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How definitive is the fate of Voldemort at the end of Harry Potter?
We have an unequivocal statement that Voldemort died, based on the description of the fight from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
And Harry, with the unerring skill of the Seeker, caught the ...
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How did Pettigrew survive Hogwarts as a rat?
In the third book, once Crookshanks the cat is introduced, Pettigrew’s survival indeed becomes a challenge. In the first two books, however, Crookshanks is not around. The only other cat mentioned at ...
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Had Voldemort used somebody else's blood, would he have been able to kill Harry in the final duel?
The original protection only extended until Harry turned seventeen:
“We can’t wait for the Trace to break, because the moment you turn seventeen you’ll lose all the protection your mother gave you. ...
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Does anyone have a full explanation of the riddle in The Cursed Child
The explanation above is correct. However, the third part is just “tor”, not “tors”. It refers to a singular mountain or a singular route to take. The fourth part is simply “s”, like an s-turn, and ...
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Why did Harry being prepared to let Voldemort kill him "make all the difference"?
He just repeated his mother's protection charm.
A willing sacrifice of one's life in protection of another is what protected Harry from Voldemort for years. The fact that Harry didn't quite die is no ...
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How did they know Harry hadn't read the first letter?
I believe Mrs Figg, Harry's neighbor, (seen in the Order of the Phoenix) tipped Dumbledore off. She's a Squib and a member of the Order of the Phoenix and she was stationed to live near Harry in order ...
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Looking for HP fanfic: Powerful Harry, because basilisk-venom and phoenix-tears battle and strengthen his core
Deadly Eyes of a Phoenix Reborn by Watermelonsmellinfellon has the same sort of summary you mentioned.
In the summer after his second year, something unexpected happens to
Harry. Changes are ...
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Why did Dobby cheat his master?
Dobby acted to protect Harry despite the Malfoys' implicit wishes because he respected Harry for ending Voldemort's reign of terror and restoring the status of house elves, who were treated "like ...
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How did Bill and Percy get 12 OWLs?
Percy and Bill got twelve O.W.L.s in the fifth year, while Hermione wanted to pass all twelve subjects in the third year. This implies that the schedule varies depending on what year you study, and ...
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Fan fiction where Snape adopts Harry Potter
A Year Like None Other by aspeninthesunlight.
Harry yells for Snape in Chapter 29:
The windows in the hospital wing shattered into millions of tiny shards as the stone walls abruptly buckled, then ...
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What was peculiar about Harry's hearing being before the Wizengamot?
As Dumbledore later states during the course of the hearing, it is obviously unusual to run a ful criminal trial in front of the whole Wizengamot only for a small case of underage magic. What would ...
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Why would Hermione be worried about question 14 b?
Ron and Harry wanted Hermione to pretend to be worried about question 14b so she had an exuse to stand outside the staff room. Remember that the boys didn't know that she had already recieved her mark ...
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