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Post by Rubes on Jul 6, 2004 22:45:48 GMT -5
Lily's maiden name was Evans.
Lily did come from a Muggle family.... Perhaps Mark is related to Lily and Petunia
I still think Hagrid. See how you're all talking about wizards that might be half bloods? What if the half-blood is a reference to race, not magical lineage? Hagrid the Half Giant. Lupin the Werewolf. ((Snape the Vampire Bat ))
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Post by Sphi on Jul 6, 2004 23:22:43 GMT -5
Wait, where exactly does it say that no other magical person lives near Harry? Cuz maybe Mark's magical powers haven't developed yet; he's still ten, after all. So yeah, Mark might be some distant relative of Lily, so he'll have the same green eyes...and pretty soon, the Ministry will realize he has magical powers, so he'll be sent to Hogwarts...and he'll learn he's a prince and Harry'll learn things about his past from him...?
Yeah, Hermy, that's why I'm saying all those people are possibilities for the HBP. And same goes for Rubes' comment. Some of the people on that site are taking HBP not as literally as we are, so they're going into things like half-giant or half-werewolf (like you said...I especially like the half vamp idea...it's so true, too *grin*) or just a guardian or protector of half-bloods.
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Post by hermoine on Jul 7, 2004 3:03:16 GMT -5
Hey we thought of Hagrid and Remus too in that way didn't we?
Also, sorry to break this to you,(maybe I should run away like JK ) Mark Evans is a nobody! Check JK's FAQ Poll section if you don't believe me. She posted there saying that Evans is a very common name, thus she used it for this guy who Dudley and his gang beat. So, Mark Evans is out of the way.
*crosses him out from the list of possible candidates*
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Post by Sphi on Jul 7, 2004 12:09:06 GMT -5
Dagnabit. I have been waiting for her to answer that poll, but that's not the answer I wanted. She shouldn't do that; I always thought that there are no coincidences in her writing. So much for that.
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Post by hermoine on Jul 7, 2004 12:54:17 GMT -5
I think the other questions that is if Sirius is dead and the other one which I can't quite remember right now, had something more that this one. See in her answer she says she was begging for the amount to the other questions to be higher. Well Sirius is dead true, but she might have said something else like there could be some connection or other.
She said somewhere, that the Two-Way Mirror should come in use at some point. Probably nothing to do with Sirius, buuut just a thought.
For the answer to the other question I can't say 'cause I can't remember it.
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Post by hermoine on Jul 9, 2004 1:57:08 GMT -5
I was looking around and found this editorial written by a girl on Mugglenet. The theory is pretty good although I don't quite agree on who she says is the Half Blood Prince. Anyway, here it is:
I, like most avid Harry Potter fans, was quite excited to learn the title of book six is going to be "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince." But then, I started thinking, who is the "Half Blood Prince." J.K. Rowling already stated on her site that the title is not referring to either Harry or Voldemort. So who could this half-blood be?
We know that Harry and Voldemort are two of the most powerful wizards ever, and neither or them are pure blood. This got me thinking that maybe the combination of a pure blood wizard and a Muggle born creates a powerful combination, potentially more powerful than a pure blood wizard. In OotP, Dumbledore tells Harry that Voldemort goes after him first, instead of Neville the pure blood, because Voldemort thought the half blood posed more of a threat to him. Maybe this is why Voldemort was trying to create only pure blood wizards; he didn't want someone potentially more powerful to come along. This could also be why Arthur has such a love for all things Muggle-related. Could it be that something in Muggle blood is more powerful than magic? Something that has allowed our breed to continue after all these years without magic? It may be.
So who could this powerful, half blood prince be? I think it is none other than Godric Gryffindor. We don't know much about him, other than he valued bravery and was at one time very good friends with Salazar Slytherin. We know they had a fight over whether or not magic should be taught only to those whose magical background was pure. Is it possible that Godric's mother had an affair with a Muggle that was kept a secret for along time, only to be discovered by Slytherin? It could be possible that’s what caused the falling out.
There is a lot of speculation that Harry is the true heir of Gryffindor. If that is true that would mean that James was also an heir, but not the "true heir." Is it possible that for there to be the "true heir of Gryffindor" that Harry had to be a half blood just like Godric? Only time, and of course Miss Rowling, will tell.
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Post by Sphi on Jul 9, 2004 10:35:52 GMT -5
Hey, that's not a bad theory. A lot of people have been guessing that the HBP has something to do with the founders. (Either them, or the Marauders.) My only problem with that girl's explanation is that it sounds much too much like some soap opera, so I don't think Rowling would go for that. (Like the affair that Salazar finds out about... )
I like her theory with half-bloods being [potentially] more powerful than purebloods, though. I think we've talked about this ourselves a long time ago somewhere here. We came to the conclusion, I believe, that because half-bloods (or even people with no magical blood) need to be a lot more focused and need to have a lot more will power, they have more potential for greatness.
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Post by hermoine on Jul 9, 2004 10:45:31 GMT -5
I don't agree on it being Godric Gryffindor either, although it could be cool.
I posted it though for the muggle theory, because I found it quite interesting myself.
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Post by Sarah on Jul 9, 2004 14:00:09 GMT -5
Wait, where exactly does it say that no other magical person lives near Harry? "We have no record of any witch or wizard living in Little Whinging other than Harry Potter," said Madam Bones at once. "That situation has always been closely monitored, given...given past events."
~Said by Madam Bones in regardance to Mrs. Figg as a witness to the whole dementor thing at Harry's hearing on page 143 of OotP(U.S. version). but yeah. if she says that mark evans has nothing to do with anything...then what now?!
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Post by hermoine on Jul 9, 2004 14:13:24 GMT -5
Simple my dear. We cut Mark Evans from the list of the possiblities to be the HBP.
So for now we have: Lupin Hagrid Seamus New character
Any more?
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Post by Rubes on Jul 9, 2004 21:46:17 GMT -5
Well, that theory supports JKR's theme of working together. Integration of the four Houses, and integration of muggles and magic folk makes everybody stronger.
Godric's a love child eh?
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Post by Sphi on Jul 9, 2004 22:29:14 GMT -5
Thanks, Ice. I do remember that being said; I just didn't know the exact spot. Still, if Rowlings hadn't outright denied it, there would've been a possibility that Mark Evans hadn't yet developed his powers. I think she should've just left it out in the open for us to speculate rather than just destroy the rumour. That's no fun.
Add Snape, some relative of the Blacks, Godric Gryffindor, and Tonks () to the list.
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Post by hermoine on Jul 10, 2004 4:37:26 GMT -5
Tonks? I know she's a metamorphmagus(sp?) so she can change into a guy, but really, she's a gal underneath. Snape would be an interesting aspect too.
So the renewed list is: Lupin Hagrid Seamus New character Snape Some relatives of the Blacks(which aren't in the tree) Godric Gryffindor
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Post by Sphi on Jul 10, 2004 9:07:55 GMT -5
Yeah, I know Tonks is a girl. One of the quotes I found from that site of yours suggested it might be Tonks for some strange reason and I thought it was ridiculous but a little funny. Notice the .
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Post by hermoine on Jul 11, 2004 7:00:04 GMT -5
Yes I noticed the smilie don't worry. But really, you may find that some say nonsense stuff over there.
Yet they were thinking about it and discussing if maybe Tonks could become a secret DE like Snape, since she's a metamorphmagus.
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