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==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
*When asked which of the Deathly Hallows they preferred, [[Hermione Granger]] chose the Cloak of Invisibility, while [[Ron Weasley|Ron]] chose the [[Elder Wand]], and [[Harry Potter|Harry]] chose the Resurrection Stone.
 
*When asked which of the Deathly Hallows they preferred, [[Hermione Granger]] chose the Cloak of Invisibility, while [[Ron Weasley|Ron]] chose the [[Elder Wand]], and [[Harry Potter|Harry]] chose the Resurrection Stone.
*In [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]] the stone appeared to be much bigger.
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*In ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'', the stone appeared to be much bigger.{{fact}}
 
*When the prop was originally designed, the designers were unaware that the Deathly Hallows sign was a neccessity to the ring and stone, so the Hallows sign was not included. Fortunately, the 7th book was released before filming of ''The Half-Blood Prince'', and the symbol was etched into the stone in time.
*[[J. K. Rowling]] has stated that she originally intended to have [[Arthur Weasley]] killed and brought back by Harry, but she did not follow through with it, with Remus dying instead.
 
 
*It is possible that the stone was created for nobler cause rather than selfish reason as depicted in the tale. The spirits conjured by the stone are capable of protecting its user from the influence of Dark creatures, such as Dementors. Furthermore, the spirits of James and Lily Potter, Sirius Black and Remus Lupin didn't complain of discomfort of being brought back to the world of the living, but were delighted especially Lupin. They then assured Harry that they will stay with him when he's about to face Voldemort. So, it is assumed that the true purpose of the stone is that so that the living will have another chance to be with their beloved, and draws comfort from them. However, it is possible that the level of discomfort felt by the summoned individuals differs from person to person.
*When the prop was originally designed, the designers were unaware that the Deathly Hallows sign was a neccessity to the ring and stone, so the Hallows sign was not included. Fortunately, the 7th book was released before filming of Half-Blood Prince, and the symbol was etched into the stone in time.
 
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**If this is true, then Cadmus is a noble person, rather than selfish and arrogant as depicted in the tale.
*Is is possible that the stone was created for nobler cause rather than selfish reason as depicted in the tale. The spirits conjured by the stone are capable of protecting its user from the influence of Dark creatures, such as Dementors. Furthermore, the spirits of James and Lily Potter, Sirius Black and Remus Lupin didn't complain of discomfort of being brought back to the world of the living, but were delighted especially Lupin. They then assured Harry that they will stay with when the latter were about to face Voldemort. So, it is assumed that the true purpose of the stone is that so that the living will have another chance to be with their beloved, and draws comfort from them.
 
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*The Stone is the only Hallow that has The Deathly Hallows symbol etched into it. This may means that Cadmus respects his brothers and their individual creations (The Elder Wand and the Cloak of Invisibility).
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==

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"They were neither ghost nor truly flesh, he could see that. They resembled most closely the Riddle that had escaped from the diary so long ago, and he had been memory made nearly solid. Less substantial than living bodies, but much more than ghosts, they moved toward him, and on each face, there was the same loving smile."
— A description of the shades brought back by the Resurrection Stone[src]

The Resurrection Stone was one of the three Deathly Hallows, originally in the possession of Cadmus Peverell. In layman's terms, it gave its owner the power to bring back a form of the dead.

To be specific, when the Resurrection Stone is flipped over three times in one's hand, it brings back shades of the holder's deceased loved ones as long as the stone is held. These shades are more physically solid than a ghost, but less so than a living body. Aside from this power, when the Resurrection Stone is owned in conjunction with the other two Hallows, it makes the owner the Master of Death.

History

Creation

"Then the second brother, who was an arrogant man, decided that he wanted to humiliate Death still further, and asked for the power to recall others from Death. So Death picked up a stone from the riverbank and gave it to the second brother, and told him that the stone would have the power to bring back the dead."
The Tale of the Three Brothers[src]
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Death grants Cadmus with the Resurrection Stone

According to the legend recounted by Beedle the Bard in The Tale of the Three Brothers, Cadmus Peverell and his two brothers were travelling along a long, winding road at twilight when they came upon a river too deep and rapid to cross. When the brothers conjured a bridge to cross the river, Death appeared before them. Angry that they had found a way to cross the river without dying, Death pretended to offer each brother a gift, hoping that the gift would lead to their downfall. Cadmus wished for an item that would enable him to bring back the dead, so Death took a stone from the riverbank and used his abilities to transform it into the Resurrection Stone.[1]

However, Albus Dumbledore speculated that this account is merely what it is; a fairy tale. He believed it was more likely that Cadmus Peverell was merely a gifted wizard who managed to create this artefact on his own.[2]

Cadmus's possession

"And so Death took the second brother for his own."
The Tale of the Three Brothers[src]
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Cadmus' lost love and his suicide

Regardless of how the Stone was truly created, Cadmus used it to attempt to bring back a girl he had loved and was prepared to marry before her untimely death. While he was able to bring back a shade of her, he felt as though a "veil" separated them, and he could tell that she was suffering greatly from being forced back among the world of the living. Realising the limitations of the Stone, Cadmus killed himself out of grief so that he could truly be with her.[1] However, given that some aspects of the tale were just fictionalised by Beedle, it is possible that this account of Cadmus' death was one of it. Furthermore, there are no mean for Beedle to know what have really happened, much less Cadmus' intentions.

Gaunt family's possession

"See this? See this? Know what it is? Know where it came from? Centuries it's been in our family, that's how far back we go, and pure-blood all the way! Know how much I've been offered for this, with the Peverell coat of arms engraved on the stone?"
— Marvolo Gaunt rants about his blood purity to Bob Ogden[src]
Marvolo Gaunt's Ring

The stone

Sometime after Cadmus's death (or perhaps even by Cadmus himself), the Resurrection Stone was fitted into a ring. This ring was passed down as a family heirloom for the Peverell family, and eventually the Gaunt family, as knowledge of what the Stone was, and even what the symbol on it meant, became lost. Eventually, it made its way into the possession of Marvolo Gaunt, who would use the ring to flaunt the purity of his blood, such as he did to Bob Ogden when the latter came to call about Morfin Gaunt's attack on Tom Riddle Sr.[3]

After Marvolo died shortly after serving a six-month sentence in Azkaban for attacking Bob Ogden, the ring was inherited by his son Morfin. He would wear the ring until Tom Riddle Jr. came to the Gaunt shack seeking information about his wizarding family. Sensing that the ring was a family heirloom, Riddle would pocket it after killing his Muggle relatives and framing Morfin for the murder.[4]

Tom Riddle's possession and becoming a Horcrux

For a time, Riddle wore the ring containing the Stone. However, once he had ascertained from Professor Horace Slughorn that creating multiple Horcruxes was at least hypothetically possible, he used the murder of his father to turn the ring, and thus the Stone, into one. After this time, he hid the ring back in the Gaunt shack, putting numerous magical protections on the site to keep the Horcrux safe.[5] Due to Riddle turning the Stone into a Horcrux, he either did not know of its status as one of the three Hallows and power, or simply did not care, as he had no loved ones to resurrect, and feared the dead.[2] However death had always been his greatest fear.

Albus Dumbledore's possession

"I was such a fool, Harry. After all those years I had learned nothing. I was unworthy to unite the Deathly Hallows, I had proved it time and time again, and here was final proof."
— Albus Dumbledore discusses the Stone with Harry Potter in Limbo[src]
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Dumbledore with the stone in his office

After spending many months looking into Voldemort's past, Albus Dumbledore was able to track down the location of the ring and retrieve it. Though he had long since abandoned his personal quest to find the Deathly Hallows, he immediately realised that this ring contained the Resurrection Stone. Completely forgetting that the ring was a Horcrux in his haste to see his sister Ariana once more, he put the ring on. At this point, a lethal curse activated, one that would have killed Dumbledore if not for the timely action of himself and Severus Snape. Still, it shortened Dumbledore's life expectancy dramatically and crippled his hand, and at this Dumbledore once again realised he was unfit to use the Stone.[2] After using Godric Gryffindor's Sword to destroy the Horcrux within the ring, Dumbledore sealed the Stone within the very first Golden Snitch Harry Potter had ever caught, and made arrangements to have Harry inherit the Stone in his will.

Harry Potter's possession

"I open at the close."
— Inscription on the Snitch containing the Stone[src]
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Harry Potter receiving the Resurrection Stone from the Snitch

For the greater part of the Horcrux hunt, Harry Potter kept the Snitch containing the Stone in his mokeskin pouch, unable to get to the stone inside due to charms Dumbledore had put on it. In 1998, during the Battle of Hogwarts, however, Harry was finally able to get at the Stone. As he was walking to his death at the hands of Lord Voldemort, he placed the Snitch to his lips and revealed his intentions to die.

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Harry brings back his family and friends

At this, the Snitch opened and the Stone fell into his hand. Harry turned it over in his hand thrice, and was immediately joined by the shades of his parents, Sirius Black, and Remus Lupin. The presence of his loved ones was enough to give him the courage to keep going, and they remained with him until he made his way to where Voldemort was. At this point, Harry discarded the Stone, with the intention that it would be lost in the forest forever.[6] The stone was pressed into the ground by a centaur's hoof while the herd was charging into battle.[7]

Resurrected people

By Cadmus Peverell

By Albus Dumbledore (failed)

By Harry Potter

Behind the scenes

  • When asked which of the Deathly Hallows they preferred, Hermione Granger chose the Cloak of Invisibility, while Ron chose the Elder Wand, and Harry chose the Resurrection Stone.
  • In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, the stone appeared to be much bigger.[citation needed]
  • When the prop was originally designed, the designers were unaware that the Deathly Hallows sign was a neccessity to the ring and stone, so the Hallows sign was not included. Fortunately, the 7th book was released before filming of The Half-Blood Prince, and the symbol was etched into the stone in time.
  • It is possible that the stone was created for nobler cause rather than selfish reason as depicted in the tale. The spirits conjured by the stone are capable of protecting its user from the influence of Dark creatures, such as Dementors. Furthermore, the spirits of James and Lily Potter, Sirius Black and Remus Lupin didn't complain of discomfort of being brought back to the world of the living, but were delighted especially Lupin. They then assured Harry that they will stay with him when he's about to face Voldemort. So, it is assumed that the true purpose of the stone is that so that the living will have another chance to be with their beloved, and draws comfort from them. However, it is possible that the level of discomfort felt by the summoned individuals differs from person to person.
    • If this is true, then Cadmus is a noble person, rather than selfish and arrogant as depicted in the tale.
  • The Stone is the only Hallow that has The Deathly Hallows symbol etched into it. This may means that Cadmus respects his brothers and their individual creations (The Elder Wand and the Cloak of Invisibility).

Appearances

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Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 21 (The Tale of the Three Brothers)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 35 (King's Cross)
  3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 10 (The House of Gaunt)
  4. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 17 (A Sluggish Memory)
  5. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 23 (Horcruxes)
  6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 34 (The Forest Again)
  7. Accio Quote - Bloomsbury chat
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
By Beedle the Bard
Tales of Beedle the Bard
Stories

Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump · The Fountain of Fair Fortune · The Warlock's Hairy Heart · The Tale of the Three Brothers · The Wizard and the Hopping Pot

Characters

Altheda · Amata · Amata's lover · Antioch Peverell · Antioch Peverell's enemy · Antioch Peverell's killer · Asha · Babbitty · Brigade of Witch-Hunters · Cadmus Peverell · Cadmus Peverell's fiancée · Captain of the Brigade of Witch-Hunters · Charlatan · Death · Evil sorcerer · Gigantic white worm · Ignotus Peverell · Ignotus Peverell's son · King · Maiden · Maiden's kinsfolk · Old man · Old man's donkey · Old man's family · Peasant woman · Peasant woman's granddaughter · Sabre · Sir Luckless · Warlock · Warlock's family · Warlock's friends · Wizard · Wizard's father · Young woman · Young woman's child

Objects

Altheda's potion · Altheda's wand · Cloak of Invisibility · Creepers · Crystal casket · Elder Wand · Fountain · Gold statue of Babbitty · Hairy Heart · The Hopping Pot · Poisonous toadstool · Poultice for warts · Resurrection Stone · Silver chalice

Locations

Altheda's home · Cadmus Peverell's house · Enchanted garden · Lonely, winding road · Never-ending hill · River

Known owners of the Deathly Hallows
Hallows
Elder Wand
Death (manufacturer) · Antioch Peverell · Antioch Peverell's killer · Emeric the Evil · Egbert the Egregious · Godelot · Hereward · Barnabas Deverill · Loxias · Arcus or Livius · Mykew Gregorovitch · Gellert Grindelwald · Albus Dumbledore · Draco Malfoy (master only) · Tom Riddle (owner only) · Harry Potter · (Interred)
Resurrection Stone
Death (manufacturer) · Cadmus Peverell · (generations of Gaunts) · Marvolo Gaunt · Morfin Gaunt · Tom Riddle · Albus Dumbledore · Harry Potter · (Lost)
Cloak of Invisibility
Death (manufacturer) · Ignotus Peverell · Ignotus Peverell's son · Iolanthe Potter · (generations of Potters) · Henry Potter · Fleamont Potter · James Potter I · Albus Dumbledore (owner only) · Harry Potter · James Potter II · Albus Potter