The importance of titles in HP

[Deborah Krupp]

No: HPFGUIDX 171055

Has anyone thought of the "royal" titles that occur throughout the Harry Potter books?  We have seen knights, ladies, a friar, a baron, a prince, a lord, and a king title attributed to different characters.  Does anyone think this could play out in some way in HBP?

Is the symbolism of Ron as king, just the carried out chess metaphor that runs through the books, or does this put him higher than the self-named Half-Blood Prince and Lord Voldemort?  Any thoughts or ideas?

If there is not any importance to having titled characters, why put them in the books?  Is this just background detail to make the world more exciting or real?

Deborah

       
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