[HPforGrownups] The word "prince" in OotP
Suzanne Chiles
suzchiles at yahoo.com
Fri Jul 2 03:38:20 UTC 2004
No: HPFGUIDX 104013
Inkling quotes and notes:
> "Five years ago then," Dumbledore continued..."You
arrived at
> Hogwarts, neither as happy or well nourished as I
would have
> liked, perhaps, but alive and healthy. You were not
a pampered
> little prince, but as normal a boy as I could have
hoped under the
> circumstances..."
>
> Of course, "prince" may just be a figure of speech
in this
> instance, but it does occur in a very crucial
discussion about
> Harry's past. Possibly the choice of words was more
than just
> coincidence? We know that Harry is not the HBP, but
maybe --
> just maybe -- this supports the theory that James
came from
> some kind of royalty? Anyway just thought I'd throw
it into the pot.
But in that context, who else could be pampered little
prince be but
Dudley?
Suzanne
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