Concentrating on the "Prince" part

[Stephanie]

No: HPFGUIDX 103372

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "gregory_lynn" 
<gregory_lynn at y...> wrote:
> 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.

Gregory_lynn:
You are brilliant!  Just wanted to say that.  Now, I can go back to 
racking my brain on the characters (that we probably already know) 
to see how will fit these definitions.
Stephanie