A Few Observations

[donna.rae at verizon.net]

No: HPFGUIDX 10788

I've been a part of this list for a while, but rarely post.  There 
are a few observations that I have after reading the books for the 
third time.

Hagrid - It seems that Hagrid and Madam Maxime are the only giant (or 
half-giant) wizards (and we know that Hargid is a wizard because his 
wand (pink umbrella) works). Dumbledore has indicated that the giants 
will have a roll in the fight against Voldemort, so I would expect to 
see Hagrid reunited with his mother at some time.  Does anyone else 
feel this is going to happen?

Malfoy and Buckbeak - This episode really started to annoy me the 
third time through the books.  Madam Pomfrey has, in the past, 
completely healed many different wounds instantly.  These include 
Harry's bonelessness, Ron's broken leg, all the Triwizard champions 
after the dragon task.  Why couldn't she heal Malfoy when Buckbeak 
wounded him?  He spent weeks in bandages holding his arm in supposed 
pain.  He was incapacitated enough to have Snape insist that Ron help 
him in the potions class.  Plus, if Buckbeak deserved to be killed 
for wounding Malfoy, certainly the dragons did as much damage to the 
kids and nothing was said.  We all know that Malfoy was pretending, 
but why couldn't the teachers see that?  Whenever anyone else is 
wounded, they are expected to just get over it.  Of course, 
Buckbeak's predicament *was* a major plot line <g>.

Donna Rae