A little more on HIS SWORD (Was Re: Royal!Harry with an acronym)

[Ersatz Harry]

No: HPFGUIDX 58197

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Ersatz Harry"
<ersatzharry at y...> wrote:
>
> Last night I got to spend a little while hunting through CoS for some
> clues, though I haven't yet done this with the other books.  Before I
> mention what I found, I have to note that no good (or bad) theory is
> complete without an acronym.  So I offer up HIS SWORD (Harry Is Some
> Secret Wizard Of "Royal" Descent).  Feel free to just use Royal!Harry
> if that's easier to remember, or maybe MerlinHeir!Harry.

Not much canon evidence in SS/PS supporting the HIS SWORD theory,
though there was one interesting little item in the very first
chapter.  Prior to Hagrid's arrival with Harry, Dumbledore and
McGonagall are talking about the Potters and Voldemort.  During that
conversation, Dumbledore refers to Voldemort having powers that he
(DD) would never have.  McGonagall disputes this, saying that DD is
too "noble" to use them.  In the US version, the word "noble" is
italicized.  While I haven't really tried to determine this, I think I
have sometimes noted that italicized words are clues to some of the
abstract notions that are important in the book.  I seem to recall,
for example, that Ron says something to Hermione in PoA concerning her
schedule of either classes or exams, something like "There isn't
enough time", with the word "time" italicized.

Another little bit of support for HIS SWORD is Voldemort's insistence
on using Harry's blood in GoF.  Since Riddle/Voldemort finds it
necessary to point out that the blood of Slytherin runs through his
veins, he may have some warped notion that adding Harry's blood to his
veins will legitimate him in some way.  Takes the notion of "blood
royal" a bit literallly, I'd have to say.

Onward to continuing my combing through PoA...

Of course, I won't be surprised if this all turns out to be a STRETCH
(Some Theory, Really Elaborate, That Can't Hold).

Ersatz Harry, who was reminded last night of Trelaney's Christmas
feast prediction in PoA that the first to rise from the table of 13
would be the first to die