Harry and Salazar (WAS: Book Two Discoveries!)

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>>> Charme wrote: Tom Riddle SAYS he's the last remaining descendent 
of Salazar Slytherin. [snip] I also don't think DD has ever really 
confirmed this in any of the books thus far, has he? <<<

Bren now:

Actually, it is...

Tom Riddle: "I, in whose veins runs the blood of Salazar Slytherin 
himself, through my mother's side?" [CoS, 231. UK]

Dumbledore: " 'You can speak Parseltongue, Harry,' said Dumbledore 
calmly, 'because Lord Voldemort - who is the last remaining 
*descendent* of Salazar Slytherin - can speak Parseltongue.' " [CoS, 
245. UK - My version has * as 'ancestor']

So I think we can assume that Tom Riddle is in fact the last 
remaining descendent of Slytherin. And as for JKR's confirmation on 
the matter, she had to clarify whether it was meant to be "ancestor" 
or "descendent" many times, so I think we got her "Yes" on the 
lineage connection either way.


Bookworm:
I happened to rereading some of the old Rumours on JKR's website 
earlier this evening and saw this:

".... And hasn't Dumbledore already told Harry that Voldemort is the 
last surviving descendent of Salazar Slytherin? Just to clarify - 
this means that Harry is NOT a descendent of Salazar Slytherin."
http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/rumours_view.cfm?id=3

Ravenclaw Bookworm