The Seven Charms in HPSS

[Karen Barker]

No: HPFGUIDX 126819



"B.G." <hambtty at t...> wrote:
Each charm (in order) that guarded the Stone has so far been related 
to the plot in each book.  So, we can assume that will continue to 
be the case.
1. The 3 headed dog (HRH), 2. the devils snare (plant cure for those 
petrified by the monster), 3. keys - Sirus freed, 4. chess game - 
Tri-
wizard Tournament, 5. troll who did not have to be defeated (I get 
stuck here), 6. potions/Prof. Snape, 7.  THE MIRROR
<SNIP>
> That troll has me stumped tho, any ideas?  I'm sure you do.

Well I hadn't noticed those connections before, but you have a very 
good point.  The thing that immediately springs to mind is perhaps 
it's referring to the fact that Dumbledore did not try and kill 
Voldemort in the MoM (presumably because that's Harry's job if he's 
to be got rid of permenantly), so Troll didn't have to be defeated = 
LV not to be defeated by DD? - Just an idea!

Another idea, is that your No 6 referring to potions/Snape, makes me 
wonder if it's actually Hermione that's the point of this.  It was 
her excellent brain power that solved the riddle of the potions, 
perhaps these qualities of hers are going to be key in getting them 
through whatever is coming up in book 6?

Thank you for your prompting!

Karen