[HPforGrownups] Various theories and a question

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Hickengruendler said

She also already admitted, that she changed some things while writing the
books, because it was more fun. .. The Remus/Tonks ship you mentioned is a
good example for this. I really can imagine she wrote this in to please some
fans and/or because after reading it in fandom, she liked the idea of it
herself.

EstherS concurs
After OotP I read an interview where JK said Lupin was a favourite character
so I imagine she would want to make him happy.
I have always had a soft spot for Lupin and he seems to be the voice of
reason. I hope he has a big role in 7


gw73 said
DD appeared after death in a portrait in his office . However, SB has not
appeared, that we know of, in a talking portrait. Perhaps he is not dead,
having passed the curtain while still alive?

EstherS says
I think that when Harry finally pays a visit to 12 GP he will find a
portrait of Sirius.



Rosmerta said
With Slughorn stressing over and over again what a Potions genius Lily was,
methinks many of those hints in Harry's book were originally from her.  Want
to bet Lily and Severus were Potions partners?

EstherS Says
Im not sure whether Lily helped Snape or vice versa or they just worked it
out together. Snape is known to be an excellent Potions master, it is
mentioned several times in PoA  and again in HBP by Lupin.
Also remember (correct me if Im wrong) that Snape wrote all his recipes on
the board (not relying on the text-book) and while Snape was Potions master
Hermiones potions came out perfectly.

If Snape wrote all these notes in his book surely Lily would have done the
same. James could quite easily having taken a peek at Lilys text book.

Ersatz Harry says
 (1) I found it perplexing that Snape's old Potions text would make it in
the bin of old ones available for class use.  Perhaps Snape liked to keep it
close at hand when he was the Potions professor, but something about its
getting into Harry's hands feels a bit contrived.  I can't imagine that
Snape would inadvertently leave it lying around.

EstherS agrees but adds
Snape, on DD's orders, must have left the book behind on purpose to ensure
that Harry became an accomplished potion-maker, to learn some useful spells
and because Harry needed to earn the Felix Felicitas.
What confirms this for me is that after the SectumSempra curse Snape remarks
that Harry has been using Dark Magic but all he does is give him detention.
Use of Dark magic that had almost killed another student would surely be an
excellent opportunity to get Harry expelled yet Snape only reports the
matter to MacGonagall.


Snorky wrote:
Could Voldemort be Snape's Daddy? Could he have abandoned poor Ms. Prince,
whose parents charmed the nearest man who wouldn't have a clue into marrying
her, to punish her and to disguise an illegitimate child during an era when
illegitimacy was considered a family disgrace?  Could Snape now be seeking
revenge on Voldemort for his miserable childhood?

EstherS says
Suddenly I have of 'The Boys from Brazil' with witchcraft: LV trying to
create a second self by recreating the events of his own life.
Of course the question is why. LV wants to be immortal so he isnt preparing
a successor.

CathyD
They did not get to take their OWLs and so are not 'qualified wizards' in
any way.  It's obvious that a wizard/witch is qualified after the OWLs as
Hagrid is not qualified (expelled in 3rd year) and yet Fred and George are
not being stopped from doing magic having taken then OWLs but not NEWTs

EstherS says
I think that in the wizarding world as in real life there is a big
difference between being unqualified and under-age.
Hagrid was not allowed to use magic because he had been accused of a serious
crime and had his wand broken. Since CoS he seems to have been using his
umbrella quite openly and nobody has remarked on it.
Not all wizards use an equal amount of magic in their lives for example it
was stated in previous books that not all wizards chose to travel by
Apparating.
Like in the real world where you can drink and vote once you are of age but
require a license to drive, in the wizarding world you are free to use magic
once you are of age and only need special qualifications in order to get a
job or for special skills like Apparating.

Another little note here: DD says the MoM cannot tell who is doing the magic
in a certain place and relies on parents to control their children. Although
it isnt mentioned MoM dont seem to be able to detect all elf magic because
the didnt detect Dobby Apparating just the flying pudding. Possibly they
couldnt detect that Dobby was with Harry so assumed it must have been Harry
doing the magic. However they could detect DD and so assumed that he would
be in charge of Harry and ensuring that Harry did no magic.

And a question:
'You understand him, I'm sure Harry?' said Dumbledore quietly (HBP UK HB
p191 The House of Gaunt) so Harry realises they are speaking Parseltongue
but does DD understand? If not who translated for him? If yes then how,
when, why and what is his connection with Slytherin?


EstherS
A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.



	
	
		
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