Harry classmates "code"

[judyserenity]

No: HPFGUIDX 34511

jklb66 wrote:
> > JKR said that one of the things her list of Harry's classmates 
> > indicated was parentage. Look at middle column. Some students 
> > have "N" surrounded by a square, and some have stars (sometimes 
> > circled, sometimes not).  The key, I think, is Seamus Finnigan.  
> > He 
> > said in PS/SS that his dad is a muggle and his mom is a witch.  
> > Seamus's symbol is a star which is circled, and then 1/2 of the 
> > circle is made into star.  1/2 a star; 1/2 magical parentage.  So, 
> > perhaps the stars are magical parents.  Look who has the "N" 
> > symbol instead-- Hermione and Justin Finch-Fletchley, 
> > both of whom have non-magical parents.  

Oooo, well-spotted!  I think you are right; the middle column is 
parentage.  It looks to me like JKR *crossed-out* the circle around 
Seamus' star. Perhaps she started off with him as a pure-blood, then 
decided to make him a half-blood.  So, N = muggle-born; Star = one 
magic parent; Circled star = 2 magic parents.

I know many people here have said the symbols indicate "how magical" a 
 student is.  But, perhaps this means the symbols tell us how much 
magical *blood* (not magical *power*) the student has.

mellienel2 added:
> I have a theory on this, and I hope it's incorrect, because if it is 
> right some people I like are going bad....
> WhiteCircle/BlackSquare: Family allegiance / whether or not will be 
> Evil....

Someone on the list previously theorized that white circle = girl, and 
blacksquare = boy.  That seems right; all the girls have circles and 
the boys have squares.  (Of course, maybe JKR thinks all the girls are 
good and all the boys are evil.  Just kidding!) 


-- Judy