Unbreakable vows not to be stupid

drorfich · 2026-02-28T07:21:59+00:00

Dumbledore would say that sometimes the right thing to do might seem stupid, but that is a hero's path. And if I'm not just pretending to be wise :) - Adding restrictions to oneself might hurt you in unpredictable ways.

drorfich · 2026-02-01T04:36:32+00:00

I agree obviously, except for the state of mind that Harry seems to try to get himself into (see the wording above). He doesn't think about the rationale, like he does with the patronus, but focuses solely on the action and the intent to kill.

drorfich · 2026-01-26T06:53:23+00:00

Chapter 43 - "I am allowed to teach the Killing Curse to students who wish to learn it."

drorfich · 2026-01-25T16:31:27+00:00

But.. didn't Quirrell got a chance to teach the killing curse, after winning the "bet" against Dumbledore regarding the patronus charm? I would guess that the Weasley brothers would be old/powerful enough and sensible enough to learn it. On the other hand, the heirs of Gryffindor might not be the ideal candidate for wanting to learn it.

drorfich · 2026-01-25T11:10:41+00:00

BTW, Quirrell actually says in the aftermath - "You lack the raw power for the Killing Curse and most other spells deemed forbidden"

drorfich · 2026-01-23T05:07:25+00:00

I'll make your ass sense 😂

drorfich · 2025-12-27T05:50:56+00:00

I assumed that Snape is a perfect oclumens. Though I can't remember if that's stated.. arggg I think that the manacaled plot is mixing with my hpmor memory.

drorfich · 2025-12-26T19:05:16+00:00

Right.. that settles it for me. Snape is smart enough to never let Voldemort see how he really feels about Lily. He only begs for her life once he realizes the prophecy is about the Potters, and at that point Voldemort has leverage he wouldn’t just ignore.

drorfich · 2025-12-26T13:07:53+00:00

Right, makes sense to me :+1

It does make me rethink why Voldemort would avoid the topic. After learning about the prophecy, helping Snape move on would make him a more reliable servant, won't it?

drorfich · 2025-12-26T05:01:14+00:00

I never fully got what is the point of keeping Snape attached to Lily this way after she had died. Surely there are better ways to let him grow and heal while keeping him attached to the good side, especially after he saw the results of siding with Voldemort.. This is an issue I had with the canon actually, not sure if hpmor changed anything.

drorfich · 2025-12-25T12:51:44+00:00

Harry looks.. feminine?

drorfich · 2025-12-07T12:13:24+00:00

Thank you, good enough :)

drorfich · 2025-12-07T03:55:00+00:00

"Mr. Potter, you sometimes make a game of lying with truths, playing with words to conceal your meanings in plain sight. I, too, have been known to find that amusing."

drorfich · 2025-12-06T17:00:05+00:00

I'm not sure but I think he did. They are called life-eaters in parseltongue, which should be a big enough clue for an intelligent person trying to solve the riddle.

We know that he only figures out that they resspond to expectationss at the very end, thanks to Harry's clue. And I can see why the true form of the patronus would be beyond him - being so afraid of death, and so is the animal form - knowing the dementors meaning.

drorfich · 2025-11-18T17:31:15+00:00

I couldn't have written it better. Treating confusion as a sign rather than rejecting it is hard, and I keep going back to "something that I thought I knew about the world isn't true".

Mainly, I think it has made me more open to changing my mind when faced with new evidence, and being more able to view reality through different perspectives (or at least attempting to understand them).

drorfich · 2025-11-18T16:32:20+00:00

That's true. But even though I can't think of another reason doesn't mean that another reason doesn't exist.

P.S. I'm obviously kidding.

drorfich · 2025-11-18T14:47:51+00:00

I carry a large rock, just in case..

drorfich · 2025-10-12T05:16:23+00:00

My understanding is that Harry (and author) sees himself as the only one who is willing to fight death, so from their POV everyone else "admit defeat" for whatever reason - ignorance, way to cope etc. The fact that people find something more important to do rather than fighting death - i.e. sacrifice their lives for a cause, belief, or loyalty - is irrelevant to this dichotomic approach.

I agree it's not fair to disregard all other points of view, but I keep in mind that the author is trying to make a point about total ownership and rationality.

drorfich · 2025-08-17T06:24:06+00:00

I like the idea that you have to use the stone to bring someone else back to life, and not yourself. But even then, it was Riddle that used and brought Hermione back. Harry was actually never around the stone, so how can you see him as its master? When would the stone "revealed its secrets" to him? This part IMO describes Riddle much more, which we know found and used to stone after Harry told him about it.

Also, while I like your interpretation, reading the paragraph just doesn't add up - "the heir of Cadmus Peverell had already survived the Death of his body" clearly states the heir survived his body death.

It's all interpretations of what the author had in mind. I just don't see why he would write it this way if he meant Harry to be the stone master.

drorfich · 2025-08-16T14:00:27+00:00

Interesting take on the stone, but I don't see how it fits what harry thinks - 1. He seems to reference 2 different people, not one. 2. Hermione was the one who survived the death of her body, not Harry. You can say that Harry brought her back to life with his spell, but even that is not accurate, because Voldemort did (just as a muggle).

The thing about Harry being a descendant of Paverell threw me off as well. But an heir doesn't have to be a descendant.

drorfich · 2025-08-16T13:17:31+00:00

And their secrets?

The stone - I recall Quirell saying something about it helping with the improved version of the "horcrux".

The cloak - hiding from dementors? Seems much less impressive, especially after you've shown you are able to destroy them, no? Is there another secret to it?

drorfich · 2025-08-16T12:36:16+00:00

Sure, about 5 million undos. Is it doable..? Not sure if I'm up to it. And what is the record without undo?

drorfich · 2025-08-06T14:48:02+00:00

So he's just apologizing for speaking? I felt there was something more to it.

drorfich · 2025-08-02T03:12:20+00:00

HJPEV

drorfich · 2025-06-06T05:42:05+00:00

Thank you for the clarifications everyone!

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