A current theory is that it contains the Philosophers stone, its certainly more important than just a rock.
It might just be a rock. It’d violate the rules of storytelling, but Dumbledore reasoned incorrectly, and the laws of probability are LAWS. *ominous thunder* That consideration could take precedence in an author tract like this one, Chekhov’s Gun be damned.
Magic in this universe is like a muscle, the more you use it the more powerful it becomes. Transfiguration in particular is mentioned as being extremely dangerous, but learning early in life gets you disproportionate gains in your adult transfiguration, hence why they even teach it to children.
Dumbledore is probably just building up Harry’s strength by constantly exercising his ‘transfiguration muscle’.
It might just be a rock. It’d violate the rules of storytelling, but Dumbledore reasoned incorrectly, and the laws of probability are LAWS. *ominous thunder* That consideration could take precedence in an author tract like this one, Chekhov’s Gun be damned.
Magic in this universe is like a muscle, the more you use it the more powerful it becomes. Transfiguration in particular is mentioned as being extremely dangerous, but learning early in life gets you disproportionate gains in your adult transfiguration, hence why they even teach it to children.
Dumbledore is probably just building up Harry’s strength by constantly exercising his ‘transfiguration muscle’.
Wax on, wax off.
Reasoned incorrectly how?