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Thursday, February 15, 2007

The Bones ~! (another theory!)

The bones family : I cannot think of a family that has been more brutally targeted over the years by Voldemort & Co. Edgar Bones:He was an original Order member;"a great wizard"--according to Moody ;he and his family among "the greatest wizards of the age"--according to Hagrid;One of Amelia's Brother and Susans Uncle;was killed with his wife and children(more than one probably).

Amelia Bones: Head of Department of Magical Law Enforcement,presided over Wizengamot, she is Susan's aunt,Is known to be a very powerful witch,fair and honest.Interestingly,we do not hear of Amelia being a part of the Order, either in the first war or the current one.

Is this significant?

I havent seen ne evidence in the books for Susans Grandparents(amelias parents!) ..but i feel they mite have died during hte First war!

So its no less than atleast 5 members of the Bones family killed by Voldemort and/or his followers.It seems that the third sibling,presumably Susan's father,has thus far been spared.Will he or his family be next to go?

Susan is a Hufflepuff,and Amelia is described by Tonks as having the very Hufflepuff quality of fairness.It is reasonable for us to assume that the Bones family is as traditionally Hufflepuff as the Blacks and Malfoys were Slytherin.

Could this probably have nething to do with Hufflepuff's Cup.But what if Amelia's murder was used to create a new Horcrux?

I believe that the Bones family is in the books for a specific purpose that we have yet to find out in the next book!

Could the Cup of hufflepuff be with the Bones family?

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Sunday, February 11, 2007

OH GOD!!! Dumbledore might be back (in some form!)

The Times Online and The Observer have both released new interviews with the Harry Potter actor.

Of particular interest to book fans, the latter website provides an interesting experience Dan had with Jo during one of her OOTP set visits:

"Jo came down to the set at one point and I said, "Oh hello, why are you here today?" And she said, "Oh I just needed a break from the book - Dumbledore's giving me a lot of trouble." And I said, "But isn't he dead?" And she said, "Well, yeah, but it's more complex ..." I was like, [briskly] "OK, I'm not gonna ask anything else!"

WOWOWOW!!!! So Dumbledore will probably be back! even tho hes dead! Harrys not going to be alone after all!! this is the best news iv heard after the name of Book 7!~!

OR.... was she talking about Aberforth???

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Friday, February 2, 2007

What does Essence Divided Mean?

Dumbledore swooped down upon one of the fragile silver instruments whose function Harry had never known, carried it over to his desk, sat down facing them again and tapped it gently with the tip of his wand.The instrument tinkled into life at once with rhythmic clinking noises. Tiny puffs of pale green smoke issued from the minuscule silver tube at the top. Dumbledore watched the smoke closely, his brow furrowed. After a few seconds,the tiny puffs became a steady stream of smoke that thickened and coiled in the air… a serpent's head grew out of the end of it, opening its mouth wide. Harry wondered whether the instrument was confirming his story: he looked eagerly at Dumbledore for a sign that he was right, but Dumbledore did not look up.

'Naturally, naturally,' murmured Dumbledore apparently to himself, still observing the stream of smoke without the slightest sign of surprise. 'But in essence divided?'

Harry could make neither head nor tail of this question. The smoke serpent,however, split itself instantly into two snakes, both coiling and undulating in the dark air. With a look of grim satisfaction, Dumbledore gave the instrument another gentle tap with his wand: the clinking noise slowed and died and thesmoke serpents grew faint, became a formless haze and vanished.

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