HBP (was partly Re: HBP = Draco)

[mnaper2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 105272

> Amey:
> So, discounting that part, let's see what we know about HBP:
> 1. It was a title for part 2
> 2. Certain parts of book6 were originally intended for book2, but 
she realised in *first draft* that the information was for book6.
> 3. CoS holds some important clues for the ultimate end of series.
> 4. It's opening chapter was to be used for SS/PS, PoA and OotP. 
> 
> Considering points 1, 2 and 3, they seem to mean that whoever is 
HBP is, must have played some part (and I think some major part) in 
CoS. There are four characters: 
> 1. Harry
> 2. TR
> 3. Hagrid
> 4. Slytherin
> 
> So all in all, I think there are two possibilities- TR and 
Slytherin. That leaves me with one more question, why are people 
considering that HBP has to be a good person? I mean,people are 
considering that it might be TR, but many think TR as the good side 
of LV, who gave up his TR side etc. etc. But, what I think that need 
not be the case. LV and TR are by this time one and the same, just a 
few spells difference.

> Amey, who started the post perfectly, and who now is confused 
beyond his wildest imagination... and will keep the discussion about 
first chapter for later posts

Ally:

Thanks, Amey, for the excellent, very salient discussion.  I think 
you hit the nail on the head.  As much as I love random speculation, 
the HBP theories are really going far afield.  The HBP has to be 
someone who was/would have been important to Book 2 and many of the 
wildly speculative ideas don't seem to take that into consideration.

My vote is still Tom Riddle, since his story was already begun in 
such detail in COS, it makes sense that JKR would have clipped the 
really important details - why and how he actually made his 
transformation - and saved it for a separate book.  [I don't consider 
him a "good" side of Voldie, just someone who gave himself over to 
the total evil that is Voldie].