The word "prince" in OotP

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No: HPFGUIDX 104114

Suzanne <suzchiles at y...> wrote:
> But in that context, who else could be pampered little
> prince be but Dudley?
 

Inkling here --

The reason I thought it might have some reference to James and 
his family is I thought Dumbledore might be implicitly contrasting 
Harry's demeanor with his father's (we have seen how arrogant 
James could be).

As in, you were not a pampered prince like your father/ like you 
would have been if your father's kin had raised you/ like you 
might have been if you had been raised by a family aware of your 
lineage.  Just my immediate guess as to what sort of contrast 
Dumbledore had in mind when he spoke these words.

You're right, he might have had Dudley in mind instead.  But 
somehow I don't think Dumbledore concerns himself much with 
the Dursleys beyond making sure they give Harry what he needs 
to survive and be "as normal a boy as I could have hoped."  I 
think James is a much more vivid presence in Dumbledore's 
mind.