JK's writings/photos: Was: Snape/Karkaroff / How Many Students? / Weasley Clock

[Audra1976 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 46505

<< JK refuses to say what the symbols mean.  However, just from a few 
minor glances, the squares vs. the circles.  It appears all the circles 
are girls and the squares are boys.  And the right hand column is 
HGSR.  The houses.  So I guess that leaves that mysterious middle 
column . . . any thoughts?>>

Tim:
The three symbols you can see in the middle column seem to be a star, 
a star with a circle around it, and a "N" in a box.  Hermione and 
Justin Finch-Fletchley have the "N", Seamus, Crabbe, and Goyle have 
the star with circle.  It's got to mean something... is Seamus going 
to suffer the same type of fate as Crabbe and Goyle?? >>

Me:
No.  If you look at the enhanced photo you will see that the circle around 
Seamus's star is scribbled out.  If the circled star indicates a pureblood 
wizard, as I believe it must, then JKR changed her mind about Seamus and 
decided to make him a halfblood wizard (star with no circle).  Seamus says 
his mom's a witch and his dad's a muggle, so he is indeed a halfblood.  He
rmione and Justin are both said to be muggle-born (N in a box).

Audra