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Jul 23, 2005 17:04


An Analysis of Love in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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WARNING - Major HBP Spoilers! )

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vejgeta9 July 27 2005, 17:28:45 UTC
I think that Dumbledore was reliving the torture that those children went throught when a young Tom first visited there. Although Dumbledore seeing what Harry might endure could be possible, to me, it doesn't make sense that the poiton, which had to be drunken the first time so that Sirus's brother might remove the Horcrux and replace it with another one, would be designed to make Dumbledore see that.

Think of this: If everything went according to Uncle Voldie's plan, Harry died and became the Horcrux, and for some odd reason, Uncle Voldie had to retrive said Horcrux. What would be the purpose of having take a Death Eater (or Muggle, which more possible here) have them to drink this potion, and see Harry beging for mercy, when he was already dead?

The only thing that would support that theroy would be that the potion would cause hallucinations of what the person feared happening most. That could go hand in hand with dying slowly.

Also, Dumbledore has dissmissed the idea of Harry becoming a Horcrux because Harry lived. Uncle Voldie lost his powers in trying to dystroy him. Therefore, he could have never performed the spell, incantation, or ritual needed to make that happen.

He said, when talking to Harry, and explaining what happened to him "I was less than a man, having to survive on unicorn blood to survive." or something along those lines, as I don't have the book infront of me right now. 'TGoF, Voldemort's Return.' (The chapter after Harry and Cedric grabbed the TriWizard Cup and was transported to where Uncle Voldie and Wormtail was waiting.)

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