The chess game in SS/PS, quidditch, and Snape's potion puzzle...

[A.J.]

No: HPFGUIDX 109531

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "vmonte" <vmonte at y...> wrote:
> I'm embarrassed to say that I read SS only after I read GoF-- I 
believe I missed some 
> important clues by not reading the books in order. 
> 
> The Chess Game:
> "Their first real shock came when their other knight was taken. The 
> white queen smashed him to the floor and dragged him off the board, 
> where he lay quite still, facedown."
> 
> This knight represents Sirius Black who was killed by the queen 
> Bellatrix.
> This is disturbing because it implies that if Ron is Dumbledore 
(due 
> to time-travel) that Dumbledore knew Sirius was going to die. Who 
> does Hermione take down? Malfoy?
> Notice that Ron looked as though knocked out, not still and 
facedown 
> like Sirius. I think this means that Ron will be taken out of the 
> war, but not killed.
> 
> vivian - who is somewhat afraid of being attacked for posting this 
> idea.

Embarrassed?  Afraid?  Wow, you just came up with that now after 
reading COS?  I read the theory of the points pasted above a year or 
more ago on a site analyzing the Chess Game as predictor for the 
upcoming war/series and linked to from a site supporting time-travel 
Dumbledore!Ron.  The writer, like you, saw the downed knight as 
Sirius and the queen as Bellatrix, and also that Ron didn't seem dead 
like Sirius and might have time traveled or otherwise been taken out 
of the game.  So, others have noted the potential symbolism in the 
chess game in the same way as you.  

I'm sorry I don't have a url here, but it must be standard in the 
group's essays...

A.J.