Peerage and Rank in WW

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No: HPFGUIDX 110788

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Cindy" <aoibhneach1 at y...> 
wrote:
<snip> 
> I don't think it is DD's brother, because that would make DD a 
half-
> blood prince, too, and there has been nothing to suggest that DD 
is a 
> half-blood.
<snip>

There has been nothing to suggest much at all about DD and his 
background. How old is he etc? I almost believe the Dumbeldore=Ron 
theory because although I thought at first it was a preposterous 
idea JKR has had others (polyjuiced Crouch Jr = Moody, timeturner to 
save Sirius, RiddleMort, QuirrelMort and, dare I say it, HarryMort).

But on the theme of royalty and rank - we know little so far about 
princes, kings or queens in the WW. Sir Nick was clearly a peer, but 
a muggleworld peer? (he's a wizard or else couldn't be ghost if I've 
read it right). If a WW peer, then that suggests WW royalty. We have 
rank clearly already - Malfoys (blacks) old, pureblood and 
rich/respectable, Weasleys lowly and poor salt-of-the-earths. In 
general the WW seems strange compared with the muggleworld. Is Fudge 
the top wizard in the UK? Or is there a 'king of the WW'? President? 
Who elected Fudge and how and when (most is known on the latter). 

Why isn't the best/strongest/most powerful (at magic) wizard the top 
wizard? DD surely qualifies but perhaps he's too humble and self-
effacing to seek power. If LV puts himself outside the system then 
do we have a goodie vs baddie 2-party system? Or is it 3-party - LV 
etc = baddies, OotP/DD - goodies and the rest (MoM and the average 
WW inhabitant = liberals/apathetics/wets/NIMBYs/anything for a quiet 
life/other).

Has anyone read anything I missed that enlightens, or otherwise have 
a view on this? Obviously JKR can't put everything in and this might 
be why an eighth* backstory/encyclopedia book is proposed (not sure 
JKR approves!)

* Arguably she already wrote two books not considered, but 
nonetheless containign info, i.e Quidditch through the ages and 
fantastic beasts and where to find them (or whatever the titles 
were).