It’s hard to believe it’s been close to two decades since the first Harry Potter book was released. Chances are, the Harry Potter series make up the only real books you actually still read, and you are literally SO excited about the upcoming release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Needless to say, addiction is real, so any time J.K. Rowling speaks up, we listen. And this time, she’s bestowed upon us a fan theory she loves—which of course means we’re whipping out our beloved boxed set for another read.
If you’ve been keeping up with all the theories floating around the Internet over the past several years, you’ll know that fans have always supported the idea that Voldemort, Snape and Harry make up the Three Brothers from the Deathly Hallows—Voldemort represents the first brother, who wishes for the Elder Wand so that he can defy death; Snape, whose love for Lily is eternal, represents the second brother, who asks for the Resurrection Stone; and last but not least, Harry represents the third brother, who wisely chooses to use the Invisibility Cloak.
And it doesn’t end there—obviously, Dumbledore has to be tied in here somewhere, because when is he not? The theory hypothesizes that Dumbledore represents Death, whom the third brother greets “as an old friend,” reminding us of that moment when Dumbledore greets Harry in the train station on the brink of death. But that’s not the only coincidence—each of the Hallows are granted by Death, and it’s interesting to note that Dumbledore has owned each of the Hallows at some point throughout the series. Not only that, Death is the only thing the first brother (Voldemort) fears, and we all know that Dumbledore was the only wizard Voldemort was truly afraid of. It makes sense, right? Well, we’re not the only ones who think so.
Dumbledore as death. It’s a beautiful theory and it fits. https://t.co/QqTQm2QnI0
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) August 21, 2015
YES. The queen has spoken.