[HPforGrownups] Re:Adopted!Harry is Really TTTR

[Lissa B]

No: HPFGUIDX 57737

"asandhp" <steinber at i...> said a whole lot which can be summed up
> as
> > >>The only conclusion worthy of HP would be for
> > Harry to be Voldemort himself.<<

fauxwen replied:
> But how do you explain the fact that Harry was able to pull
> Gryffindor's sword from the Sorting Hat?  Remember, "only a true
> Gryffindor ..." etc.?

Lissa replied:
I haven't been able to find anything in the novels that suggests a
person couldn't be both a true Heir of Gryffindor and a true Heir of
Slytherin.  JKR hasn't explained that honor fully, but assuming it's
merely a matter of lineage, all that would be necessary is a family tree
drawn directly from both founders.  If it's a matter of underlying
personal character, then that's a bit more challenging.  If I understand
asandhp's theory properly, though, there would be two seperate
incarnations of Potter/Riddle in the Potterverse.  HP and Tom M. Riddle
don't share upbringings.  The different environments could sculpt two
very different people out of an identical core self.

That's not to say I agree with asandhp's theory, but I do find it
gorgeous, creative, and an absolute wonder to consider.

Cheers,
Lissa