Kings, Wizards, and Princes

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 126525


--- 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. >>
> 

> Catlady replies:
>
> 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.
> 

bboyminn:

But there are kings, queens, and princes in JKR's world, because JKR
sets her fictional world in the real world that means Elizabeth is
Queen, her son Charles and his sons Harry and William are Princes.
That is true in our world and in hers.

Personally, I would love it if Prince Harry and/or Prince William
appeared in the story, although I don't think that will happen, so
someday, I'll have to write it myself.

Here is one way, we could have a half-blood Prince. If Viktor Krum's
father, a wizard, married into the royal family of Bulgaria, then
Viktor would be a half-blood prince. That may or may not make him THE
Half-Blood Prince, but still... a half-blood Prince. 

The HBP in question could be a by-product of the intermarriage of
Royal and magical from any of the European countries that have or at
one point in history had a Monarchy; Spain, Demnark, Germany, Sweden,
Italy, Greece, etc....

Also, remember that in VERY ancient times, the country side of each of
these European countries was dotted with minor kings, only later was
rule consolidated into a single Royal family for each country. The
Half-Blood Prince might be a decendant of one of the minor kings.

In addition, let us not forget the Merlin was the advisor and guide to
King Arthur. That is very commonly true in legend and fairytale. Many
stories are based around the Royal family being advised by a dark
wizard who seeks to gain power, or a /light/ wizard who seeks to
protect and defend the Royal family. 

If a decendant of Merlin at some point married a decendant of King
Arthur, that would again give us a Half-Blood Prince.

Although, I will agree in general that the wizard world doesn't have
it's own separate Royalty.

Just a few minor points.

Steve/bboyminn