Thursday, 15 October 2026
The margin · one showdown a day
Two theories from the record, paired by the date itself — the same pairing for every reader, all day. Back the one you would defend. Under each name sits the belief meter: how the whole readership marks that theory, believe or bunk, on its own page.
Today · 2026-10-15
Speculation
Dementors embody a law of magic: those who fragment their soul cannot cast the spell that requires psychological wholeness.
No marks yet — the meter is empty.
Backed by 1 reader in this showdown
Speculation
Trelawney's prophecy describes events that already occurred before she spoke: an infant who survived a killing curse and marked his enemy for equal standing.
No marks yet — the meter is empty.
Backed by 0 readers in this showdown
The arena board
No theory has 3 settled showdowns yet — the ranked board opens as the days pair them off.
No marks yet — the meter is empty.
No marks yet — the meter is empty.
The meter beside each name is that theory’s own believe-or-bunk record, kept on the theories page.
How the pairing works
The date draws the pair — no editor, no ceremony — and it is the same two theories for every reader that day. One pick per pairing per reader, and picks are final: the arena keeps a mark the way the margin keeps a vote.