[HPforGrownups] halloween

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In a message dated 6/13/2003 6:54:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, Katie writes:

> I dont't know if this means anything to anyone but I was just reading 
> a post and I realized that Harry was concieved on Halloween. I do not
> believe in the death eaters tried to have their kids on the same day 
> as Harry, but maybe. Maybe they were all aiming for Halloween? Maybe 
> there was once a prophesy of some sort that said kids born 
> on a 
> certain day would do something famous or horrible? 

I find this very interesting. While, of course, we can't be *certain* that he was conceived exactly on Halloween, we can guess it's possible that's how JKR chose his birthday. 

I think it could actually be, in this case, that some of the Death Eaters tried to get pregnant on that night, in order to have "the chosen one" be the child of a Voldemort-follower. 

But we'd have to have evidence that Crabbe, Goyle, and Draco were all born in July as well. Is this the case?

Even if it isn't true that the Death Eaters specifically tried to conceive on that night, I think it could easily be related to Harry's story. Perhaps that's how Voldemort knew Harry was "the one." Perhaps that's why Voldemort came himself to kill a little child. There may be a prophesy that says the child conceived on Halloween and born exactly nine months later will be the greatest wizard ever and will defeat all evil wizards to come. That would explain why Voldemort came for Harry in the first place.

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