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07-26-2004, 05:50 PM
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* Tom Riddle NOT the HBP! - JKR updates her site Summary:
JKR has updated the FAQ portion of her site to reveal some interesting facts about Book 6. Article:
JKR has updated the FAQ portion of her site!!!
Go check out her site (click on the paper clips and then on the letter that says, "About the Books") to see the answers to the following questions:
*Will Arthur Weasley be the new Minister of Magic?
*Why are some of the people in the wizarding world (eg. Harry) called 'half-blood' even though their parents were both magical?
*Is Tom Riddle the Half-Blood Prince?
*In what way is HBP related to CoS?
Hope this helps along some of our on-going theories and discussions!
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07-26-2004, 08:44 PM
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Awesome Awesome
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07-26-2004, 08:44 PM
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I knew it!
And Arthur wont be MoM? Didn't think he would be.
I'm so glad she said CoS and HBP are indirectly related rather than deeply related but I'm stuck as to what Harry found out in CoS that he'll learn more about in HBP.
I love her answer "It's not Voldemort and Tom Riddle and he are the same person......do I really have to answer that question?" Her sarcasm never ceases to amaze me. I love you JK.
She also said HBP does have CoS references but there are just as many PS, PoA, GoF and OotP references in HBP.
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07-26-2004, 08:45 PM
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can someone PLEASE POST WAT IT IS!!!! because my browser doesnt accept JKRS website
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07-26-2004, 08:51 PM
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| | Poltergeist
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Here are quotes from the text-only version of the site: Quote: Is Tom Riddle the Half-Blood Prince?
Well, as Tom Riddle is the same person as Voldemort, and Voldemort is NOT the Half-Blood Prince… do I really need to answer this?
In what way is 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' related to 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'?
Quote: The plot of 'Prince' bears no resemblance whatsoever to the plot of 'Chamber', nor is it an off-cut of 'Chamber'. The story of 'Prince' takes off where 'Phoenix' ended and does not hark back to four years previously. True, mention is made to events that happened in 'Chamber,' but of course, mention is also made of events that happened in 'Stone', 'Azkaban', 'Goblet' and 'Phoenix'.
It really didn't fit there, though; it was not part of the story of the basilisk and Riddle's diary, and before long I accepted that it would be better to do it justice in book six.
The link I mentioned between books two and six does not, in fact, relate to the 'Half-Blood Prince' (because there is no trace left of the HBP storyline in 'Chamber'.) Rather, it relates to a discovery Harry made in 'Chamber' that foreshadows something that he finds out in 'Prince'. Will Arthur Weasley be the new Minister for Magic?
Go to the text only section to read the rest.
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07-26-2004, 08:56 PM
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Quote: Rather, it relates to a discovery Harry made in 'Chamber' that foreshadows something that he finds out in 'Prince'. Exactley what did Harry Discover? The sword??
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07-26-2004, 08:57 PM
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Yay im so happy for that cos some people really needed to know that. Quote:
The link I mentioned between books two and six does not, in fact, relate to the 'Half-Blood Prince' (because there is no trace left of the HBP storyline in 'Chamber'.) Rather, it relates to a discovery Harry made in 'Chamber' that foreshadows something that he finds out in 'Prince'. Thank you j.k for that!! Really backs up what ive been saying!!
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07-26-2004, 08:59 PM
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I knew Tom Riddle (Voldemort) was not going to be the HBP! Maybe it'll be Harry. Yeah, i doubt Arthur Weasley will be the Minister. He likes Muggles too much. How can he take control of the Wizarding World? he likes where he's at, Ron said so. That's so not fair! muggle-borns and Muggles are not the same!
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07-26-2004, 09:06 PM
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Oh my, I found something! In the next question What is the significance ,if any, of Mark Evans? In the 7th paragragh it clearly states that Mystic Kettle of Nackledirk might be a possible 7th book title! | |
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07-26-2004, 09:09 PM
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Well there's some seriously interesting stuff on there that makes me all the more anxious for book 6 to come out. It never even crossed my mind until now that Tom would be the HBP...I dunno he's just to...well he's Voldemort for heaven't sake...some people honestly thought...oh nvm. You gotta love her. She's so funny....her sarcasm and how she's going to have to go into hiding (the part about Mark Evans) made me laugh so hard. But I'm really glad she answers some of these questions.
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07-26-2004, 09:09 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by ashpg_hermione@Jul 26 2004, 06:40 PM
Oh my, I found something! In the next question What is the significance ,if any, of Mark Evans? In the 7th paragragh it clearly states that Mystic Kettle of Nackledirk might be a possible 7th book title! I hope that you're being sarcastic, Cause that's what she was being when she said that cause she was so stunned anyone would think Mark was important *cough* I knew, like others that Evans is a common Welsh surname... :whisle:
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07-26-2004, 09:10 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by ashpg_hermione@Jul 26 2004, 02:40 PM
Oh my, I found something! In the next question What is the significance ,if any, of Mark Evans? In the 7th paragragh it clearly states that Mystic Kettle of Nackledirk might be a possible 7th book title! She was joking there!! lol
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07-26-2004, 09:53 PM
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When it says 'rather, it relates to a discovery Harry made in 'Chamber' that foreshadows something that he finds out in 'Prince'', I think it might be the scorch marks Harry found on the floor when they're investigating the scene of the crime because Filch is gone from his spot. They never said what the scorch marks were, so it might be that... then again, I might just be overestimating a couple little marks on the ground.
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07-26-2004, 09:58 PM
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i just got this from wizard news
Quote: Why are some people in the wizarding world (e.g., Harry) called 'half-blood' even though both their parents were magical?
The expressions 'pure-blood', 'half-blood' and 'Muggle-born' have been coined by people to whom these distinctions matter, and express their originators' prejudices. As far as somebody like Lucius Malfoy is concerned, for instance, a Muggle-born is as 'bad' as a Muggle. Therefore Harry would be considered only 'half' wizard, because of his mother's grandparents.
If you think this is far-fetched, look at some of the real charts the Nazis used to show what constituted 'Aryan' or 'Jewish' blood. I saw one in the Holocaust Museum in Washington when I had already devised the 'pure-blood', 'half-blood' and 'Muggle-born' definitions, and was chilled to see that the Nazis used precisely the same warped logic as the Death Eaters. A single Jewish grandparent 'polluted' the blood, according to their propaganda.
In this FAQ entry, J.K. is stating, for the first time, that Harry's mother's grandparents were Muggles. Previously we could only guess about Harry's mother's family from Petunia's (Lilly's sister) description that day in the hut on the rock of the events surrounding Harry's birth.
Because of this fact, we now know more about Harry's family. By telling us that the Muggle-blood in Harry comes from his great-grandparents, she seems to saying that both of Harry's grandparents, his Mother's parents, were Wizards. This is important, because now Petunia's status as a possible Wizard is much more likely, and if Petunia is a Wizard (or a squib) that also means that Dudley is a half-blood Wizard as well.
To read all the FAQs, go to www.jkrowling.com, and then click on the little pile of paper clips. The newest entries can be read by clicking on the envelope that is stamped "About The Books".
Lilly may have been a witch therefore so is perunia and Dudly
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07-26-2004, 10:00 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by karen_ginger@Jul 26 2004, 07:32 PM i just got this from wizard news
Quote: Why are some people in the wizarding world (e.g., Harry) called 'half-blood' even though both their parents were magical?
The expressions 'pure-blood', 'half-blood' and 'Muggle-born' have been coined by people to whom these distinctions matter, and express their originators' prejudices. As far as somebody like Lucius Malfoy is concerned, for instance, a Muggle-born is as 'bad' as a Muggle. Therefore Harry would be considered only 'half' wizard, because of his mother's grandparents.
If you think this is far-fetched, look at some of the real charts the Nazis used to show what constituted 'Aryan' or 'Jewish' blood. I saw one in the Holocaust Museum in Washington when I had already devised the 'pure-blood', 'half-blood' and 'Muggle-born' definitions, and was chilled to see that the Nazis used precisely the same warped logic as the Death Eaters. A single Jewish grandparent 'polluted' the blood, according to their propaganda.
In this FAQ entry, J.K. is stating, for the first time, that Harry's mother's grandparents were Muggles. Previously we could only guess about Harry's mother's family from Petunia's (Lilly's sister) description that day in the hut on the rock of the events surrounding Harry's birth.
Because of this fact, we now know more about Harry's family. By telling us that the Muggle-blood in Harry comes from his great-grandparents, she seems to saying that both of Harry's grandparents, his Mother's parents, were Wizards. This is important, because now Petunia's status as a possible Wizard is much more likely, and if Petunia is a Wizard (or a squib) that also means that Dudley is a half-blood Wizard as well.
To read all the FAQs, go to www.jkrowling.com, and then click on the little pile of paper clips. The newest entries can be read by clicking on the envelope that is stamped "About The Books".
Lilly may have been a witch therefore so is perunia and Dudly Just because Lily was one doesn't make the others one. She was muggle born. That means it didn't come via blood. Which means JK probably wasn't lying when she wrote that they were 'muggles'.
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07-26-2004, 10:02 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by Marcella_Riddle@Jul 26 2004, 01:18 PM
I knew it!
And Arthur wont be MoM? Didn't think he would be.
I'm so glad she said CoS and HBP are indirectly related rather than deeply related but I'm stuck as to what Harry found out in CoS that he'll learn more about in HBP.
I love her answer "It's not Voldemort and Tom Riddle and he are the same person......do I really have to answer that question?" Her sarcasm never ceases to amaze me. I love you JK.
She also said HBP does have CoS references but there are just as many PS, PoA, GoF and OotP references in HBP. Hehe, well said Emma.  I'm so happy that she's posted this, finally people will stop with the 'I think that it is Tom Riddle...'
Well I'm sorta thinking maybe the HBP is Nick, and we find more about his past as we (and harry) found out quite a bit about him in CoS.
Arthur's not gonna be new MoM, hmmm, I thought he would be, maybe a bit too predictable though... :ermsmile:
Love ya JK I really love how she always keeps updating her site with really good information.
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07-26-2004, 10:44 PM
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Yay! alas JKR tells people that it isnt riddle! (those riddle theories always bugged me- if it isnt voldemort, it isnt riddle!)
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07-26-2004, 11:09 PM
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I wonder what happened to not saying anything more about the HBP in person? She did say she'd say no more, but unknowingly, she's denounced two popular HBP theories; Tom and Mark. | |
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07-26-2004, 11:14 PM
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/\ Good point Emma, maybe JK just got sick of seeing all these theories about Mark and people thinking that it could be Tom 'cos Voldemort's got a new name and has been re-born and stuff. Well whatever the reason I'm glad she's released this info.
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07-26-2004, 11:17 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by angels-in-my-heart@Jul 26 2004, 08:48 PM
/\ Good point Emma, maybe JK just got sick of seeing all these theories about Mark and people thinking that it could be Tom 'cos Voldemort's got a new name and has been re-born and stuff. Well whatever the reason I'm glad she's released this info. I agree, she probably saw people were way off and wanted to correct them before they became too attached to their theories.
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Yay! More updates! Finally people will stop saying that Tom Riddle was the HBP...yay! | |
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Quote: Originally posted by Marcella_Riddle@Jul 26 2004, 02:18 PM
I knew it!
And Arthur wont be MoM? Didn't think he would be.
I'm so glad she said CoS and HBP are indirectly related rather than deeply related but I'm stuck as to what Harry found out in CoS that he'll learn more about in HBP.
I love her answer "It's not Voldemort and Tom Riddle and he are the same person......do I really have to answer that question?" Her sarcasm never ceases to amaze me. I love you JK.
She also said HBP does have CoS references but there are just as many PS, PoA, GoF and OotP references in HBP. I knew Mr. Weasley could not possibly be the minister of magic! I never thought that he could be it because he can't just be raised up from being in Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office all the way to Minister of Magic! I mean, come on! It's like being raised up from a shop owner to the President.... :/
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Just the way she answered the question about the MoM, makes me think it's Dumbledore. "Alas, no." sounds Dumbledorish to me. If he is the MoM, then he will let people like Lupin work there. As for the discovery I wouldn't be surprised if it had something to do with either the gohsts or the veil. :sorcerer:
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I knew it wasn't Tom Riddle. Him and Voldemort are the same person!
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Quote: Originally posted by Marauders 'R us@Jul 26 2004, 09:16 PM
Just the way she answered the question about the MoM, makes me think it's Dumbledore. "Alas, no." sounds Dumbledorish to me. If he is the MoM, then he will let people like Lupin work there. As for the discovery I wouldn't be surprised if it had something to do with either the gohsts or the veil. :sorcerer: Good point because he did learn in CoS briefly about ghosts and then again in OotP he learned about an after life and the veil so yeah that might fit.
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