JAMES HBP and Heir of Gryffindor

[sevenhundredandthirteen]

No: HPFGUIDX 103506

Albus The White wrote:
> > James - Does the title character have to be living?  Does the 
HBP 
> > have to exist in the "now" of the story, or could it be a piece 
of 
> > history or myth that figures into the story of book 6 somehow?  
Do 
> > we know anything about James's ancestry?  

AF responded:
> Now about James....it could possibly explain how Harry got all 
that 
> money....AND we know James' opinions on Mudbloods/half bloods, 
etc...

I (Laurasia reply):

Ahh! You've beaten me to it!

The money quote is from an AOL chat:

"What did James and Lily Potter do when they were alive?

Well, I can't go into too much detail, because you're going to find 
out in future books. But James inherited plenty of money, so he 
didn't need a well-paid profession. You'll find out more about both 
Harry's parents later."

If James is a Prince it's easy to see how he could inherit money.

There's been speculation that being the Heir of Slytherin makes you 
a Prince (if HBP was Tom Riddle), but what if James is the Heir of 
Gryffindor? 

>From JKRowling.com:

"Certain crucial pieces of information in book six were originally 
planned for 'Chamber of Secrets', but very early on (first draft of 
Chamber) I realised that this information's proper home was book 
six. "

This sounds like the information was backstory/history that Harry 
was to discover. The truth about his parents certainly fits this. 

It's also easy to see "the LINK" between this new information and 
CoS- Riddle as Heir of Slytherin and Harry as Heir of Gryffindor. 
Harry pulls out Gryffindor's sword from the Hat. Perhaps in the 
original drafts the story was focused more on Harry discovering 
things about his own life, rather than solely discovering things 
about Voldemort's past. Clearly "the LINK" between Harry and 
Voldemort- how very similar they are, is a key theme in CoS.

I think James as HBP is far more likely than Justin or Colin.
I'm betting it's either James or Tom Riddle.

~<(Laurasia)>~