Where is our Prince? (was Re: My very own personal HBP theory)

[finwitch]

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> Meidbh:
> Our prince is a Halfblood so his title could come from either the WW 
> or Muggleworld. As I said in my previous post, I'm really not 
> convinced that JKR would bring RW royalty into her world (though 
> ancient royalty in the form of King Arthur does get a mention). So 
> far she has been careful to keep references to the Muggle world very 
> general.
> 
> And as far as we know none of the old families, the purebloods, 
> appear to be titled. Now. In fact other than our self proclaimed 
> Lord VM there we've seen no contemporary titled WWfolk at all.
> 
> So where is our prince? 
> 
> Well, there appear to have been stronger links and similarities 
> between Muggle society and the WW in the past, at least before the 
> International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy of 1692. And we do have 
> evidence of titled magical folk in the past. We have Sir Cadogan, a 
> portrait knight in armour and the ghost Sir Patrick Delaney-Podmore 
> of the Headless Hunt. Morgana le Fey, King Arthurs sorceress half 
> sister, was Queen of Avalon. And of course, my personal favourite 
> (<g>), Queen Maeve was a mediaeval Irish witch (ref: JKRs chocolate 
> frog cards). 
> 
> So our Prince may well be a blast from the WW past.

Finwitch:

How about _Merlin_? Like Sirius (the another person-title), Merlin has 
been mentioned by name before his appearance.

After all, Merlin was a halfling 'half-human', half-magic (does that 
mean: half-Muggle, a.ka half blood in present terms?). 

In one story, Merlin was imprisoned (like Sirius, again!) by someone he 
once trusted (in Merlin's case, a woman he loved, and taught all his 
skills to her). What if this prison kept him alive trough all these 
centuries, unaware of the World - now escapes his prison? Merlin would 
Not Know of any International Statute of Secrecy or any other wiz. law....

Indeed... Merlin. All wizards would be pleased to notice his escape as 
much as they were displeased to notice Sirius' escape (which goes with 
the pattern - in the titles: Object, Properties known, but location 
secreted by the goodies (propable bait to get Voldemort out). Secret 
opened again, revealed by goodies. Person, first believed a very bad 
person by *everyone*, but turns out to be innocent in the end.  Four: 
Object, properties (portkey-address, fourth participant) made unknown 
by the baddies, Location known to all. Fifth: Secret of the goods, long 
since discovered, but secreted/opened again)

So good the next one mean a person everyone believes is good, but 
turns out not to be? I think _Merlin_ is the only one who'd get universal 
support... but what if he's a baddie?
 
Finwitch