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

[vmonte]

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AJ wrote:

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.

vmonte responds:

Hi AJ. The chess game has been discussed by many people, and writers, 
who agree that the game is a symbolic metaphor for the war against 
Voldemort. 

I read SS a week after GoF came out and began putting together my 
theory of Ron=DD because of it. I know that others have have also 
come up with this theory (although most people seem against it, and 
time-travel.)

Back in December when I joined this group I posted my theories about 
the quidditch game, the roles of people in the war, and of Ron=DD. 
Interestingly, a few days after I posted the Ron=DD theory, another 
post came up discussing the same theory. This poster had been working 
on the Ron=DD theory as well. (I eventually found out that many other 
fans had also come to this conclusion.) This person's post lead to a 
series of posts back and forth between people regarding time-travel, 
etc. 

I seem to be in the minority though about how time-travel actually 
works. I believe that time-travel can actually change history, while  
many fans do not.  I think that the chess game is also a clue as to 
how Dumbledore uses time-travel.  When Dumbledore changes his 
strategy/influences history he must factor in a whole set of 
considerations. I think that he is very cautious when he uses time-
travel because changing history may not always work in your favor. 
I'm going to use GoF as an example.

Let's say that DD specifically influenced events during GoF to change 
the outcome.  Let's say that DD knew something bad was going to 
happen to Harry during the tournament. (He would know because he was 
first Ron and Ron would have witnessed these events already.)

This time around DD changes his strategy and creates the age limit so 
that Harry cannot be entered into the game.  Unfortunately, like 
chess, once you change your strategy, your opponent will have to 
compensate--in other words they also change their strategy (fake!
Moody finds a way to enter Harry into the game. This leads to two 
Hoggarts players: Cedric & Harry. And it is because of DD's direct 
meddling with history that Cedric is killed, IMO.)  So, here is the 
problem.  Once either opponent changes strategy, even the smallest 
little thing, you create new experiences.  Once something new 
happens, you are now working with the unknown.  DD must always then 
restrategize to keep himself ahead of his opponent and the game. 
There are always risks, and people will always die. 

Vivian