Parallelism between the books

The Best Wizard

Can you mention some of them? It will be funny find a lot of them now that the saga has ended.

The Best Wizard

2-6

In the second book, Snape finds Harry and Ron who arrive late at school. In the sixth book Harry arrives late at school and has to go at the castle with him.

aaron

1-7
*Griphook, Grindelwald, Gringotts, Snitch, Ollivander
2-6
*Mysterious book, horcruxes, young Tom Riddle
3-5
*Sirius, Lupin, Buckbeak, Azkaban escapees

Poor Goblet of Fire is left in the dark!

Anyways, 5-7: Ministry of Magic/Umbridge.

The Best Wizard

4-7

Harry and Ron argument ;-)

brian6

4-7
We see Krum and Fleur. Plus Harry and Ron have a fight. Also, in GoF LV rises and in DH he dies. MoM scenes, too.

The Best Wizard

1-4-7

Harry victorious at the end. A clue about how the saga will end.

aaron

4-7
Priori Incantatem.

Pensieve Seeker

Book 1- Ron sees his heart's deepest desire in the Mirror of Erised on Christmas night.
Book 7- Ron sees his deepest fears in the locket horcrux on Christmas night.

(I forgot who stated this, but I do remember reading it somewhere.)

decarus

I think there are real connections between 1 and 7. Such as Harry learns the first part of what happened the night his parents died in SS and then learns the full story in DH. Hagrid carrying Harry in both. Harry on Sirius' motorbike first coming to the Durlsey's and then leaving them. Gringotts and Griphook. Then there is the first showdown between Voldemort and Harry and then the last.

I think that there is similar connections across in all of them. Like in 2 and 6 which are the second and the second to last. We first learn part of Voldemort's past in CoS and then learn more of his history in HBP. Harry defeats the first horcrux in CoS and then Dumbledore destorys the second in HBP and they learn what they are. Then in 3 and 5, Harry learns about Sirius and thinks he is trying to kill him and finds his godfather and then in 5 they become close and Harry ends up losing Sirius.

It is like the story that began in each parallel book begins and ends with those books. The story that began in 3 ends in 5, the story that began in 2 ends in 6, and the story that began in 1 ends in 7.

decarus

Harry gets the first deathly hallow in SS and then gets the other two in DH.

decarus

The snitch from SS comes back again into the story in DH.

Richard

There are many and i cant think of any how sad

decarus

Harry gets Hedwig in SS and then she dies in DH.

Richard

Siriuss bike

Festax0333

2
and
7
Chamber of Secrets is used to destroy a horcrux

dobby_freak19

1-7
Hagrid´s motorbike :P just a random one

TheDoctor

3 and 5: Lupin encourages more hands-on methods and is the best DADA teacher, while Umbridge doesn't let them do magic at all and is generally considered the worst one.

Pensieve Seeker

Book 3- Harry first becomes infatuated with Cho.
Book 5- Harry becomes disinfatuated with Cho.

Books 2 and 6- the silver and opal necklace

decarus

2 and 6. In 2. Harry goes to Borgin and Burkes for the first time. Draco first looks at the hand of glory and learns that it can be used to see in the dark. Harry hides in the vanishing cabinet.

Then in 6. Draco uses the same vanishing cabinet to get into Hogwarts and the hand of glory to help the death eaters run through the darkness powder. And we learn more about Borgin and Burkes and how Voldemort work there for a time.

aaron

Yeah, Knockturn Alley appears in both 2 and 6, as well as the Burrow.

decarus

I also think there are connections between 1, 4, and 7. Like Harry first learns about the blood connection in 1 and then in 4 Voldemort uses Harry's blood and doubles their connection and then in 7 that doubled connection keeps Harry alive when Voldemort tries to kill him in the forest.

Also in 1 Harry first sees his parents in the mirror and then in 4 he is able to see them briefly and speak to them during the priori incantatem and then in 7 he speaks to them as they walk together in the forest again.

decarus

Also in 3 Hermione uses the time turner for the first time and in 5 the entire stock of time turners are destroyed when the kids go to the ministry.

TheDoctor

Yeah someone should ask JKR if the whole paralell book thing was intentional on her part because it is great.

Ollivander appears in 1, 4, and 7.

Pensieve Seeker

Yeah someone should ask JKR if the whole paralell book thing was intentional on her part because it is great.

It would have to be, imo.

Moaning Myrtle appears in the even books 2, 4, and 6.

decarus

If it was not intentional it is some crazy coincidences. I think it had to be purposeful which is really impressive.

2 and 6. The diary is introduced and destroyed in 2 and then we learn that it was a horcrux in 6.

Arogag the spider is shown being brought into the castle by Hagrid by the diary and then in 6 the spider dies and they show his burial.

Ginny is introduced in 2 and we find out she likes Harry and then in 6 Harry finally realizes he likes her and they get together.

aaron

Aragog makes an appearance in books 2 and 6. In Book 2 he is introduced, in Book 6 he is buried.

EDIT: Decarus beat me to it.

decarus

By seconds it seems.

The deluminator. Dumbledore uses it in 1 and then passes it on to Ron who uses it in 7.

dobby_freak19

By seconds it seems.

The deluminator. Dumbledore uses it in 1 and then passes it on to Ron who uses it in 7.

good one!

decarus

There is a boggart in 3 and 5.

aaron

There are also a few connections between 5 and 7:

-Ministry of Magic
-Umbridge
-Kreacher
-Grimmauld Place
-Room of Requirement (also appears in 6, I guess)

aaron

There is a boggart in 3 and 5.

Not to mention dementors!

decarus

Maybe Trelawney's prophecies. She first gives a prophecy to Harry in 3 and then we learn her part in the prophecies surrounding Harry's parent's deaths in 5.

I need to do a reread. It has been awhile.

decarus

Dragons in 1, 4, and 7.

The Best Wizard

Dragons in 1, 4, and 7.

Great. We should make a list. Another one:

1-Dumbledore lies Harry about what he sees at the mirror of Erised.
7- Harry discovers what he would see at the mirror of Erised (all his family united)

decarus

That was a good one Best Wizard.

The Best Wizard

This are the form of the paralelism:

1-7
2-6
3-5
1-4-7

1 Harry thinks that Snape is the real enemy and at the final chapter discovers that Snape was trying to protect him.

7 Harry hates Snape and wants to confront him. After he sees his memories, he discovers that Snape was trying to help him.

Pensieve Seeker

Book 1- Voldemort wants to use a stone to bring him to life to bring his evil back into the world.
Book 7- Harry uses a stone to help him to his death to take evil out of the world.

Book 2- The DADA teacher is Lockhart who is physically attractive, yet incompetent.
Book 6- The DADA teacher is Snape who is not good-looking, but very competent in the subject.

Book 2- Ron and Harry use Polyjuice Potion to turn into Crabbe and Goyle.
Book 6- Crabbe and Goyle use Polyjuice Potion to turn into two girls.

aaron

There are also connections between 5 and 7.

The Best Wizard

I think that the only books which could have a triple connection (that book and others two) are the first, the fourth and the seventh books. At the same time, you can discover connection between one of them and another book of the saga.

superpotterfan

There are a BUUUUNCH of connections, from 1 - 7... I can remember that in SS, Hagrid mentions briefly that a young man named Sirius Black lend him his motorcycle..

TheDoctor

I noticed something else today. So there are 7 major set pieces in book 7:

1. Seven Potters.
2. Ministry Infiltraion
3. Godrics Hollow
4. Xenophilius Lovegood
5. Malfoy Manor
6. Gringotts
7. Battle of Hogwarts

1 and 7 feature more Order members and Death Eaters. They are both the biggest battles in the book. Harry and Voldemort face off in both of them.

2 and 6 both feature disguises and the trio trying to sneak in somewhere to steal a horcrux.

3 and 5 are the "close calls" where Voldemort almost gets there and gets them.

Pensieve Seeker

I noticed something else today. So there are 7 major set pieces in book 7:

1. Seven Potters.
2. Ministry Infiltraion
3. Godrics Hollow
4. Xenophilius Lovegood
5. Malfoy Manor
6. Gringotts
7. Battle of Hogwarts

1 and 7 feature more Order members and Death Eaters. They are both the biggest battles in the book. Harry and Voldemort face off in both of them.

2 and 6 both feature disguises and the trio trying to sneak in somewhere to steal a horcrux.

3 and 5 are the "close calls" where Voldemort almost gets there and gets them.

Wow! Excellent observation! :)

UniversHarryPotter.c

1-5
Until 5 Harry is always thinking that is like Snape could read in their heads ! In fact in the 5 we learnt that this is the case .

The Best Wizard

2- Harry discovers that he speaks parseltongue

6- Harry understands the conversation between Morphin, Marvolo and one of the Ministry´s employees because he knows that language.

bereski

1-7 Harry Potter appear

Richard

1-7 Harry Potter appear

lol!

Accio_Log

1-7 Harry Potter appear

lol!

Nice!!

Richard

1-7 hermione and ron appear.... hogwarts appear....hagrid and dumbledore. SNAPE.

aaron

2 & 6 - Voldemort does not appeal in a whole form, but rather in the past, preserved by memory.

Richard

So im not smart? *sad face* :(

Richard

you doubt me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

haha