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grandpalovegood

Dittany of Crete

May 02, 2006 22:46

Dittany of Crete

GOF (697) when Dumbledore was talking to Harry and Sirius after Harry's back from Voldemort's rebirthing.

Sirius: "The wands connected? Why?"
DD: "Priori Incantantem" his eyes gazed into Harry's and it was almost as though an invisible beam of understanding shot between them."
Siruis: "The reverse spell effect?"
DD: "Exactly, ( Read more... )

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drkwzrdmalfoy May 3 2006, 05:04:28 UTC

VERY interesting.

Oddly, or perhaps not so, I'd been doing some research on dittany as well. I have a feeling it will figure in somehow besides for the purpose of a scar-free Draco.

Your theories make sense.

thanks grandpalovegood May 3 2006, 05:33:02 UTC

Oh hello there... I just added a new ps note to the reference of love.

(also it's good to see you around. Is it ok if I have friended you on this LJ too?)

kcontheroad May 3 2006, 10:14:22 UTC

Dittany. Very interesting. I went through the Lex and the only time it mentions its being used is Snape's reference to it in the bathroom, but wasn't there another time? Another potion? It was an ingredient in something.

boy you love the Lex. LOL grandpalovegood May 3 2006, 16:09:43 UTC

No not a potion but close enough.

Rowling likes to drop clues a few different ways. One is she'll drop the clue and then quickly divert your attention elsewhere as she did with Snape mentioning dittany when the focus was then diverted back to Harry's shock.

But even more so here, Dittany was what Harry was looking up in the library ( the book was One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi.) Quickly Rowling diverts Harry's attention, as well as ours, to the fact that Hagird was there in the library. (book one pg 229)You know dragon care research.

Re: boy you love the Lex. LOL kcontheroad May 3 2006, 17:30:05 UTC

There was a reference in the Lex that Dittany is in that book.

There's a potion that uses Dittany in one of the games based on one of the books. The games are in no way canon, but it makes me wonder what that potion was now. She did collaborate on part of the games because she gave them all the information on the chocolate frog cards and all.

Yeah. I like the Lex because they keep their sources to canon and not to speculation. It's also easy to search. Rowling herself says that she checks there to make sure of certain points. That's good enough for me!

Re: boy you love the Lex. LOL grandpalovegood May 4 2006, 03:12:14 UTC

There's a potion that uses Dittany in one of the games based on one of the books ( ... )