remember, Ron said something about "Mum has a second cousin who's an accountant, but we don't talk about him". Just a thought... I actually think it possible that Hermione's Ravenclaw's heir. I mean, she's got the intelligence. There are oodles of fics out there where Godric and Rowena were romantically involved; this could explain how Hermione got into Gryffindor. Again, pure speculation. You know, at this point I almost don't want the 5th book to come out, because I've read so many fics that take place 5th year... __________________ There are only four questions of value in life: What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for? What is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same: ONLY LOVE. Dance as though nobody's watching. Sing as though nobody's listening. Dream as though you'll live forever. Live as though you'll die tomorrow. EIDRIORCQWSDAKLMEDDCWWTIWOATTOPWFIO and proud! FRODO LIVES!!!!!

03-30-2003, 09:45 AM	#24
Elf Girl Lurker Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Lothlórien Posts: 3,419	Actually, I have another theory that Harry is related to the Weasleys. Both families have green eyes, after all. And another theory that Aunt Petunia was sent a Hogwarts letter, but was scared and rejected it. But back to the whole Slytherin/Gryffindor thing: It would give purpose to Harry's conflict in Book 2 about whether he belonged in Slytherin or Gryffindor. Also, in Book 1 Dumbledore said Harry was "not ready to hear" why Voldemort wanted to kill him. I don't think being the heir of Gryffindor would have such a dramatic effect on Harry that Dumbledore would have to wait, whereas being related to Voldemort definately would. __________________ There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium...

04-24-2003, 03:17 PM	#25
SamwiseGamgeeOTS Elven Warrior Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A quaint little hole which last time I checked was somewhere near Ohio, Middle-Earth. Posts: 165	related to the Weasleys? hmmm. that's odd. never thought of that. But, I do think that he is related to Godric Gryffindor....somewhere along the line. __________________ "...Eragon recoiled in shock. Standing in front of him, licking off the membrane that encased it, was a dragon."

04-29-2003, 07:36 PM	#27
gimli7410 the dumb stoner canuck Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: canada Posts: 2,542	does anyone know why she is taking so long to release the 5th book. shes really pissing me off right now __________________ -"Down with the system"-Serj tankian of system of a down -“Humans have been on the earth for millions of years, yet we don’t believe man began thinking until he started building walls. And what good have these walls ever done us?”-Serj tankian of soad -"stupid people do stupid things"-Serj tankian of soad "Trying is the first step to failure" Homer Simpson "It isn't going to be easy"-jerseydevil "only the good die young" I AM CANADIAN If the people lead, the leaders will follow.

05-05-2003, 07:23 AM	#28
Aragorn_of_the_west Enting Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Israel Posts: 56	god!i am so jealous!!!cant wait to get it to i dont think that Harry will be the hair of Griffindor- no concrete facts- just a stomach feeling- i just dont feel it would fit good into the storiesshrug. __________________ "There are few left in Middle-Earth like Aragorn son of Arathorn.The race of Kings from over the sea is nearly at an end. Copy and past the URL and press continue: http://www.kingsofchaos.com/page.php?id=437705

05-05-2003, 07:09 PM	#30
gimli7410 the dumb stoner canuck Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: canada Posts: 2,542	why did she take so long though __________________ -"Down with the system"-Serj tankian of system of a down -“Humans have been on the earth for millions of years, yet we don’t believe man began thinking until he started building walls. And what good have these walls ever done us?”-Serj tankian of soad -"stupid people do stupid things"-Serj tankian of soad "Trying is the first step to failure" Homer Simpson "It isn't going to be easy"-jerseydevil "only the good die young" I AM CANADIAN If the people lead, the leaders will follow.

05-06-2003, 04:04 AM	#31
sun-star Lady of Letters Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Either Oxford or Kent, England Posts: 2,476	It takes a long time to write a book which people have such high expectations of. __________________ And all the time the waves, the waves, the waves Chase, intersect and flatten on the sand As they have done for centuries, as they will For centuries to come, when not a soul Is left to picnic on the blazing rocks, When England is not England, when mankind Has blown himself to pieces. Still the sea, Consolingly disastrous, will return While the strange starfish, hugely magnified, Waits in the jewelled basin of a pool.

05-06-2003, 06:51 AM	#32
Elf Girl Lurker Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Lothlórien Posts: 3,419	Yeah, since the fourth one didn't really hold together that well, she wanted to be really careful with the next one. __________________ There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium... Last edited by Elf Girl : 05-06-2003 at 07:34 PM.

05-06-2003, 06:33 PM	#33
durin's bane Lady of Westernesse Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Canada (Help! Our parliament building is melting!) Posts: 761	And because of these other three reasons: 1) She quickly wrote the seventh book to make sure the fifth and sixth would tie-in with the ending. 2) Many bratty people have been trying to get rich quick by sueing her for the reason "She stole Harry Potter from me! It was my idea!" 3) She has a life too (though a lot of us don't realize that because we tend to think good authors spend 24-7 writing). She has to take care of her daughter, cook and clean, pay bills and things like that. __________________ Yada, yada, yada

05-06-2003, 07:34 PM	#34
Elf Girl Lurker Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Lothlórien Posts: 3,419	And of course because she bought a castle, got married, and had a new baby son. __________________ There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium...

05-06-2003, 09:04 PM	#35
gimli7410 the dumb stoner canuck Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: canada Posts: 2,542	you know whats great about writing a really great book is that if it is good uyou can make so much money. rowling is richer then the queen. ozzy took 30 years just to become worth 52 million dollars and she did that in like 10 years. __________________ -"Down with the system"-Serj tankian of system of a down -“Humans have been on the earth for millions of years, yet we don’t believe man began thinking until he started building walls. And what good have these walls ever done us?”-Serj tankian of soad -"stupid people do stupid things"-Serj tankian of soad "Trying is the first step to failure" Homer Simpson "It isn't going to be easy"-jerseydevil "only the good die young" I AM CANADIAN If the people lead, the leaders will follow.

05-07-2003, 06:12 AM	#36
Aragorn_of_the_west Enting Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Israel Posts: 56	laugh, yeah, Rowling really did a great job. hopefully- the next book/s will be as good as the last four. if they will- she will be evan richer!thats also thanx to the all the things that are made about HP- movies, cards, pupets ext . __________________ "There are few left in Middle-Earth like Aragorn son of Arathorn.The race of Kings from over the sea is nearly at an end. Copy and past the URL and press continue: http://www.kingsofchaos.com/page.php?id=437705

05-07-2003, 07:00 AM	#38
Elf Girl Lurker Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Lothlórien Posts: 3,419	Nah, it took her 6 years just to right the first two. __________________ There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium...

06-01-2003, 07:33 PM	#40
Rána Eressëa The Rogue Elf Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,722	I really like the idea of Harry being Gryffindor's heir. Mostly because I want more stuff related to the heirs when so little is known about them.

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