the horcruxes

[jjjjjuliep]

No: HPFGUIDX 140125

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "hpfan_mom" 
<rdsilverstein at y...> wrote:
 
> My take on the "Something of Gryffindor's" is Harry.  In other
> words, Harry *is* the relic of Godric Gryffindor into which LV
> chose to place a horcrux, and the soul piece resides in the scar.

[snip]

> Perhaps the Potters are descended directly from Godric 
> Gryffindor, and Harry (their only child) is the only "true
> Gryffindor."  (Again, do not have my copy of the books at 
> hand but see DD's comment that only a true Gryffindor could have 
> pulled the sword from the hat in COS).

JKR has said Harry is not the heir of Gryffindor:

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MA: What about Harry's family — his grandparents — were they killed?

JKR: No. This takes us into more mundane territory. As a writer, it 
was more interesting, plot-wise, if Harry was completely alone. So I 
rather ruthlessly disposed of his entire family apart from Aunt 
Petunia. I mean, James and Lily are massively important to the plot, 
of course, but the grandparents? No. And, because I do like my 
backstory: Petunia and Lily's parents, normal Muggle death. James's 
parents were elderly, were getting on a little when he was born, 
which explains the only child, very pampered, had-him-late-in-life-so-
he's-an-extra-treasure, as often happens, I think. They were old in 
wizarding terms, and they died. They succumbed to a wizarding 
illness. That's as far as it goes. There's nothing serious or 
sinister about those deaths. I just needed them out of the way so I 
killed them.

MA: That sort of shuts down Heir of Gryffindor [theories], as well.

JKR: [Pause.] Yeah. Well - yeah.

http://www.quick-quote-quill.org/articles/2005/0705-tlc_mugglenet-
anelli-3.htm
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jujube, who thinks the unknown Horcrux is Ravenclaw's wand 
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/136958)
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