Harry- heir of Slytherin?

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 98121

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jdr0918" <jdr0918 at h...> wrote:
> <<<In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "stacya14" wrote: ...I believe 
> it's possible that he's an heir of both of them.
> ...I'm interested to hear arguments for or against what I've said!>>>
> 
> The Sergeant Majorette says
> 
> As a fanfic writer, I have theorized that Harry is descended from 
> Salazar through Lily, who is the first witch in a long line of 
> pureblood Squibs. That would be why her family was so proud to 
> (finally!) have a witch in the family.
> 
> Canon support? None, just that the issue of "purity of blood" has 
> been so ingrained in the story that JKR must surely be planning to 
> turn the issue on its butt.
> 
> --JDR


Since Lily is repeatedly called a Muggle-born, it's pretty likely that
her parents are actual Muggles, not Squibs. I suppose it's remotely
possible that her father is a Squib (since the appearance of Mark
Evans suggests that the magic comes from his side of the family), but
I think the Squib heritage is farther back. Also, how long does it
take to turn a line of Squibs into a Muggle? I think it's only one
generation.

JKR defines "Squib" as the nonmagical child of *magical* parents, so
the child of two Squibs would *not* be a Squib because his or her
parents would not be magical. In other words, that child would be a
Muggle, the nonmagical child of nonmagical parents. If that's the
case, "a long line of pureblood Squibs" is a contradiction in terms.
As soon as the first two pureblood Squibs produce that first Muggle
child, the line is "muddied." Also Squibs are extremely rare. One
marriage between Squibs is theoretically possible, but a long line of
Squibs (assuming that they remained Squibs and didn't become Muggles)
all finding pureblood Squib partners is extremely unlikely.

IMO, there's a Squib on Lily's father's side a few generations back,
and the preceding Evans ancestors (say, Lily's great-grandparents and
farther back) are mostly witches and wizards who may or may not be
pureblood. But I don't think there's a connection with Salazar
Slytherin on either side of Harry's family or Tom Riddle would have
known about it. And the green eyes, though they will no doubt come
into play, don't necessarily suggest a Slytherin blood connection,
either. After all, Lily wasn't a Parseltongue, the trait that marks
the Heir of Slytherin. That's a trait that Harry acquired from
Voldemort, not one that he inherited. If Harry is also an heir of
Slytherin, a rival to Voldemort in that respect, it's through that
same connection. At least that's how I see it.

Carol