(SPOILERS) Interesting things in GOF

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From: jmhohman_2000
Subject: (SPOILERS) Interesting things in GOF
Date: 8/12/00 1:31 pm  (ET)

Folks,

Spoilers below if you haven't read The Goblet of Fire yet ....










Will confess that I've read GOF 2 times now. The second time around, I
caught so much more. Did others catch these? What do you think they mean?

(1) "Arabella Figg" is referred to at the end of the book by Dumbledore
in a list of "the old crowd" that Sirius Black is supposed to alert
about Voldemort's regeneration. Now, early in the book, we are reminded
of the Mrs. Figg who watched Harry when the Dursley's went away. This
comes up when Mr. Weasley asks for Harry's help setting up a tent, and
Harry of course was never taken camping by the Dursleys because he was
left with Mrs. Figg. Then, after setting up the tent, we are told that
its interior is reminiscent Mrs. Figg's house.

Unfortunately, my copy of "Sorceror's Stone" is lent out, so I can't go
back to review what was written about Mrs. Figg in the 1st book.

I presume that:
(a) Dumbledore had her in place to keep Harry protected when the Dursley's
aren't around. (Remember, as long as he's with the Dursleys, he's safe
from Voldemort, so Dumbledore would want him protected when he couldn't
be with the Dursleys).
(b) We will learn more about Mrs. Figg in later books.


(2) Which of Harry's parents died first? In the "Prisoner of Askaban",
I got the impression that James Potter dies first, and then Lily after
him. However, it is James who comes out of Voldemort's wand first when
V's wand is in "priori incatatem". What does this mean? Was James only
"Stupendified" when Lily was killed and fought V before V tried to
kill Harry?

Perhaps there is no significance to this, but I found it surprising
since I had a different order of events in my mind. I suppose one of
the mysteries that will be cleared up in Book 7 is exactly why V went
after the Potters and the details of their deaths.

(3) What does the "momentary gleam of triumph" in Dumbledore's eyes
mean when Harry tells him how V was able to touch Harry as a result of
using Harry's blood as part of the spell in his regeneration? This is
downright disturbing. Are we to become suspicious of Dumbledore?

Jim