Comments | fitchersvogel: New theory out there about the HBP-corpse

fitchersvogel

New theory out there about the HBP-corpse

Jul 27, 2005 15:05

HBP spoilers, obviously.

( So, is he dead? Or not? )

Comments 11

quite_grey July 28 2005, 01:35:07 UTC

Has JKR confirmed that the barman at the Hog's Head is Aberforth? Maybe I missed that in the books.

Not a bad theory, if he is.

fitchersvogel July 28 2005, 20:24:17 UTC

She did:

Why is the barman of the Hog’s Head vaguely familiar to Harry? Is he Dumbledore’s brother?

Ooh-you are getting good. Why do you think that it is Aberforth? [Audience member: Various clues. He smells of goats and he looks a bit like Dumbledore]. I was quite proud of that clue. That is all that I am going to say. [Laughter]. Well yes, obviously.

It's from the Edinburgh Book Festival interview, on Jo's website.

quite_grey July 29 2005, 02:36:45 UTC

Sweet! Very good theory, then :)

roooof July 28 2005, 01:48:05 UTC

"So. If this is all true, and Dumbledore already has the Horcrux (or knows it's not in the cave anymore), why does he take Harry there and drinks the "poison"?"

It does say in the book that Dumbledore is not sure which horcrux might be in the cave, or even that there is one there for sure, but that he feels there is enough of a chance of there being a horcrux there that Dumbledore is going to go find out. (US edition on page 547)

fitchersvogel July 28 2005, 20:30:14 UTC

You have a point - Dumbledore says that he doesn't know which Horcrux would be in the cave...

But it's still possible that Dumbledore knew about the locket his brother saw. No idea what that tells us though :)...

purple_ladybug1 July 28 2005, 22:01:24 UTC

I just assumed the scene was there to give us a hint to look back at artifacts in OotP, and speculate on whether the locket will be back at the house or if Dung stole it.

fitchersvogel July 28 2005, 22:20:32 UTC

But why did Dung talk to Dumbledore's brother? There was no real reason to include this, unless... (I know, maybe all this speculation has gone to my head :))

purple_ladybug1 July 29 2005, 00:22:55 UTC

Haha, speculation is good for the soul. ;-)

kaymickbee August 1 2005, 22:12:07 UTC

I like this theory, and if it is true, I think it's possible that as suggested elsewhere (I certainly can't take credit for it), the potion was perhaps a Horcrux itself...

fitchersvogel August 2 2005, 13:33:27 UTC

The potion a Horcrux? This is new (for me, anyway :))!

But find it kind of hard to believe that Voldemort put two of his Horcruxes in the same place, it's a bit risky, isn't it? Or do you think the original locket wasn't one?

kaymickbee August 2 2005, 18:06:50 UTC

I think the potion theory would only work if the original locket wasn't one. I think the idea of Dd drinking a piece of Voldy's soul is chilling and would be unexpected...