Harry Potter Theories By: GS187

The Gryffindor Trio:
Hermione, Harry, and Ron

I had finished the Harry Potter series about eight months ago. While I was reading it I couldn’t help but imagine reasoning behind J.K. Rowlings decisions made in her writings about Harry Potter.. I have some intriguing theories.

The Dursley Family 

I believe that the Dursleys are mean because Harry is a horcrux. In Harry Potter and  The Deathly Hallows it says that Ron left  Harry and Hermione while hunting horcruxes because the horcrux that was Salazar Slytherin’s locket in their possession was making him mad. Along that reasoning,  since Harry was a horcrux, the Dursleys would obviously

be mean to Harry. As the reader is introduced to the Dursleys, they show no love nor compassion for Harry who is in their care. Perhaps they are unable to since they’d lived with the horcrux that is Harry for 11 years.

Harry Potter being sorted by the Sorting Hat

In Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone the Sorting Hat chooses the house you go into, but my theory suggests not for Gryffindor. The only way to get into Gryffindor is to ask the Sorting Hat to put you there. This is evident with many people including Neville, Hermione, and Harry. Neville is probably the least bravest person in Hogwarts when he steps up to the Sorting Hat. We can only suspect that he asks to be in Gryffindor. Hermione is very clever and is obviously supposed to be put in Ravenclaw but somehow gets put in Gryffindor. We have no other reason to think she got placed into Gryffindor then asking the Sorting Hat to put her there. And finally, Harry. Here’s where we get actual proof. The Sorting Hat wants to put Harry in Slytherin, but Harry specifically asks not to go there. Now, Harry doesn’t directly ask to go to Gryffindor, but I believe that the house Harry fits into most aside from Slytherin is Gryffindor.

The Elder Wand

The Magic number throughout the Harry Potter series is seven. There are seven books in the Harry Potter series, seven horcruxes revealed, and Voldemort tries to kill Harry seven times. I reason this is why the Elder Wand is so powerful. If you look at the Elder Wand it has seven raised areas on its surface. I think that those seven areas give it great power.

The Harry Potter Book Series, a Must-Read!

I hope you enjoyed the theories about the Harry Potter series. If you have only watched the movies, I highly suggest reading the books. They are wonderful pieces of literature, and are very exhilarating books.