The Numbers: From the Harry Potter Books

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NUMBER SYMBOLOGY IN THE 'HARRY POTTER' BOOKS
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The Numbers and What They Mean


1

  • One Maurenders Map
  • One Sorting Hat
  • Only one heir of Slytherin left
  • Draco, Harry, Hermione, Neville, Tom Riddle all only children
  • Lord Voldemort only fears one person (Dumbledore)
  • only one can survive the battle of Harry and Voldemort
  • one prophesy for voldemart
  • the chosen one
  • One elder wand
  • Lupin and Tonks had one child Teddy
  • one Seeker
  • one finger left by Peter Pettigrew
  • one accidental horcrux (Harry)



2
  • Fred and George
  • Prefects per house per year
  • Two possible heroes in the prophecy (Harry and Neville)
  • Two wands with a feather from the same Phoenix (Harry's, Voldermorts)
  • Two were in love with Lily (Snape & James)
  • Two werewolves (Lupin & Greyback)
  • Two students the Sword of Griffindor appeared for when needed (Neville & Harry)
  • Ron and Hermiones's two kids(Rose and Hugo)



3
  • Three friends
  • The Three Broomsticks
  • Three Triwizard tasks
  • Three Golden Hoops in Quidditch
  • Three wizarding schools named in the books
  • The parents of the child in the prophecy (either Harry or Neville) had to "thrice defy the Dark Lord" which both the Potter's and the Longbottom's did
  • The three deathly Hallows
  • Three Triwizard Survivors
  • Three Rivals/School Enemies (Malfoy, Crabbe, & Goyle)
  • Ginny and Harry's 3 kids (Lily, James and Albus Severus)




4
  • Four houses at Hogwarts
  • Four poster beds
  • Number 4 Privet Drive
  • Four Triwizard champions
  • Four balls used in Quidditch
  • Four Maruaders
  • Four different characters shared the same patronus (Snape & Lily, and Harry & James)
  • Four marriages (Lupin & Tonks, Bill & Fleur, Harry & Ginny, Ron & Hermione)
5
  • Five boys in Harry's dormitory
  • Five times Harry has escaped Voldemort (as an infant, Sorceror's Stone, Chamber, Goblet, Order)



6
  • Six went to the Ministry of Magic to rescue Siris. Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Luna, Neville, Harry. In the Order of the Phoenix.
  • Six goal rings for Quidditch
  • Sixth male weasley to attend Hogwarts (Ron)
  • Slytherin previously had won the House Cup for 6 years straight
  • 6 different Defence against the Dark Arts teachers in Harry's School Carrer



7
  • Seven books in the series
  • Seven years at Hogwarts
  • Seven Horcruxes
  • Seven Departments of Magic
  • Seven players on a Quidditch team
  • Seven Weasley Children
  • The most powerful magic number in the wizarding world
  • Seven protections for the Sorceror's/Philosopher's Stone






8



 8 characters that were an only child: Harry, Dudley, Neville, Hermoine, Snape, Draco, Scorpius (Malfloy's kid)
Luna, James Potter (Father), Teddy,



9
  • Nine in the Weasley family



10
  • Ten escaped Death Eaters from Azkaban
  • Ten Death Eaters in the Battle at the Ministry
  • Floor 10 - Ministry of Magic HQ




11
  • 11 when they started hogwarts
  • The Cleansweep 11 (Ron's gift for making prefect)




23

23 characters that were an only child, Harry Potter, Dudley Dursley, Neville Longbottom, Hermonie Granger, Severus Snape, Draco Malfoy, Scorpius Mafoy, Luna Lovegood, James Potter (Father), Teddy Lupin, Remus Lupin, Cho Chang, Tom Riddle, Tom Riddle Sr.,Peter Pettigrew, Cedric Digory, Nymphadora Lupin (Tonks), Dean Tomas, Barty Crouch, Gregory Goyle, Vincent Crabe, Lavender Brown.
Number Symbology

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csicrazy Never thought 0 Nov 26 2007, 10:41 AM EST by csicrazy
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I had never thought about any of this when I was reading or watching the movies.
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tomfeltonskindahot the number 13 0 Jul 29 2007, 9:24 AM EDT by tomfeltonskindahot
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in every book it seems that the 13th chapter is significant.
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Anonymous Beds in dormitories... 4 Jul 26 2007, 3:20 AM EDT by boxofrain
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I thought there were 5 beds...Ron, Harry, Seamus, Dean, & Neville...? Am I wrong?
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Anonymous 6 went to the ministry of magic in Order of the Phoenix 0 Jul 16 2007, 5:08 PM EDT by Anonymous
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Ron, Hermione, Luna, Jenni,Harry, Neville
Six to fight In the order of the Phoenix
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