Heir Theory Question (Was: Who were the Potters?)

[Antoinette Marie]

No: HPFGUIDX 45895

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Audra1976 at a... wrote:

> There is also the theory that James Potter and Harry Potter were 
the heirs of 
> Godric Gryffindor just as Voldemort is the heir of Salazar 
Slytherin, and 
> that he wanted to be rid of the heir to another founder of Hogwarts 
(who 
> disagreed with Slytherin about keeping the 
wizardbloodline "pure").  It would 
> go along with the idea that Voldemort was really after James and 
Harry and 
> only killed Lily (who would not be blood related to Gryffindor) 
because she 
> got in his way.  

I have a question with regards to this theory: what about the two 
other heirs (Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff)? Assuming Harry is the direct 
descendent of Godric Gryffindor and Voldy went after the Potters in 
order to destroy the Gryffindor line, wouldn't that have been a major 
point of his campaign against the wizarding world? Enough people 
would've known about it, or at least concluded as much--especially if 
he'd managed to kill off the other heirs first. Now that I think 
about it, that may have clued in Lilly and James to go into hiding. 

I'm just thinking that if Harry is an Heir, maybe there are other 
Heirs wandering around too. If so, wouldn't they be just as much a 
target as he is? 

Of course, Voldy did kill off lots of families during his first reign 
of terror. So maybe this point is moot.

K.