Ohio University Harry Potter Alliance

Harry’s birthday is July 31st; theoretically, Harry could have been conceived on Halloween.

Harry’s parents were murdered by Voldemort.

Quirrell lets in the Mountain Troll.

You will notice that none of the six from the old generation survived. The kids each have traits from the old generation but they’re here to fix the past, and thus must survive the series to metaphorically right the past. Some may raise their eyebrows at Luna as Snape, but just as Harry represents James (the popular kid who was good at quidditch, but didn’t become arrogant like his father) or like Peter and Neville (two people who could have been cowards, but Neville rises to life’s challenges) Luna mirrors Snape in being mocked, a pariah, Looney Lovegood and Snivellus. Instead of being resentful, she rose above it, and loved herself regardless. 

I’m getting mad, so here’s something I’ve realized while reading The Order of the Phoenix again. (Please keep in mind that my books are in Italian and some concepts might be hard to explain, I apologize for my English mistakes)

In chapter 14, when The Trio talked with Sirius, he said that two years before Dolores Umbridge had written a law against werewolves that made it almost impossible for Lupin to find a job.

Now ask yourself this question. Why two years?

What had happened two years before? During Harry’s third year? Oh, right. The Magical World had discovered that one of Hogwarts’ teachers (someone who was in constant conctat with their children) was a werewolf. Does that ring any bell?

But that’s not all! If we take a look at chapter 15, in the Daily Prophet article we can see a familiar name: Remus Lupin. In a newspaper. Where everyone can read it. “The werewolf Remus Lupin”. No wonder he couldn’t find a job! And it’s not the first time the Daily Prophet has written about him, as it’s stated in the article itself. There must have been a huge scandal when it had all come out.

So basically, when Snape decided he couldn’t bear not having what he wanted (for example, SIRIUS BLACK GETTING KISSED BY A DEMENTOR) and spilled the secret, he didn’t only tell the whole school. He didn’t only tell the kids’ parents. The told the whole Magical World.

He told the whole Magical World that a man who had kept his condition secret all his life was a werewolf.

And the Magical World responded with a law against werewolves.

So, basically, Snape didn’t only ruin Remus Lupin’s life. He ruined the life of every single werewolf in the UK.

Harry’s birthday is July 31st; theoretically, Harry could have been conceived on Halloween.

Harry’s parents were murdered by Voldemort.

Quirrell lets in the Mountain Troll.

let’s talk about daphne greengrass, who loved her sister more than anything and broke free of her family’s prejudices when was young. who wanted to be a healer but instead was thrown into a war where everybody assumed she was on a side she wouldn’t have taken, just because she wore green and silver and her blood was pure. about daphne greengrass, who liked to clean up her own section of the dormitory before the house elves could and stayed up late into the night talking to her best friend about all the gossip they could possibly talk about. about daphne greengrass, who had the entire student body falling at her feet with a single wink but never bothered to try and fall in love. daphne greengrass, who loved the world and loved herself and hated how the revolution came.

let’s talk about millicent bulstrode, half-blood as she was, who acted tough to mask her fears. who knew spells nobody else would have ever wanted to use. about millicent bulstrode, who knew she straddled a line between safety and danger, and was always prepared for the scale to tip. about millicent bulstrode, who was defensive of everything she was and everything she would ever be and hated the things that made her who she was. millicent bulstrode, who went home to rising fear every year and had to tell herself that she would make it out of this war, even if it meant she had to hurt other people to do it.