[HPforGrownups] First Riddle on JKR's website (Website Spoiler See it yourself First )
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moonmyyst13 at yahoo.com
Tue Dec 21 02:44:26 UTC 2004
No: HPFGUIDX 120252
Jen Reese <stevejjen at earthlink.net> wrote:
Jen: I think the first riddle holds promise because it can be read
several different ways. Here's the riddle (without the answer) after
some spoiler space:
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"I cannot be other than what I am
Until the man who made me dies
Power and glory will fall to me, finally
Only when he last closes his eyes."
My first read-through, I didn't think of this literally. I thought
of Dumbledore saying Kreacher is who he is because wizards 'made him
that way'. Someone who was 'fashioned' by another being, so to
speak. Then when I got the answer was Prince, well, it made me
wonder if the HBP is somehow in bondage to another person and is
waiting for his death. Or, if one of the characters is bewitched by
a spell that can only end upon the death of someone.
First I wondered since Sirius died, that could possibly release
Kreacher to be the HBP. Not that he was made who he is by Sirius per
se, but by the Black lineage. But I doubt Kreacher will find any
glory, unless it's with Voldemort, since he betrayed the Order.
*Then* I wondered about Lupin. Maybe there was more to his becoming
a werewolf than we know. He said he was foolish and got bitten, but
given his self-deprecating way, did it only appear to happen that
way and he's actually ensnared by a spell that will only end upon
someone's death?
Any other thoughts?
Jen
My first riddle was about Hermione. This one was my 5th riddle.
Another thought occured to me. If the Prince can only become something more if the one who made him dies, then that would lead me to believe there is a king of some variety out there. Who can we see that would be a king? If this riddle holds true, then the person has not died yet or the prince would become the king. Lets list all the kings that we know of in the books.
moonmyyst
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