Neville again

a_reader2003 carolynwhite2 at aol.com
Mon Jun 21 14:22:27 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 102247

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Barry Arrowsmith 
<arrowsmithbt at b...> wrote:
> As a brief surmise, there were two great noble families that were 
> almost petty kings in their own right. Between them they guarded 
the northern border against marauding Scots. One family supported the 
> established government for centuries and produced some of the most 
> significant characters in English history - the Nevilles. The other 
> family were their traditional enemies  and produced generation 
after generation of traitors and troublemakers - their name? Percy.
> 
> Now isn't that an interesting coincidence?
> Neville vs Percy.
> Could be fun.
> 
> Kneasy

Carolyn:
More support for my much-ridiculed Vauxhall Rd theory. Essentially, 
this argues that high-ranking Muggle aristocratic families have been 
colluding with their magical cousins down the ages to stay on top in 
the RW and the WW.  

Tom Riddle represented the best hopes of both muggle and wizard 
branches of the ancient Slytherin family in the 1920s/30s to resist 
the destruction of the European landed gentry in the lead up to the 
world wars. Although their boy was the result of an unintended 
liaison between the last descendent of Slytherin and the local young 
squire who swept her off her feet at the village fete, nevertheless 
kingdoms have been successfully disputed by pretenders with poorer 
claims. Alas, they managed him badly, and instead of being their 
secret weapon to control the world, he decided to branch out on his 
own account. 

The Malfoys and the Blacks, having a similarly inter-twined 
aristocratic muggle/wizard backgrounds, have been in a quandry ever 
since on what to do, hence their ambivalent stance towards Voldy. 
Fudge has been forced (or willingly agreed) to be their go-between 
with aristocratic contacts in the UK House of Lords.

Now you suggest that the Longbottoms and Weasleys are engaged in a 
similarly complicated dispute, going back centuries, in which muggles 
and wizards have played devious games supporting the ruling elite in 
either world. I like it..although JKR has said there is going to be 
no rapprochement between the two worlds, she's already muddied the 
waters with the unravelling of the Dursley family history. This could 
be more of the same. Typical ambiguity.

Carolyn
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