[HPforGrownups] Heir defined

[Taryn Kimel]

No: HPFGUIDX 58894

adanaleigh:
Who says TR is the descendent of Slytherin?  Is it TR himself?  If so, why 
would we believe him?  As some have pointed out, how would he know anyway?  
My idea is that he considers himself the spiritual heir, as he has the same 
beliefs and ideas.  He thinks no one else is the "true heir" because no one 
else has had the courage to wipe out all the Muggles.

Me:
Here's quotes for both points.

First, Dumbledore also confirms that TR is the descendent of Slytherin.

"You can speak Parseltongue, Harry," said Dumbledore calmly, "because Lord Voldemort--who IS the last remaining descendent of Salazar Slytherin--can speak Parseltongue..." [pg. 332-333, US Paperback, emphasis JKR's]

And TR most definitely refers to a PHYSICAL descendence:

"...You think I was going to use my filthy Muggle father's name forever? I, in whose veins runs the blood of Salazar Slytherin himself, through my mother's side?..." [pg. 314, US Paperback]

--Taryn

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