Time, rerecords & horcruxes, Karma is coming SOON - A Master Thesis
I never looked very deeply into the horcrux reference here (because JK Rowling SUCKS). But I started thinking about the order in which the Harry Potter horcruxes were destroyed, and was curious if that order would line up with her rerecording chronology in any way.
I am happy to report back... that it DOES. 💥🤯💥
Here are a few things you will see referenced in this theory:
The Harry Potter chronological narrative
Rhetorical symbolism behind each horcrux
How each horcrux was formed and destroyed
The order of Taylor’s re-recordings so far
The prologues from each TV - what did Taylor say when presenting each re-record?
Promotional merch from each TV - what objects did Taylor use to market each re-record?
Key visuals from TV music videos and the Midnights MV series - what imagery did Taylor use to visualize her re-recording quest?
Table of Contents👇
00 - Setting the stage...
01 - Tom Riddle's Diary = Fearless
02 - Gaunt's Ring + Deathly Hallows = Red
03 - The Locket = Speak Now
04 - Hufflepuff’s Cup = 1989
05 - Rowena’s Lost Diadem = Karma?
06 - Harry Potter = Taylor Swift (Death of The Brand)
07 - Nagini = Reputation
08 - Conclusion: Karma, Reputation, then Debut
Theory Overview - TLDR (kinda)
Tap the header links in the Table of contents or below to read the full chapters. There are too many details and visuals to summarize in one post!
00 - Setting the stage...
In the Harry Potter series, we are led to believe that there are SIX horcruxes that must be destroyed before Voldemort can be defeated. Except there aren't six Horcruxes.
A late stage plot-twist reveals that there has been a secret seventh Horcrux along the journey with us this whole time... a corrupted shard of Voldemort that lives within Harry himself.
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01 - Tom Riddle's Diary = Fearless
Recapturing and visualizing adolescent experiences, with a particular focus on high school… yeah. This just feels right.
A young and ambitious wizard, who was able to craft an immersive, one-sided experience with a stranger that FEELS like a genuine conversation between two people.
Harry is sucked into a visual landscape of memories while remaining completely unaware of the true identity and intentions of the author.
ALL of that feels very true to the OG Fearless era - a lot of assumptions were made by the fans. For better or worse, this era really cemented her reputation as a diaristic songwriter.
Read the full chapter 01 →
02 - Gaunt's Ring + Deathly Hallows = Red
"There is nothing Dark about the Hallows - at least, not in that crude sense. One simply uses the symbol to reveal oneself to other believers, in the hope that they might help with the Quest." — Xenophilius Lovegood explaining the symbolism behind the Deathly Hallows
What’s something we all know about Taylor? She uses symbols to reveal herself to gaylors.
The Red prologue references a phone that RINGS, and themes of tortured by the ghosts of the past - Gaunts Ring contained the resurrection stone, which haunted him with the memory of his lost love.
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03 - The Locket = Speak Now
Themes of overcoming fear, confronting cowardice, going out to do something scary on your own.
These themes parallel what I see in Harry, Hermione, and Ron’s journey with the locket. The locket brought out much self doubt, unspoken truths, and regrets in all of them.
The process of destroying it felt endless, like they were frozen in time. During the quest to destroy it, they begin to fight a dragon in a vault. Except once learn the dragon was also a victim, so they help it, and together they escape the vault.
Strong visual parallels from the Bejeweled MV and ICSY
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04 - Hufflepuff’s Cup = 1989
Betrayal of values: Hufflepuff's Cup being transformed into a Horcrux symbolizes the corruption of loyalty and hard work, as it takes a cherished object associated with the Hufflepuff house, known for its values of dedication and fairness, and twists it into an instrument of evil by Voldemort, representing how even the most positive traits can be perverted when used for malicious purposes.
The 1989 era was marked by loyalty, friendship, etc. And it ended in betrayal. From the prologue: It turns out that the cocktail of naïveté, hunger for adventure and freedom can lead to some nasty hangovers, metaphorically speaking.
How did Harry and his friends break into Bellatrix’ vault? By Hermione spelling herself to look just like Bellatrix. Like a twin.
The treasure in the vault duplicates and burns those who attempt to steal it. Hermione duplicates Bellatrix to sneak into the vault. The hufflepuff cup horcrux is steeped in symbolism surrounding duplicity, doubleness. Both in deceit and literal double/ false twin objects. Does this parallel the lost sister album, Karma?
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05 - Rowena’s Lost Diadem = Karma?
Since we do not have a Karma prologue, I will analyze the next best thing: the prologue of Karma’s hypothetical sister album, 1989.
A closer look at the end of the Bejeweled MV, and the exile pocketwatch...
Symbolism of eagles and color theory
The story of the lost diadem revolves around secrets and confession of regret/guilt. “I stole the diadem... My mother, they say, never admitted that the diadem was gone, but pretended that she had it still. She concealed her loss, my dreadful betrayal, even from the other founders of Hogwarts.”
Helena was evasive, as she didn't appear to like telling others about her past, not even that she was Rowena Ravenclaw's daughter. She was remorseful of what she had done, but also extremely angry at the defilement of the artifact and her mother's legacy, [thats a real fucking legacy to leave] referring to the corrupted diadem as an abomination.
Etymology - "Helena" is a Latinate form of Helen, derived from Greek ‘ελενη (eleni) which means "torch" or "corposant" (source of light). [its time to step into the daylight Taylor]
It is only once Helena chooses to tell the TRUTH, to bring her deepest shame to life, that Harry can go on to destroy the other 2 horcruxes.
Read the full chapter 05 →
06 - Harry Potter = Taylor Swift (Death of The Brand)
What if I told you Voldemort could represent forced closeting/homophobia?
What if in the same way Voldemort accidentally attached a piece of his corrupted soul to Harry as a child, Taylor had a part of her that was homophobic, who wanted to closet, who wanted to hide?
What if that part of her has to die, before she can fight the larger issues of closeting and homophobia in the music industry
What if the death of her Reputation or the reclaiming of Karma leads to the sacrifice of the version of Taylor that most people know and love - the heteronormative legacy, “chosen one” Taylor?
What would the death of Taylor Swift look like? Does it mean her legacy is dead, and reborn with the re-release of debut after all is said and done?
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07 - Nagini = Reputation
The final Horcrux created by Voldemort was a vicious snake, reinforcing his connection to Salazar Slytherin. [Taylor’s last rerecord?]
Once Voldemort realized his other Horcruxes had been compromised, Nagini was encased in a protective magical sphere and ordered to stay close. (I swear I've seen this visual in a MV) Is that why Taylor WONT F-ING RELEASE IT?? lol
While everyone believes Harry to be dead, Neville steps in. Neville is in many ways, a mirror image to Harry. He was born on the same day, his parents were also rebels, and he was functionally orphaned for the same prophecy - it could have been about him OR Harry.
But Harry was chosen, and Neville remained eclipsed in his shadow. It is only once Harry the chosen one is gone, that Neville finds the courage within himself to step into the light and fight.
In the chaos of that moment, Harry reveals himself to be alive, reborn. And then he vanquishes the dark lord once and for all.
Final Battle for Taylor’s Masters: What if the death of Brand Taylor, who partially wanted to remain in the closet forever [lost fearless leader anyone?], allows for Taylor’s shadow self to step in and “finish the job” with Reputation.
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08 - Conclusion: Karma, Reputation, then Debut
Harry was a great wizard, with many unique talents. The part of him that was Voldemorts ate him alive, but it also afforded him skills and advantages that other wizards lacked.
Taylor is a great musician, with many unique talents. The part of herself that seeks to stay in the closet ate her alive, but it also afforded her skills and advantages that other musicians lacked.
Anti-Hero Music Video - Secretly resurrected after being killed, while everyone is still fighting each other.
Read the full chapter 08 →
Final Conclusion:
Karma blows up the legacy began by Debut, Reputation addresses that death, and Debut is reborn from the ashes.
Obligatory side note - I hate JKR. She's the worst. I refuse to credit her in any way. This is an effort to reclaim what I once loved as a queer kid, and make it GAYER.
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Guyssss I got to meet Karlie😭😭😭😭😭😭 I went to Karlie's Spaghetti Code Book release at Barnes and Noble and she took photos with everyone.
I wore a daisy print dress and when it was my turn to take a photo with Karlie she said "I like your dress" and I said "big fan of the daisy print" hahahaha
I felt so crazy lmao. To the left of Karlie there were some people that might have been her security? Or maybe assistants of some kind? And on my way out one of them said "I like your dress" with a knowing smile hahaha
Drag Race Canada just did an episode where the runway category was called LAVENDER HAZE and not 1 but TWO queens did a Lavender Marriage look with judges saying "A Lavender Marriage! Awww she thinks she's straight passing"
This episode featured guest star Robby Hoffman who has on the record flat out stated that they believe Taylor is gay
Drag Race further doubled down by directly attributing the theme to Taylor Swift by quoting Lavender Haze in the posts
Welcome Back Lover era, I think it's just about time to calm down all over again...
you guys, what does it mean if there’s rust all over my door that i swear wasn’t there yesterday and the air smells alarmingly salty? have i never needed anything more, or should i be concerned?
“If someone has the pic can they send it in or attach it. I cannot find it, but have heard others mention it.”
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The books having a red balloon on it like the one in Endgame where Taylor is playing a game labeled Endgame but we all know the game is actually called snake. The game where you keep building on the body of the snake until eventually you run out of room and the game ends and you start new.
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Just saw a TikTok saying world pride is in Amsterdam this year. Last day is August 8th.
Another date to look out for.
I never watched the clip from Amsterdam that Taylor played a part in until today, she’s ran over by a vehicle and the two men she was speaking to while in distress get accused of pushing her.
The actual person who pushed her was a man in the window who saw she was about to spill a secret about the friend of the family whom the two men believed to have been poisoned. She nearly spilled something dangerous that the friend saw and knew about.
The scene is so particular because one of the guys (the doctor) in the scene loses his right eye after being hit by the car door that ran her over. The other one is a lawyer who saw the man who pushed her but no one believed him, only the words of the hysteria in the crowd.
What truly stood out was Taylor’s character saying, “They have interests in the alliance and he knew that. But he wasn’t gonna go along with it.” I haven’t watched the full film for context on the man but the scene is in the beginning of the movie and it’s looks like a flashback.
People are already talking about it so imma say it here as well. In the Today show interview, Karlie visibly winced when the interviewer said Travis name after Taylor’s name. It gives she’s not friends with this guy at all. We know a few years back in Miami he was at her house gathering party but who’s to say she wasn’t the one getting introduced to him that night.
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To add to the Today interview body language. I do believe it’s either she’s not cool with 🚜 or the word “friends” is just such a word she still winces at when it involves her and Taylor. Her past interviews when people say friends/besties about them, Karlie has a tell, a sign of discomfort as if she’s holding something in.
I keep remembering a run of Hamlet I saw a few years ago, where the Ghost was costumed in full plate armour which was very noisy, and instead of muffling it, they had him crash across the stage, stomping so the whole set rattled, and he said all of his lines in a bellow, like he was furious with Hamlet.
And the thing that made it absolutely terrifying was that Hamlet was the only one who reacted. He was cowering, and covering his ears with both hands, and yelling to be heard over the noise.
And no one else seemed to know why he was doing that. The other actors didn't even raise their voices.
That's scary, something so loud and painful, and REAL, and the people around you don't even notice it, and think that you're the crazy one.
I feel so insane about ai. I've had face-to-face conversations with people who use it for therapy, who use it to calculate the safety of pill interactions, who use it for all their emails and grant applications and legal documents and academic papers and finance sheets and for every single question they have about the world, and if you tell them about the ecological costs they just laugh and say "I guess I've used a lot of water." and I've been in multiple gatherings of 10+ people where I'm THE ONLY PERSON who doesn't use chatgpt. it's turning me into a ranting raving pariah, because how don't you people see??? why don't you understand??????? this bullshit didn't exist five years ago, you absolutely do not need it, and it is destroying everything
my friend just had an art show and they were communicating with the gallerist over email. They could clearly tell that the gallerist was using AI to respond to their emails, but just rolled their eyes and moved on.
and then on the day of the show, my friend asks, "where is the camera I requested?"
gallerist: "you didn't request a camera"
my friend: "I did, and you confirmed that you would have one here."
gallerist: "that isn't true."
and then she proceeded to pull up the email thread, and my friend could see that every single email they had sent had been summarized by AI, and that the gallerist had then had AI write a response to them based on the AI summary, and that the AI had detected that they needed a camera, and confirmed on behalf of the gallerist that they would bring a camera, but because the gallerist had offloaded the work of actually reading and responding, she simply hadn't actually made any note of it herself, therefore didn't bring it, nor did she even know one was needed.
so my friend had done all of this communication about their needs and expectations to be able to make the show possible, and the person whose job it was to read that information and get it done had simply.... not read the information and not done it. because AI.
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There is such a double standard in the way male family annihilators under duress and women who kill their children in the midst of extreme mental illness are treated by the press. A man loses his job or gets served divorce papers and immediately kills all of his children and himself in front of his wife instead of seeking help and he is the poster boy for the mental health crisis and there are serious discussions about how men feel their only worth comes from providing an income. A woman suffers from extreme postpartum mental illness and actively seeks treatment for days, weeks or months and is genuinely failed by the mental health system and her support system and finally kills her children and tries to kill herself because her brain keeps telling her to do it and she is painted as the most cold, calculating, evil and despicable monster the world has ever seen. There are mothers saying they also suffered from postpartum anxiety/depression/psychosis and they NEVER thought about killing their kids so obviously she just hated her children because the thought of mental illness being so severe it can make a mother a danger to her own children is scarier than framing it as an isolated act of intentional evil.
The media and society at large is always handholding patriarchal violence and disproportionately condemning and punishing women who act in ways that are considered counter to the romanticized ideal of a mother or wife. The media is always discussing men’s mental health when the problem is often that men refuse to seek it because they resent the idea of a loss of control or social stigma while women are begging and pleading with their support systems and psychiatrists for help and receiving none. There is a serious mental health crisis in this country, we repeat that over and over again and then fail people when they show signs of serious mental illness or beg for help.
We already know the justice system and particularly the justice system in the state of Massachusetts hates women and some of the pieces of information weaponized against Lindsay Clancy make me think there is every possibility her trial will go the way of the first Andrea Yates trial.
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in "hoax" i'm getting sapphic vibes from "stood on the cliff screaming give me a reason" which reminds me strongly of pivotal scenes from portrait of a lady on fire...
