59 replies to this topic

[Padme]

@Rocket Your answers lead me to conclude that you are indeed either Harry Potter or Tom Riddle. Sub cats for snakes and it works. If this is true, sign me up for being a Death Eater. I know you're gonna win this time.

[Swar]

@Padme I'd probably have a heart attack and drown if I went there. I have no problem looking at pictures or watching videos, though. But seeing it live... A couple months ago, I almost passed out in a boat, and it wasn't really moving. It's an irrational fear.

[NapisaurusRex]

@Tauriel ...damn lady I didn't know you were so into the aquatics . You already have the mermaid hair you just need the fin and shell bra. New codex name: Ariel  pls dress your children up as Flounder and Sebastian. Paisley can play Melody!

#piscesproblems

@argonate @Jess Thank you for making this quiz the equivalent to the shrieking shack. Your houses have each been awarded an a** midget. Props to Napi for introducing me to said possession.

Next you get a man platter! Congratulations!

[pancakeface]

@argonate @Jess Thank you for making this quiz the equivalent to the shrieking shack. Your houses have each been awarded an a** midget. Props to Napi for introducing me to said possession. 

 

 

@Padme Uhmm what now? I don't think it's something I want to google. The last time I googled something from Jess I had to (figuratively) wash behind my eyeballs. 

 

 

 

2. If you were an animagus what form would you take?

Some sort of aquatic creature like a fish. 
 

3. If you were to be a mythical creature from HP what would you be?

A mermaid. 
 

4. What would your Patronus be?

A dolphin.

 

Considering your affinity for these. We can get you something for your birthday from here http://www.freshwate.../request-quote/

[Padme]

@Padme Uhmm what now? I don't think it's something I want to google. The last time I googled something from Jess I had to (figuratively) wash behind my eyeballs. 

 

 

It's cute. Trust me Just dont envision it in action

[pancakeface]

Using my resurrection stone on this thread.

 

Can we talk about Horcruxes? Some questions.

 

1. Like what are the official rules you think? Because I'm sure if the point were to make somebody invincible that you could make a grain of sand or the Atlantic Ocean your Horcrux. Maybe it has to be something incredibly dear to the creator or maybe it has to be something which was once incredibly dear to someone. I mean I haven't read HP in a long while and I was on a borrowed copy of the last one so I kind of had to speed read and missed any "rules".

 

2. If you could make a Horcrux from a living entity (such a Nagini), would it not have made more sense to make a Horcrux out of a Phoenix?

 

3. If the Phoenix dies and is reborn, does it count as the Horcrux being destroyed or would that be the one true indestructible Horcrux?

 

4. If you make a Horcrux out of an egg and somebody poaches it? If it's hatched? Would the Horcrux be destroyed the moment the shell is cracked or would it transfer to it's next form (be that eggs benedict or a basilisk).

 

 

Also,

 

It's cute. Trust me Just dont envision it in action

 

YOU LIED.

[Padme]

Using my resurrection stone on this thread.

 

Can we talk about Horcruxes? Some questions.

 

1. Like what are the official rules you think? Because I'm sure if the point were to make somebody invincible that you could make a grain of sand or the Atlantic Ocean your Horcrux. Maybe it has to be something incredibly dear to the creator or maybe it has to be something which was once incredibly dear to someone. I mean I haven't read HP in a long while and I was on a borrowed copy of the last one so I kind of had to speed read and missed any "rules".

 

2. If you could make a Horcrux from a living entity (such a Nagini), would it not have made more sense to make a Horcrux out of a Phoenix?

 

3. If the Phoenix dies and is reborn, does it count as the Horcrux being destroyed or would that be the one true indestructible Horcrux?

 

4. If you make a Horcrux out of an egg and somebody poaches it? If it's hatched? Would the Horcrux be destroyed the moment the shell is cracked or would it transfer to it's next form (be that eggs benedict or a basilisk).

 

 

Also,

 

 

YOU LIED.

 

 

Horcrux's evoke the first rule of magic. That's the best that I know, maybe someone else knows more? Basically if you tamper with the sacred mysteries of magic aka the essence of life you will suffer the worst consequences. i.e. when we see Voldemort's shrivelled dying body in that 'purgatory' kind of scene in the final movie. Where we know that it is likely that death would be preferred. Herpo the foul is the only other wizard I know of that created horcruxes and Professor Slughorn stated that he believed if he was alive that he would rather be dead in the state he would be existing in. 

 

I do believe though that these items have to be something you believe hold valuable and are of intrinsic value to your life. Horcruxes are difficult to destroy so I believe they would also be somewhat 'immortal' while they are a horcrux because they hold an 'immortal' soul within them. It's interesting to me that Nagini didn't come back like Harry did since Nagini was also a living creature. 

 

As for Fawkes (the phoenix we know the most about), or any other phoenix there are a number of contributing factors as to why they wouldn't make a suitable horcrux. Firstly, they are an immortal being, if what I hypothesize is true then it would seem impossible to dock a piece of a mortals soul attempting to be immortal in another already immortal being. Also, all things in nature balance out usually in the real world and fictionally. If one did bond their soul to a phoenix there would then be a way to destroy a phoenix. This is impossible, therefore it would not be able to be done. Phoenix's also have healing abilities with their tears which I assume is a reaction inside themselves so if a foreign wizard/witch tried to perform this spell it's possible the phoenix could 'heal' themselves before it could bond. Just an idea. If this were possible it is likely that one of the only wizards able to perform this bonding would of been dumbledore since he was bonded to Fawke's quite deeply on many levels. It is possible that this is the truth since Fawke's 'died' and Dumbledore was killed after this passing making it possible for him to die but he lived for an extended period of previously and was attributed to the philosophers stone but doesn't explain how he lived after it was 'destroyed.' Also attributed to his ownership of all the hallows? Something to consider. 

 

I think it would be very unwise to make a horcrux out of an egg since they are fragile. If you were to make a horcrux it would likely be to the baby creature inside of it, be it a chicken or basilisk. If you made it out of a cooking egg then it would likely be ruined when someone cracked it since cooking changes the composition of the egg. As well, things that were once easily destroyed become difficult to destroy once they are a horcrux so perhaps the egg would then not crack and be more difficult to destroy.

 

Just a few thoughts... nerding out. These might be wrong since I'm not quite up on my HP knowledge as I used to be. 

[pancakeface]

Horcrux's evoke the first rule of magic. That's the best that I know, maybe someone else knows more? Basically if you tamper with the sacred mysteries of magic aka the essence of life you will suffer the worst consequences. i.e. when we see Voldemort's shrivelled dying body in that 'purgatory' kind of scene in the final movie. Where we know that it is likely that death would be preferred. Herpo the foul is the only other wizard I know of that created horcruxes and Professor Slughorn stated that he believed if he was alive that he would rather be dead in the state he would be existing in. 

 

I do believe though that these items have to be something you believe hold valuable and are of intrinsic value to your life. Horcruxes are difficult to destroy so I believe they would also be somewhat 'immortal' while they are a horcrux because they hold an 'immortal' soul within them. It's interesting to me that Nagini didn't come back like Harry did since Nagini was also a living creature. 

 

As for Fawkes (the phoenix we know the most about), or any other phoenix there are a number of contributing factors as to why they wouldn't make a suitable horcrux. Firstly, they are an immortal being, if what I hypothesize is true then it would seem impossible to dock a piece of a mortals soul attempting to be immortal in another already immortal being. Also, all things in nature balance out usually in the real world and fictionally. If one did bond their soul to a phoenix there would then be a way to destroy a phoenix. This is impossible, therefore it would not be able to be done. Phoenix's also have healing abilities with their tears which I assume is a reaction inside themselves so if a foreign wizard/witch tried to perform this spell it's possible the phoenix could 'heal' themselves before it could bond. Just an idea. If this were possible it is likely that one of the only wizards able to perform this bonding would of been dumbledore since he was bonded to Fawke's quite deeply on many levels. It is possible that this is the truth since Fawke's 'died' and Dumbledore was killed after this passing making it possible for him to die but he lived for an extended period of previously and was attributed to the philosophers stone but doesn't explain how he lived after it was 'destroyed.' Also attributed to his ownership of all the hallows? Something to consider. 

 

I think it would be very unwise to make a horcrux out of an egg since they are fragile. If you were to make a horcrux it would likely be to the baby creature inside of it, be it a chicken or basilisk. If you made it out of a cooking egg then it would likely be ruined when someone cracked it since cooking changes the composition of the egg. As well, things that were once easily destroyed become difficult to destroy once they are a horcrux so perhaps the egg would then not crack and be more difficult to destroy.

 

Just a few thoughts... nerding out. These might be wrong since I'm not quite up on my HP knowledge as I used to be. 

 

Terry Pratchett on the first rule of magic: "You could do it all by magic. You could wave a wand and get twinkly stars and a fresh-baked loaf. You could make fish jump out of the sea ready cooked. And then, somewhere, somehow, magic would present its bill, which was always more than you could afford."

 

In which case, it makes sense why he would choose Nagini instead of like one of the forks in Hogswarts

 

Spoilers for book 6 and possibly 5

Spoiler

I'm a horrible person in regards to balancing things out fictionally, like I can see why they need to do certain things for the sake of the story but I can't help but wonder about the "rules" so to speak. I just like to explore the soundness of imaginary worlds/situations I guess. In any case, I think you've raised some very good points about phoenixes which didn't occur to me before. Because phoenixes are immensely powerful but also pure creatures. And I would imagine making a horcrux is something which is like gluing a plastic dinosaur to something, it's terrible and uncomfortable and gross. It requires either a dormant vessel (artifacts which don't protest), a willing participant (Nagini) or a subject so weak it can't fend off such an attack (Harry?). Since phoenixes are pure, they are naturally averse to such an atrocity and since they are powerful they are capable of rejecting attempts to foist in on to them. Not to mention the horcrux is symbolic of damage and taintedness while a phoenix is pretty much the exact opposite so it would make perfect sense to be incompatible, even if as you say, the phoenix were to be willing in the case of Dumbledore.

 

That's quite the thought. I always imagined horcruxes to take up something in it's totality so I've never really thought of it like that. Like, the soul fragment resides in the inherent eggness of the egg. But I guess that's true, how alive is the egg? Because if a baby turned into a horcrux remains a horcrux as it grows up...I suppose it's reasonable to expect an egg-residing living creature turned into a horcrux remain a horcrux when it hatches? I could see why it would stop being a horcrux after becoming an omelet tho. I wonder if it tastes extra good or bad?

 

I'm such a nerd

[Esther]

I mean, I got my doubts that anyone still cares, but I dig these quizzes.

 

1. What would the boggart appear as to you? Huge spider or else luggage requiring itself to be packed after I'm late for a flight home.

 

2. If you were an animagus what form would you take? Huge spider. 

 

3. If you were to be a mythical creature from HP what would you be? Probably the huge spider.

 

4. What would your Patronus be? Um, maybe a huge spider?

 

5. What house would you be in? Ravenclaw. Or Slytherin, but probably Ravenclaw. 

 

6. Who is your HP spirit animal? (What character do you feel represents you best?) Aragog. Everyone irritates me and I want to eat them.

 

7. If you were to pick one of three deathly hallows and can't have any of the rest, which would you choose? Probably the cloak. 

 

8. If you had to make a horcrux what would you make it? Like an obsolete cell phone no one wants to steal. 

 

9. What would you see in the Mirror or Erised. Myself, Finally getting access to the marketplace on Neocodex. 

 

10. What food/treat/drink from Harry Potter do you most wish to try? Chocolate frog. I tried the fire whiskey. Too much like Fireball. Gross.

[mrscrowbar]

1. What would the boggart appear as to you?

 

 

 

 

A shark 

 

2. If you were an animagus what form would you take?

 

Butterfly

 

3. If you were to be a mythical creature from HP what would you be?

 

Niffler 

 

4. What would your Patronus be?

 

According to Pottermore, its a rabbit 

 

5. What house would you be in?

 

Ravenclaw, also pottermore official

 

6. Who is your HP spirit animal? (What character do you feel represents you best?)

 

I'm a Hermione for sure. 

 

7. If you were to pick one of three deathly hallows and can't have any of the rest, which would you choose?

 

Invisible cloak.

 

8. If you had to make a horcrux what would you make it?

 

An old nokia.

 

9. What would you see in the Mirror or Erised?

 

A nice house that I OWN 

 

10. What food/treat/drink from Harry Potter do you most wish to try?

 

Chocolate frogs! So simple, but so cool. I'd have all the cards.