Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 104496

> Steph:
> What was the final decision in regards to Tom Riddle being the heir 
> to Slytherin?  Could that be where the "prince" is coming from?  
> But, we also know VERY little about either side's family.  It could 
> be Harry...through a technicality.  I still don't know how everyone 
> knows about Halfblood Prince being the COS origional title.  Can 
> someone point me in the right direction....I'd love to know more.
> Stephanie

Carol:
I don't think there's any connection between the Heir of Slytherin and
the HBP except that JKR first considered the title for CoS. She says
straight out that the prince is neither Harry nor Voldemort. As for
the "final decision" regarding the Heir, Dumbledore says that Tom
Riddle/Voldemort is the last remaining "ancestor" (descendant) of
Salazar Slytherin, which makes him the Heir as far as I can tell.

Go to JK Rowling's official site http://www.jkrowling.com/ and read
the Daily Prophet article and Rumours floppy disk. (While you're
there, you might as well play around and see if you can collect
articles for your scrapbook, but I can't discuss that here or the List
Elves will delete my post.) If you can't figure it all out, go to the
HP OT chatter list. (Note: the door they talk about is closed again,
but you can still find out what little we know about the new book
title by going to the main page of the site. Watch out for Peeves, who
just knocked over my cup of pens *again*!)

Carol, with apologies to the List Elves