The book has been out a couple of weeks now and, based upon the comments I've read there are still some questions people want answered. Therefore I have collected together my thoughts, along with those of others (thanks to the commenters on the previous posts).
As an aside, for those who haven't seen it, there is also a transcript of an interview available where JK goes over the post Deathly Hallows stuff. She talks about the lead characters and what they do with their lives, clearing up a lot of the issues people had with the epilogue. Personally I think it would have been nice if more of this was mentioned in the book itself.
Answered
- What significance did the colour of Lily Potters eyes have? Snape cared for Harry - at least in an indirect way. The reason? Snape was in love with Harry's Mum, Lily. Shortly before Snape dies he asks Harry to look at him, presumably so that he can look into Harrys eyes - the eyes that famously look just like his Mums. Snape would do anything to protect Lily, and just as much to protect her last living relative.
- Why did Moody, and Fred (or was it George) have to die? These two characters needed to die. Moody had to go for a variety of reasons, firstly something was needed to increase bad feeling towards Voldermort and his cronies, and secondly, if he hadn't died then he would most likely have gone with Harry, Ron, and Hermione to hunt for the Horcruxes. Fred died because JK decided to save Arthur Weasly who was originally planned to pass away. Why did Fred (or Arthur) have to die? Simply because Molly needed the motivation/ incentive to lay the smack down on a certain Bellatrix Lestrange.
- How did Gryffindors sword appear in the final battle? Ok - this ones a guess, but I reckon it's a goodun. Dumbledore once said "Help will always be given at Hogwarts, to those who really need it", and Neville clearly needed help, and he was with the sorting hat at the time, the same place Harry got the hat in the Chamber of Secrets. (update : I wrote this before reading the Rowling interview linked at the start of the post - I'm correct
) - Who are Victoire, Ted and the other children mentioned in the Epilogue? Victoire is Bill and Fleurs daughter, Ted is Lupin and Tonks son. FWIW unlike his dad Ted isn't a werewolf but a Metamorphmagus like his Mum. Harry and Ginny have 3 children - James, Albus Severus and Lily, and Ron and Hermione have two, Rose and Hugo (not sure what significance those names have?).
- Why didn't Harry use the killing curse "Avada Kedavra"? I'd have thought this one was obvious. Harry is not a bad person, that's what differentiates him from Voldermort - even in their final duel Harry doesn't, instead trying to disarm the dark lord. Good Triumphed over Evil.
- What was the baby thing in Harrys "dream"? The baby was the part of Voldermorts soul that was living in Harrys scar.
- What was the solver stuff coming out of Snapes head? I'd have thought this one was obvious but I've seen it asked so thought I'd mention it. This silver stuff is Snapes memories and the reason Harry can look into Snapes past in the Pensieve.
Unanswered
Unfortunately I still have some questions that need answering and I have no answer to - so maybe someone out there does?
- Why did Ron have to disappear for a couple of chapters? I understand why he got upset but there didn't seem to be any big reason why he should have done what he did. All I can think is that Rowling wanted to have a use for the "putter outer" beyond putting stuff out.
- Why/ when did Lupin and Tonks die? Maybe I missed the bit where there deaths were mentioned but I could have sword they were fine one minute and dead the next. Nothing in between. I can understand Moody and Fred (as mentioned above) but Lupin and Tonks?
Any more for anymore?
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I'm still a little fuzzy about how a horcrux works. If, in the act of murdering, your soul splits into some fraction and you can store that part in an object - fine - but wouldn't your soul split every time you committed murder? What happened to the fraction of Snape's soul after he murdered Dumbledore, or the fraction of Mrs. Weasley's after she murdered Bellatrix Lastrange? Probably the most important question, though, is if your soul indeed splits every time, what sort of fraction would be left with Voldemort after all of the murders that he committed? By the end of it, did he have a soul to split at all?
Thanks,
Courtney
Courtney, you have to choose to make a horcrux...it doesnt just happen. i assume that there is a spell. an unintended horcrux is only mentioned once...harry is a horcrux that voldemort never intended to make, which only happened doc lily died to save harry.
I think that you must have the mindset of creating a horcrux WHEN you commit murder.
This is from my own opinions and assumptions.
I'd be interested to know, when Slughorn used his own luck potion "one perfect day".
Also, I'd like to follow Harrys son, Albus Severus Potter (A.S.P. = Asp = snake).
I'm confused about a wand changing its allegiance to its owner. We were told that when you murder someone, his/her wand changes its allegiance to you. But the elder wand is shown to change allegiance when the last known owner (Albus Dumbledore) is simply disarmed by Draco Malfoy! If a wand changed allegiance simply on disarming, countless people have been disarmed in the DA classes (OOTP) or in the Dueling Club (COS). Harry was disarmed before but his wand did not stop working properly (until TDH)..?
Regards
Nidhi
I think that the taking of wands also has to be agreed upon by the wand owners, in a sort of unconcious way. For example, when Dumbledore's Army were practicing expeliarmus, I'm guessing that the wands knew that there was no intention of an actual wizards duel going on, if that makes sense.
I agree, Eyulf. The way J.K. Rowling and in the book, Olivander described that wands do have a mind, or concsious if you will.
Wands, described by J.K. Rowling through Olivander, the noted wand maker, have a conscious, or a mind. They were aware that no real harm was meant.
This is from my own opinions and assumptions.
i was womdering why at the end of the 7th book why draco's mom tells voldemort that harrry is dead when she knows he isnt??
From the book: "Still feigning death on the ground, he understood. Narcissa knew that the only way she would be permitted to enter Hogwarts, and find her son, was as part of the conquering army. She no longer cared whether Voldemort won."
@anonymous, Narcissa Malfoy (Draco's mother) checks to see if Harry is alive. While doing this, she whispers to Harry, asking if Draco is alive. He says yes, so she spares his life. Hope this helped!
Does anyone else think that Snape died, just so he wouldn't have to either go to Azkaban for being a Death Eater, or being set free? I mean, it would have taken a while, and if Fudge or someone who didn't like Snape was Minister, they could just send him to Azkaban without hearing the evidence. Though, I'm wondering, if Snape went to trial, could the portrait of Dumbledore stand up for him? Like tell them about their schemes and then show the memories?
To abc
The books don't say kill even though the movie shows kill they say beat in battle.dumbledore was harmless without his wand thus Draco beat him in battle.
@whoever wrote the article, Remus died because it was meant to be in a way and tonks had to die with him or else she would have been completely lost raising teddy alone and it made the situaton much more dramatic, them dying together. Don't get me wrong I love Remus , actually he's one of my favorite characters but he was a marauder ( moony, wormtail, padfoot, & prongs) they died in reverse order from the order their names were written on the marauders map ( first James/ prongs was killed then Sirius / padfoot etc...) Remus really lived the time of his life at school with his 3 best freinds and I guess when they left school, ..... Sorry I'm starting drone on randomly I d'know why I just sort of felt it was meant to be - that way Remus can reunite himself with his freinds it is a shame that he couldn't raise teddy but Remus died fighting just like James and Sirius and I think that's how he was meant to die... Sorry this is one big ramble
I think that moaning mrytle is a rave claw but some people say that she's wearing a hogwarts uniform with no house on it please tell me the right answer
Moaning Myrtle is indeed a Ravenclaw - as JK Rowling announced on her website.
Was harry was suppose to be teddys godfather? Wouldn't that mean he would have raisedafter his parents died??? So why in the end was it that he didn't live w harry and ginny??
To jrc Harry is teddy's godfather but teddy has a grandmother that is alive so grandmother has more right to take care of teddy
i have one question..did hermione had a feelings for harry??