Symbols next to names on list

[rachelrenee1]

No: HPFGUIDX 32366

In HPforGrownups at y..., UcfRentLuvr at c... wrote:

> > I've been looking at the pictures of the list of students and 
have 
> a 
> > *tentative* guess as to what the symols mean.  I think the N with 
> the box 
> > around it means Muggle born, the star with the circle means 
> Halfblood, and 
> > the star by itself means Pureblood. These are only guesses as 
some 
> of the 
> > symbols for certain people are iffy.

Rycar said:

> Well, I haven't seen the special, so this is just musing, but 
didn't 
> she mention she wrote down affiliation and magical power? Thus, "N" 
> might stand for natural talent, perhaps the star with the circle 
> means a balance of talent and book learning, and the star means the 
> student really has to struggle.
> On the other hand, the symbol might be affiliation of either the 
> student or parents. If it's for parents, the "N" might stand for No 
> Affiliation, i.e. muggle-born. The star with the circle would 
perhaps 
> mean one or more parent was a DE (notice in GF we only see one 
Crabbe 
> and one Goyle; with couples like the Lestranges we would hear about 
> both if they were in the inner circle), and the star would mean 
> goodishness. Still, I can hardly imagine Seamus's or Lavender's 
parent
> (s) being a Voldy. Oh well, looks like we'll have another few years 
> to truly find out.


Once I read a post a few up that said that JKR still uses the list to 
say what affiliations everyone will end up with, I postulate, along 
with Rycar that these might (although, I have not seen the special 
either) that these point out who ends up as what.  N could mean 
neutral.  Perhaps these people are not affected by the choosing of 
sides (though, I wonder about Hermione having an N.)  But I actually 
could see Crabbe and Goyle obviously on the DE side.  Not only that, 
but remember how the Sorting Hat took forever to decide where to put 
Seamus?  Makes me wonder.  Perhaps he has more in him than we know.  
And Lavander is quite a follower, and (sorry to those who like her) 
but I could see her following right off the deep end.  :)

Still this is just a guess.  I guess once we all finish the 7th book, 
the symbols will make perfect sense in 20/20 hindsight.

Rachel