Category Archives: Fan Theory

SPOILERS AHEAD   We know that Centaurs are incredibly skilled with Divination – far beyond the capabilities of most humans. They read the future through the movement of planets, and after Firenze is is banished from the other centaurs, he teaches Divination at Hogwarts (showing it to be his specialist subject). Throughout the Harry Potter series, the magical community as a whole seem sceptical of Divination, and a lot of people don’t believe that it’s possible to truly read the future using it’s methods. However, from hints that J.K Rowling leaves throughout the series, Divination is more accurate that the…

What was assumed to just be a wizarding fairytale in the Tales of Beedle the Bard, The Tale of the Three Brothers turns out to be based loosely on fact, and the reason that the trio learn about and eventually find all three of the Deathly Hallows. The tale revolves around Death promising to grant the wishes of three brothers who all desire very different things, and despite each brother being given what they ask for, Death comes to eventually claim each of the brothers for himself. A popular fan theory notices that Death, and each of the three brothers,…

  Lord Voldemort using Professor Quirrell manages to fool Albus Dumbledore, the most powerful wizard alive, throughout Harry’s entire school year in Hogwarts. He successfully conceals his identity and eventually tries to take the Philosopher’s Stone, only to be foiled by an eleven year old Harry Potter. Sound a bit far fetched? There’s a good chance there might be more to it. A popular fan theory suggests that Dumbledore purposely set up events to lead Harry to successfully take back the Philosopher’s Stone himself, knowing that only he could do it.   Dumbledore Confides in Hagrid   Harry first finds…