Sorry nicky potter! I'm new to the club- I thought we could ask a question about anything in the series, not just Harry-related stuff. Well, let me hereby pledge that I am a true blue devoted fan of Harry's. I've never read a book with a more amazing character. His ability to love, his sense of right and wrong, his desire for justice, his selflessness...it all inspires me to be a better person. And JKR makes him so relatable. Well, I do beg pardon from all and if it's not too much to ask, could someone give me some feedback anyway? (I promise I'll never ask a Hermione question again)

It's ok lol no problem. If you're new that's even more understandable but umm hmm

Was that an error on JKR's part? Or, did Hermione possibly perform some other spell to fix her parents memories?

I don't think that it was an error. And I don't think that Hermione did anything. I mean to be honest that is a good queston and I never thought about it becuase it was a minor detail, which is why maybe JKR didn't clear that up. But good eye. I think that someone in the order or whoever probably removed the spell. You know? But if not then maybe she did it herself. There are two possible options. Either Hermione did herself after it was for sure all clear in the wizarding world and in the ministry or someone else did it for her. But I don't think that JKR made a mistake lol I don't think that she expected people to notice that. Again good eye


Nickers<3

Hey gryffindorgirl24... it's good to see you in another thread, Welcome!

As for your question....
Was that an error on JKR's part? Or, did Hermione possibly perform some other spell to fix her parents memories?

You are so good at catching things that, maybe others wouldn't have caught. That's probably why you are so good at the T/F thread. I found on another site where it stated under the spell obliviate:
"Hermione modified her parents' memories, making them forget not only who they were and that they had a daughter, but making them think that they had different names and wanted to move to Australia (DH6). However, she later said that she had never cast a Memory Charm before (DH9)."

However, maybe it is different than the spell she cast on the death eaters. Maybe there is different versions of the same spell. Like... to make them think they are someone, might be different than erasing a certain memory. Am I making any sense? She never exactly stated that that she used obliviate on her parents, so its possible they are different. If they weren't then I would say "Oops" to JKR from messing up, or maybe she should have just made it more clear as to exactly what Hermione did to her parents.

I want to join...I am answering the last three questions that were asked...I hope thats ok! Well here it goes!

What do you think about him being called 'The Chosen One'? Why, in you opinion is he called 'The Chosen One'? Is it because he is a horcrux and therefore must be killed in order to kill Lord Voldemort? Or do you think he is called 'The Chosen One' because he has to be the one to kill Lord Voldemort? Or a combination or both or a different reason?

Well I think, intitially, it was because he defeated Lord Voldemort when he was just a baby. And then after Lord Voldemort came back the whole thing about him having to be the one to kill Lord Voldemort got tacked on there and then he found out way later that he too is a horcrux so not only did he have to kill Lord Voldemort, but he also had to be killed.

Do you think Harry should have been in Gryffindor or Slytherin?

Well the Sorting Hat did say that he would have done well in Slytherin, but the difference here is that Harry asked the Sorting Hat NOT to put him in Slytherin and the Sorting Hat obliged (sp?). But we also later found out that the only reason why the Sorting Hat said he would have done well in Slytherin is because on the night Lord Voldemort killed Harry's parents and tried to kill him too.....when Lord Voldemort was unsuccessful in killing Harry he unintentionally transfered some of his powers to Harry!

Was that an error on JKR's part? Or did Hermione possibly perform some other spell to fix her parents memories?

Well it is possible that that was an error on JKR's part. But think of it this way...your on the run from Death Eaters and Lord Voldemort.....you are more than likely goning to forget how to do some magic. I mean come on your scared out of your skull! She could have forgotten how to do a memory charm for a moment. But also then again there may be a more difficult one that will allow you to completely erase someone's memory, but replace it with a new one! Hey who knows right! LOL!

What do you think about him being called 'The Chosen One'? Why, in you opinion is he called 'The Chosen One'? Is it because he is a horcrux and therefore must be killed in order to kill Lord Voldemort? Or do you think he is called 'The Chosen One' because he has to be the one to kill Lord Voldemort? Or a combination or both or a different reason?
I think he was called the Chosen One by the prophet because of the prophecy. Everybody called him that because it said that he was the one who was supposed to kill Voldemort. But he could also be called it because Voldemort chose him. He is the chosen one to kill Voldemort only because Voldemort chose to kill him when he was a baby.

Do you think Harry should have been in Gryffindor or Slytherin?
Everyone has basically said that the sorting hat thought he should be in Slytherin because it saw that part of Voldemort in him. I don't think this is true because the Sorting Hat looks into your mind, not your soul. Harry does have some Slytherin qualites, although I think he is much better suited for Gryffindor.

NEW QUESTION: Say Ron and Hermione never made up after their fight in the 6th book, and ended up hating eachother. What would Harry have done when it was time to start his journey to kill the horcruxes and kill Voldemort? Would he have chosen between his friends? Or go by himself? What do you think he would have done?

Say Ron and Hermione never made up after their fight in the 6th book, and ended up hating eachother. What would Harry have done when it was time to start his journey to kill the horcruxes and kill Voldemort? Would he have chosen between his friends? Or go by himself? What do you think he would have done?


Well I must admit I'm a H/Hr shipper so he would date Hermione

But in all seriousness...

I think that this is more of a choice between Ron and Hermione. Harry, no matter what the circumstances are, would not want either of his two best friends to go with him. So Ron and Hermione would have to put their dispute behind them so that they could unite behind their best friend and help him save his life and the wizarding world.

I think that when Ron leaves Harry and Hermione, it would've been a relief for Hermione. Because the two would probably become somewhat of a hinderance to Harry. So I think that Harry would be his noble self and try not to let either of them come. Then once they do come, he would've probably been even more solitary than in DH because the drama between his two friends would most likely be even worse than in DH.


-Nick
HJP

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Say Ron and Hermione never made up after their fight in the 6th book, and ended up hating eachother. What would Harry have done when it was time to start his journey to kill the horcruxes and kill Voldemort? Would he have chosen between his friends? Or go by himself? What do you think he would have done?

Well he wanted to go by himself in the first place and Hermione and Ron basically told him that they were coming with him no matter what he said. So yes, I believe he would have went by himself. I feel he would have started his journey and then would have sent two owls....one to Hermione and one to Ron.....saying that he would not see them at Hogwarts this coming year and to not try and contact him because he is not even at the Dursley's.

Say Ron and Hermione never made up after their fight in the 6th book, and ended up hating each other. What would Harry have done when it was time to start his journey to kill the horcruxes and kill Voldemort? Would he have chosen between his friends? Or go by himself? What do you think he would have done?

I would have to agree that he probably would've gone on his own. He couldn't/wouldn't pick between the two. I think LeoTheLioness1986, stated it the best. He probably would've sent them a letter, or left a letter for them to find somewhere he knew they would look.

Awww thanks Honeybee. I wasn't sure if anyone would be able to understand what I was saying. LOL!

Gosh! I missed so much of things in here... I missed almost four pages..
Nick, nice to see you are active in here as well..

okay...

Say Ron and Hermione never made up after their fight in the 6th book, and ended up hating eachother. What would Harry have done when it was time to start his journey to kill the horcruxes and kill Voldemort? Would he have chosen between his friends? Or go by himself? What do you think he would have done?

He would have gone his way.. firstly, he didnt really want them to risk there life for his task and secondly, he would have prefered to be alone rather than in whilst of Ron-Hermione fight.. He would have missed them but would not want to bear them fighting all the time..

What do you think about him being called the Chosen One? Why, in your opinion is he called 'The Chose One'? Is it because he is a horcrux, and therefor must be killed in order for it to be possible to kill Lord Voldemort? Or do you think he is called the 'CO' because he has to be the one to kill Lord Voldemort? Or a combination of both or a different reason?

I think he was called "Chosen one" mostly by the gossipping people and 'The Daily Prophet'. He was called so because after what happened at the minstry in the OOTP people thought that Voldemort had a reason to kill Harry as a child.. (althought they didnt know the profecy, they were partly true in assumming a few things)

For the common pepole he was Chosen One because they thought that he might bes the only one who could defeat the Dark Lord (because he escaped the avada kedavra).. and for Harry, Ron, Hermione and Dumbledore, he was Chosen One because they knew that ultimately Harry would either have to kill Voldemort or to die in the atempt to do so..

Say Ron and Hermione never made up after their fight in the 6th book, and ended up hating each other. What would Harry have done when it was time to start his journey to kill the horcruxes and kill Voldemort? Would he have chosen between his friends? Or go by himself? What do you think he would have done?


I think he would have left by himself. That's what he wanted from the very start. However, I don't see Hermione letting him go alone. I think she would find a way to go with him. Maybe follow him for a while and then pop up and say that she's staying to help...end of discussion! Harry needs her help anyway...I think he'd have to let her stay.


Dawn

yes, Hermione is likely to do so... and after a little arguement, Harry would have let him join too.. And then Ron would come to know that they both were togather and he would have joined as well.. like, he would have first searched them and then he would first solve the matter with Hermione and then, the three of them happily went in search of horcruxes..
was a shrewd idea...

I think that if Hermione and Ron hated each other still at the end of the sixth book, they probably wouldn't have gone together with Harry to go search for Horcuxes. I think that Hermione probably would have changed her mind later, and figured out a way to find him and help him. She could most likely manage that.

Ron, I'm not so sure about. I'm not so sure that he would have gone along in Deathly Hallows if he completely hated Hermione. In GOF he was sort of mean to everyone when he was mad at Harry. Would it be the same case if he hated Hermione?

Say Ron and Hermione never made up after their fight in the 6th book, and ended up hating each other. What would Harry have done when it was time to start his journey to kill the horcruxes and kill Voldemort? Would he have chosen between his friends? Or go by himself? What do you think he would have done?
He would have gone by himself. Harry had objected at the end of book 6, and I'm sure it wouldn't make a difference if they hadn't made up.

Say Ron and Hermione never made up after their fight in the 6th book, and ended up hating each other. What would Harry have done when it was time to start his journey to kill the horcruxes and kill Voldemort? Would he have chosen between his friends? Or go by himself? What do you think he would have done?

I think Harry would have gone by himself, to protect them and not to be forced to chose between them, that would be impossible for him, so I agree with the most of you.

Wow are we still on this question? Ok I have a pretty good question I don't know if it has been asked already, but oh well LOL!

What do you think Harry and Ginny's wedding looked like?

Well I think maybe thier main color would be a shimmering silver and white! I imagine Ginny's dress being floor legnth, flowy, U neck, sleeves like a T-Shirt, and white with silver sparkles. Maid of Honor and Brides Maids dresses long, gown like, V neck, 3/4 length sleeves, and a shimmering silver. Harry's tux. the normal black tux, silver shirt, and black tie. Best Man and the other guys (I can't think of what they are called) tuxes black tux, white shirt, and silver tie. Chair covers = silver with a white bow tying them. Maybe a few white candles and a silver runner! Reception, tables with white linen and the same chairs as in the wedding. Silver and white lighting, silver outlining the dance floor and maybe one white candle on each table.

But my gosh what would thier song be?

I don't know many songs. So I really can't answer that. LOL!

What do you think Harry and Ginny's wedding looked like?

Honestly..I think they would keep it simple. Neither Ginny nor Harry are the flashy type. Probably some soft colors. Ginny in a white long gown that isn't poofy or anything. Maybe some spaghetti straps and a nice design off glass crystal. simple...but elegant. her bouquet would be of lilies As for the brides maids....I think a soft pinkish/purplish color. V neck...that might tie up in the back...pretty but simple.

Of course Harry in some dress robes..like what he wore to the Ule(sp?) Ball. And the grooms men dressed similar to him...that means new dress robes for Ron!! YAY!!!

I can see candles on the tables to create soft romantic lighting. White tablecloths. lilies in beautiful vases all over the room and by the name settings at each table.

That's about all I can think of for now...

Dawn

yep... Definately, it would be a very simple weeding.. not too many people, only the weasleys and the order members.. Harry wont like to invite too many of them.. nice soft music in the background. Venue would be The Burrow.. not a lot of hustle-bustle.. Ginny would be very simple, of course.. unlike Fleur... she wont wear any taira, not even if aunt Muriel gave her one.. and I m quite sure, there would not have been any bride-groom dance, because we know how pathetic Harry is at dancing....

Jezz Radcliffefreak, Harry's not that pathetic of a dancer. He didn't dance to bad at the Yule Ball he did so much better than what I would have done. LOL! His problem was that he really didn't even want to be there with her anyways so therefore he only danced that one dance with her (which was mandatory) and didn't dance with her again. But I believe that if it was with someone he really wanted to be with then he would want to dance. Jezz do I even make sence? LOL! Probably not, but oh well!

I agree with everyone that it would be a sort of simple wedding, but I do see Ginny wanting something alittle girlyish for her wedding thats why I said silver with some sparkles. Not to much sparkle, but just enough to make her major center of attention.

ya..I had the movie Harry in my mind, he was not too much of comfortable dancing with Parvati.. ya, he may have danced well with Ginny.. And, sorry but I dont think Ginny would want anuthing girlish seeing that she was always a tomboy.

It is true that she was always a tomboy, but its her wedding day. I mean I am a tomboy and I would want a sort of girlish wedding day. I'm just saying that she's not a total tomboy....and besides just because a girl wears nothing but pants and no dresses except special occassions (like me) does not make them a tomboy....because like me I just dislike dresses all the time. But girls that can wear dresses all the time...more power to them I couldn't do it. But the wedding day....if that is the only day a girl gets really girly then so be it. LOL!

Well...every girl needs to have her special day...whether you're a tom boy or not. And for just a few hours I think Ginny would love to be in a nice simple..but elegant gown. I mean at the Ule Ball...she looked pretty and didn't seem to mind having had to be all dressed up. She looked like she actually enjoyed it to me.

Dawn

I love both these wondeful people. They always took like an hour of each day to help me find my shoes!

What do you think Harry and Ginny's wedding looked like?

I see white and like an opaque blue! So blue you can barely tell its blue! Harry would be in black dress robes like he wore to the Yule Ball. Ginny would wear a dress during the wedding it would be white then for the reception it would change color to that opaque blue. Maid of honor would be Hermione and she would wear maybe a light blue dress. And the brides maids would wear a blue just a very small hint darker! The best man would be Ron with the same dress robes as Harry and there would be a spell on it that to make sure he had no accidents. Krecher would be the ring bearer and he would wear a set of mini dress robes. The cake would be vanillia/chocolate swirl and the icing would be white with the opaque blue trim! And thier get away thing would be on the back of a threstal....that was my gift to them, because they helped me find my shoes.

Heyy,

What do you think Harry and Ginny's wedding looked like?
It would be a very simple, quiet wedding. Not too many people. Ron's family, Hermione's family, maybe, and then his Hogwarts friends and family (Luna, Neville, Patils, etc.) but probably not Cho, that would be pretty awkward. For their clothes, it wouls be very simple. Ginny would wear a white dress, but not glittery or poofy like most. Harry would wear dress robes like the Yule ball, and then the bridesmaids would wear really light lavender, almost white. Maid of Honor is hermione of course, and she would wear lavender too, but a little darker. Best man is Ron, and he would get a nice, shiny, lace-free pair of dress robes!! Woo-hoo! And I am going to copy ♦Twilight♦Luna♦ and say that Kreacher is ring-bearer, and he would wear a pair of black mini dress-robes!

Since this is the HP fan club I thought it would be a great place to mention the new Half Blood Prince trailer that's posted on VTM's homepage! Have you guys watched it yet? It's amazing! I got goosebumps from watching it. It looks really good! Take a look if you haven't already.

Dawn

What do you think Harry and Ginny's wedding looked like?

I think Ginny would wear a really simple white dress, and Harry would be in black dress robes. Hermione would be maid of honour and be in a simple light purple dress. Bridesmaids would be Luna and Demelza Robins, the chaser in HBP and would wear dresses like Hermione's. Ron would be best man, obviously, and would wear black, lace free dress robes, like Harry's. Friends of Harry's and Ginny's would come and Ginny's and Hermione's family would be there. Kreacher would be ring bearer in mini dress robes. The cake would be a white wedding cake with light purple ribbon and an owl and a pygmy puff on it. I don't think the fuss would be as big as it was for Fleur and Bill's, and that it would be outside, no shelter, in summer.

Lottie
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What do you see as Harry's Best Personality Trait?
His determination to overcome evil.

What do you think is his Biggest Flaw?
His lack of understanding when it comes to girls

D'you think I could join?

What do you see as Harry's Best Personality Trait?
Always having the drive to make everything good and not stopping even in the face of Voldemort. (Literally).

What do you think is his Biggest Flaw?

Looking at things with such a pessimisstic point of view. He jumps to the worst conclusions and takes forever to convince. Like when he wouldn't let Ron and Hermione help him until the very last second in Deathly Hallows.

What do you think Harry and Ginny's wedding looked like?

The same as Bill and Fleur's wedding, only smaller. A lot of people would probably want to go to the wedding of the boy who lived, but I think Harry wouldn't go for that. Only the Weasley's and some close friends like Kingsley, the Lovegoods, Neville and his Gran, Dean, Seamus and Lee. Ginny wouldn't wear a traditional wedding dress, but it would still be white and silk. Harry would wear dress robes, like the ones he wore to the Yule Ball. Best man: Ron, Maid of Honor: Hermione. I'd thought about the same location as Bill and Fleur's wedding. It's such a nice place. I also thought about Hogwarts, but that doesn't seem right, with Dumbledore's funeral being there and all.

I have a new question if no one minds:

What would Harry have said to Snape after seeing his memories if Snape had survived?

I think he would have wanted to know why Snape had never told him, why Snape had let himself gain the unfair and incorrect reputation of being a mean Harry-hater. Yes, he hated Harry but he was trying to protect him even if just out of love for Lily. Harry would have then wanted everyone to know the truth about Snape which I think he did anyway judging by Al's middle name.

What would Harry have said to Snape after seeing his memories if Snape had survived?

Well, I know what I would want him to say. I would want him to be more understanding of how Snape behaved and how Snape treated him because after all...with the impetus of what his memories were, it did make sense. I guess maybe it would be nice if Harry could talk to him about Lily and what kind of person she was. It would be a good, new perspective on his mother that Harry and Severus would both like, I think.

That's a good point Eisa, it would have been interesting to see the two interact over the subject of Lily.

Stupidly, it only just occured to me that the reason Snape told Harry to look in his eyes was to see the last living piece of Lily before he died. It's such a maddeningly tragic twist.

I am a true Harry Potter fan!

What would Harry have said to Snape after seeing his memories if Snape had survived?

I'm almost sure Harry would have apologized to Snape for being such a turd and basically trying to get him sacked every year. Now, I'm not saying that they would have been buddy buddy, but I do believe Harry now understands everything alot better. I also do think they would have been more along the lines of Frenemies (Enemies in public eye, but Friends behind closed doors.)

I think Harry would have left it unsaid. He wouldn't have talked to Severus about those memories at all. Harry knew Severus would be embarassed if the topic of Lily came up, so he would just leave it. Harry isn't much expressive as Hermione is. Harry would probably want to behave more politely towards Severus without saying a word of comfort to him. He would just express his politeness through his behaviour. And, if Severus continued his rude behaviour towards Harry, Harry too would give up the idea of being poilite and would behave just like he used to since his first year at Hogwarts.

okay.. I have a question.. I hope this will speed up this thread a bit..

If Harry never met Ron on Hogwarts express, if he never knew about the houses and if he never opted to not to be in Slytherine.. Would he be sorted into Slytherine? If yes, then how would he turn out to be? Would he be the same Harry as we know? Or would he turn out to be someone completely different?

I would love to have your answers to this.. I am a little confused...

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Hello Harry fans! Great question Radclifeefreek!

If Harry never met Ron on Hogwarts express, if he never knew about the houses and if he never opted to not to be in Slytherine.. Would he be sorted into Slytherine? If yes, then how would he turn out to be? Would he be the same Harry as we know? Or would he turn out to be someone completely different?

I actually wrote a fanfic a while ago based on the idea of Harry getting sorted into Slytherin. Well I think the hat would have put him in Slytherin. Even the hat gets it wrong, Dumbledore said so himself. Malfoy would have smarmed up to him. But because of the way Harry is, he wouldn't have put up with Malfoy's smarming, the way he makes fun of people just for being poor for example. He wouldn't have been happy.

Last post June 15? That was awhile ago..but I would love to join

If Harry never met Ron on Hogwarts express, if he never knew about the houses and if he never opted to not to be in Slytherine.. Would he be sorted into Slytherine? If yes, then how would he turn out to be? Would he be the same Harry as we know? Or would he turn out to be someone completely different?
Hmm.. Good question. I think he would have been put into Slytherin, because didn't the Sorting Hat take into consideration that Harry didn't want to be in Slytherin? If so he would have been placed in Slytherin instead of Gryffindor because Harry didn't know anything about the Different Houses yet. I don't think Harry would have liked Draco because of exactly what harryjpotter said, Draco makes fun of people for things like being poor. I think Harry would have stood up to him, and I don't think he would have fit into Slytherin very well.
-Cassie

If Harry never met Ron on Hogwarts express, if he never knew about the houses and if he never opted to not to be in Slytherine.. Would he be sorted into Slytherine? If yes, then how would he turn out to be? Would he be the same Harry as we know? Or would he turn out to be someone completely different?
I agree with everyone thus far, when they say that harry would most likely be in Slytherin because of but to go into more depth with everything, not only do i think that harry will eventually learn to dislike Draco because of his demeanor, i think that he will also become very depressed. In a way, i really don't think that he would have been able to if he was in Slytherin, because he wouldn't have had the same "lucky" circumstances as he did in Gryffindor. What i mean by that is; while in Gryffindor, he becomes best friends with Ron and Hermione (because they are always together) and without their friendship, he might have failed and then, voldemort would have been able to come back WAY earlier, and basically blind side Dumbledore.

- I really think that things are meant to happen for a reason, and i believe that J.K. agrees with me because in the third book; the fact that she put the time turner into the books at all; it shows how precious she thinks every moment is. (not in an obvious way ofcourse... but the ideas from these books DID come from her own mind, so usually something that comes from ones mind is something that they believe.) With the time turner, and the way she made Hermione express the importance of not messing up one thing from the past, not only does she put the thought of a potential paradox type situation out their (if one were to try and mess with time) but she shows that it's not something that anyone should do. - she didn't only do this in the third book, but she also did this in the fifth (in her own way) when she had the "time gel" in the department of mysteries - it shows how time is not tangible (in essence)

but BACK to the topic of harry - I think that jk did what she did for a reason and i don't even want to THINK about what it would be like if harry and ron did not meet.


YAYYY HARRY <3

Hello Harry fans! Here's a new quesetion.

If Harry got stuck in a mountain chalet in an avalanch and had to wait two weeks to be rescued, which five people would he most want to have with him?

In my opinion, it really depends on Harry's age but say it was just after Deathly Hallows, then I think he would want Ginny, Hermione, Ron, Neville and Luna. Possibly.

If Harry got stuck in a mountain chalet in an avalanch and had to wait two weeks to be rescued, which five people would he most want to have with him?

I know that the most obvious choices would be Hermione, Ron, Ginny, Luna and Neville, but I thought I would mix things up a bit.

Luna would probably get a bit annoying after a while, and Neville would be kind of awkward being there. That's why I think that instead of the two of them, Harry would choose Fred and George. The two could provide some comic relief to ease the tension while Harry waited for rescue.