T-bay Theory Preparations

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No: HPFGUIDX 101996

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "oakleafevolution"
<oakleafevolution at y...> wrote:
> Ok, my sister introduced me to this site, and it's been a while since 
> I saw any T-bay things, so why not? 
> 
> *Oakleaf, or Oak as she preferred to be called, used a blue colored 
> pencil to sketch out the design for a new seagoing device, of small 
> size but, as she figured it, large importance. The plan showed it was 
> going to be long and thin, with a forboding skull flag. She signed 
> the bottom of the blueprint in an untidy scrawl, and then sucked on 
> the end of her quill, wondering what to name the pirate ship... ok, 
> maybe more of a pirate rowboat...
> 
> "Hmm," Oak murmured to herself, sitting on the dock, "Something 
> begginning with a P?" Pie had been taken years ago... maybe something 
> to do with a great battle? Of course! P.E.L.E.N.N.O.R! Percy's 
> Evilness Lies Evident, Nefarious News to the Order's Reality!*

For my part I'd like to nominate the following.

ORIGINAL SIN
Our Responsibility Is Given Inheritance Never Abandon Love Snakes
Imbibe Nihilism

An ancient longship has birthed in TBAY, she is named ORIGINAL SIN and
her prow displays a green eyed serpent, she lists alarmingly to port.
Her crew, attired in green and silver, utter faint whispering and
murmuring noises.

"What's wrong with them?" asks an onlooker.

"They are having an attack of the vapours." replies her companion.

Standing on the dock is a blind man, ancient and wizened, by his side
is a highly burnished sword wielding warrior. The old man is intoning,
the warrior simply toned. A few passers by stop briefly, confidant
that they can always avail themselves of a more seaworthy vessel.

"I have a tale to tell of ancient wrongs, so ancient they are not
written" quoth the old man

"That means he's making it up" said a young, but experienced elf
"quothing is never good!"

"Over 1000 years ago" continued the man, unperturbed by the heckling
(or possibly deaf, though obviously not dumb which wouldn't make
sense) "at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Salazar
Slytherin, whilst dabbling in the dark arts, was possessed by an evil
essence. This essence brought with it new powers and abilities so
Salazar chose not to deny its presence within. He created the Chamber
of Secrets to undertake a scheme to conquer the world. Horrified his
friends, the other founders of the school, tried to persuade Salazar
to forgo his evil powers, but he would not, battle ensued. Overcome by
the other three Salazar fled. To this day this rift between the
founders creates conflict within the school. Bitter and disaffected
Salazar swore revenge on his former friends, when his body failed him
he used old magic to transfer his powers to the body of his heir.
Externally, the heir host appeared unchanged except for a small silver
scar shaped, it is said, to resemble a snake. Thus became the terrible
legacy of the house of Slytherin. Generation to generation the host
heir was created anew at the moment of death. Proudly inheriting both
scar and title. The heir carrying the mark was named the 'Dark Lord'."

"This IS a long ship!" observed one onlooker darkly

"At least we can admire the burnished warrior" replied another.

"It's the sword that's burnished you fool. Do you think He's a Berserker?"

"Well somebody clearly is!"

Still the old man held forth relentlessly. "After 1000 years there
remained only one descendent and she was subject to a prophesy that
she would never conceive from a pure blood. In desperation she sought
out a muggle partner, as like a pure blood aristocrat as she could
find, and so Tom Riddle was born. His mother lived long enough to pass
the inheritance to him, then died. Ironically Tom Riddle, with his
muggle blood, was as powerful as Slytherin himself and opened the
Chamber of Secrets, he styled himself Voldemort (stealer of death)."

"Then a terrible prophecy was overheard of the coming of 'the one with
the power to vanquish the Dark Lord'. Acting in haste and panic
Voldemort attacked Harry Potter, but the curse backfired, his dark
magic encountered a powerful force for good, an older magic. The
outcome of this conflict of light and dark was both wonderful and
terrible. For the Dark Lord was vanquished and his power diminished,
almost unto death. At that moment of near death, however, the ancient
magic of Salazar Slytherin was confounded. The evil essence divided
itself and half transferred to Harry Potter. Two now carry the
Slytherin ancestry. Two alike as twins, both half bloods, muggle
raised, given the mark of the snake as babies, as their mother died,
passed to them without consent, unasked, unwished for. The evil
essence in Harry has lain dormant but even now it awakens within him
soon he must conquer it and its twin which resides with, what ever
remains of, Tom Riddle."

"And now" the old man raised his voice indicating that he was coming
to the end of his diatribe to the blessed relief of all concerned
"Voldemort has returned to power, aided by blood taken from Harry
which has deepened their kinship. This blood will be the key to the
survival of Harry's immortal soul." He prophesied.

The remaining audience, for many have moved on by now, are restless.

"Where's the canon?" one asks

"On a longship, are you kidding?" states a pedant and walks away.

Regards
Jo

Alternatively we could just go with Ever So Evil Essence!