Merlin's Beard! was Re: Prince/Hans/Salazar//MuggleClothes/Abuse...

[imamommy at sbcglobal.net]

No: HPFGUIDX 126518


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)" 
<catlady at w...> wrote:
> 
> Fitzov wrote in
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/125996 :
> 
> << 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, 
and
> her books actually strike me as out-and-out republican. There are no
> Kings and Queens, and therefore no Princes and Princesses. >>
> 
> According to the Lexicon,
> http://www.hp-lexicon.org/wizards/wizards-l-n.html#Merlin Merlin's
> Famous Wizard card says: "Sometimes known as the Prince of
> Enchanters." I thought he was called that because his magic was so
> powerful, but I can't find that in the Lexicon.
 Catlady

imamommy:

OOOH!  It would be very interesting to see Merlin, Rowling-style.  
After all, she's tackled a lot of other traditional legends and put 
her own spin on them. 

This may help support in some way the theory some posters hold that 
the Potter series draws heavily from Arthurian legend.

imamommy