Prince of Walpurgis - Tales from the Dark Side.

[pandrea100]

No: HPFGUIDX 103990

Ally wrote
> 
> I suppose that if its not Tom Riddle, Godric Gryffindor would be a 
> plausible alternative.  But from a narrative perspective, if it is 
> Godric Gryffindor, what would the significance be?  What would a 
> story focusing largely on him do for the books?  

Well, it needn't focus on him really - after all, did GoF focus on 
the Goblet?  It does have to connect to Harry but it could be 
something he encounters or finds out which influences events but 
doesn't dominate the book.

> One way this would 
> make sense is if Harry is somehow related to GG - "heir" of 
> Gryffindor and all - but I HATE this theory, largely b/c JKR seems 
> to have repudiated the idea that heritage matters in determining a 
> person's courage or worth.  To have her hero turn out to be a 
> direct lineal descendant of GG would go against that whole theme 
> (and not to mention absolutely make me hurl).

Me too, I couldn't agree more.  Another reason I dislike it is that 
it seems too neat - he's the heir of Gryffindor, the enemy is the 
heir of Slytherin, they're just re-enacting some old story.  Blah, 
boring. 

I don't know, maybe it is Riddle.  At present, GG seems most likely 
to me but I won't mind at all if it turns out I'm totally wrong. 

Pandrea