Half Blood Prince

[TDM]

well, Harry being the heir is a good reason for these theories. i really don't have much more to back it up, but keep it up, people!

[Alice I]

perhaps old GG was actually part of the Muggle royal family long ago (if they had one then)

Being from America I suppose that I could be completely off and speaking from outside of my head ...

...but wasn't there a King an/or Queen of England for several thousand years prior to say ohh 'yesterday'?
So it seems to me that good old Godrick very well could have been the illegitimate son of some ill gotten King some thousand years ago.

[Marcus Baker]

Im not quite sure about Godric Gryffindor being a "prince"...that would be...I dont know, sort of odd. But I do believe that Harry has some potential of being the heir of gryffindor. I mean, the whole prophesy thingy in book 5 was made about harry (or possibly neville),but I mean, Harry's name couldn't be picked out of hat or something, there has to be some significance behind his family background. I mean, what better match than the Heir of Slythern vs. the Heir of Gryffindor. And as I said before, the sorting hat did have some confusion, and Harry did bear a part of the Heir of Slythern, and nothing can really compete with that other than the true blood of Gryffindor.

[*Lily*]

In CoS, no one knew who the heir of slyhterin was so maybe they don't know who any of the heirs are and that would just be another factor in the Voldemort/Tom Riddle and Harry's common traits that make them able oppenents. interesting... very interesting

[TDM]

good point, Lily. (BTW, off topic, welcome to BaO!) anyway, if Harry could be the Heir of Gryffindor, and Voldy is the Heir of Slytherin, could there be potential heirs fro Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw? perhaps Cedric was one, and Cho, perhaps? anyway, who knows? i highly doubt that she'll bring out the other two heirs if harry turns out to be one.

[*Lily*]

~ Thanks for the welcome Dragon master ~ but anyway back on topic- Cho the heir of ravenclaw? I really doubt it. But your right that she probably won't bring them in. We don't know enough about the Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws to choose their heirs.

[Lone_Buck]

Maybe she's dropping a Dobby like clue. Though it's doubtful. Remember when Dobby said that the COS had nothing to do with Voldemort, and JKR said this had nothing to do with Voldemort, it could be tom riddle, though i don't believe it myself.

Otherwise it could always be that mysterious Icicle. j/k

[*Lily*]

Maybe she's dropping a Dobby like clue. Though it's doubtful. Remember when Dobby said that the COS had nothing to do with Voldemort, and JKR said this had nothing to do with Voldemort, it could be tom riddle, though i don't believe it myself.

Otherwise it could always be that mysterious Icicle. j/k

What is the mysterious Icicle?

[TDM]

it was a stupid rumor that the next DADA teacher was named Professor Icicle. not true, though.

[*Lily*]

I must have missed that rumor....

[hoopsmaster88]

Why do you feel, in your gut, that Harry is of no relation to the original owner of the old tattered sorting hat?

sorry that i'm a little late on this question, but better late than never

first of all, it just seems a little too predictable. jkr always seems to throw us for a loop. no matter how many theories we come up with, 95% of them end up being not true in her next book.

and it seems extremely odd that nobody would know something so important about such a famous person. after harry pulled the sword out of gg's hat wouldn't someone like hermione have tried to investigate or research harry's ancestors to see if he was the heir of gg?

having said that though, you guys are coming up with some good points about why he could be the heir. all this talk makes me so anxious for hbp to come out!! lol i feel like a little kid waiting for christmas morning, except that christmas is probably another year away

[TDM]

and it seems extremely odd that nobody would know something so important about such a famous person. after harry pulled the sword out of gg's hat wouldn't someone like hermione have tried to investigate or research harry's ancestors to see if he was the heir of gg?

not if he never told her, she wouldn't. Harry has kept some things from Ron and Hermione, mostly for good reason. such as almost getting placed in Slytherin (which doesn't bug him anymore since DD explained why in CoS). which brings me to another topic. perhaps DD was just bluffing about asking. it would be a good cover up. so perhaps the major reason that Harry was a Gryffindor was the fact that he is a descendant of GG. it just happened to be handy (like everything else in these books) that Harry asked to be in Gryffindor. or maybe i'm wrong. maybe DD doesn't even know. (though how could he not? seriously now.)

but yeah, another messed up theory from me. yeah...

[*Lily*]

first of all, it just seems a little too predictable. jkr always seems to throw us for a loop. no matter how many theories we come up with, 95% of them end up being not true in her next book.

and it seems extremely odd that nobody would know something so important about such a famous person. after harry pulled the sword out of gg's hat wouldn't someone like hermione have tried to investigate or research harry's ancestors to see if he was the heir of gg?

When every theory goes in every diffrent way how could 95% of them not NOT end up in the book? anyway- Tom Riddle/Lord Voldemort was famous and no one knew he was the Heir of Slytherin so what does Harry's fame have to do with anything? and to Dragonmaster-

[quote="TheDragonMaster"]not if he never told her, she wouldn't. Harry has kept some things from Ron and Hermione, mostly for good reason. [quote]

Hermione and Ron do know that he pulled out GG's sword. It's common knowldge among the school. It is displayed in Dumbledore's office and in OotP in the Hogs head one person even asked him if he really pulled GG's sword out of the sorting hat...

[Marcus Baker]

so perhaps the major reason that Harry was a Gryffindor was the fact that he is a descendant of GG. it just happened to be handy (like everything else in these books) that Harry asked to be in Gryffindor. or maybe i'm wrong. maybe DD doesn't even know. (though how could he not? seriously now.)

Hey DM, that is sort of where I was going as well. I mean, first of all DD is very good at hiding things (its all part of his master plan). Maybe he dosent want to tell harry yet, it could be too dangerous.

[*Lily*]

DD means Dumbledore right??