Thoughts on HBP

[quigonginger]

Steve asked:
> So here's a more general question that I've wondered about. What's 
up with
> the "Prince" thing? So far there has been no royalty of any kind 
mentioned
> in the books. We've heard of the Muggle Prime Minister, but we 
haven't heard
> mention of the Queen (or, I suppose, the king, depending on whether
> Rowling's world matches our own exactly). Now suddenly we have a 
prince.
(snip)

Well, since you asked..
I don't think that the prince is a current role.  It will most likely 
be an historical figure (GG, SS,...) or a "prince" as a figure of 
speech.  Like Robin Hood was the "Prince of Theives" or the basilisk 
is the "King of Serpents".  I did come up with a theory that it was 
Trevor, as a basilisk is a chicken egg hatched beneath a toad, which 
would make Trevor a half-blood basilisk.  Either that or I just had a 
nice bowl of HBP noodle soup.  No one bought it.  Including me.

Seriously, I do lean more towards someone from the past.  Perhaps an 
ancient prophesy, or newly unearthed writings in which Harry learns 
some ancient magic long forgotten.

For what it's worth, Ginger