Comments on: Harry Potter, Descendant of Godric Gryffindor?

By: Kayleigh

Kayleigh — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:32:53 +0000

It makes sense… I’m just doubting why Voldemort wants to kill Harry if Harry houses part of his soul….

By: Dormouse

Dormouse — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:19:32 +0000

Well, you’re not the first one to suggest Harry may be the Heir of Gryffindor. It’s been a key theory for years now in the fannish base. It’s a theory I rather enjoy, myself, and I do hope it pans out, though it’s been losing steam the past few years.

Of course, I thought Gryffindor would be the Half-Blood Prince, so.

I heard a brilliant theory on the scar-as-Horcrux while I was at PR. The presenter speculated that Voldemort was intending to make a Horcrux out of Harry’s murder, but when the AK bounced back on him, it prevented the murder, but not the soul-splitting. The split piece of Voldemort’s soul, with no place to go (b/c the Horcrux wasn’t ready or something), went right into the open wound on baby Harry’s forehead, and voila. Harry = Horcrux.

We know Dumbledore indicated that a living thing can be a Horcrux (Nagini), and given what happened with Ginny in the Chamber, I think we can say that it’s entirely possible Harry can be a Horcrux and still survive.

By: theottery

theottery — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:45:07 +0000

Ah, my Babel Fish tells me that you will need to look for “Harry Potter und das toten Heiligt.” I’m not at all sure that the last word is translated properly as a noun, though–it’s hard enough to encounter “hallow” as a noun in English. Babel Fish suggests “die totenheiligen” for “the deathly saints,” which may be a closer rendering, depending on what Rowling has in mind.

By: K

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 01:34:19 +0000

Hmmm…. it will be interesting to see how this plays out! An intriguing theory indeed. =)

I fear I will be reading the 7th Harry Potter auf Deutsch this summer. It may be the only motivator I have left! (for the Deutsch-lernen, that is).