Half-Blood Prince Discussion, Spoilers Options

[jordanriane]

Since Anna mentioned a new topic for discussion of the book, I figured I'd just create the new topic, that way people can talk about the book here, instead of in the other thread, that people can use who haven't finished/read the book yet.

and i also know who  RAB is.

Regulus Black, the brother of sirius black, who was murdered by the dark lord ages ago.

How were you able to figure that it was him?



The only real problem I had with this book, was the first chapter, with the Minister. I don't really see that it was too relevent, other then telling us that the muggle world saw these deaths are regular murders (aside from trying to figure out how someone died when they were alone and locked up) and whatnot.. But it was just really irrelevent, and ticked me off that it had really little meaning with the rest of the book.

Maybe it'll tie in for book 7, hopefully.

[sadolakced acid]

^

jk rowling has written the last chapter already, and it's a reasonable thing to do, considering:

1. all heros die. if harry didn't die, then his life would have no purpose after killing the dark lord. rowling saw this, and saw she what she had to do.

2. it's a really sad chapter to write. <- what she said

3. the whole series, it's all building up to a battle with harry against the dark lord. so we know that it's going to happen, and that afterwards there's not real point to the book anymore, so it can't very well happen in teh begining of the 7th book. so it happens in the end.

4. harry is a tragic hero. tragic heros die in the end.

ergo:

the last chapter of the last book is either:

the final scene of the duel with the dark lord, where harry dies, or it is harry's funeral, after he dies killing the dark lord.


mayhaps the locket was not already destroyed, but i have a feeling it is. it's too easy to just waltz into the black manor and have a scavenger hunt... no, if it's not destroyed, it'd have to be challenging to get. regulus black won't have made it impossible to get too, like the dark lord. so it's probably destoryed, or the dark lord has it.

anyways: how can harry not be the 6th horcrux? the dark lord doesn't seem to want to kill harry. he wants to play with him. notice, in the 4th book, when he duels with the dark lord, the dark lord does not try in earnest to destory harry.

well, like dumbledore, i can be wrong. i was right about dumbledore dying, but wrong about hagrid being the halfblood prince (his mother could have been a queen of the giants...)

anyhow, we shall see. in due time, we shall see.

[jordanriane]

2. it's a really sad chapter to write. <- what she said

As far as actually believing what she says about any book, is honestly rubbish. She mentioned some facts of what to expect in book six, few of them were revealed, which leads me to not believe anything about future books, unless it can be proved from a previous book and to just wait it out.

anyways:  how can harry not be the 6th horcrux?  the dark lord doesn't seem to want to kill harry.  he wants to play with him.  notice, in the 4th book, when he duels with the dark lord, the dark lord does not try in earnest to destory harry.

It's a possiblity, but from the other [horcrux] items, it seems to be things that mean most to him. I don't remember the page, but Dumbledore was describing what horcruxes Voldemort would/has used, and why.

I highly doubt Harry meant anything to him aside from his fall from evil and his death (from the prophecy). His intention was to KILL Harry, not to make him a horcrux. He's "the boy that lived." His scar is a result of the failed curse that was meant to KILL him, not make him a horcrux.

Voldemort's whole motive/intent for killing James, Lilly and well, Harry were because of the prophecy. Not to make a horcrux. By the time Harry was already, it might even be possible he had already MADE his horcruxes.

He did make his first one while still on Hogwarts (the journal.)

[sadolakced acid]

As far as actually believing what she says about any book, is honestly rubbish. She mentioned some facts of what to expect in book six, few of them were revealed, which leads me to not believe anything about future books, unless it can be proved from a previous book and to just wait it out.
It's a possiblity, but from the other [horcrux] items, it seems to be things that mean most to him. I don't remember the page, but Dumbledore was describing what horcruxes Voldemort would/has used, and why.

I highly doubt Harry meant anything to him aside from his fall from evil and his death (from the prophecy). His intention was to KILL Harry, not to make him a horcrux. He's "the boy that lived." His scar is a result of the failed curse that was meant to KILL him, not make him a horcrux.

Voldemort's whole motive/intent for killing James, Lilly and well, Harry were because of the prophecy. Not to make a horcrux. By the time Harry was already, it might even be possible he had already MADE his horcruxes.

He did make his first one while still on Hogwarts (the journal.)

it was unintentional. remember, the dark lord had just killed two powerful wizards when he failed to kill harry.

anyways: dumbledore believed that the dark lord was missing one horcrux when he went to kill harry, because he wanted to use a special murder.