Harry Potter and the Brainwave of Doom
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tysolnaIn my spare time (hah!)... Ok. I have a rule: The books I am reading in the kitchen and the bathroom are "fun books", "spare time" books because I can't be bothered with criticism texts early in the morning or while eating lunch. I read enough of them during the day.
Anyway! In my spare time, I've been re-reading the Harry Potter series. Not only has this made me appreciate Rowling's ability to plot and use continuity, it has also made me appreciate "Order of the Phoenix". It is a lot better than I remembered it from the first, admittedly rushed, reading. The same goes for "Half-Blood Prince", where I've just reached one of the final chapters, the one where the thing happens that was a Big Effing Spoiler when that book came out, even though a friend of mine knew what would happen beforehand.
So, we were all wondering about that "Severus, please...", right? And do you know what, I think I figured it out!
It all revolves around Horcruxes, and the seven shards of Voldemort's soul. Apart from the one still residing in Voldemort's snakelike body, we know of the diary of Tom Riddle, and Marvolo's ring. So there's four left.
Dumbledore is suspecting one Horcrux to be Voldemort's snake Nagini, and I'll go with that for now. Another one is supposedly in the real locket of Slytherin, yet another in Hufflepuff's goblet. The final Horcrux is supposed to be in an unknown item belonging to either Ravenclaw or Gryffindor.
Now, we have already established that a Horcrux can be a living being, and it's most likely something belonging to one of the houses of Hogwarts. The question is, really, would Voldemort put a part of his soul in his worst enemy?
Is Dumbledore a Horcrux?
Did he have to die because that would destroy the Horcrux, and did Severus Snape by killing Dumbledore manage to fulfil his duty to both ther Order of the Phoenix and Voldemort, or rather his Unbreakable Vow?
What do you think?
... and why can't I have brainwaves like this about stuff that matters? :D
Anyway! In my spare time, I've been re-reading the Harry Potter series. Not only has this made me appreciate Rowling's ability to plot and use continuity, it has also made me appreciate "Order of the Phoenix". It is a lot better than I remembered it from the first, admittedly rushed, reading. The same goes for "Half-Blood Prince", where I've just reached one of the final chapters, the one where the thing happens that was a Big Effing Spoiler when that book came out, even though a friend of mine knew what would happen beforehand.
So, we were all wondering about that "Severus, please...", right? And do you know what, I think I figured it out!
It all revolves around Horcruxes, and the seven shards of Voldemort's soul. Apart from the one still residing in Voldemort's snakelike body, we know of the diary of Tom Riddle, and Marvolo's ring. So there's four left.
Dumbledore is suspecting one Horcrux to be Voldemort's snake Nagini, and I'll go with that for now. Another one is supposedly in the real locket of Slytherin, yet another in Hufflepuff's goblet. The final Horcrux is supposed to be in an unknown item belonging to either Ravenclaw or Gryffindor.
Now, we have already established that a Horcrux can be a living being, and it's most likely something belonging to one of the houses of Hogwarts. The question is, really, would Voldemort put a part of his soul in his worst enemy?
Is Dumbledore a Horcrux?
Did he have to die because that would destroy the Horcrux, and did Severus Snape by killing Dumbledore manage to fulfil his duty to both ther Order of the Phoenix and Voldemort, or rather his Unbreakable Vow?
What do you think?
... and why can't I have brainwaves like this about stuff that matters? :D
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