Weasleys as heir of Slytherin

[Berit Jakobsen]

No: HPFGUIDX 88472

Lynn wrote:

To me the issue of being someone's "heir" seems
> less based on direct lineage and more on selection
> based on commonality of personality and values unless
> I am way off base. Tom Riddle romaticized Slytherin
> and tried to follow in his footsteps, but probably had
> little more Slytherin genetic heritage than many other
> pureblood wizards.

> 
Berit replies:

I'm with you. I believe the "heir-thing" is a lot more than just a 
matter of heritage and direct lineage/being a descendant. To Salazar 
Slytherin it would probably matter more whether his Heir as such 
continued the Slytherin house's grand heritage of values and 
traditions, than in which way the heir was related to him... 
Voldemort claims to be the rightful heir of Slytherin. I'm sure he 
believes he upholds the Slytherin name the way Salazar would have 
wanted to. But does he? Maybe he's violating the Slytherin name 
rather than upholding it? Maybe there's someone else who would uphold 
the Slytherin name better than Voldie does at the present? My hunch 
is that one of Rowling's intentions in the HP tale is to finally heal 
the broken friendship between Slytherin and Gryffindor; they were, 
after all, best friends a thousand years ago... I think the TRUE heir 
of Slytherin would want to mend that friendship.

It's late, I'm probably raving :-)

Berit
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