Thoughts on HBP

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--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "Steve Vander Ark"
<vderark at b...> wrote:
> 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. 



Ack! Now you've got me going with the Prince thing all over again! 
For some reason, Lupin seemed to be the one to pop into my head as the
most unlikely (and therefore, of course, the most *likely*) character
to be of royal blood.  And he's been there ever since.

As far as a royal reference goes, Lupin's given name comes from the
ancient princely twins, Remus and Romulus, who were exiled as
children, grew up poor and wearing tattered clothes, and only found
out later in life that they were descended from royal blood.

I do agree, though, that it's nearly impossible to guess who the HBP
will be until the book is actually in our hot little hands.  That
said,  my vision is one of young Lupin growing up near Prague (I'll
explain that bit later); a pampered little prince of a royal father
and a  beautiful (though preoccupied) witch.  Little Lupin, bored and
lonely, wandered too close to the woods one day, and was bitten by a
werewolf.  His horrified parents soon shipped him off to Hogwarts,
partially for his own safety and partially to get him as far away from
them as possible.  The rest, of course, is history.

(Okay, some explanations are in order regarding the Prague thing.
First, Prague was once the "place-to-be" for anyone who was anyone in
magical and, particularly, alchemical circles.  We all know how much
JKR loves those alchemical references.   It's also noted as one of the
"birthplaces" of many creatures such as vampires and, yes,
werewolves.)   Seems that JKR will eventually make this a significant
place regarding the WW (even if it only appears in backstory).

I like the idea of tattered!Lupin being of royal blood, particularly
since we have heard (bits and pieces) about James and Sirius' parents,
but absolutely nothing about Remus'.  Anyway, that's my story, and I'm
sticking to it.

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