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** Why would they want to? He's the Boy Who Lived, their savior in a way. And to counter the Death Eater argument, at this point in the chronology, they were persecuted, and few would stick their necks out. Such an attack would attract the Aurors, a life sentence in Azkaban, their friends and family would be the target of interrogation, and lead to a domino effect of captures.
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** For what it's worth, the song showed up in the ''GobletOfFire'' movie with Ron, Hermione, and Hagrid singing it just before Harry finds Crouch, Sr.'s body.
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* Dumbledore says that the philosopher's stone can only be gotten from the mirror of Erised by someone who wants to find the stone, but not use it. But Quirrel sees himself giving the stone to Voldemort, so unless he's lying or Voldie's thoughts are mish-mashing with his, he fits those criterion perfectly. Am I missing something here?
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* Dumbledore says that the philosopher's stone Philosopher's Stone can only be gotten from the mirror of Erised by someone who wants to find the stone, but not use it. But Quirrel Quirrell sees himself giving the stone Stone to Voldemort, so unless he's lying or Voldie's thoughts are mish-mashing with his, he fits those criterion criteria perfectly. Am I missing something here?
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*It's often claimed that Harry's family gave him a magical protection -- but other wizards were able to greet Harry in the street, and even hug him. Would they have been able to stab him, too?
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* How does Hagrid not know how to spell "Voldemort"? And even if he doesn't, why can't he spell it phonetically? It's not like he is illiterate... he writes letters later in the story.
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*** Twelve, actually, her birthday is in September.
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** For what it's worth, the song showed up in the ''GobletOfFire'' movie with Ron, Hermione, and Hagrid singing it just before Harry finds Crouch, Sr.'s body.
** For what it's worth, the song showed up in the ''GobletOfFire'' movie with Ron, Hermione, and Hagrid singing it just before Harry finds Crouch, Sr.'s body.
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** He wanted to keep it a secret and wanted to ensure no leaks happened, and/or he wanted to be the only one with any Horcruxes and didn't want to take risks by giving his followers ideas. Combined with the above bullet point, and the fact that he doesn't seem like he'd share information just 'cause, there's plenty of reason to assume nobody would have known about his insurance policy.
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*** But the finishing of a game all comes down to the seeker. If they had crappy seekers from when Charlie left to when Harry came along, they would lose, even if their chasers were remarkable.
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*** But the finishing of a game all comes down to the seeker. If they had crappy seekers from when Charlie left to when Harry came along, they really had no choice, even if their chasers were remarkable.
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*** But the finishing of a game all comes down to the seeker. If they had crappy seekers from when Charlie left to when Harry came along, they really had no choice, would lose, even if their chasers were remarkable.
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*** Not to mention that not every student remains at Hogwarts for that final year. The Trio didn't, and the twins dropped out even sooner. If your Quidditch team consists of a lot of BookDumb jocks, they may opt to drop out and go pro right after their O.W.L.s.
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*** Not to mention that not every student remains at Hogwarts for that final year. The Trio didn't, and the twins dropped out even sooner.their final year as well. If your Quidditch team consists of a lot of BookDumb jocks, they may opt to drop out and go pro right after their O.W.L.s.s.
***But the professional teams would probably want then to continue training for an extra couple of years, at least for more experience.
***But the professional teams would probably want then to continue training for an extra couple of years, at least for more experience.
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** Or Hagrid went to Godrics Hollow, got Harry, and started going to Privit Drive all on foot, and Sirius intercepted him en route.
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** Genius or not, Hermione is ''twelve years old'' when she says that. Kids who lie tend to overembelish their stories.
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**Well, Halloween isn't really celebrated as much in England. At least, they don't dress up and make a big deal like Americans do.
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***This seems the most likely, since Hagrid isn't a fully-qualified wizard and we never see him Apparate during the series. (When he flew out to the Hut on the Rock later, he probably meant "flew on a Thestral".) Then again, why would he try to walk from Godric's Hollow (in the West Country) to Surrey (near London)?
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******** This is ridiculous, as it is basically dissolving into a debate over whether [[ImmoralityImmorality immortality really is wrong or not]], something which cannot be decided and is [[YourMileageMayVary subjective]] anyway. It's also a moot point: regardless of whether you believe death is an integral (or natural) part of life, or something imposed by God, or an ill that can eventually be defeated like diseases or at least staved off for as long as possible, that doesn't deal with the most critical point--that the longer people live, the worse life here on Earth will become. We barely have enough room and food for people as it is, overpopulation and famine are constant problems which have not yet been solved. So until a way can be thought of to mass produce enough food for it, or we can space travel and establish colonies to make room for all these long-lived people who there isn't room for on Earth, the question of whether people should live forever, or for a very long time, is one that must be shelved. And Flamel, being the genius he was, could likely have foreseen all these same problems as well, thus withholding the Elixir. Even magic wouldn't help, since food is one of the things wizards can't create out of nothing and they also can't magically create new places for excess people to live. (Unplottable locations seem to be limited in size.)
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******** This is ridiculous, as it is basically dissolving into a debate over whether [[ImmoralityImmorality [[ImmortalityImmorality immortality really is wrong or not]], something which cannot be decided and is [[YourMileageMayVary subjective]] anyway. It's also a moot point: regardless of whether you believe death is an integral (or natural) part of life, or something imposed by God, or an ill that can eventually be defeated like diseases or at least staved off for as long as possible, that doesn't deal with the most critical point--that the longer people live, the worse life here on Earth will become. We barely have enough room and food for people as it is, overpopulation and famine are constant problems which have not yet been solved. So until a way can be thought of to mass produce enough food for it, or we can space travel and establish colonies to make room for all these long-lived people who there isn't room for on Earth, the question of whether people should live forever, or for a very long time, is one that must be shelved. And Flamel, being the genius he was, could likely have foreseen all these same problems as well, thus withholding the Elixir. Even magic wouldn't help, since food is one of the things wizards can't create out of nothing and they also can't magically create new places for excess people to live. (Unplottable locations seem to be limited in size.)
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******** This is ridiculous, as it is basically dissolving into a debate over whether [[ImmoralityImmorality immortality really is wrong or not]], something which cannot be decided and is [[YourMileageMayVary subjective]] anyway. It's also a moot point: regardless of whether you believe death is an integral (or natural) part of life, or something imposed by God, or an ill that can eventually be defeated like diseases or at least staved off for as long as possible, that doesn't deal with the most critical point--that the longer people live, the worse life here on Earth will become. We barely have enough room and food for people as it is, overpopulation and famine are constant problems which have not yet been solved. So until a way can be thought of to mass produce enough food for it, or we can space travel and establish colonies to make room for all these long-lived people who there isn't room for on Earth, the question of whether people should live forever, or for a very long time, is one that must be shelved. And Flamel, being the genius he was, could likely have foreseen all these same problems as well, thus withholding the Elixir. Even magic wouldn't help, since food is one of the things wizards can't create out of nothing and they also can't magically create new places for excess people to live. (Unplottable locations seem to be limited in size.)
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** And who can blame her? Seriously, I'd do the same. Sure, I already was a geek in school, but still. Would you really ignore the books that can teach you how to levitate things, change into an animal (which of course wasn't in the first year's books, but I'm being hypothetical), and other amazing things? In fact, I think that muggle borns, while maybe not very familiar with the magical world, are more ambitious than people who grew up in this world. For wizards, while going to hogwarts surely is exciting, it might be more similar to finally going to highschool for us. However, for a muggle born, it's like entering a completely new world with endless possibilities.
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**** They died before Sirius went to prison, otherwise Harry probably would have been put in their care instead of Petunia's. And all of his grandparents are clearly dead from the beginning, since Dumbledore says that the Dursleys are his only living relatives. It doesn't matter to the story, so there's no need for her to address it; we just get curious about things happening behind the black, as it were, in the Harry Potter universe. We want to understand why and if Harry is living in a WorldOfNoGrandparents.
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** I'm not sure the money is always stored in a vault. I suspect Harry's money was largely dirty money from his parents pretending to work for Voldemort. They can't make it obvious they have it, so they leave it in a vault. I don't know why Ron's family wouldn't use a normal account, though.
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**I always assumed Voldemort payed well. That also explains why they kept it in a vault, since it would be hard to explain the money. Also it explains why Sirius was able to afford the incredibly expensive broom.
*** What the hell is that supposed to mean?
*** What the hell is that supposed to mean?
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***** Amusingly enough, I coincidentally added a link to the FAQ from the directory page before I read this and saw that you had added it to all the actual pages. Let's hope everyone will see them now.
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**** Who is to say the effect can be duplicated? Maybe the stone requires incredibly rare (say, the horn of a unicorn that voluntarily sacrificed it's life to save a steamboat, just for the sake of something silly) materials and is only able to produce enough elixer for two people? Or maybe a little less rare, but still rare enough that you can't produce large quantities of them. We don't know how the stone works, perhaps it draws from a universal well that only produces elixer for 10 years every 5 years?
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******** "It's not trying to make it so you never die." Really? So the fact that it keeps extending our lifespans little by little is just a side effect? The ultimate endgame for medicine should be letting us live for as long as we want. And yes, our society has existed with the reality of death since it rose, and it is intertwined with virtually every aspect of our society, including morals, laws, etc... that doesn't mean we should just turn a blind eye when another way opens itself. Humanity has adapted to some pretty big things in the past; nothing as fundamental as removing death, sure, but there are few things that we might consider worse. I think it's worth the risk.
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**** JK has a page for FAQ's on her site but a number are from interviews that haven't been archived. I've added a link to the top of the page.
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***I think what bugs me the most is that so much of this has to be explained by WordOfGod. I mean, wouldn't it make more sense to just have a line saying in the book "Oh, I was so upset when I learned that your grandparents died". Heck, it would have been perfect to include when Sirius was talking about living with the Potters after he ran away from home. "Harry, I lived with you dad and his parents, they were very kind. I was very sorry to hear that they had died". By the way, is there a comprehensive collection of WordOfGod about Harry Potter? That'd be nice to see a list of everything Rowling has made up in response to questions and plot holes.
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** This troper went to an all-girls non-boarding school and called quite a few of her friends by their surnames. Some of them were to prevent confusion- between two Katherines, Taylors, or Emilys, for example-, but plenty of people whose surnames were used were the only one in the nakama/general area with that name.
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** I'm not sure the money is always stored in a vault. I suspect Harry's money was largely dirty money from his parents pretending to work for Voldemort. They can't make it obvious they have it, so they leave it in a vault. I don't know why Ron's family wouldn't use a normal account, though.
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** With apparation and floo powder traveling in the magical world doesn't seem to be as big an issue as it would be for the average muggle person living far away from London. It's probably more of an inconveniences for them to have to take the cart down to the vault than it is to travel to Gringotts'.
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**It's stated that the Potters are an old pureblood family and although that doesn't immediately grant money it's a good sign that his family was well off enough if Malfoy doesn't insult him for being poor like the Weasley's. It should also be noted that WordOfGod says that Harry's grandparents died before Harry's parents so they weren't around to try and claim guardianship. Also when you're writing an orphan you have to make sure he is an orphan in every term thus no cousins, or other relatives popping up besides the Dursley's. In this scenario all the Potter funds were in one vault and they have a good ten years of interest to accumulate more money (assuming you're one of the people that assume the Potter's weren't Malfoy level rich) for Harry to make it through school. Also I remember it being said that James was comfortably wealthy enough that he didn't have to get a job so it's entirely possible he was already well off from his parents' inheritance.
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*While they're going to Gringott's, Hagrid mentions that there's only one wizarding bank. Now, I either read that as "there's only one wizarding bank in the world" or "there's only one wizarding bank in Britain". Either way, isn't that horrendously inconvenient for people that don't live in London? "oops, out of money, time to travel all the way to London". I suppose it's not so hard when you can apparate, but still.
*How is Harry so rich? I mean, his parents died at 21 (as revealed by the tombstone dates in the last book), which is hardly enough time to accrue a fortune (I assume they were aurors, and they would have just finished training, since it's mentioned that auror's require intense training first). Obviously, the money couldn't come from Lily's parents because they were muggles, so they must of come from James' parents, but it's never mentioned. And that brings up another question. Where exactly were Harry's grandparents this entire time? Sirius ran away from home and stayed with the Potters when he was 16. Lily and James died 5 years later. So did his parents die within that 5 years? It's never mentioned. At all. And that JustBugsMe.
*How is Harry so rich? I mean, his parents died at 21 (as revealed by the tombstone dates in the last book), which is hardly enough time to accrue a fortune (I assume they were aurors, and they would have just finished training, since it's mentioned that auror's require intense training first). Obviously, the money couldn't come from Lily's parents because they were muggles, so they must of come from James' parents, but it's never mentioned. And that brings up another question. Where exactly were Harry's grandparents this entire time? Sirius ran away from home and stayed with the Potters when he was 16. Lily and James died 5 years later. So did his parents die within that 5 years? It's never mentioned. At all. And that JustBugsMe.
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*** Exactly -- a lot of boarding-school novels follow this pattern. (Tom Brown's School Days comes to mind.) I'm sure it's less common today, but Hogwarts also still uses carriages, so in that sense it's probably deliberate anachronism.
