Harry Potter Speculation - Page 21

DolphinChicaDDD · #1 10-31-2004, 11:58 AM

THE DOOR IS OPEN AGAIN ON JK'S WEBSITE!!

just in time for Halloween...didn't think JK would let us down.

I'm off to figure it out

BetteDavisEyes · #2 10-31-2004, 12:57 PM

Do not read this if you want to figure out what's behind J.K.'s door all by yourself. Just pass this post up b/c it has spoilers for those of you who are curious but don't want to do the work yourself or don't have time.
First of all, you're going to have to be patient to get the clues & solve the puzzle.
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Now, you have to wait for Peeves to show up & knock down the vase of flowers. Once he has done that, a bunch of keys are going to start popping out of the vase. You have to work quickly b/c the keys start flying away after a while. Grab any key & try to fit it in the doorlock. Keep at this until the right keys turns & the door opens. Now, open the drawer on the lower left side & grab the magnifying glass. Drag the magnifying glass to the stack of papers on the left side. You'll have to answer a riddle to get the clues. Now skip this part of you don't want the answer to the riddle.
The answer is CHAPTERS. You'll then see pages fly out. You can only click & drag on three of the pages. They will give you the titles to three of the chapters from Book 6, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Chapter 2 is called SPINNERS END
Chapter 6 is called DRACO'S DETOUR (so excited about this one b/c it is a whole chapter dedicated to Malfoy. *sigh*)
Chapter 14 is called FELIX FELICIS (Is this Latin?)

Have fun with it & all the speculation kiddies!

SSS1365 · #3 10-31-2004, 01:08 PM

WARNING, don't read my post if you didn't want to read the big spoiler one, because it's in response to that one!
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Originally posted by BetteDavisEyes
FELIX FELICIS (Is this Latin?)

Yes, it is Latin. I thought it was the scientific name for cat, but when I looked up I got a definition of "happy, lucky, fortunate."

BetteDavisEyes · #4 10-31-2004, 01:26 PM

I knew it! J.K. uses Latin extensively. However, I'm confused now. In the times they are facing, what could possibly be happy or lucky? Hmmm...

DolphinChicaDDD · #5 10-31-2004, 03:14 PM

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Originally posted by BetteDavisEyes
Chapter 2 is called SPINNERS END
Chapter 6 is called DRACO'S DETOUR (so excited about this one b/c it is a whole chapter dedicated to Malfoy. *sigh*)
Chapter 14 is called FELIX FELICIS (Is this Latin?)

I was going to wait, but since someone else already posted...

Spinners End: First thing that came to mind- no apostrophe. No one is dying in chaper 2. Almost sounds like a place (think: Godrics Hollow).

Draco's Detor: Note the apostrophe here. If you think about the definition of detor (from Webster's; As a noun- a deviation from a direct course or the usual procedure; especially : a roundabout way temporarily replacing part of a route. As a verb-1 : to send by a circuitous route 2 : to avoid by going around : BYPASS ) Ok so, Draco gets send in around about way, but does it mean literaly (as in Harry sends Draco off course) or figurately, as in Draco takes a change from his normal muggle and harry hating self to align with Harry to accomplish a goal. Its a detour because he surprises himself. For some reason, I want to think its the later of the two.

Fleix Felicis: Sounds like a spell to me.

Don't really have time to think about the other 2 much...but Draco's Detour intrigued me a bit.

velouria · #6 10-31-2004, 06:11 PM

Felix, Felicis is actually two forms of the same word, so whatever context you put it in doesn't really make sense(and I'm taking Latin, so I've been trying hard to figure this out!)
best guess would be that it's a spell. who knows.

James · #7 10-31-2004, 06:13 PM

Geek

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Originally posted by DolphinChicaDDD
I was going to wait, but since someone else already posted...

Spinners End: First thing that came to mind- no apostrophe. No one is dying in chaper 2. Almost sounds like a place (think: Godrics Hollow).

Draco's Detor: Note the apostrophe here. If you think about the definition of detor (from Webster's; As a noun- a deviation from a direct course or the usual procedure; especially : a roundabout way temporarily replacing part of a route. As a verb-1 : to send by a circuitous route 2 : to avoid by going around : BYPASS ) Ok so, Draco gets send in around about way, but does it mean literaly (as in Harry sends Draco off course) or figurately, as in Draco takes a change from his normal muggle and harry hating self to align with Harry to accomplish a goal. Its a detour because he surprises himself. For some reason, I want to think its the later of the two.

Fleix Felicis: Sounds like a spell to me.

Don't really have time to think about the other 2 much...but Draco's Detour intrigued me a bit.

chideltjen · #8 11-01-2004, 01:15 PM

Ugh... so I'm not quick enough to grab the keys. I'm going to try again at home since I'm at work.

Do I have to clear cookies/temp internet files to get the keys to show up again? I tried to get Peeves to knock over the vase again and when he did, keys didn't pop out.

Guess I'll have to wait til I get home to view the Mugglenet screen shots (they aren't working on my Mac.)

velouria · #9 11-01-2004, 02:34 PM

www.godrics-hollow.net has some great theories on "felix, felicis". I would recommend checking that out.

Watched the first movie again last night and was wondering about the significance of Susan Bones, being that she was the only other student shown being sorted (and into my house, Huffepuff, to boot!

chideltjen · #10 11-01-2004, 05:11 PM

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Originally posted by velouria
www.godrics-hollow.net has some great theories on "felix, felicis". I would recommend checking that out.

Watched the first movie again last night and was wondering about the significance of Susan Bones, being that she was the only other student shown being sorted (and into my house, Huffepuff, to boot!

There have been a few theories behind Susan. The fact that both of her parents were killed by Death Eaters and she is an orphan (as mentioned in book 4 or 5 I think) seems to catch everyone's attention.

velouria · #11 11-01-2004, 05:43 PM

chideltjen, I have a Mac too and I haven't had any problems. Are you using Safari? That worked fine for me.

The keys take forever, unless you're really lucky. =( It took me about 20 minutes of dragging them to the door and watching them fly away again.
and the only thing back there are the titles, so it's really kind of anticlimactic if you already know what the titles are.

chideltjen · #12 11-01-2004, 06:04 PM

Nah... I'm on IE. It's probably my problem. Oh well... I like my compy at home anyway.

I'll probably just wait for Mugglenet to post their screen shots correctly.

lyrica9 · #13 11-01-2004, 07:46 PM

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Originally posted by velouria
the first movie again last night and was wondering about the significance of Susan Bones, being that she was the only other student shown being sorted (and into my house, Huffepuff, to boot!

yes and this is because she is the director chris colombus' daughter. i dont think there's more to it than that.

and, i think this is proved by the fact that she's magically a gryffindor in the second movie, simply for more screentime.

chideltjen · #14 11-01-2004, 08:00 PM

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Originally posted by lyrica9
yes and this is because she is the director chris colombus' daughter. i dont think there's more to it than that.

and, i think this is proved by the fact that she's magically a gryffindor in the second movie, simply for more screentime.

I learn something new every day. HA!
But I do remember reading about her in the books though.

BetteDavisEyes · #15 11-01-2004, 09:25 PM

Do remember that Susan Bones is mentioned more and more in the later books. In Book 5, we start learning more about her background & family life.