Author J. Rowling joined Twitter and actively started answering — and dismissing — fan theories and questions. Contact us at letters time. Some conspiracy theorists have posited that Harry, who is deprived food by his aunt and uncle in the first book, hallucinated the entire story as he was starving in the cupboard under the stairs.
This might seem like the Dementor of all theories — because it sucks all light and happiness out of the series — but J. Rowling addressed these ideas herself in a video that accompanied a box set of the movies. Steve Kloves, a screenwriter for the film series, said he invented a spider who Harry would talk to in the cupboard. In , while many were still rereading Order of the Phoenix and eagerly awaiting the Prisoner of Azkaban movie, someone on a Harry Potter forum was blogging about the fact that Ron was really a time-traveling version of Dumbledore, or vice versa.
This can get confusing , so get your quills ready. There is actually a website dedicated to this theory. Hogwarts also had one or multiple Deputy Heads that assisted the Headmaster in his duties and who, in the event of a headmaster's incapacitation or unavailability, would serve as acting head of the school until a new one was appointed.
The four founders of Hogwarts Godric Gryffindor , Helga Hufflepuff , Rowena Ravenclaw , and Salazar Slytherin , however, never held this title, despite effectively being in charge of the school during their time. Early 11th century. Sometime after to between and [18]. Between — or before [18] to At least alternate timeline. Albus Dumbledore's portrait.
Harry Potter Wiki Explore. Rowling Story. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Hogwarts Headmaster. View source. History Talk Before Snape dies, he gives Harry his memories.
Harry is surprised to learn that Snape was always loyal to Dumbledore and always loved his mother Lily. Harry realizes that part of Voldemort is inside him, and for Voldemort to die, Harry must die. Harry confronts Voldemort, and suddenly Harry is with Dumbledore.
Dumbledore tells Harry that the piece of Voldemort that lived inside him is dead, and he can either stay or return and fight. Harry chooses to fight. In their final battle, Harry, the true master of the Elder Wand, defeats Voldemort.
The trio heads back to Dumbledore's office, and Harry gives up the Elder Wand. Peace is restored. An epilogue reveals that Harry's scar has not hurt in 19 years. Ron and Hermione are married. Harry and Ginny are married.
They have three children, Lily, James and Albus. Killed while escorting Harry to safety. By far, one of the biggest criticisms of the Harry Potter series was the amount of stuff Rowling seemingly pulled out of her ass to explain the myriad details that made no sense. But if you buy into the theory that it's all in Harry's head, there's a perfectly simple explanation for that.
As Harry got more mature, his own fucked-up mind tried to explain away all of the unbelievable things his younger self came up with to avoid shattering the fantasy he'd created. Plot holes aren't the real issue here. So, is the Harry Potter universe a massively flawed world where nothing makes sense because of shitty writing or a carefully woven tapestry of lies that eventually unravels as Harry slowly starves to death in his abusive uncle's cupboard?
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