Were James, Sirius, Remus, and Lily even there? ...No.

You read that correctly.

I just came to a very grim realization that makes a ton of sense. (Note: This might have been realized by others as well.)

We know that in the Tale of the Three Brothers, Death’s main goal was to kill the brothers right? He was pissed because they had cheated him and he wanted to take their lives once and for all.

And so he gives the eldest brother the wand, knowing that someone would end up killing him for it. The youngest brother knows what Death is up to and takes his Invisibility Cloak, much to Death’s reluctance, so that he can hide from Death until he’s ready to face him. And the middle brother? The middle brother was given the Resurrection Stone.

And what did the stone do?

It brought back his wife (sort of) and gave the brother such a huge desire to be with her that he ended up taking his own life.

Pfft. Can you imagine? The sort-of-kind-of appearance of your dead loved one convincing you to go die.

Hahahaha…ha…yeah…

And here’s where it gets dark.

We know that Harry was willing to die for his friends because he’s a noble git whose face pops up in the dictionary next to the word: “self-sacrifice”.

The only thing he was missing was the stigmata. (In fact, I’m surprised Jo didn’t put something like that in; she wasn’t exactly subtle about it.)

Anyway, we know that Harry begins walking to the forest and though he is determined, he also begins to have second thoughts:

And then he activates the Resurrection Stone - the stone that Death intentionally used to kill the second brother.

And what happens?

Harry’s loved ones appear to him, though they look odd (and that’s important; we’ll come back to that later) and they’re totally fine with him dying and even convince him that they’re proud of him for what doing what he’s doing, that it doesn’t hurt at all, and that it’ll be quick.

So in conclusion, the four people who have gone above and beyond multiple times to protect this child are completely fine with him dying.

I mean Lily, the woman who leapt in front of her child and demanded to be killed in his place, only tells him that he’s been brave and doesn’t say anything else. The woman who repeatedly pleaded for Harry’s life supposedly stands there and just lets him go die.

Yeah, that’s in character (//sarcasm).

But of course, that’s not Lily, is it?

It’s not James.

It’s not Sirius.

It’s not Remus.

I don’t even think it was the middle brother’s wife.

I don’t think that the Resurrection Stone brings back your loved ones at all. I think it shows you whatever it can to convince you to die.

That’s why James, Lily, Remus, and Sirius were all described as looking different than how they had died. (As opposed to say Nearly Headless Nick who looked exactly how he looked when he died, semi-detached head and all). And why the wife of the brother was described as looking/acting odd as well.

They weren’t really there. They were basically magical holograms who said what they needed to say so that Harry wouldn’t have any second thoughts as he marched towards death. And Death. 

Because who greets him?

That’s right, Death himself.

I mean Dumbledore.

I mean…no actually there’s been this really amazing theory going around for a while now that Dumbledore = Death and it actually makes a lot of sense.

Especially if you add my theory that Dumbledore intentionally gave Harry the Resurrection Stone so that when he was about to die, he would see magical holograms of his loved ones who would convince him that he was making the right choice, that it wouldn’t hurt, that they were proud of him, etc.

Because we know that Dumbledore wanted Harry to die. Harry was raised like a pig for slaughter. Note: He didn’t want Harry to be dead. He just wanted Harry to go through the action of dying so that Voldemort would be destroyed.

And so Dumbledore added this little detail to make sure that, well, the job would get done. 

So in conclusion:

Centuries ago, Death wanted someone to die. He gave the person a stone that made an image (just an image) of his loved one, which convinced said person that he needed to die.

Centuries later, Death wanted someone to die. He gave the person a stone that made images (just images) of his loved ones, which convinced said person that he needed to die.

I’m gonna be honest at first I thought this theory made no sense bUt like read it all it actually is something to think about. holy hell..

Just to add some further weight to this theory, Harry and Tom are both descended from the Peverell brothers. Both from startlingly reduced family trees (where did all the Gaunts go? The Potters?) to the extent that I’m reasonably certain they’re the last scions of the family.

It seems pretty significant/targeted, when you think about it like that.

As for why Harry was permitted to come back… I think it’s got a little more to do with the way the third brother went about things. Ignotus didn’t try to embarrass Death, and he didn’t want power. He just wanted a long, fruitful life. And when he’d gotten that, he met Death on his own terms. And I think that’s become a bit of a Thing between Death and Ignotus’ line.

If you’ve seen The Green Knight, this bit reads to me like the end scene. Unarmed, protection thrown away, and then – Well done.

Harry passed.

Just something fun to think about.

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i'm not just an "apologist" for that fictional character i'm his defence lawyer

Albus Dumbledore from Harry Potter is going to super hell for gay crimes!!!

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If character dead why still emotionally attached to them

It somewhat bothers me when people say that Dumbledore sees himself and Grindelwald when he looks into the mirror of Erised. Why would he want to see himself with the man who (possibly) killed sister? No, it’s his family reunited and he and Alberforth were truly brothers once more is what he saw. Forgiveness from his mother, father, and especially Ariana is what he truly desired, and craved.

I like both interpretations of what he'd see, but the mirror does show your deepest, darkest desire. I think we all have people in our lives we miss, even if they weren't good to us. We want to cling onto the best parts of them and ignore what hurt us. It isn't healthy, but it's real.

Day 20 : I always wandered what Dumbledore really saw in the mirror of erised.

I dont want to sound rude or against my point, but I cant take Dumbledore haters too seriously a lot of the time. A lot of the times they make surface level statements and judgements and act like snobs to those who don’t think their right. I am not saying that they are 100% wrong all the time but saying that Dumbledore is right up their with Voldemort in morality terms is laughable. He is a grey character and the purest definition of one.

I have been going through some things, so I found Dumbledore’s views on life and death very comforting. Love those around you, and don’t fear life’s next great adventure.

When Dumbledore gave Neville points and said, “It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but a great deal more to stand up to your friends,” I wonder if he was thinking about his own regrets, and how he wishes he stood up to Grindelwald when they were younger. Obviously, Dumbledore and Grindelwald were more than friends, but it still applies to the idea of doing the right thing, even if it means going against the people you love.

nah man just imagine Tonks during her years at Hogwarts making herself look like Dumbledore for no real reason other than to confuse the hell out of other students by plopping down next to them and asking them weirdass questions like if they’ve ironed their socks in the last week and then walking away

Imagine Dumbledore realising she’s doing it and joining in so that sometimes there are two Dumbledores talking to one student.

Fuck Tom Riddle. Seriously, fuck Tom Riddle, okay? I’m so done with him and I have less than no use for him. And you know what, fandom is mostly to blame. I don’t feel sorry for him at all, because I’m sick of people blaming all of his problems on Dumbledore and everyone else. I just saw this post, that Dumbledore kept an eye on Tom not because he was practicing Dark Magic and staring his own evil little cult following, not to mention he was clearly screwed up, that doesn’t seem to matter. But because he was the only one who can see through Dumbledore’s “manipulations.” Tom was a THREAT to Dumbledore because he could see him for what he was, Dumbledore apparently knew that Tom couldn’t be manipulated easily, not that he would even want to but okay. Tom could apparently see Dumbledore for the manipulator he was from the first meeting they had, and that’s why Dumbledore was suspicious. Of course it isn’t because Dumbledore was the one who could see through Tom for the evil little shit he is, never that! Once again it’s all Dumbledore’s fault. People go on and on about how manipulative he was and his manipulations, who cares that they totally helped save the world from Voldemort right? Who cares that his plans weren’t ill intended at all and Tom’s clearly were, right? Nobody cares about that.

And no, I don’t care that he grew up in an orphanage anymore. “You don’t know about his life!” I know he’s a genocidal maniac who murdered hundreds of people, that’s all I need to know. He’s just a poorer version of Joffrey Baratheon. That’s who he reminds me of, he’s a brunette Joffrey, and I hate them both. But the thing is, Joffrey is rightly loathed by everyone despite his age. Everyone hates Joffrey, and nobody blames his problems on other people. So I don’t understand why people are blaming Tom’s problems, which are probably worse, on another person. So yeah, screw Tom Riddle.

At the end of the Deathly Hallows, when Harry calls Voldemort ‘Tom Riddle,’I thought was one of the most powerful moments in the series. I had come to forget that Voldemort was not his real name, and that Dumbledore had always called him Tom when talking to him, which made Voldemort extremely uncomfortable.

I think that Tom Riddle could have been saved. However, it would have taken early intervention during his developmental years to help him overcome what appears to be a sociopathic nature. I work with kids who don’t see people as people all the time and with direct intervention, they become decent adults. It wasn’t on Dumbledore, Dippet, or even Slughorn, although they all could have helped. His loss of humanity was at the feet of the orphanage.

Does anyone else think Rowling was setting up Dumbledore and Voldemort to serve as foils for Harry (young orphaned kids, no sense of where they belong, struggle with abusive/neglectful upbringings) I cant help but see Dumbledore forging a bond with Harry to “make up” for failing Tom in a way and him being his only good thing he did in his life. For once Dumbledore didn’t fail someone (Harry) and he got to die happy.

I honestly don’t think what Tom became was Dumbledore’s fault, and he didn’t “fail” him. We do know that Dumbledore cared deeply for Tom, but Tom obviously was secretive about most of the weird stuff he was doing. However, I do think Dumbledore felt a lot of (unnecessary) guilt, so he tried to make up for it with Harry.

Ok, Tumblr people really need to understand that Dumbledore is not responsible for Voldemort’s actions. We can debate all day if Dumbledore could have been a better teacher too Voldemort but that doesn’t change the fact that Tom started a genocide when he left school. He did that of his own free will, on his own because he liked it. Tom is no way a victim and its very creepy when people claim he is.