Eileen Prince

[abergoat]

No: HPFGUIDX 156243

> abergoat wrote:
> I
> suspect that Harry does not have the James traits that Snape hated the
> most...namely the arrogance and the need to show off.
>
>
> Joe: Am I the only one who thinks that what Snape really disliked
>about James was how easy it was for James to become popular and well
>liked?

Hmm, do think that you can separate the two? In my opinion James was
popular because he thought highly of himself - and since it was based
on true talent he drew others to him (although Sirius appears to have
been the true leader). So I don't disagree with you, people often hate
the traits in others that they wish they had themselves. I'm sure that
Lupin was right, at the root of Snape's hatred of the Marauders was
jealousy. But popular people have their own form of cruelty so I think
there is plenty of blame to go around.

But back to Eileen. Have any of the rest of you been intrigued by the
vast collection of 'old leather-bound books' at Spinner's End? Old
books tend to be expensive and I seriously doubt a Hogwarts salary
(even 15 years worth) could buy all those books. I think JKR gave a
clue as to Eileen Prince's true house...a sullen expression in a Daily
Prophet photograph might make us THINK she is a Slytherin but we'd be
wrong. I fell into that trap myself.

I'd lay odds that we will find Eileen Prince at the center of the
Ravenclaw Horcrux hunt.

abergoat