Did Harry Potter Really See His Parents In The Graveyard?

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Did Harry Potter really see his in the graveyard?

He saw the spirits of all people that had died by Voldemort's wand up to that point. This included the spirit of his parents

. He saw reflections of their memories. It's not as if their would be ghost (like; they were never ghosts) spirits got transported to the graveyard.

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What made Harry's parents appear in the graveyard?

It was just a spell that revealed the last curses you used(and which ones you use on people) that was caused by

the Priori Incantem effect created by the unique relationship between Harry's and Voldemort's wands

. It was also used on Harry's wand at the beginning of the book after the Quidditch Cup.

How did Harry's parents show up in Goblet of Fire?

Why didn't Harry know where his parents were buried?

From a plot standpoint. Having never visited his parents grave before this point,

builds up Harry's desire to visit his parents grave more and more

. Leaving it as a possible destination that Dumbledore, or the Death Eaters wanted him to eventually end up in, in the hopes of passing on a message or capturing him.

Did the Burrow burn down in the book?


The Death Eaters didn't burn down the Burrow in the books

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The Weasley's house is named the Burrow. Warner Bros. Most of these mistakes are about scenes or details that the films left out, but in “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” the filmmakers actually added a scene.

Where do the Weasleys live after their house burns down?

The Weasleys were forced to abandon their home during the height of the Second Wizarding War when they became targets of the Death Eaters. Arthur and Molly also moved back to

the Burrow

following the Battle of Hogwarts. Their home eventually became “quite the photo op for wizarding history buffs”.

Why did Priori Incantatem happen?

3 Answers. Show activity on this post. In the books, Priori Incantatem only happens once, when Harry and Voldemort's wands connect during their duel in the graveyard at the end of Goblet of Fire. This happens

because their wands both contain a feather from the same phoenix (Fawkes)

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Why was everyone mad at Harry in Goblet of Fire?

Ron was angry because

he believed Harry had gone behind his back to put his name in the Goblet

. He felt Harry should have told him and taken him along so he could have put his name in too. Ron was upset that it was always Harry in the spotlight, never him.

Why did Lily and James appear in Goblet of Fire?

Why did James Potter appear before Lily during the priori incantatem at the end of Goblet of Fire?

Given that Lily sacrificed herself for Harry, it makes more sense that Lily would have appeared before James as she would have been killed after him, and therefore more recently.

Why did James come out of the wand before Lily?

The Problem

As I said before, in early editions, James comes out of Voldemort's wand first. That implies, since the spell come out in reverse order, that

James was killed after Lily

, and that is inconsistent with what the previous books and Voldemort's own words have led us to believe.

What happens if you refuse to compete in the Triwizard Tournament?

Harry has to compete because if he doesn't,

he'll die

(probably). In what can only be described as the stupidest plot-twist ever, it turns out that in a competition designed to be entered by children, the Goblet is set to mete out a severe punishment to anyone who refuses to take part.

Why did Harry see his parents in the mirror?

Most prominently he sees his mother and father smiling down at him and it is this that is ‘

nothing more or less than the deepest, most desperate desire

‘ of young Harry's heart. This fundamental part of Harry Potter – this longing for a real family – reveals a lot about his experiences up until this point.

Was Harry's dad a bully?

All Potter fans know the story: Harry glimpses Snape's “Worst Memory” in fifth year and discovers that his father was not the great guy that any orphaned child would prefer to envision.

His dad was a horrible bully

who tormented fellow classmates and had a towering ego to match.

Why does Harry's scar hurt when Voldemort is near?

J. K. Rowling stated that the pain from Harry's scar on his forehead was caused by

the piece of Voldemort's soul trying to leave his body through the wound it entered to rejoin its master's soul

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How did James and Lily get rich?

In the final canon, as others have pointed out, they made their fortune by

selling hair care products

. It was Fleamont who took the family gold and quadrupled it, by creating magical Sleekeazy's Hair Potion (‘two drops tames even the most bothersome barnet').

Why didn't the Weasleys fix their house?


The magical integrity of the object would not be restored

. Their house was definitely held up by magic – so even if they used the Mending Charm it'd just fall down again.

Did the Weasleys rebuild the Burrow?

Aftermath. After the incident

the Burrow was rebuilt during the rest of Harry's sixth year

. The attack also helped Harry and the rest of the wizarding population realise how easy it was for Death Eaters to get him and that better protection was required wherever Harry intended to stay.

Why did Ron have a seizure?

Is the burrow a real house?

Designed by artist John Kahn, who designed and built sets for the Muppets and Fraggle Rock,

the four-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bathroom house is basically a real-life Burrow

just waiting for its next owners to come home and love it.

Why is Hermione always at the Weasleys?


Probably because they were busy a lot with being dentists and she was bored being at home by herself, so they would let

… hoggywartz reblogged this from potter-plotholes and added: Personally, I think the reason she wanted to spend the time at the burrow has more to do with how she felt more…

Why did the Death Eaters burn the Burrow in the book?

While they succeeded in drawing Harry out into the open, they failed to capture him as several members of the Order of the Phoenix came to his protection. While all of its inhabitants were outside, except the family ghoul, the Death Eaters burned the Burrow to the ground after

failing to capture Harry Potter

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Did Cedric's dad blame Harry?

Harry managed to escape the graveyard and honoured Cedric's request, returning him to his devastated parents (Amos openly sobbed later while Harry explained what happened). Amos thanked Harry for returning Cedric's body, and assured him that

they did not blame Harry for his death

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How did Harry and Voldemort's wands connect in Deathly Hallows?

A connection between the two would be similar to how Harry and Voldemort's wands were connected because

they both shared a feather from the phoenix Fawkes

. That caused Voldemort so many problems he ended up taking Lucius Malfoy's wand, and when that failed he became obsessed with acquiring the Elder Wand.

How did Harry Block Avada Kedavra?

Who put Harry's name in the Triwizard Cup?


Barty Crouch Jr.

Used A Powerful Charm To Put Harry's Name In The Goblet Of Fire. The Triwizard Tournament traditionally featured one student from each of the three schools in attendance.

Why did Moody put Harry's name in the goblet?

So, in conclusion, Barty Crouch Jr. bewitched the goblet

so it can forget that there are only three schools participating

. Later, he put Harry's name in it and since he was the only candidate from that false school, the goblet spat his name out.

Why is Ron so angry in Deathly Hallows?


Because he was wearing the Horcrux locket that exacerbated all his negative character traits

. He has had a temper in the past and was quite a baby about Harry being in the Triwizard Tournament, so much so that he wouldn't speak to Harry.

Why did Voldemort call Lily a Muggle?

Was Lily Potter an Animagus?

James Potter

James's Animagus form was that of a stag, which earned him his nickname, Prongs. Strikingly, Harry's Patronus was a stag and

his mother Lily's was a doe, a female deer

, showing that the family's characters were in harmony and formed part of the same animal group.

What does the J stand for in Lily J Potter?

Lily was a woman of sound moral principles and would stand by them no matter what it cost her, though her actions sometimes were ineffective. On at least one occasion, she called out

James Potter

and Sirius Black for their bullying of her best friend, Severus Snape.

Why didnt Lily and James hide Hogwarts?

Was Lily Evans a prefect?

12 Perfect: Lily Evans

She didn't fall prey to the charms of James Potter and even stood up for people like Snape who was frequently bullied by James and his friends.

Lily was so impressive at her job as a Prefect

that she was eventually chosen to become the Head Girl during her time at Hogwarts.

How long were the potters in hiding?

It doesn't sound as if there was a very long delay between the warning and the casting of the Fidelius, either: so on the face of it this makes it seem that Snape passed on his warning (and perhaps defected) only about ten days before the Potters were killed, and they were only in hiding for

a week

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Why did Harry see his parents in the mirror?

Most prominently he sees his mother and father smiling down at him and it is this that is ‘

nothing more or less than the deepest, most desperate desire

‘ of young Harry's heart. This fundamental part of Harry Potter – this longing for a real family – reveals a lot about his experiences up until this point.

What is Priori Incantatem Harry Potter?

Harry discovers something awful about Lord Voldemort when their wands connect at the end of Goblet of Fire; all of Voldemort's regurgitated, old spells were murders. The spell is known as Priori Incantatem, where

a wand forces another wand to reveal the spells of its past

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