When you watch any of the Harry Potter films the last family you would ever think could have a meaningful impact on Harry Potter’s life would be the Dursley’s. The family who Harry Potter stays with in the Muggle world are a bunch of bumbling idiots. One thing’s for certain. They probably know little to nothing about the wizarding world let alone care about Harry Potter.
However, an amazing new fan theory just came to light that might give the Dursley’s some serious impact on all of the films. Reddit user iShootWithACamera has pointed out that every Christmas gift we see Harry receive from his Muggle relatives can be directly related to one of the three Deathly Hallows.
Let’s take a look at all three and check out what the Reddit user had to say.
First Year The Dursley’s sent Harry a fifty-pence piece, a representation of the Resurrection Stone.
Second Year The Dursley’s sent Harry a toothpick, a representation of the Elder Wand.
Fourth Year The Dursely’s sent Harry a single tissue, a representation of the Invisibility Cloak.
Here is the rest of the theory
Could this be a coincidence? Maybe, but given the detail JKR put into the series, it wouldn’t surprise me that she planned this, if even subconsciously. I know what you’re thinking: I left out the presents from the other years because they don’t fit my theory… Curiously, I’m not, the Dursley’s only sent Harry these three presents.
Edit The gifts aforementioned are all Christmas gifts, there is discussion about socks given to Harry from the Dursley’s, but I believe those might have been a birthday present…
Does this not blow your mind? You gotta hand it to J.K. Rowling. She didn’t miss a thing!
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