Dallas Theory Two

[brwneil]

No: HPFGUIDX 133667

Kate wrote: 
>> I honestly feel that the use of the love-potions in HBP was comic-
>> relief, instead of fodder for conspiracy theories. I really feel 
>> that if JKR used the Dallas theory it would be more clichéd than
>> the way the romance is currently portrayed, and not nearly as 
>> emotionally honest

>Thank you, Kate, for writing my exact feelings on the love potion 
>theory so eloquently.  And Sienna brought up some amazing points in 
>her response post to mine (the name is Adair, by the way ;P), but 
the 
>glaringly obvious problem I have with the love potion idea is that 
we 
>see how Ron actually acts in response to one.  Harry nor Ron react 
>this obsessively towards Ginny, Hermione, or Lavendar. 

I'd like to start by discussing why Ron acts so differently when he 
eats the Chocolate Cauldrons then he or Harry and Hermione did when 
breathing the potion.  In the potions lab the trio were subjected to 
fumes whereas Ron overdosed on by eating a half box of the chocolates 
while already suffering love potion affects.   You might say he had a 
real double whammy. 

Now as far as comic relief goes, doesn't it seem that the prep work 
was overdone if that's all it was.  The book keeps talking about love 
potions, wouldn't the discussion at Fred and George's store along 
with the warning to Harry not to eat the Chocolates have been enough 
to set the stage for Ron actually eating the chocolates.

>From everything that I've read, this book was edited very carefully.  
JKR didn't want a book as long as OotP.  In my opinion it was too 
short, much was cut that I would have liked to read.  I only mention 
this is as a lead in to my next point.  If you would, please read 
once again pages 183, 184, 185 and 186 of the American addition.

What was the reason for having those four pages in the book?  What 
did the information contained there add to or for that matter have to 
do with the story?  For what earthly reason do we have to know that 
Amortentia smells differently to each person,  besides be told how it 
smells to Harry and Hermione. Why does Jo waste the time telling us 
that the potion's fumes filled Harry like a drink and that both he 
and Ron had a feeling of contentment?  Honestly couldn't all of this 
have been cut out in favor of another class with Snape or a visit to 
Hagrid.  We could have gone right to a discussion of Felix Felicis 
and had them start on making their potions.  Yet all this inremained 
in the book for no motive.

Why am I the only one that thinks this was written for a reason?  And 
why later was Ginny described as having one of the same aromas that 
Harry smelled during the class.  Was this a coincidence?  I refuse to 
believe that Jo, especially in this book, just felt like discussing 
love potions and I don't think the aroma was a coincidence.

Many people seem to reject the Dallas Theory because they think it 
will jeopardize their ships.  I think they fail to realize that it 
could also buoy their ship and at the same time explain some of the 
OOC actions of the trio.  

Take Harry for a starter.  Please for my examples lets assume a love 
potion affected him.  Now this would explain why suddenly he took 
notice of Ginny after practically ignoring her for five years.  Even 
under the influence he struggled with himself as to whether to ask 
her out, then suddenly he just kissed her.  I think the potion gave 
him the ability to do something he would not have otherwise done.  
This doesn't sink the H/G ship.  He now has been involved with her.  
If he truly cares for her and her in turn for him, they will get 
together again; the potion has served as an icebreaker.

In Hermione's case the potion could just have been intensifying her 
feeling, but causing her to do things she might not have done 
normally.  The potion to her may have been a wake up call to her real 
feelings for Ron.

Ron, well in his case I most certainly hope it was a potion.  Sorry, 
Ron fans, but he acted like an arse.  If he truly loved Hermione, he 
could not have carried on with Lavender as he did.  I think we'd all 
be quicker to forgive his actions if we knew they were all potion 
induced.

What I trying to say is that the Dallas Theory is not about ships.  
It doesn't necessarily have any influence on who ends up with whom.  
It would, however, explain a lot of strange actions by the members of 
the trio.

Next time:  Why didn't the smartest witch of her time realize she was 
under the control of a potion?

Neil