Post by Jane on Sept 25, 2005 22:00:29 GMT -5
Seeking clues to Harry VII
By Denise Flaim
Newsday
Posted September 25 2005
www.sun-sentinel.com/features/lifestyle/sfl-potter
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Now what?
Two months after the unveiling of J.K. Rowling's sixth and penultimate chronicle of the wizarding world, diehard fans are coping with severe Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince hangovers.
Eager for some more hair of the three-headed dog, many wonder how to occupy themselves over the next couple of years before the arrival of still-unnamed book seven. The logical choice? Time to reread the entire canon in a hunt for overlooked passages and illuminating clues.
To that end, here are some theories about the most vexing questions that remain, culled from message boards and fan sites. But be forewarned: Hagrid-sized spoilers follow
How many horcruxes? One major revelation in Half-Blood Prince is that Lord Voldemort tried to ensure his immortality by splitting his soul, then embedding the pieces in objects or individuals called horcruxes. Tom Riddle's weird diary from Chamber of Secrets was one; a ring originally belonging to Salazar Slytherin and destroyed by Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in Half-Blood Prince was another.
Seven being a magic number, Dumbledore theorizes that Voldemort created six horcruxes, the seventh piece of his shattered soul still residing in You-Know-Who himself. In the final book, Harry will need to destroy the four remaining horcruxes before attempting a facedown.
Since a murder is required to make a horcrux, one speculation is that Harry was inadvertently made into a horcrux when Voldemort killed his parents, which explains why he has acquired some of Voldemort's powers. Another iteration has Harry's scar as the actual horcrux, leaving open the more pleasant possibility that only it, and not all of Harry, need be destroyed in order to off Voldy.
Other possible horcruxes, some more likely than others: Nagini the snake, Hufflepuff's goblet, the Sorting Hat, the sword of Gryffindor (like the hat, located in Dumbledore's office), even Wormtail's magical silver hand.
Who is R.A.B.? In Half-Blood Prince, Harry and Dumbledore travel to a mysterious cave in the hopes of finding a horcrux; instead, they recover a fake horcrux -- an empty locket -- and a note taunting Voldemort that is signed "R.A.B."
Do those initials belong to the now-dead Regulus Alphard Black, brother to Harry's godfather, the much-mourned Sirius? It's a conclusion Rowling herself has called "a fine guess." Since breaching the cave's magical spells requires two people, only one of which can be a wizard, many have speculated that the Black family house elf, Kreacher, helped Regulus retrieve the original horcrux-locket.
In The Order of the Phoenix, a heavy locket that cannot be opened is found among the Black family possessions. Hmmm
Will Dumbledore pull a Gandalf? The ultimate spoiler -- don't blame me if you don't stop reading now -- is that at the end of Half-Blood Prince, ill-tempered professor Severus Snape murders the beloved Dumbledore.
Though a proper funeral was had and Dumbledore's snoozing image has appeared in a portrait on his office wall of departed headmasters, some fans advance the argument that, like the popular Lord of the Rings wizard, Dumbledore will reappear after his death, whether real or faked. For convincing arguments, visit the bereaved fans at dumbledoreisnotdead.com.
More likely to surface in book 7: Dumbledore's low-key brother, Aberforth, who had been prosecuted for practicing "inappropriate charms on a goat" (don't ask), and is the barkeep at the Hog's Head Inn.
Snape -- good or evil? The answer to this hinges on whether you think Dumbledore's death was a pact between the two, a necessary sacrifice to ensure Voldemort does not suspect Snape's betrayal. Or whether you believe Snape was a double-double agent, convincing the wise but trusting Dumbledore that he was defying Voldemort's orders to spy on Hogwarts, but in truth keeping his promise to the Dark Lord.
Then there is the "crush" theory. Rowling has hinted there was someone else at Godric's Hollow the night Harry's parents died. And it was out of character for cranky Voldemort to give Lily Potter so many chances to step aside before he attempted to kill her son.
Was Snape at Godric's Hollow, and was it at his request that Voldemort agreed to spare Lily? And is that why Snape resents Harry so deeply -- because Harry, with his mother's green eyes, reminds Snape of the woman who died in order for Harry to live?
Will Harry survive book 7? Optimists look to a line in Goblet of Fire in which Harry sees a "gleam of triumph" in Dumbledore's eyes after the old wizard learns Voldemort used a drop of Harry's blood to regenerate himself. Dumbledore has told Harry that wizards saved by another of their kind have a "life debt." Perhaps now Voldemort has this magical IOU to Harry -- with happy-ending-inducing results.
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Does anyone know where she got the middle name for Regulus Alphard Black ? I have never seen 'ALPHARD' written anywhere.
Some very interesting thingd said here, what do you think ?
By Denise Flaim
Newsday
Posted September 25 2005
www.sun-sentinel.com/features/lifestyle/sfl-potter
next0sep25,0,6882946.story?coll=sfla-features-headlines
Now what?
Two months after the unveiling of J.K. Rowling's sixth and penultimate chronicle of the wizarding world, diehard fans are coping with severe Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince hangovers.
Eager for some more hair of the three-headed dog, many wonder how to occupy themselves over the next couple of years before the arrival of still-unnamed book seven. The logical choice? Time to reread the entire canon in a hunt for overlooked passages and illuminating clues.
To that end, here are some theories about the most vexing questions that remain, culled from message boards and fan sites. But be forewarned: Hagrid-sized spoilers follow
How many horcruxes? One major revelation in Half-Blood Prince is that Lord Voldemort tried to ensure his immortality by splitting his soul, then embedding the pieces in objects or individuals called horcruxes. Tom Riddle's weird diary from Chamber of Secrets was one; a ring originally belonging to Salazar Slytherin and destroyed by Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in Half-Blood Prince was another.
Seven being a magic number, Dumbledore theorizes that Voldemort created six horcruxes, the seventh piece of his shattered soul still residing in You-Know-Who himself. In the final book, Harry will need to destroy the four remaining horcruxes before attempting a facedown.
Since a murder is required to make a horcrux, one speculation is that Harry was inadvertently made into a horcrux when Voldemort killed his parents, which explains why he has acquired some of Voldemort's powers. Another iteration has Harry's scar as the actual horcrux, leaving open the more pleasant possibility that only it, and not all of Harry, need be destroyed in order to off Voldy.
Other possible horcruxes, some more likely than others: Nagini the snake, Hufflepuff's goblet, the Sorting Hat, the sword of Gryffindor (like the hat, located in Dumbledore's office), even Wormtail's magical silver hand.
Who is R.A.B.? In Half-Blood Prince, Harry and Dumbledore travel to a mysterious cave in the hopes of finding a horcrux; instead, they recover a fake horcrux -- an empty locket -- and a note taunting Voldemort that is signed "R.A.B."
Do those initials belong to the now-dead Regulus Alphard Black, brother to Harry's godfather, the much-mourned Sirius? It's a conclusion Rowling herself has called "a fine guess." Since breaching the cave's magical spells requires two people, only one of which can be a wizard, many have speculated that the Black family house elf, Kreacher, helped Regulus retrieve the original horcrux-locket.
In The Order of the Phoenix, a heavy locket that cannot be opened is found among the Black family possessions. Hmmm
Will Dumbledore pull a Gandalf? The ultimate spoiler -- don't blame me if you don't stop reading now -- is that at the end of Half-Blood Prince, ill-tempered professor Severus Snape murders the beloved Dumbledore.
Though a proper funeral was had and Dumbledore's snoozing image has appeared in a portrait on his office wall of departed headmasters, some fans advance the argument that, like the popular Lord of the Rings wizard, Dumbledore will reappear after his death, whether real or faked. For convincing arguments, visit the bereaved fans at dumbledoreisnotdead.com.
More likely to surface in book 7: Dumbledore's low-key brother, Aberforth, who had been prosecuted for practicing "inappropriate charms on a goat" (don't ask), and is the barkeep at the Hog's Head Inn.
Snape -- good or evil? The answer to this hinges on whether you think Dumbledore's death was a pact between the two, a necessary sacrifice to ensure Voldemort does not suspect Snape's betrayal. Or whether you believe Snape was a double-double agent, convincing the wise but trusting Dumbledore that he was defying Voldemort's orders to spy on Hogwarts, but in truth keeping his promise to the Dark Lord.
Then there is the "crush" theory. Rowling has hinted there was someone else at Godric's Hollow the night Harry's parents died. And it was out of character for cranky Voldemort to give Lily Potter so many chances to step aside before he attempted to kill her son.
Was Snape at Godric's Hollow, and was it at his request that Voldemort agreed to spare Lily? And is that why Snape resents Harry so deeply -- because Harry, with his mother's green eyes, reminds Snape of the woman who died in order for Harry to live?
Will Harry survive book 7? Optimists look to a line in Goblet of Fire in which Harry sees a "gleam of triumph" in Dumbledore's eyes after the old wizard learns Voldemort used a drop of Harry's blood to regenerate himself. Dumbledore has told Harry that wizards saved by another of their kind have a "life debt." Perhaps now Voldemort has this magical IOU to Harry -- with happy-ending-inducing results.
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Does anyone know where she got the middle name for Regulus Alphard Black ? I have never seen 'ALPHARD' written anywhere.
Some very interesting thingd said here, what do you think ?
never, that won't be. and for God's sake, think about it... WHY DID VOLDEMORT TRY TO KILL HARRY 5 TIMES IF HE IS A HORCRUXE?
GO TO HELL BELLA
