JAMES HBP and Heir of Gryffindor

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No: HPFGUIDX 103536

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sevenhundredandthirteen" 
<sevenhundredandthirteen at y...> wrote:
> 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)>~

An extremely compelling argument!

Except...

That would make HARRY a half-blood prince. And don't you think someone would have 
mentioned that??? Even DD wouldn't withhold that, do you think?


UNLESS...

The principality was matrilineal????

In which case there might be a relative through Harry's paternal grandmother who has 
taken the title...