+412 The example of foreshadowing J.K. Rowling uses in the fourth book, when Harry's telling Dumbledore about how Voldemort used his blood to bring himself back to life, and it says that Harry saw what looked to be a gleam of triumph in Dumbledore's eyes, is so incredible it definitely proves that she's one of the greatest writers ever, amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

She IS one of the greatest writers ever!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Who cares what foreshadowing is we really don't need a definition of it...she is just so great of a writer

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Actually, it really is, because I've talked about this before, and no one else realized that, I only realized it because I think a lot about everything I read, and when I'd read them the first time, I'd thought about what that "gleam of triumph" could really mean. And yes she really is a great writer, I'm just trying to prove it to everybody who disagrees.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You might actually need to explain this one to me, though I'm sure that it makes me sound like an idiot...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Ok @@199071 (amazinglyawesome): Ok so you've read all the books right? Well in the last one, when Harry and Dumbledore are in that in-between place when Harry "died" and Dumbledore told him that because Voldemort used his blood, he kept Harry's mothers protection alive, so he couldn't kill him. Dumbledore knew this, and that was why he had the "gleam of triumph" in his eyes then.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Ah, makes sense. I'm definitely going to have to get my books out though. But even without getting this, I knew that J.K. Rowling was a freaking awesome writer. xD -points to about me-

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Haha yes she definitely is

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I still don't get how this is foreshadowing. Haha, so it was pretty subtle for me. Help!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Ok so Voldemort using Harry's blood to bring him back to full body was what ultimately destroyed him in the end, right?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Ohh! Uhh.. I think I get it... maybe?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Because the fact that Voldemort used his blood kept Lily's protection alive, so he couldn't kill Harry.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Oooooh ok, thanks guys. :)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Exactly, so basically, Dumbledore was so freaking brilliant that he had a pretty good hunch that Voldemort using Harry's blood would keep that protection alive. 10 points to Dumbledore!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

either that or dumbledore got the first hint that harry was a horcrux.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Snape kills Dumbledore

by Anonymous 13 years ago

indeed he does. at the end of the 6th novel.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yes and but then in the 7th you find out that he isnt a complete douche.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

And that, my friends, is one of many examples of why the Harry Potter series is better than any other. (Specifically one rhyming with Schmilight) :D

by Anonymous 13 years ago

And that is how someone managed to bring another unrelated book into what was actually a cheerful conversation, about Harry Potter. You hate Twilight. We got it.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

:) it was bound to happen eventually! o_O

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I love the foreshadowing J.K. uses, and how she brings her story to life, but just to personally point out she is not the only one to do this. If you likies how Rowling wrote her books, Terry Goodkind did it just as well (if not kinda better, because of the level he was writing to) Both authors are wonderful at writing out a story

by Anonymous 13 years ago

As I've re-read the whole series I've found MANY examples like this. I think she is one of the greatest authors ever!!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I totally agree :)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

spoiler alert..

by Anonymous 13 years ago

J.K rowling is sooooo amazing!! :D agreed agreed agreed

by Anonymous 13 years ago

i don't know if anybody else noticed but i was recently re reading the second book and i noticed that dumbledore said " tom riddle is the last living ancestor of Salazar Slytherin does anyone else understand what this could mean

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I just recently found out that because Tom Riddle and Harry were both descendants of the Peverell brothers that Harry and Tom are very very very distantly related.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Also, in the 5th book she mentions the heavy locket that none of them could open, and it turns out that it was a horcrux. :D

by Anonymous 13 years ago

And hey in GoF, Moody (who was actually Barty Crouch Jr) asked Neville about the Cruciatus Curse, and said 'Yeah, you'd know about that' or (something along those lines). Then in the Pensieve, Harry saw Crouch Jr being accused of torturing Neville's parents.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

But it was actually Bellatrix who did that... this was more foreshadowing of the enmity between Bellatrix and Neville, i think

by Anonymous 13 years ago

But they said that he was present at the torture, right? so he was like an assistant kinda person.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Was he? I guess I forgot that part... :/

by Anonymous 13 years ago

yeah, there was a whole load of stuff but that was one :)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yes there was a whole load of stuff along these lines of amazing foreshadowing that I've found while reading Harry Potter over and OVER this is just the one I find most amazing

by Anonymous 13 years ago

hi five, fellow harry potter nerds!! that is a good thing, btw

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Thank you very much, and Harry Potter nerds are amazing sooo... :)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

so true

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Wait, there's one thing i'm not clear on... did Harry become a Horcrux when Voldemort took his blood or the night his parents died?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The second one.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I recently reread the series in reverse order. In Half-Blood Prince there are so many references to the barman at the Hog's Head (Aberforth). I couldn't stop laughing because while it seems completely random to someone reading it for the first time, it's rather important for Deathly Hallows.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

How does use of foreshadowing classify someone as one of the greatest writers ever? A lot of writers use it and technically speaking, anyone can if they just plan their story ahead or edit in a few things after they've written a story.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Because her foreshadowing isn't obvious in the slightest, it's the most brilliant piece of foreshadowing I've ever seen, personally. Plus, this is just an example of her exemplary writing

by Anonymous 12 years ago