Concentrating on the "Prince" part

[gregory_lynn]

No: HPFGUIDX 103342

Prince really has two meanings.  First, there is the title of 
nobility and it's loose applications.  One could consider Draco 
a "prince" of the wizarding world in the sense that he is the son of 
one of the most prominent families.

But secondly, there is the notion of prince not as the inheritor of a 
prominent/royal family, but as one who is notable or prominent by his 
deeds.  The merchant prince definition if you will.

I find it intriguing that the novels have strong themes that would 
apply in each case.  Tom Riddle makes much of the fact that he is 
descended from a great wizard, Harry obsessed over his lineage, as 
does Neville (in a very different way).  But then, we are repeatedly 
told that it is our choices, our deeds that make us what we are.

I suspect that there may well be two characters in the book who could 
be identified as the prince of the half bloods and that it won't be 
clear which is the intended until the end.  One character for each 
definition.  It would be an excellent way to delve into the 
difference and the importance of deeds over inherited title.

I see one character of Lockhartian proportions.  Perhaps a very 
wealthy, prominent, respected halfblood family (Weasleys but with 
money) has a son who is well, Lockhart-like, all bluster and fluff.

The other character comes from a more hardworking family that isn't 
well known, like the Weasleys but without the name recognition.  He 
doesn't bluster, he just goes out and gets it done.

Pre speculation of course, but it would seem to fit the themes.