Half Blood Prince/Mudblood Revolt
Eustace_Scrubb
dk59us at yahoo.com
Wed Jun 30 16:18:35 UTC 2004
No: HPFGUIDX 103669
Now that JKR has revealed the name of Book 6, it's interesting to look
back on at least one of the previously contending titles. In 2003,
CBBC Newsround reported that Seabottom Productions, a firm with the
same address as Warner Brothers' lawyers in the UK, had registered the
name "Harry Potter and the Mudblood Revolt."
Now we know that this _isn't_ the title, but it's not quite the same
as a title made up by a fan on a whim or as a hoax. It was either a
real possibility for use by JKR _or_ was floated to keep us all
guessing.
In conjunction with the actual title revealed by JKR and confirmed by
her agents yesterday, it may be interesting to consider "Mudblood
Revolt." After all, "mudblood" is a pejorative for "half blood."
Revolts, historically, have often been directed either at or by
princes/royalty/nobles.
Does the "half blood prince" lead a revolt of mudbloods? against whom?
the Magical establishment (MoM?)? LV and the Death Eaters? the
Hogwarts establishment? Is the half blood prince the target of a
revolt?
This may have no significance, but then again, it may be a clue...
Cheers,
Eustace_Scrubb
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