"Prince"? (was Re: Snape as HBP)

[someoneofsomeplace]

No: HPFGUIDX 126044


> Fitzov:
> The biggest issue I have with the identity of the Half Blood 
> Prince relates to the use of the title "Prince".  JKR has give 
> no hints whatsoever that there is any equivalent of Wizard 
> Monarchy,  <snip>
> 
> Many people have speculated that the word 'Prince' is synonymous
> with 'Heir', but why use the word 'Prince' then?  
 

John:

The word "prince" can also refer to the "chief" or "greatest" of 
something. Satan, for instance, is sometimes called "the prince of 
darkness." 

The way I see it, the term "Half-Blood Prince" pertains to some 
sort of champion of half-bloods/the half-blood cause. Didn't Voldy 
refer to DD as a "champion of mudbloods and commoners" (or words to 
that effect)? Is it just me, or is there some sort of correlation 
between these descriptions?

John.