I think it was both, too, but particularly the ritual.
The part where Mr Mulciber--where he made the man Sirius said was the king lie down and then he--well, that part. He said 'Heart of the conquered, taken by right.' And when they needed to strengthen the control they have over Ireland, they made Finnigan kill his mother. She's not the same kind of royalty but she did have ties to the wizarding families that have held Ireland for centuries. I looked her family up in Pureblood, Royal Blood (it's a book I found in Sirius' library over Easter. I only just had the chance to look at it.
I think that Octoboros thing is probably some sort of signal amplifier, and that might be why the wards couldn't be penetrated, too.
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Date: 2013-06-22 03:46 am (UTC)The part where Mr Mulciber--where he made the man Sirius said was the king lie down and then he--well, that part. He said 'Heart of the conquered, taken by right.' And when they needed to strengthen the control they have over Ireland, they made Finnigan kill his mother. She's not the same kind of royalty but she did have ties to the wizarding families that have held Ireland for centuries. I looked her family up in Pureblood, Royal Blood (it's a book I found in Sirius' library over Easter. I only just had the chance to look at it.
I think that Octoboros thing is probably some sort of signal amplifier, and that might be why the wards couldn't be penetrated, too.