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Blood, The importance of blood in HP
BamaHP
post Jan 16 2006, 03:23 AM
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Throughout the books blood has become an important theme and device.  Blood is used in a physical sense, it is used to describe one's genetic background, and it is used as a magical substance.

Book 1:
    LV/Quirrell drinks the blood of a unicorn for a cursed rejuvination of life.
    Lily's blood in Harry protects him from being touched by LV.
Book 2:
    Blood is used to write the messages on the walls of Hogwarts.
    Hermione is called a mudblood, and we learn about pure-bloods, half-bloods, and mudbloods. This theme runs throughout the books.
Book 3:
    Lupin's blood has been cursed (or tainted) since he is a werewolf.
    More references to mudbloods and such.
Book 4:
    Harry's blood is used to bring LV back, and now Harry's protection from his mother is gone.
 

Book 5:
    Thestrals are attracted to blood.
    Aunt Petunia's blood gives Harry protection at the Dursley's.
Book 6:
    The title of the book is Half-Blood Prince.
    Snape and LV are half-bloods.
    Harry and Dumbledore give their blood to LV's secret door.
    The sectumsempra curse on Malfoy in the bathroom.
    Slughorn's fake blood in his attempt to hide from Dumbledore.
    Dumbledore's blood from his fall off the tower.
If you have any other mentions of blood or comments please discuss, or refer me to the forum where this is already being discussed.  What about blood in book 7?


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- BamaHP   Blood   Jan 16 2006, 03:23 AM
- - hpaddict   This is certainly an interesting topic and we...   Jan 16 2006, 12:03 PM
- - MonieLou   Blood seems to be a bonding tool for most magical ...   Jan 16 2006, 02:30 PM
- - Weasle Diva   Also the blood-replenishing potion for Arthur Weas...   Jan 16 2006, 03:43 PM
- - BamaHP   Oh I totally forgot about Arthurs snake bite. ...   Jan 16 2006, 03:53 PM
- - Pat_Rorrythe   There is also the scenes in book V when Harry has ...   Jan 16 2006, 05:50 PM
- - ~Mokey   QUOTE(MonieLou @ Jan. 16 2006,14:30 ) Blood s...   Jan 16 2006, 06:25 PM
- - fluffy333   there is a saying in Germany which translates to ...   Jan 16 2006, 07:30 PM
- - cloudpic   Then there is the whole thing with blood in religi...   Jan 17 2006, 12:38 AM
- - *~Avada_Kedavra~*   I think it just symbolises for goriness or somethi...   Jan 17 2006, 05:21 AM
- - actaeon   Blood Magic is particularly powerful.  Any se...   Jan 17 2006, 08:55 AM
- - ExplodingSnap   I seem to remember that in the ancient Middle East...   Jan 17 2006, 06:06 PM
- - halfakneazle   The power of an unspoilt life...very interesting. ...   Jan 17 2006, 11:38 PM
- - joann1971   I guess you could say Blood has always had magical...   Jan 19 2006, 09:10 PM
- - hpaddict   I think that JKR has used blood as a symbol of the...   Jan 20 2006, 01:12 AM
- - BamaHP   You could say that both Harry and LV have used blo...   Jan 20 2006, 10:07 AM
- - hck   Here are some other points/apssages where blood is...   Jan 20 2006, 10:40 AM
- - BamaHP   From Wikipedia QUOTEAmong the Germanic tribes (su...   Jan 20 2006, 04:22 PM
- - Paultunes   i think  JK shows that blood is important, it is t...   Jan 23 2006, 11:15 PM
- - fluffy333   one thing that just popped up in my mind was that ...   Jan 26 2006, 05:49 PM
- - memyslfnI   I found this and thought it was interestingQUOTEBl...   Jan 30 2006, 10:03 AM
- - queserasera   It's really interesting how blood signifies bo...   Feb 4 2006, 12:36 PM
- - mlwl   Question: Did Harry ever receive any of LV's b...   Feb 4 2006, 03:07 PM
- - BamaHP   LV's blood may not have entered Harry's bo...   Feb 5 2006, 10:27 PM
- - atschpe   Very interesting discussion here and alot to think...   Feb 11 2006, 07:09 AM
- - towerdweller   Rather than start a new topic, I thought I would p...   Sep 19 2006, 11:01 PM
|- - BamaHP   QUOTE(towerdweller @ Sep 20 2006, 04:01 A...   Oct 9 2006, 10:15 PM
|- - towerdweller   QUOTE(BamaHP @ Oct 9 2006, 09:15 PM) 9730...   Oct 10 2006, 02:45 PM
|- - BamaHP   QUOTE(towerdweller @ Oct 10 2006, 07:45 P...   Oct 10 2006, 03:44 PM
- - Saint_Helga   QUOTE(towerdweller @ Sep 19 2006, 08:01 P...   Sep 20 2006, 02:29 AM
|- - towerdweller   QUOTE(Saint_Helga @ Sep 20 2006, 01:29 AM...   Sep 20 2006, 10:39 AM
- - Pat_Rorrythe   I have never heard the theory which says that bloo...   Sep 29 2006, 02:41 PM
- - Shard   I think the point Pat, is that the precense of Blo...   Sep 29 2006, 02:43 PM
|- - S.u.n.n.y   QUOTE(Shard @ Sep 29 2006, 02:43 PM) 9628...   Oct 7 2006, 03:55 AM
|- - Aornis   QUOTE(Shard @ Sep 29 2006, 07:43 PM) 9628...   Oct 14 2006, 09:42 PM
|- - MissJubilee   QUOTE(Aornis @ Oct 15 2006, 10:42 AM) 977...   Oct 15 2006, 01:11 AM
- - Shard   Well Hagrid did say it himself in OOTP. "What...   Oct 7 2006, 09:55 AM
- - Pat_Rorrythe   it's not because people do have a heart that t...   Oct 8 2006, 09:02 AM
- - merrythought   I think when Hagrid says blood is important, he...   Oct 8 2006, 09:24 AM
|- - towerdweller   QUOTE(merrythought @ Oct 8 2006, 08:24 AM...   Oct 9 2006, 07:01 PM
- - towerdweller   I’m thinking the Thestrals could have come because...   Oct 10 2006, 03:50 PM
|- - BamaHP   QUOTE(towerdweller @ Oct 10 2006, 08:50 P...   Oct 10 2006, 06:55 PM
|- - towerdweller   QUOTE(BamaHP @ Oct 10 2006, 05:55 PM) 973...   Oct 10 2006, 07:12 PM
- - BamaHP   And they would already know the smell of Hagrid...   Oct 10 2006, 03:59 PM
|- - towerdweller   QUOTE(BamaHP @ Oct 10 2006, 02:59 PM) 973...   Oct 10 2006, 06:39 PM
- - BamaHP   I don't know. I think they licked it because ...   Oct 10 2006, 07:39 PM
|- - towerdweller   QUOTE(BamaHP @ Oct 10 2006, 06:39 PM) 973...   Oct 10 2006, 11:03 PM
- - Shard   lol Yeah they never bit into Harry or Hermione, so...   Oct 11 2006, 06:59 AM
- - BamaHP   QUOTE(towerdweller @ Oct 11 2006, 04:03 A...   Oct 11 2006, 09:17 AM
|- - towerdweller   QUOTE(Shard @ Oct 11 2006, 05:59 AM) 9742...   Oct 11 2006, 02:26 PM
- - Narya   QUOTE(S.u.n.n.y @ Oct 7 2006, 09:55 AM) 9...   Oct 12 2006, 01:36 AM
|- - towerdweller   QUOTE(BamaHP @ Oct 12 2006, 10:11 AM) 975...   Oct 12 2006, 11:58 AM
- - BamaHP   I don't think LV would use a creature as a blo...   Oct 12 2006, 11:11 AM
- - Shard   So if Lilly's protection has been broken since...   Oct 12 2006, 06:00 PM
- - towerdweller   Personally, I think that there were two, separate ...   Oct 12 2006, 06:40 PM
|- - BamaHP   QUOTE(towerdweller @ Oct 12 2006, 11:40 P...   Oct 12 2006, 07:16 PM
||- - towerdweller   QUOTE(BamaHP @ Oct 12 2006, 06:16 PM) 975...   Oct 12 2006, 10:31 PM
|- - Arianhrod   QUOTE(towerdweller @ Oct 12 2006, 07:40 P...   Oct 13 2006, 11:03 AM
|- - towerdweller   QUOTE(Arianhrod @ Oct 13 2006, 10:03 AM) ...   Oct 13 2006, 12:06 PM
- - Prongs Patronus   Way back in this thread, towerdweller, you mention...   Oct 13 2006, 07:08 AM
- - memyslfnI   QUOTEIn Kabbalic thought, the Tree of Knowledge re...   Oct 13 2006, 07:56 AM
- - Arianhrod   I agree with that, too. Once he turns 17, he is n...   Oct 13 2006, 12:50 PM
- - Narya   QUOTE(towerdweller @ Oct 12 2006, 05:58 P...   Oct 13 2006, 04:05 PM
- - memyslfnI   Narya, I think you are right on..The difference be...   Oct 13 2006, 04:32 PM
- - freyja   QUOTE(Narya @ Oct 13 2006, 05:05 PM) 9760...   Oct 13 2006, 09:01 PM
|- - Pat_Rorrythe   [quote name='freyja' date='Oct 14 2006...   Oct 14 2006, 05:00 AM
|- - BamaHP   QUOTE(freyja @ Oct 14 2006, 02:01 AM) 976...   Oct 16 2006, 11:13 AM
- - MissJubilee   QUOTE(MonieLou @ Jan 17 2006, 03:30 AM) 6...   Oct 14 2006, 02:01 AM
- - Shard   I have been thinking on a Blood theory about LV ha...   Oct 14 2006, 09:19 AM
- - freyja   QUOTE(BamaHP @ Oct 16 2006, 12:13 PM) 978...   Oct 16 2006, 06:56 PM
|- - MissJubilee   QUOTE(freyja @ Oct 17 2006, 07:56 AM) 978...   Oct 18 2006, 08:39 AM
- - Prongs Patronus   "For the blood is the life..." Blood ma...   Oct 20 2006, 03:55 AM
- - towerdweller   I’m still pondering Prongs Patronus’ analogy of th...   Oct 21 2006, 09:49 PM
- - BamaHP   The actual participation of blood in a spell is no...   Oct 22 2006, 02:09 AM
|- - firephoenix   QUOTE(BamaHP @ Oct 22 2006, 02:09 AM) 983...   Oct 23 2006, 07:53 PM
- - Prongs Patronus   QUOTEThe actual participation of blood in a spell ...   Oct 22 2006, 06:33 AM
- - memyslfnI   QUOTEAs for the cave, towerdweller, to me it is pa...   Oct 23 2006, 09:49 AM
- - Alchemist Apprentice   yes PP ok there are several reason for my intre...   Oct 23 2006, 02:36 PM
- - Narya   QUOTE(Prongs Patronus @ Oct 20 2006, 09:5...   Oct 23 2006, 06:55 PM
- - Prongs Patronus   This may also survive into Muggle practices--there...   Oct 24 2006, 11:22 PM
|- - firephoenix   QUOTE(Prongs Patronus @ Oct 24 2006, 11:2...   Oct 24 2006, 11:28 PM
|- - You_won't_know_who   QUOTE(Prongs Patronus @ Oct 25 2006, 04:2...   Oct 25 2006, 02:44 PM
|- - Arianhrod   QUOTE(You_won't_know_who @ Oct 25 2006, 0...   Oct 26 2006, 08:39 AM
- - MissJubilee   QUOTE(Alchemist Apprentice @ Oct 24 2006, 03...   Oct 26 2006, 08:01 AM
|- - BamaHP   QUOTE(MissJubilee @ Oct 26 2006, 01:01 PM...   Oct 26 2006, 02:42 PM
- - memyslfnI   QUOTEHarry's old wand against LV's new one...   Oct 26 2006, 09:02 AM
|- - Arianhrod   QUOTE(memyslfnI @ Oct 26 2006, 10:02 AM) ...   Oct 26 2006, 09:10 AM
- - Alchemist Apprentice   Wait new theory! *twists hands in glee* ok LV ...   Oct 26 2006, 09:58 AM
- - Shard   The Ollivander Wand theory is being discussed in t...   Oct 26 2006, 11:17 AM
- - Prongs Patronus   I find such curious parallels in the blood taken u...   Oct 27 2006, 12:48 PM
|- - You_won't_know_who   QUOTE(Prongs Patronus @ Oct 27 2006, 05:4...   Oct 27 2006, 02:45 PM
- - Shard   Speaking of Blood as in sacrifice... I don't h...   Oct 27 2006, 08:52 PM
- - melpotter   i never thought of it that way, we could get a rep...   Oct 30 2006, 06:28 PM
- - memyslfnI   I found this and I thought it was interesting: QUO...   Nov 15 2006, 09:08 AM
- - Prongs Patronus   Great find, M! Actually, the notion that the...   Nov 15 2006, 11:16 AM
- - Alchemist Apprentice   PP saysQUOTEWe see this idea again in the Aztec wo...   Nov 15 2006, 11:20 AM
- - Prongs Patronus   Yes, there was animal sacrifice, too--but for the ...   Nov 15 2006, 01:50 PM
|- - You_won't_know_who   QUOTE(Prongs Patronus @ Nov 15 2006, 07:5...   Nov 15 2006, 04:37 PM
- - Alchemist Apprentice   Yes that was exactly what I was thinking- the arro...   Nov 15 2006, 02:05 PM
- - memyslfnI   I have been saying this same thing since I put up ...   Nov 15 2006, 03:01 PM
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