The Key to Dumbledore's Past

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Discussion for The Burrow topic - The Key to Dumbledore's Past by Jennifer.

[Mae]

nice and short! i like that! the questions u posted in the end is also a good way to end things neatly.

i never thought about godrics hollow being dumbledore's home. it makes sense though! i cant wait to get my grubby little hands on that book! but at the same time it will be sad cuz its the last

[inkling7]

Interesting theory - but maybe the house at Godric's Hollow belonged to James' parents and he inherited it so he and Lily lived there. Remember James' parents were quite wealthy and he was an only child. I wonder if James had any uncles and aunts and what his mother's maiden name was - maybe she was related to the Blacks somehow as everyone else seems to be. Surely his grandparents - all four of them can't all have been the only child in their respective families? Maybe the Dumbledore's were related to the Potters in some way. Jo did say that most of the old wizarding families were related to each other in some way no matter how distant. this means even Voldemort's family - ugh! What thought! Harry could even be distantly related to his main adversary!
I do agree about Abeforth though and I think there's more to him than meets the eye. I think he's undercover for the order as Lupin and Snape were.
I think Albus just SAID but (didn't mean it) that he wasn't sure whether Abeforth could even read. Surely he's really know but didn't want to blow Abeforth's cover. This would give Voldemort a nasty surprise/shock if another pwerful wizard from the Dumbledore family popped up to help Harry and co vanquish him.

[limi]

One of the questions that were posed was: "5. We know Harry's parents are buried in Godric's Hollow. Are they buried in Godric Gryffindor's/Dumbledore's family cemetery?"
The thing is, we DON'T know Harry's parents are buried in Godric's Hollow. As far as I know, we have never been told this from any source, but it could be an interesting speculation.



I'm sorry, I didn't realize this color would be so difficult to read... How's this? (-:

[SusanBones]

I really like your theory that Dumbledore's family are the true descendents of Godric Gryffindor. We know that Harry needs to learn a whole lot more, and JK said that Dumbledore's family would be the best place to start. Very good editorial!

[mgb]

Dumbledore as Gryffindor ancestor?

I've always like the idea that Harry is Gryffindor's last ancestor, since Jo often states that all of Harry's family is gone. This would then make the end battle that of Slytherin's last heir vs. Gryffindor's last heir. There's an alluring idea.

[WoodsMom]

I never thought of Godric's Hollow as Dumbledore's family home. WOW what a great thought. It would fit, I figured two things about Dumbledore 1- he is either muggleborn or 2-Heir to Gryffindor.

The thought that He took Lily and James there makes perfect sense. It would be safe and probably the last place Voldemort would look.
Thanks

[Dumbledoresgal7]

eh...nice editorial but not entirely convincing...I just cant imagine Godric's Hollow as Dumbledores home. But i like how you briefly mentioned harry from when he was uncertain in his 1st year being sorted, to HBP when he's Dumbledores man through and through, they really bonded over the years! so sad dumbledore's dead if he is....

[RMH]

Here's a thoguht. If it was Dumbledore's house then maybe there'll be a portrait of him there - and therefore a way to communicate between there and Hogwarts - just like Phineas Nigellus' portraits.

Could be useful!

[Vandana]

Originally Posted by inkling7

but maybe the house at Godric's Hollow belonged to James' parents and he inherited it so he and Lily lived there. Remember James' parents were quite wealthy and he was an only child.

Then Voldemort could have easily tracked him down.It makes sense that he would have checked his ancestral homes too.

Anyway,great editorial.Your part about how Harry grew up from his doubts to being Dumbledore's man through and through made me cry.But your ideas were great.

[Peg]

Great editorial! I've been sure since HBP that we'll meet the heir of each of the founders, and now that you mention it, the idea that Dumbledore's family may be descended from Gryffindor makes perfect sense. I've also been thinking that Godric's Hollow is the ancestral home of Gryffindor's family, so it follows that if Dumbledore is his heir, he would be from the village. Since we'll see the village and learn about Dumbledore's family, this theory works perfectly. Why can't I think of things like that?

[Ben24]

Fair editorial. I never really considered it being Dumbledore's childhood home, but I suppose it's possible. I don't think that's what it will be, it's plausible. There's not a lot of canon evidence to this theory though. Still, I think it highly plausible. I liked the idea of it. Good job.

[hcnbedbugs]

Very good editorial. I really hope that in book 7 we find out much more about Dumbledore, he is one of my favorites. I do believe he could be the heir of Griffindore, though I dont think he and Harry are related.

[wandaXmaximof]

Wow! When thinking about Godric's Hollow, I'd never concidered it to be Dumbledore's home and the idea of Dumbledore being Gryffindor's heir is something that completly passed me by (I think I was too convinced it was Harry).
If the theories and ideas suggested in your editorial were true, it would explain a lot and make for some very interesting reading. For the series to end (at Godric's Hollow) where it all started would be beautiful and peotic. Wouldn't it be so fitting for Harry (a true Gryffindor and Dumbledore's man through and through) to defeat the Heir of Slytherin at Godric's Hollow (Dumbledore's home and link to his ancestral roots).
The editorial was wonderfully written and posed some great questions for us to ponder.
On a related note, if Godric's Hollow was Dumbledore's home, maybe there's a painting of him there and maybe Harry will find out why Dumbledore trusted Snape so much.

[alonsoquijana]

I have often wondered about the connection between Slytherins heir and Harry. It would be wonderful to find out that James was related to Dumbledore and that Harry was the final Gryffindor. I see it as highly likley since we've been given the Godric's Hollow information.

"Off to fight windmills?"

[catcrazy1234]

I actually love the idea that Dumbledore is Griffindor's heir, but i've thougt that since i read Chamber of Secrets. If Dumbledore is Griffindor's heir, it would seem to make since for him to live in Godric's Hollow, but it seems unlikely to me that Dumbledore is related to Harry.

[Joep41]

I like the Idea of Harry visiting Dumbledore’s Home. He obviously did not live at Hogwarts Although I did not realize that until I read this. As for the all this Heir Business.. It’s Codswallop. The theme of the books has been that it is your choices that matter not Parentage or blood line. Making Harry, Dumbledore or anyone else the Heir of anything would go against everything Jo has told us.

[Enitsirch]

I could of course be wrong but I thought that J.K.R. stated that Harry was not an heir of Gryffindor

[smithke]

Here's why it doesn't really make sense to talk about anyone as the Heir of any of the other houses: There are most likely many heirs. The reason Tom Riddle is the heir to Slytherin is that the people in this line were obsessed with bloodlines and hence only married other purebloods and just like many of the other pureblood wizarding families, began to die out. The other founders of Hogwarts did not share this same point of view and while each may have descendants listed in the books, to talk about "the" heir of Gryffindor just does not make sense.

[Suzy2893]

It never accured to me that Godric Hollow was the first name of Godric Griffindor. That was a amazing discovery really!