"If we turn our heads and look away and hope that it will all disappear then they will - all of them, an entire generation of people. And we will have only history left to judge us."
If you love Harry Potter news and clues, this week has been a great one for you. The Edinburgh Book Festival divulged loads of interesting, useful, and not-so-useful information, and JKR's infamous door has opened yet again, revealing another clue. This essay deals with what I thought were the most important aspects of the Edinburgh Book Festival and the door's opening.
First of all, let me say that I was pleased to learn that many of us in the HP-online community were correct in our deduction that Aberforth Dumbledore works in the Hog's Head...I think we all deserve a pat on the back for that one.
Now, JKR has announced that a character called McClaggan would be introduced in the sixth book. Keep in mind, folks, that she is already halfway done with the book, and a character who she thought of 'just a week ago' is not likely to be the Half Blood Prince, the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, or Dumbledore's Alter Ego. So don't get your hopes up.
Days later, Ms. Rowling gave us some text on her website that describes a man who resembled a Lion. Hold your thoughts, people. It is highly likely that Lion-man isn't McClaggan, and here's why:
Remember the whole purpose of the door is HBP clues. McClaggan is likely only quasi-important at most, and giving us a description of McRandom isn't likely to help us solve any mystery whatsoever.
So let's just think about this for a second. Lion...lion...where have we heard that before? Gryffindor's mascot! I'll be darned.
The most likely scenario is that the text describes Gryffindor himself, and that he is the Half Blood Prince, by virtue of being behind the HBP door. The theory of Godric being the HBP has no logical flaws, as many of the other theories do. (See my editorial about the HBP for details). Also, new information on the HBP continues to support that theory.
Okay, now onto the next topic of discussion. JKR gave us two questions that we should be answering (well, trying). Here they are, followed by my answer.
1. Why didn't Voldemort get killed by the Avada Kedavra spell that rebounded off Harry? JKR said that one or more of the precautions Voldemort took to 'flee death' worked. So, simply, Avada Kedavra can't kill Voldemort because of something he did. This ties in closely with the next question.
2. Why didn't Dumbledore try to kill Voldemort in the Department of Mysteries? JKR basically told us not to buy Dumbledore's previous answer. We've deduced that Avada Kedavra can't kill Voldemort, (if it could, that would be extremely anticlimactic, you must admit) so, Dumbledore wouldn't waste his time with that business. Which leaves everyone wondering - what could Voldemort have done to stop the Killing Curse. Let's play a word game, shall we?
Killing - Death - Sadness - Sad Death - Sirius - the Veil. The Veil is obviously linked to one or more of the aspects of death. Could it grant the power to fight A.K.? How could Voldemort walk through it? Did Voldemort and Sirius have similar experiences?
Questions lead to more questions, as they very well should. So...please start trying to answer these.
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