[HPforGrownups] Harry & Elf Blood ( was Harry & the Fisher King)

[charme]

No: HPFGUIDX 106810

Jen Reese wrote:

> So hey, maybe Godric was an Elf before they became enslaved, eh?
> Actually, I wonder if in the fight with Gryffindor, Slytherin didn't
> put a spell on GG to become an Elf, his bloodline forever enslaved
> until the 'innocent' born of his blood appears at the castle. Say it
> only affected everyone who came after Godric, and a branch of his
> family remained human, and is the branch Harry descended from. That
> branch started marrying Muggles and no one with magical powers was
> born until Lily. And then.....ta da, Harry the 'pure of heart' was
> finally born and marked as an equal to the last remaining descendant
> of Slytherin. Whoo, I could go on....but will see if Charme, Valky
> or anyone else wants to speculate with me!


Charme:

Maybe? :)  What interests me is that JKR's work has been influenced by
Tolkein, and according to canon, there were more than 1 "flavor" of the
elvish, specifically the Three Kindred of the Elves. I notice most
references in JKR's books are specifically called out as "house elves, which
makes me wonder if thru the bloodline, other Elves weren't in the mix in
some way. Elven lore reveals elves were particularly gifted with spells and
charms having learned magic from the "ancient ones," and we already know
Lily's wand (and herself) was quite suited for charm work.

 I'm torn between this theory and another I have about James Potter:  it's
canon that most of the pureblood Wizards had house elves, which makes me
wonder if and why the Potters didn't have one too?