V & V, Nagini & Fawkes - successors to the houses

[Katze]

No: HPFGUIDX 34282

caes56 wrote:


>  Ok, so we assume LV must get some new powers- the first and most
> obvious being the ability to harm harry. the second- ok, well, maybe
> LV could be a good Seeker. but as a distant third- could we also
> assume that maybe LV has been made a bit...how do i say this? more
> inclined to do good? we can't say that LV would take on every trait
> of harry, but we know Harry is essentially a good person, maybe this
> will make LV be affected in some way. i think that this si the most
> likely outcome, and that is why DD 'glinted'- he knew LV would be
> less evil, and therefore easier to attack. of course, i could be
> wrong...

I'm beginning to not believe D's assessment that Harry got certain
traits from V during the first attack. I send an email out earlier that
talks about the Houses and their traits, and that if we look hard enough
we can find a trait from each house in each of our Characters. D says
that Harry is resourceful, determined and has a certain disregard for
rules. And these are things that Slytherin admired in people. D assesses
that Harry received these from V. However...Harry's father is exactly
the same way. I'm also beginning to believe that the parseltongue is his
own power and not from V. I think that's a Red Herring to question
whether Harry is powerful in his own right, or powerful because of V's
attack.

I've seen the idea about V's getting some goodness by taking Harry's
blood, but I just don't believe it. I don't know why...and I'm going
purely on my gut right now. I don't see V growing a heart and becoming a
better person. I believe that he will strive to be even more evil and
darker in hopes of finishing the job he started before he attacked
Harry. 

Rowling has stated the D is the epitome of good. I take her at her word.
Since we see so many extremes in the book, that I believe V is the
epitome of evil. This is why I can't see him trying to do something
good, unless his serves his means in the end. Same with D. I don't see D
doing anything bad unless it serves his means in the end. 

...

I'm wondering if there are successors to the houses (or founders),
instead of "heirs". Right now we know that V is a blood heir to
Slytherin. But I wonder if the blood relation is more of a red herring,
when in actuality the founders have a different way of selecting
successors. If V is the current successor to Slytherin, and D (just a
guess) is the successor to Gryffindor...what is it that they have in
common? They each have a pet, Nagini & Fawkes. So I wonder if these
animals belonged to the house founders, and ultimately decide who will
continue the founder's legacy. I wonder if the animal assesses the
people alive at the time the current successor passes, and picks the one
truest to its relative Founders wishes and qualities.

I'm of the belief that Harry, if he survives, will be the chosen
successor by Fawkes. But who would be the chosen Slytherin successor?
Draco?

-Katze