Herpo the Foul Is ALIVE (+His Horcrux Revealed) - Harry Potter Theory

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Welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. In today’s video, we’re going to be discussing horcruxes as well as a figure in Harry Potter folklore that you may not know very well- Herpo the Foul.

Herpo the Foul was an ancient dark wizard that hailed from Greece. We don’t have an exact date as to when Herpo walked the earth, but we do know that it was a long long time ago, as he is commonly referred to as one of the earliest known dark wizards.

It was a time when magic was, not new, but being pushed more than ever in terms of its limits- particularly on the darker side of the spectrum. This is largely in part due to the ongoing wizarding/muggle conflict where witches/wizards were being demonized and hunted by the muggle population.

The Wizard and the Hopping Pot’ - a short story from Beedle the Bard explains the state of wizard/muggle affairs accurately:

"As the witch-hunts grew ever fiercer, wizarding families began to live double lives, using charms of concealment to protect themselves and their families. By the seventeenth century, any witch or wizard who chose to fraternise with Muggles became suspect, even an outcast in his or her own community."

Many witches and wizards were forced to hide- to retreat- taking the moral high ground by not retaliating and potentially making the situation more dire. However, some witches and wizards- wizards like Herpo the Foul- used this era to practice the worst kinds of dark arts imaginable- all in the name of retribution. Where a morally GOOD magical practitioner in this time may have practiced something like a concealment charm (in hopes of better hiding the wizarding population), his evil counterpart would likely spend his efforts trying to produce a spell that could eradicate muggles.

Herpo devoted his life to producing and creating some of the worst kinds of magic imaginable-similar to the story of Ekrizdis (the possible father of dementors) who solitarily dabbled in black magic on the remote island of Azkaban in the sixteenth century. Herpo was possibly the original Parselmouth (meaning he can speak to Snakes) and for this reason I believe that he was possibly the distant ancestor of both Voldemort and Salazar Slytherin.

When one thinks of Horcruxes we most commonly jump to ‘Voldemort’ since he was able to produce 7: Marvolo Gaunt’s Ring, the Diary of Tom Riddle, Helga Hufflepuff’s Cup, Salazar Slytherin’s Locket, Rowena Ravenclaw’s Diadem, Nagini and even Harry Potter (sort of). However, what people often overlook is that HERPO is the original Horcrux creator- and this arguably makes him even more sinister because, as the first practitioner of this type of magic, I can’t even begin to imagine what sorts of dark arts experiments he overlooked in order to achieve his goal. What is also worth mentioning, however, is that Herpo and Voldemort are the ONLY witches and wizards to have ever produced a horcrux at all. This either tells me that they are particularly talented, particularly demented, or a combination of both. JK Rowling has openly stated herself that many witches and wizards had tried to create one-but none succeeded.

"...wizards would have been looking for ways to do exactly what Voldemort did for years. And some of the ways they would have tried would’ve killed them. So, I imagine it- well, they’re huge parallels- splitting the atom would be a very good parallel in our world. . . . I do imagine that other people are going to have tried. I think it would be naive not to think that people have been trying for a long time, and thought they succeeded and hadn’t, or else maimed themselves or killed themselves in the attempt. It’s such a dangerous thing to do."

So why did Voldemort create Horcruxes in the first place? Well- to achieve immortality of course. The sole function of a horcrux is to preserve and extend your life force- and one thing that I find particularly interesting is that it is unknown whether Herpo is actually alive or not in present day. If Herpo made a horcrux- then there’s still a very good chance that he’s alive, right?

By the time Voldemort came around the Horcrux creation process was outlined in a book called ‘Secrets of the Darkest Art’- and this is where I’m going to begin to piece together my argument for WHY Herpo may still be ALIVE.

...Watch the video for the rest!

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