Flitwick for HBP

[dcgmck]

No: HPFGUIDX 108436


> Magda <mgrantwich at y...> wrote:
> > I would be very disappointed in JKR's storytelling ability is the 
> > HBP turns out to be a living human being, either a recurring 
> > character or a brand-new one.  
[snip]
> > I suspect that the HBP will turn out to be a legend or a legacy 
> > about Godric Gryffindor or a work of art like a painting or a 
book or SOMETHING inanimate that Harry encounters.
> 
> David here:
> 
> I agree. I see a lot of theories for the HBP involving living 
> characters. The only canon evidence we have after 5 books is that 
> there is no royalty in the 'modern' wizarding world.

dcgmck:

If one seeks canonical confirmation, doesn't it make more sense to 
look at the previous five titles than within the texts themselves?  

Thus far each title has been a reference to something or someone with 
legendary roots such as an alchemical stone, a secret chamber, an 
escapee from an inescapable prison (a la Monte Cristo and Alcatraz), 
a magical goblet, and a group bearing the name of one of the most 
legendary creatures of all: a phoenix.  Granted, each legend proved 
to have a contemporary manifestation, but in each case the facts 
diverged from the legend in significant ways.  That makes Magda's 
hypothesis seem quite reasonable.