Harry Potter outstanding questions

[jack]

I reread the last couple of books. I probably should get up to speed before the last one, as I'm definitely fascinated by the series whether it's objectively good or not.

I have seen some great analyses of Jordon; where are they of Harry Potter? A nice list of outstanding questions, with arguments for and against, rather than just someone espousing one particular theory.

I'll leave out speculation about what's going to happen, and just wonder about what's happened.

* Is Snape evil now?
* What is the last Horcrux?
* Has the locket in fact been destroyed?
* What happens when you die?

Is there anything else outstanding?

Comments

[angoel.livejournal.com]

* Snape is not evil. He's following Dumbledore's plan, which sadly involves D's death.
* Harry's probably the last Horcrux.
* The locket has been destroyed.
* This is not covered.

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

The first post of analysis is up :)

[sonicdrift.livejournal.com]

Do we know the locket's been destroyed and Kreacher didn't rescue it and hide it in 12 Grimmauld Place?

Harry is *so* a Horcrux :)

[cornute.livejournal.com]

Why would Dumbledore ask Snape to kill him?

Remember earlier in the book when Dumbledore makes Harry force him to drink the stuff in the cup to get to the locket? It's a poison.

Dumbledore is already dying.

If nothing further had happened, Dumbledore would have died as a result of something Harry did. How would Harry possibly have dealt with that after Sirius' death?

If what was meant to happen had happened, Dumbledore would have died as a result of something Draco did.

By doing what he did, Snape saved both Harry and Draco from being guilty of killing Dumbledore.

[cornute.livejournal.com]

Here's one set of essays on HP stuff, for your further amusement.

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Ooh, interesting. Thank you.

[lupie-stardust.livejournal.com]

1. No.
2. Harry. Remember how apparently Voldemort "left a bit of him inside Harry" when he cursed him? We're reminded of that time and time again.
3. Yes.
4. Who knows. I don't think Rowling wants to give a concrete anything on "beyond death". She doesn't think it's her place, it would seem.

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

4. The mysterious archway, and Sirius's mirror, and Dumbledore's description of "The last great adventure to a well-ordered mind" make me strongly suspect she's going somewhere with this. (Though I admit she avoids touching on religion.)

[lupie-stardust.livejournal.com]

She's also made it damn clear that no-one "comes back to life", so to speak, but she's also made damn clear that people can be contacted after death (see the conjouring of Harry's parents at various occasions etc.).

I can't bloody wait, myself. June 12th, is it? Or July?

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Though I thought things like that were more residues from life, *not* where their souls went (if anywhere)

[(Anonymous)]

If you mean publication date I had it down as 21/07/07.
Abner

[ravingglory.livejournal.com]

I kind of think Dumbledore is an ass. Certainly he totally sucks at running a school. I miss the charm of the early books.

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I'm thinking of him as a real maverick -- noble but irresponsible.

[lupie-stardust.livejournal.com]

Was an ass. ;)

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