Descendents of the Peverells, WAS: Questi on: Cadmus Peverell & Voldermort

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 174717


> 
> I think "myth" in this sense can mean not necessarily that the person 
> never existed, but that he's not seriously believed to have existed, or 
> that the story (itself divorced of any names) is not seriously believed 
> to have happened in any meaningful way.
> 

Finwitch:

Right - only Xenophilus Lovegood seems to...

And: the true tale of Slytherin parting ways with the other three
Founders had, by 1000 years or so, faded into a legend. (Acc. to
Binns) The tale of the Peverell's appears to be (with Harry finding
and mastering all Deathly Hallows, seeing the tombstone) one that's
faded beyond legend, into a myth - or a fairy tale.

Thus, I think Slytherin was descendant of one Peverell brother, Harry
of another. Both passed the items on to descendants...  Gaunt showing
the Peverell ring to impress the age of his pureblood family... So old
they only come up in a fairy tale? Before wizards hid themselves.

Think of it... when was 'once upon a time'?

And, considering wizards live longer, it's really long time for them
to forget. Oh, let's say a daughter or granddaughter of Cadmus
Peverell married Salazar Slytherin and evenly, a daughter or
granddaughter of Ignatio Peverell Potter ancestor... (Could have been
even a Muggle, busy making ceramics....)

Like Hermione said in CoS - SS lived 1000 years ago, so long ago that
you MIGHT well be related. Distantly.

Finwitch