05-30-2007, 09:28 PM
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Quote: This doesn't really answer your question, but it's kind-of related.
The quote below is from an interview on 16 July 2005
http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2005/0...et-anelli-3.htm
MA: What about Harry's family — his grandparents — were they killed?
JKR: No. This takes us into more mundane territory. As a writer, it was more interesting, plot-wise, if Harry was completely alone. So I rather ruthlessly disposed of his entire family apart from Aunt Petunia. I mean, James and Lily are massively important to the plot, of course, but the grandparents? No. And, because I do like my backstory: Petunia and Lily's parents, normal Muggle death. James's parents were elderly, were getting on a little when he was born, which explains the only child, very pampered, had-him-late-in-life-so-he's-an-extra-treasure, as often happens, I think. They were old in wizarding terms, and they died. They succumbed to a wizarding illness. That's as far as it goes. There's nothing serious or sinister about those deaths. I just needed them out of the way so I killed them.
MA: That sort of shuts down Heir of Gryffindor [theories], as well.
JKR: [Pause.] Yeah. Well - yeah.
MA: Another one bites the dust.
I'm not following the logic here, of why this "shuts down" the theories.
Then again, I never did see a need for an "Heir of Gryffindor," or where the idea came from.
It's the bad guys who make a big deal about their blood lines. Why would a good guy know or care?
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| I've read this before too and it has never made sense to me how this "shuts down" that theory. It doesn't. But JK says "yeah" so it must not be the case.
Nonetheless, I do think the fact tha it is called Godric's Hollow is significant, I just don't know how.  |