the Rowlingverse Tarot

0 | the Fool - Rubeus Hagrid

I assigned Hagrid to the card based on the way he often provides vital information or plays a crucial role in events with little understanding of the magnitude of his contribution. The pink umbrella didn't hurt, either. The only thing Neville Longbottom shares with the archetype of the Fool is fecklessness.

I | the Magician - Severus Snape

II | the High Priestess - Minerva McGonagall

I'm not totally happy with this choice, but I needed to include McGonagall and she didn't fit anywhere else. Considered Sybill Trelawney for about two minutes, then realized she was the High Priestess mostly in her own mind.

III | the Empress - Molly Weasley

IV | the Emperor - James Potter

V | the Chariot - Sirius Black

Oddly enough, I didn't remember the motorbike until much later. When I assigned Sirius to this card I was thinking of his strength coupled with impulsivity and lack of foresight.

VI | the Lovers - Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger

VII | the Hierophant - Albus Dumbledore

VIII | Strength - Lily Evans Potter

The image of a woman holding open the jaws of a lion perfectly mirrors Lily standing between Harry and Voldemort.

IX | the Hermit - Nicolas Flamel

X | the Wheel of Fortune - the Sorting Hat

This choice is a bit obvious for my taste. I would've gone for something more interesting, but no other character suits the card as well, or indeed at all.

XI | Justice - Harry Potter

XII | the Hanged Man - Remus Lupin

The Moon is both too obvious and inappropriate. The Hanged Man is one suspended between two worlds, which suits Lupin much better.

XIII | Death - Lucius Malfoy

XIV | Temperance - Hermione Granger

Suggested by Ann Larimer. The more I think about this one, the more I'm certain she's right.

XV | the Devil - Draco Malfoy

XVI | the Tower - Lord Voldemort

Given his disembodiment, Voldemort thus far appears less as a character than as a vague, malevolent Force.

XVII | the Star - Ginny Weasley

I don't have much to back up this choice besides a general impression of youth and purity, but it seemed important to include her.

XVIII | the Moon - Peter Pettigrew

XIX | the Sun - the Burrow

Other characters might not think of the Burrow as a center of happiness, abundance, and peace, but this is the role it plays in Harry's emotional universe. In this case, his perceptions bled over into mine.

XX | the Last Judgement - Alastor Moody

XXI | the World - ?

I originally assigned Hagrid to this card, thinking of his menagerie of fabulous creatures, but dropped that when I couldn't think of anybody else for the Fool.