Timeline for In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix it seems Dumbledore makes a portkey that only Harry can use. Am I interpreting this correctly?
Current License: CC BY-SA 3.0
12 events
| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2015 at 13:03 | comment | added | Ian Lewis | @Stark07 In the world of magic visualisation plays an important part of spell casting. My own assumption here is that Dumbledore visualised the parameters of the spell as he verbalised 'Portus'. If we accept this idea then Harry would have been the target of the portkey and no one else. | |
| Apr 30, 2014 at 4:55 | comment | added | Stark07 |
Is it possible that Portus ignores the wizard/witch casting the spell right after it is cast? A sorta protection measure so that the castor doesn't get ported the moment the enchantment takes hold? I know there is no canon reference for this.. But could be..
|
|
| Dec 5, 2013 at 20:35 | vote | accept | balanced mama | ||
| Dec 5, 2013 at 20:34 | comment | added | balanced mama | @AnthonyGrist lol, nor is it unlikely Dumbledore would take the risk anyway given other "risks" he takes in the series. | |
| Dec 5, 2013 at 12:58 | comment | added | Anthony Grist | @balancedmama Perhaps equally logical, but not equally likely. Dumbledore managed to orchestrate the events of Deathly Hallows before his death, his being able to time a Portkey correctly doesn't seem like much of a stretch. | |
| Dec 5, 2013 at 12:51 | comment | added | Anthony Grist | @ratchetfreak Fanfics aren't canon, so they aren't relevant. I don't think there's any canon evidence that Portkeys with external triggers actually exist in the Potterverse. | |
| Dec 5, 2013 at 9:57 | comment | added | ratchet freak | or he made a portkey with an external trigger, like (as you see often in fanfics) voice activation | |
| Dec 5, 2013 at 5:23 | history | edited | BESW | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
added 550 characters in body
|
| Dec 5, 2013 at 4:50 | comment | added | balanced mama | Hanlon's Razor is more like if you can explain it with stupidity that is more likely than an explanation using malice. | |
| Dec 5, 2013 at 4:46 | comment | added | balanced mama | Do you mean Occam's razor? Yes, but your theory carries the assumption there are only two versions of a portkey, as well as teh idea that Dumbledore could time things just right. The possibility of a third version we simply don't learn about in the rest of the books is equally logical. I still appreciate your theory though. | |
| Dec 5, 2013 at 4:09 | comment | added | balanced mama | I don't know, that seems fairly risky. If it had activated a moment too soon, Dumbledore would have been transported away leaving Harry there to answer questions. | |
| Dec 5, 2013 at 3:47 | history | answered | BESW | CC BY-SA 3.0 |