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In the "enormous, old" reference book where Flamel is mentioned, it says that he was 665 years old as of "last year." That means he died at 666...

Posts: 24587 · Posted: January 25, 2008 4:22 pm Post subject:

Yup that he did... that was JKR's intentions... however

BUT, the book is described as being old... So why was it "old" if the book was published only a year ago?
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I was pretty sure books update themselves magically.

I may be wrong.

Posts: 24587 · Posted: January 25, 2008 4:28 pm Post subject:

I doubt they do... in HBP the Potions book certainly didn't update itself, the potions were out-dated and not as accurate as they could have been.
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so JKR must of meant the book was dusty and just 'looked' old?

Posts: 9502 · Posted: January 27, 2008 4:00 pm Post subject:

I've actually never believed that a book could update itself, but it may of, because Harry Potter is about magic.
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Posts: 723 · Posted: January 29, 2008 10:49 am Post subject:

Maybe Hermione did the math and thats where she came up with he was 665 only last year.
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Why would she say he was 665 "last year"? Why didn't she just say "He is 655 (or 666) years old"?
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Posts: 1533 · Posted: July 14, 2008 11:34 am Post subject:

It would've summoned the devil... Twisted Evil

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Posts: 16584 · Posted: July 14, 2008 1:56 pm Post subject:

the book was old...last year was in reference to when it was written. at the time it was written yes he would have been 666 and I think that's why it refers to it that way. Jo probably thought it was funny for a book to bow to superstition...I think its funny too.
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Posts: 446 · Posted: July 14, 2008 3:43 pm Post subject:

what anger?
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Posts: 446 · Posted: July 14, 2008 3:50 pm Post subject:

ohh ok yeah I suppose so
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Posts: 16584 · Posted: July 14, 2008 7:42 pm Post subject:

yeah I think I've seen that used before by somebody hollering about the evilness of the books. though that piece may or may not have been a parody...I can't quite remember.
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yea. writing 666 would've caused more Christian ppl drama. lol. so many say that HP goes against god and what not
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