Theory on James and Lilly Potters occupations

[Cathy Drolet]

No: HPFGUIDX 107710

Kneasy:
"The Potters could have been teachers at Hogwarts but I think it unlikely 
that Harry could have been there for 5 years and have no-one mention
the fact. I can't see a reason why it should be kept a secret.
Minerva'd liked them as students and they'd been great favourites of Hagrid -
and he's never been able to keep his mouth shut.

What would be the point of keeping it from Harry?"

<Charme:

"Uhhhh, no one told Harry that his father had played Quidditch, and
specifically that he was a Seeker. We have Hermione to thank for that in the
movie (is it in the book?,) don't we? With the way the WW loves to play the
game, wouldn't someone at Hogwarts have mentioned it? Minerva didn't when
she saw him in PS/SS, did she?"


DuffyPoo now:

I think there's a bit of movie contamination there.  In PS (the book) when Professor McGonagall sees Harry flying for the first time, at the end of the conversation when he is chosen to be the new Seeker, she says: "Your father would have been proud. He was an excellent Quidditch player himself.'

I don't think we have yet been specifically *told* in the books what position James played on the team, but JKR, in an interview (which I am not going to look for right now) said that he was a Chaser.

While basically staying out of the James and Lily Potter occupation debate because, as yet, there is no cannon, I have to agree with Kneasy that someone would have let it slip by this point.  Hagrid seems not to be able to keep much of anything secret, that we know of so far at any rate.  



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