Seems like it is a novelization of the play similar to who movies like star wars are turned into books
Some massive novel asking if if I knew the whereabouts of someone in the army with the initials T.O., because I posted about him in 2010. Was really odd.
I'd like to say "didn't you mean a song of ice and fire it up Mr publisher." But its to soon after the demise of one of my favorite series. Off to mope now.
I spent the last hour laughing at Harry Potter Valentine's. I wish my wife was a bigger nerd and would appreciate them.
google search "harry potter valentines"... look at the images. It's just terrible puns and sexual innuendo.
house: Gryffindor wand: Elm wood with a phoenix feather core, 13 ¾" and solid flexibility sidenote: when I went to diagon alley this past fall, we went into the wand choosing and there were 7 adults and no little kids...i was hoping they'd pick my wife but I got picked. It was awesome and embarrassing. It's on its way to Germany (currently moving there) and I don't remember the specs but I feel like it's actually pretty similar which is cool but weird... Spoiler yes I bought the wand...i mean, it chose me
Been reading a chapter of Book 1 to the kids every night for the past week or so in an effort to get them into the series/movies. It appears to be working...hooray
Can't wait to do this whenever I have kids. If they don't get into it, how old is to old to put a kid up for adoption?
Ok, so of course it's HP marathon time again on ABC Family or Freeform or whatever. Voldemort just sic'ed Nagini on Snape because "the Elder Wand belongs to the dude who kills the former owner." So why the hell does he sic his snake on Snape? Does Voldemort think ownership transfers to him because Nagini is his familiar? Is that enough of a reason? Otherwise, it's just like the Elder Wand belongs to Nagini. I dunno, I'm just thinking out loud.
Yeah I'm pretty sure it's because he controls Nagini completely and Nagini kills him at Voldemort's request. Idk
And when Harry disarms Draco, true ownership of the wand passes to Harry, and part of Voldemort's soul is in Harry. So when Voldemort says that the wand isn't operating right to Snape, what's the truth?
Anyways, I hope the Newt Scamander stuff is cool, I want to feel like it used to when new books/movies were coming out.
One of the weaker written sections but since it was followed up by one of the best scenes in the series I'll allow it. My thought was if all you have to do is "defeat" him then why kill you most trusted lieutenant. Was really disappointed on how Snape went out tbqh. But maybe that just makes his story all the sadder. Dies because of another's whim still dreaming of his childhood crush.
Maybe because Voldemort had been chasing the Elder Wand for so long and didn't want to take any chances of not doing things right to become the proper owner. He had already been humiliated by Harry in HP4 when his wand couldn't defeat Harry's, and he had just learned that he wasn't the Elder Wand's true owner so he was going to do whatever it took to become that. Also it's not like the guy had empathy for others, all he really cared about at that point was finally killing Harry so no point in his mind to save Snape if it might stop him from beating Harry.
Could be and you could certainly explain it away with that reasoning. From a plot standpoint, she had to get rid of the last of Harry's great Protectors so that he'd have to face the moldy one solo. Just was sad to see him go out with a wimper but, like I said, might have been better/sadder for the story.
One thing that confuses me... and this is all from the 6th movie, I don't remember how it is explained in the book so maybe it was just done poorly on film but: When Harry finally retrieves Slughorn's memory and Dumbledore said it was "worse than he could have possibly imagined"... really? He already knew the diary and ring were some sort of very dark magic Voldemort was using. And since Slughorn knew about horcruxes, Dumbledore must have as well, but he couldn't possibly have imagined that the darkest wizard of all time would use them? Also, since ~16 year old Voldemort asked at the time if he could split his soul into 7 pieces, Dumbledore just assumes that's the exact amount he creates?
Also didn't Voldemort feel like Snape had been dishonest with him regarding the wand? Snape was telling Voldemort that the wand was responding to him when Voldemort knew it wasn't.
What Celemo said is correct, also for the 2nd part of your question, 7 was a powerful magical number so that is why he assumes that he would stick with that number
To Voldemort, defeat=kill. Only a weekling "disarms" an enemy. He assumed that the wand would only pass by Shitty AMC Show of its former master because in his eyes, the only way someone is truly defeated is in death
Snape was also no longer essential to Voldemort by the time they meet for the last time. Dumbledore repeatedly tells Harry that Voldemort has no feelings or any feeling of loyalty toward his followers or anyone- Killing Snape in brutal fashion demonstrates that point- It's a device used to furthe convey what a monster the guy is. Voldemort's thoughts about the Elder Wand are actually in step with what everyone had always thought... It's referred to as the "Death Stick" multiple times because of the legend of having been created by death and because it has been passed from owner to owner through death. Everything about the wand revolves around death and Voldemort only knows that Snape killed Dumbledore... He does not, to my knowledge, know that Dumbledore was disarmed by Malfoy or anyone in HBP. His explanation is that since Snape killed Dumbledore, he gained the wand's loyalty and thus, to his regret, had to be killed. Why does Voldemort not kill Snape when he visits Hogwarts to take the wand from Dumbledore's grave? My guess is that Snape is still useful (Headmaster at Hogwarts). It all checks out to me...