10 Awesome Fan Theories That Improve Already Great Films

8. Harry Survived Because He Was In Possession Of All Three Hallows - Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2

The Theory: Revealed through glorious Alan Rickman flashback, we learn in the final Harry Potter film that the boy wizard is actually one of Voldemort's horcruxes, objects containing fragments of the Dark Lord's soul. He sacrifices himself so the rest of the heroes have a chance of defeating the dark wizard, but magically finds himself able to come back to life. There's plenty of ideas out there that explain why he survived Voldemort's killing curse, but one of the coolest is that Harry had become the Master of Death; at the time he was 'killed' he was in control of all three deathly hallows (the Elder Wand, the Resurrection Stone and the Cloak of Invisibility). How It Improves The Film: As the culmination of Dumbledore's slightly douchebaggy plan, Harry's sacrifice is the pivotal point of the series. The Hallows theory not only explains it, but helps symbolise the growing distinction between our hero and villain; Harry's acceptance of death (unwittingly aided by his possession of the deathly hallows) is, along with being able to love, something Voldemort can never do. The conventional reason for Harry's survival is that as Voldemort was resurrected using his blood (Goblet Of Fire) Harry still had a link to the mortal world. While that certainly makes logical sense within the wizard world, so does the Master of Death theory. And it doesn't have to explain quite how Wormtail managed to die when his flesh was also used to bring the Dark Lord back.