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How did the wizarding public know Voldemort's powers were broken on Halloween?

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 19:37:00 GMT

Posted by: sunnyskywalker

I was trying to think of a reason for a rebounding Killing Curse to make Voldemort’s body disappear (no luck so far) when I thought of an entirely different question: with no body and no witnesses (other than Harry, who probably didn’t know more than a few words), why was the wizarding public so quick to believe Voldemort had been defeated?( Read more... )

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Dammit, Sirius!

Sun, 02 Jun 2019 17:28:00 GMT

Posted by: sunnyskywalker

I was looking over the timeline of October 31/November 1, 1981, and ran into something I don't think we've discussed. Here's the sequence of events:

Voldemort attacks the Potters in the evening, early enough that trick-or-treaters are still out
Sirius discovers Peter missing and flies to Godric's Hollow to check on the Potters (this may have happened first, depending on how long it takes Sirius to fly to GH)
Hagrid pulls Harry from the "rubble" (of a mostly-intact house) sometime that night, before the Muggle emergency responders arrive (which could have been hours after the attack, depending on how noticeable a hole being blown in the roof of a house at the end of the lane was to the neighbors)
Sirius arrives, asks to take Harry, and gives him his motorcycle when Hagrid refuses
The next day, late enough that the street is "full" of Muggle witnesses (and victims), Sirius confronts Peter

So... what's missing here? Sirius sending a message about Peter's betrayal sometime during the hours between the time he discovered Peter missing and the time they blew up the street together, that's what. Or, you know, telling Hagrid when they met in person.( Read more... )

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GOF - What do we think Severus was doing the night of the third task?

Thu, 30 Jul 2015 23:49:00 GMT

Posted by: condwiramurs.livejournal.com

This question's more just a bit of curiosity regarding what everyone thinks on an unclear aspect of canon than anything else (plotbunnies, I tell you - they're dangerous).

So, what do we think Severus might have been up in the time leading up to the night of the third task and on that night itself? I'm particularly curious about what he was doing while Harry was in the maze, while Karkaroff was fleeing, and the half-hour/hour between Voldemort summoning the DEs to his rebirthday party and Harry's reappearance with Cedric's body.

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Filling some gaps about the first war (part 5)

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 02:08:00 GMT

Posted by: oryx_leucoryx

As we arrive at the parts of the tale for which canon has more information my speculations become more detailed. This posting is much longer than the previous ones. I hope you find it useful.

The prophecy must have shaken Tom. For the first time in a long while he felt threatened. I think he put some of his projects on hold in the meanwhile. Taking over Hogwarts and the Ministry would have to wait a bit. He even got delayed in his very secret project to make an even more awesome hiding place for Hufflepuff's cup (because I can't believe giving it to Bella was his first choice; where? maybe under Borgin and Burke's, or maybe under Hepzibah's home, who knows?) His top priority was to find out who was this predicted potential vanquisher and how he was going to stop him.

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Filling some gaps about the first war (part 4)

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 16:37:00 GMT

Posted by: oryx_leucoryx

It has been a while since I posted in this series. This posting continues my interpretation of the sequence of events described in part 3

The next turning point is, of course, Sybil's first known prophecy. We do not know exactly when it was made, but we know the academic year 1979-80 was in session (based on Sybil's claim to have been teaching 'nearly sixteen years' in September 1995. ( Read more... )

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Filling some gaps about the first war (part 3)

Sun, 23 Sep 2012 11:21:00 GMT

Posted by: oryx_leucoryx

At some point according to Sirius, Tom Riddle showed his true face and as a result he lost the support of mainstream pureblood wizards such as the Blacks. At this stage the war escalated to the situation Sirius described in GOF - weekly attacks (which were now being openly claimed by the DEs by lighting the Dark mark over attack sites) that brought the Ministry into a state of disarray - thus creating the backdrop to Crouch's 'War on Terror' policies. ( Read more... )

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Filling some gaps about the first war (part 2)

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 08:28:00 GMT

Posted by: oryx_leucoryx

We left Albus wondering why Tom was doing so little to advance his powers.

Sometime around 1970 something changed. Something caused people like Minerva and Hagrid to fear mentioning the name 'Lord Voldemort'. Something caused Molly and some friends of hers to elope. At the same time, mainstream pureblood wizards still thought this Lord Voldemort guy had the right ideas about who should be running things in wizarding society. Though at this point Tom was no longer making public appearances, or if he was they were rather brief - because he had become a fugitive from the law ('a wizard who has eluded capture for almost three decades' said fudge in 1996). We do not know what he was accused of. As the case of Morfin Gaunt shows, the original charge may have been something minor (like giving a Muggle hives), but refusing to show up to a hearing is an arrestable offense.

So what happened in 1970? ( Read more... )

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Filling some gaps about the first war (part 1)

Sun, 29 Jul 2012 11:45:00 GMT

Posted by: oryx_leucoryx

This will be the first of some posts attempting to fill gaps in canon. In some places I rely closely on canon, in others canon is silent and I try to connect whatever dots I find, somehow.

Tom's return to Britain:

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