Heir of other houses

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No: HPFGUIDX 84744

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jennifer" <mookie1552 at a...> 
wrote:
> What do you think became of the Heirs of Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff?  
> 
> They are the Switzerland of Hogwarts, never in the thick of 
things.  I 
> wonder if their identies will be revealed and if it will play into 
> things to come.  Maybe one of the ways LV may need to be killed is 
> that all of the heirs have to come together to vanquish LV.  Harry 
of 
> course is the Heir of Gryffindor.  

After a thousand years, it is highly unlikely that they know who is 
the direct heir of anyone. I don't think it's even possible to trace 
an heir over that many centuries. Everything about the Founders is 
shrouded in mystery and legend. The dates aren't even precise.

On the other hand, there weren't castles of any kind a thousand 
years ago either. Rowling can do whatever she wants with her world.

In my opinion, the idea of the "Heir of Slytherin" refers to someone 
who rises up to champion Slytherin's ideals again, not to an actual 
blood heir. In that way of thinking, there isn't going to be an heir 
of the other houses since they don't have such a strong position 
that needs championing. In the books, no one is ever refered to as 
the heir of anything except for Slytherin, and the only time that 
idea comes up is in book two. The word "heir" never even appears in 
any other book. The whole Heir of Gryffindor idea is a fan invention.

Steve Vander Ark
The Harry Potter Lexicon