HBP: newbie to the discussion, random thoughts

[radasgat]

No: HPFGUIDX 143634

Juli <jlnbtr at y...> wrote:
> Welcome Ragabast!

Thanks!

> > 1. It is no coincidence that Dumbledore's familiar is a phoenix; 
> > a bird that rises from its own ashes after a period of looking 
> > hideous. <snip> 
> 
> Juli: It's not a popular theory, but I agree with you. I believe 
> (or at least I want to believe) that Dumbledore will live again. 
> He's just too much phoenix-like for him to just die. 

My husband points out the many similarities between the phoenix 
and Dumbledore.  I do hope he is not gone.  If he is... who will 
run the school?  There is no other wizard powerful enough to take 
the position.. EXCEPT LV himself.  Wonder if he's going to make 
an attempt.

Why do you suppose LV wants into Hogwarts anyway?  What's there 
that he feels he needs to have?  Sure, the castle is powerful but 
it always seemed to me that the power stemmed from the headmaster, 
Dumbledore.

> > 2.  Could it be possible that Snape's mother and Tom Riddle 
> > not only knew each other at school (50 years ago), but were 
> > intimate and had a child <snip>.  That child was Snape. 
> 
> Juli: That's a good theory, but Jo wrote on her site that 
> Voldemort doesn't have a son...

Hmmm.. well, it was a theory that seemed to fit.  What if Snape
believes he is LV's child?  

Radasgat