What about Harry vs LV? was Re: Script from JKR's reading
justcarol67
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Tue Aug 15 18:48:45 UTC 2006
No: HPFGUIDX 156972
Brothergib wrote:
<snip>
> The only thing that I continually come up with is the Gryffindor v
> Slytherin link. Lily (no idea how) and Harry are the heirs of
> Gryffindor. <snip>
>
Carol responds:
JKR has pretty much shot down the theory that Harry is the heir of
Gryffindor:
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.
MA: Another one bites the dust.
http://www.quick-quote-quill.org/articles/2005/0705-tlc_mugglenet-anelli-3.htm
Carol again:
However, there's still the theory that *Dumbledore* was the Heir of
Gryffindor, supported (IMO) by his owning Fawkes and the Sword of
Gryffindor, and perhaps by the griffin door (Gryffindor) knocker. (Was
the house at Godric's Hollow his? Is Aberforth the new Heir of
Gryffindor?)
Carol, noting that JKR remarked on Dumbledore's family as (IIRC) "a
profitable line of inquiry)
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