Of course not. Avada Kadavra doesn’t leave marks, let alone blood.
I wouldn’t be surprised if there is a battle at the wedding, leaving casualties on both sides.
Of course not. Avada Kadavra doesn’t leave marks, let alone blood.
I wouldn’t be surprised if there is a battle at the wedding, leaving casualties on both sides.
That makes a lot of sense.
I don’t think the Fidelius charm works this way. I think it works in such a way that other people can know the location but only the secret keeper can reveal the location. So a lot of people could have known where the Potters were but only Peter could TELL where they were.
This seems to apply to Grimmauld place. The entire Order knows where the HQ is but only Dumbledore can TELL people where it is.
I’m thinking something about Gringott’s and Goblins as well. Maybe they get into Voldemorts personal stash.
I’ve been thinking this will happen to Voldemort, too.
Hmmmm…I just thought of something. Perhaps “killed” or not “surviving” means as a wizard, only–not life and death?
If LV lost his powers, how effectual could he be? His wealth etc comes from wizards, not Muggles. He’d be put on the dole and that would be that (I am sure he would turn quickly to crime and rise within that world)–but how much would he be able to hurt the wizarding world–you can’t find the Leaky Cauldron unless you possess the powers etc.
Thoughts?
I think Voldemort is going to die. I have the feeling that Rowling wants to end the series with a real air of finality. She’s not planning to leave the door open for “Harry Potter 8: Voldemort escapes from jail and gets his powers back.” Voldemort is going to be utterly gone.
Very good point. Wormtail could have told the whole Order if he wanted, without having to worry about any of them revealing it to Voldemort. Still, there seems to be some indication that he didn’t do this, since apparently no one knew that Wormtail was the secret keeper.
On the other hand, I wonder if the charm expired with James and Lily’s death. Perhaps it would depend on how the secret was phrased? I mean, if it’s “Where are James and Lily living?” then it doesn’t make much sense after they’re dead, right?
In OotP, Harry is “told” the location of Headquarters by Moody passing him a note from Dumbledore. The Potters could have done a similar thing with revealing their location.
Perhaps the charm was dispelled when Wormtail betrayed them. It is the Fidelius charm, after all.
I was under the impression the house itself sustained a fair amount of damage during Volde’s attack. I imagine that if a house gets blown up, the charm would fail to keep it hidden.
I was thinking about the whole MacGonagall is evil thing, and something occurred to me. The link referenced above says that she’s always been neutral- never done anything suspicious, but also never done anything particularly supportive for the Order. I was racking my brain trying to come up with something, because that would just destroy my last hope that people don’t completely suck as a rule if MacGonagall turned out to be evil.
What about the scene in GoF when Harry is in Moody’s office with Barty Crouch? Both MacGonagall and Snape accompany Dumbledore to capture Crouch, and all 3 stun him. But more importantly, both Snape’s and MacGonagall’s images appear in his Foe Glass. If Snape and MacGonagall were really on Voldy’s side, and only stunning Crouch to keep up appearances, I can hardly imagine they’d show up in the Foe Glass. If the Foe Glass can detect wizards who seem to be on your side but are really your enemies, I bet it would also work on wizards who seem to be your enemies but are really your friends.
Hmmm? Go ahead, shoot this one down.
Voldemort won’t die. Dumbledore has said that Tom Riddle’s greatest weakness was his failure to appreciate that there are things worse than death. But what would that be?
He’ll be a ghost of some kind, I think — or a poltergeist.
Ghosts in that world can only be wizards, and (if I recall right) only if they have taken steps in that direction before death. Headless Nick said he remained a ghost because he was terrified of death.
Sound familiar?
Of course! The Bloody Baron is … Voldemort! No wonder all the ghosts are terrified of him, and he doesn’t speak!
Now why we’ve seen him in all the previous books is a mystery yet to be revealed.
Sirius Black didn’t come back as a ghost because he didn’t have unfinished business, right? Well, if Voldemort loses then he almost certainly does.
I don’t think he’s the Bloody Baron, but it would be a fate worse than death for Voldemort to be un-alive, insensate, and stripped of his power and authority.
But he was already a powerless wraith at the beginning of the story. What would be the point of the whole 7-year adventure if he was free to just start the cycle over again?
Can ghosts still perform magic? I didn’t think they could.
but he would be without his horcuxes, and couldn’t start all over again.
Didn’t Voldemort at one point say that after his failed attempt to kill Harry, he was reduced to “less than the meanest ghost”? If so, I guess ending up a ghost would be a net victory for him over the course of the series.
Then again, Dumbledore also said that “no spell can raise the dead” (at least I know it was in the GOF movie, can’t remember about the book). So a permanently-dead ghost Voldemort is probably preferable to a potentially revivable Horcrux-holder Voldemort.
If I remember right, Nearly-Headless Nick told Harry that Sirius wouldn’t come back as a ghost because he didn’t fear death. In that case, it would make sense that Voldemort, who does fear death, would come back as a ghost. Then again, he may have damaged his soul so badly as to make this impossible.
I don’t remember the episode in question, but from yuor description, it seems to me that while the three could have been on the same side ultimately, nevertheless, in that context, in that particular situation, Snape and McGonagall were indeed Crouch’s foes. They were there to capture him and to foil his plans.
-FrL-
Oh-it’s Foe Glass, not Faux Glass! No wonder that never made sense to me. (Darn audiobooks!)
ETA: Another thing that always bothered me is that the wizard bank has absolutely no security. At least twice, money is taken out of Harry’s account without his knowledge. I can just see the goblins now… hmmmm-remove money from Potter’s account to pay for a broom that he doesn’t know about and you won’t give your name. Oh wait, you will give your name-you’re an escaped convict that everybody is looking for. Sure I’ll get that money for you right away…