Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter
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| Fanwork | |
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| Title: | Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter |
| Creator: | Galadriel Waters, Astre Mithrandir, Wizarding World Press |
| Date(s): | December 12, 2002 (first edition) January 23, 2003 (second printing) |
| Medium: | Book |
| Fandom: | Harry Potter |
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Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter is a 2002 book analyzing books 1-4 of the Harry Potter series and making predictions for the books to come.
The authors identified four key "Rules of Constant Vigilance" about JKR's writing.
- If she reinforces it, she means it.
- If she suddenly interrupts something, she's hiding a key clue!
- There's no such thing as a coincidence.
- Don't take a character's word for it.
The work may have been the inspiration or inspired by the transformative works of fandom, because many of the themes discussed became or were recurrent fanons imagined and used by countless authors over the years.
Theories proposed
- The character we know as Remus Lupin is actually James Potter: "Remus Lupin is probably dead. The Remus J. Lupin we know is probably James Potter switched into Lupin's body with a Switching Spell. (Was that Lily's work?)"
- Someone cast a Memory Charm on Neville Longbottom when he was an infant.
- Harry Potter is a direct descendant of Godric Gryffindor.
- Lily Potter is likewise descended from Salazar Slytherin.
- Professor Quirrell may still be alive and "getting stronger".
- "There are overwhelming signs that Snape is a vampire."
- We will probably see the Mirror of Erised again.
- Harry is immune to poison, and was likely poisoned by the Acromantula in Book 4 without knowing it.
- Suspected important magical properties in the socks Dobby made for Harry, and in the sweaters made by Molly Weasley.
- The "Florence" character mentioned in the Pensieve in Book 4 was turned into "Firenze" the centaur from Book 1.
- There is a significance to the numerous times JKR describes characters with long fingers.