Re: Harry... Heir of Gryffindor?

Troels Forchhammer wrote:

In message <news:Xns96C1B34FC8DCCebohlmanomsdevcom@xxxxxxxxxxx> Eric Bohlman <ebohlman@xxxxxxxxxx> enriched us with:


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I think there's a key distinction here. IMHO, JKR says that
"blood" does matter a great deal when you're talking about
someone's immediate family and how they relate to each other
(particularly how they love each other),


I agree, though I would change the causality so that the bond of blood becomes important /because/ of the love between them.

The basis for the strength of Dumbledore's protection of Harry (the one that relies on Aunt Petunia) was the protection Lily had alreday provided, which relied on Lily's sacrifice and her love for Harry. That protection, then, allowed Dumbledore to strengthen the protection he was adding by using the bond of blood between Lily and Petunia.

<snip a lot of stuff I agree with>



You know - this one really stinks. A toddler is born that becomes the enemy of the source of all evil for no particular reason other than a prophecy that may or may not actually completely come to pass. The kid apparently has no special powers (THe "love" was his mother's love) - no parents - no real family he can count on - only a handful of real friends - and less and less friends as being a friend of his seems to be particularly fatal(to Sirius and DD) - he is constantly singled out and ridiculed (By Snape and his house and the ministry and the death eaters) - yet he is expected to rise above all this - kill evil incarnate (Who knows how) and save the lives of all the people who called him a nutcake (including Umbridge!).

And in return - he gets ............??????????????????

He should emigrate to the USA - where What's his name isn't and live a luxurious life with all that money he has.
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