CoS: Another thought about the Singing Valentine

[Milz]

No: HPFGUIDX 15947

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Magda Grantwich <mgrantwich at y...> wrote:
> > I've read it over too, and I get the feeling that Malfoy sent the 
> > Valentine as a way to embarrass Harry AND Ginny. Earlier in the
> > book, Malfoy makes some comment that Harry has a girlfriend, blah 
> > blah. And it's Malfoy again, who goes on about Harry and Ginny, 
> > during the Troll scene.
> 
> All Ginny had to do was deny it; there's nothing in the book to
> support anyone else's sending it.  Malfoy just got in a lucky guess
> with the unerring instinct for trouble he has.
> 

I don't have my copy with me, but I think it says that Ginny turned 
red and ran into her classroom. Ginny was truly embarrassed. I don't 
think she would have sent Harry a singing Valentine, maybe a private, 
non-singing type, but one delivered by a troll in the middle of a 
hallway? 

> Why would JKR leave this loose end dangling if someone else had sent 
it?

She never explains why Sirius attacked the Fat Lady either. Dumbledore 
says that Sirius didn't behave in like an innocent man and Rowling has 
left that up in the air too.

I guess she'll do a lot of explaining in the future books. Anyhow, my 
thoughts about Malfoy sending the Valentine is from my gut feeling 
after re-reading that part several times. lol I guess that's the 
result of over-scrutinizing the books.

:-)Milz