Harry Potter Article: A List of Harry Potter Theories

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posted by FallingWitch

There have been a lot of Harry Potter theories, ranging from the ridiculous to the strange to the horrifying.

I have composed a list here.

Please comment any other theories you know of that I've missed. :)

Also: there are major spoilers in some of these. Next to each one, if there is a spoiler, I will write the book that it spoils, so if you haven't read that one: skip that theory.

1. The Dursley Family is Justified (Spoils Deathly Hallows)

This is one of my favorites, by the way. Now, we all know that Horcruxes often corrupt people (the medallion, Riddle's diary) and Harry is, as it was revealed in the seventh book, a Horcruxes. So wouldn't it make sense that Harry has a 'bad energy'? This could explain why the Dursleys were so mean to him - yes, they hated Wizards, but some people needed more of an explanation and deduced that Harry simply annoyed people.

2. Draco Malfoy is a Werewolf (Minor spoiler)
Lucius Malfoy pissed Voldemort off later in the series, and what else would He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named do then send Greyback after Lucius's son? Draco was bit after his fifth year ended.

3. Dumbledore is Ron
Okay, this one is plain crazy, but I love it. This theory states that Ron is a version of Dumbledore, gone back in time to help out Harry. Think about it: Ron and Dumbledore are described as having the same appearance... Yeah, no. This I still an insane theory.

4. Harry is Crazy
This one is really sad, and made me half-depressed for an hour. The theory goes like this: Harry went so crazy because of his uncle and aunt that he invented a whole world for himself, a world where magic existed... And this theory actually makes sense. Harry imagined a world where he was the Chosen One, where he defeated a powerful wizard, where his parents died for good, where he had friends and was famous. It's sad, but even J.K Rowling approves. She said this was her favorite fan theory.

Anyways, do you have any other Harry Potter theories to share?

Flickerflame, ImAnEasel and 1 other like this

zanhar1 Bellatrix is a horcrux is one of my favorites. Lol Ron is Dumbledor, illuminati confirmed.

glelsey Nice compilation! I think out of these I'd only heard the first one before, the others are all new to me. :) I especially like the third and fourth ones. I'm a sucker for wacky time travel stuff so the idea of Dumbledore sending his kid self back in time to assist and befriend Harry is just the perfect mix of insane and awesome. And the fourth one is such a mind-screw it's great.

BlackVeilPsycho I like the last one

Flickerflame The Ron one is hilarious... they don't really look the same. I think they're eyes are meant to be a different shade of blue, Ron's being darker, and Ron has bright ginger hair while Dumbledore's was auburn. And then there's the fact that they had completely different families and childhoods.... The Dursleys one is interesting. My theory there is that their abuse and neglect of Harry was actually trying to protect him in a way - they genuinely believed it could "squish" the magic out of him so there wouldn't be a risk of him dying like his parents did.

ImAnEasel ^ I prefer that Dursley theory. It's very heartwarming. Also, I think if Harry being a Horcrux had that much of a negative effect on people, then more people would have pushed him away.

Flickerflame Good point. But maybe magic has a bit of a shielding effect, so it has a stronger effect on a Muggle family?

Pinnipedi I heard a theory that J.K. Rowling is actually Rita Skeeter but that's just plain ridiculous.

Flickerflame ^I've heard that one too, or a similar one. That she's a witch who's been employed by the Ministry of Magic to publish Harry's story in the Muggle world disguised as a work of fiction.

starxroyale ahh that last one ruined my childhood

elsafan1010 The last theory is insane. I would cry if it was real.. I mean Hermione, Ron, Voldemort, Hagrid, Draco, Lucius, Narcissa and many more are just a-dream? WILD..

LowriLorenza89 ^It's even more tragic than it being a dream, it's him hallucinating it all. I've read some books and seen some episodes of TV series which suggest something similar, but it's normally done as only suggesting this as an alternate interpretation of the story. It's also a bit of a funny theory though, because one of the first things you tend to be taught about creative writing is that you should avoid the "and it was all a dream after all" type ending.

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