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Harry Related to Gryffindor?

by Ashby
June 05, 2004

I seem to read the second Harry Potter book the most; it seems to be all I read nowadays. I read it again just the other day and I realized that something about Godric Gryffindor is very interesting. He seems to hold the same traits and qualities that are shown in Harry. I looked around more for evidence and I gather the facts. It turns out that Harry Potter seems to be the last remaining descendant of Gryffindor.

I obviously believe that it is on Harry's father's side. Because his mother has muggle parentage most likely means that Harry has none of Gryffindor's blood that comes from her. We know nothing of Harry's father's side of the family so that greatly reduces all chances of us knowing for sure.

Harry shows a lot of traits that Gryffindor himself has. Gryffindor says that he only wants the loyal and brave wizards for his own House. Harry seems to be very brave and loyal. Harry will die trying to save his friends as we have seen on countless occasions, and there is no one braver than Harry Potter. If Gryffindor only wanted the brave and loyal for his house then that may mean that he has those traits himself. If he does contain those traits then Harry Potter may have inherited them.

There seems to be more proof of him being related then you think. It was mentioned in the later part of the series that the Sorting Hat had actually belonged to Godric Gryffindor himself. In the second book, Harry went down into the chamber of secrets and Fawkes gave Harry the hat down there. It just so happens that Harry Potter had pulled out a sword which he used in order to beat the greatest beast of all time: the basilisk. Harry not only showed true bravery down there but we find out that Harry had pulled out Gryffindor's sword. Harry pulled Gryffindor's sword out of Gryffindor's hat. Dumbledore himself said to Harry, "Only a true Gryffindor could have pulled that out of the hat". Whether Dumbledore was actually telling us all that he was related to Gryffindor or not, we will never know.

Another minor detail is that Harry's folks lived in a place called Godric's Hollow. The name is obviously the same as Gryffindor's first name and this may prove that the house his parents had lived in might have belonged to Gryffindor himself. J. K. Rowling does not put something like that down with out it not being a coincidence.

One question asked is that how could J. K. Rowling insert that kind of information in the books? I have no idea either but I am sure that JK does. It may be important for the series later on so it might be brought up that they are related. Some people say that might be too cheesy. I think it is brilliant. The heir of Gryffindor versus the heir of Slytherin in a final battle may sound cheesy to some people, but to others it may be one of the greatest moments in all of the Harry Potter books.

Why did the Sorting Hat say that Harry would do well in Slytherin? If he had Gryffindor blood then why was the Sorting Hat persuading Harry to go to Slytherin. Duh, this has obviously something to do with Voldemort transferring his powers to Harry the night his folks died. The Sorting hat must have seen the Slytherin part of Harry rather than the Gryffindor part.

User reviews Review this Editorial

emily
2006.07.06
You have made some interesting points, but, as you said it's cheesy. i will... Read full review

Mystic
2006.07.05
This theory is an okay one, but I did find at least one major flaw. The Sor... Read full review

Colleen
2006.05.12
there is a problem with this theory. correct me if I'm wrong, but i thought... Read full review

Erika
2006.04.25
I guessed this all along since I finished reading the Chamber of Secrets fi... Read full review

Kate
2006.04.23
I also believe that this is true. I was thinking the same thing. I also r... Read full review

MaddCat
2006.04.07
I believe that Harry being an heir of Gryffindor is a definite possibility... Read full review

Elo
2006.01.02
you may have a point but JK herself has said that Harry is NOT relaited to ... Read full review

Briana
2005.12.31
jk rowling said on her website that harry isn't the heir of griffidor, so e... Read full review

Squidward
2005.12.30
Nice idea, but personality traits aren't always passed down through generat... Read full review

BJ
2005.12.29
For as little as JK Rowling has revealed to us about this subject, there is... Read full review

harrypotterox
2005.12.24
u have n intresting theory but u dont have any proof to back it up.i mean j... Read full review

Renate
2005.11.30
Interesing, but ALL Gryffindor's are chosen for those qualities. Although I... Read full review

Leilah
2005.11.05
I have just read the review of 'killmyidols', and JK Rowling has clearly st... Read full review

Leilah
2005.11.05
I completely agree with this, and i just would like to point out another go... Read full review

hilary
2005.11.05
it could've just been a coincidence that harry's parents lived in godric's ... Read full review

snitchseeker
2005.11.05
kay..it's interesting, really, but i'm not sure if it would be true or not.... Read full review

padfoot99
2005.10.29
i dont totally agree with your therory. i do think its possible and u have ... Read full review

Jordan
2005.10.21
thankyou finnaly someone agrees with me on this but yes but i have been thi... Read full review

vivienne
2005.10.10
i agree with your theory...harry maybe is the last descendent of gryffindor... Read full review

Yessenia
2005.10.05
I think this is fantastic theory. You might be right I have never noticed t... Read full review

#13
2005.10.01
Fantastic theory! It makes very much sense! Why the hat first told Harry th... Read full review

Cem
2005.09.08
I totally agree with you but you missed something.Dont you think its weird ... Read full review

Jenny
2005.09.05
I think this theory is logical, but that just isn't J.K Rowling's style. I ... Read full review

luvharrypotter
2005.08.28
There is asbsolutely no proof for this. The sorting hat being Godrc's has ... Read full review

Bob
2005.07.28
I highly doubt this is true, because it will go against one of JK's major t... Read full review

Emily
2005.07.06
I think that this is a really good theory. It seems to make sense and i als... Read full review

Michael
2005.06.28
wow this is a very good review. u really came up with some facts and the hi... Read full review

Pedro
2005.06.21
I think that there is evidece that Harry may be related to Gryffindor, but ... Read full review

Bonnie
2005.06.20
Thats a really good idea, itcould work out. I never noticed that thing abou... Read full review

Adrienne
2005.06.05
I think that Harry could really be Godric Gryffindors heir. It is brillian... Read full review

killmyidols
2005.05.07
One proble. Hogsmede is the omly all magic settlement in Britain so we can ... Read full review

pruthvi
2005.05.07
wow u just took the words out of my mind... i had the same feeling when i r... Read full review

Angela
2005.04.14
I agree with you on most parts. The one thing that you didn't mention is t... Read full review

RE
2005.03.25
I think that this theory is brilliant! I have thought of this before but ne... Read full review

Jasey
2005.01.27
I believe this theory has a good possibility of turning out to be true. Of... Read full review

Notabene
2005.01.25
I'm sorry, I don't buy this at all. You've obviously put some effort into t... Read full review

Dave
2005.01.08
I also believe there are other pointers you have not made. One pointer righ... Read full review

Mary
2004.12.08
While this editorial provides ample evidence that Harry has the qualities o... Read full review

ok2bapotterfan
2004.12.01
I completely agree with this editorial. I also have a theory that Harry is... Read full review

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