who will be prefect/ transfer of powers

imfre2 at yahoo.com imfre2 at yahoo.com
Fri Jul 6 00:52:14 UTC 2001


No: HPFGUIDX 22013

Melanie wrote:
"You know we are all expecting Ron not to be made a prefects, but who 
is to say that this will not happen. He certainly comes from a very 
fine history"

Yes, I agree with this- I can picture JKR granting Ron's wish, so to 
speak, by making him a prefect and Quidditch captain. I think (or at 
least I hope) that we will see his character mature and watch his 
uniqueness emerge.

Amy Z wrote:
"Amy Z who thinks the Owlery might be the room with magical 
properties yet unknown to Harry"

That's interesting Amy. I think it will be the room that Dumbledore 
mentioned in GoF- the room that contained the numerous amount of 
lavish chamber pots, just at the time he had to go to the bathroom. 
There's definitely possibilities there, and I think its been alluded 
to in a chat JKR did.

Also, someone mentioned in a previous post that they thought one of 
the Weasleys would defect to the Dark side (I'm sorry- I can't 
remember where I saw it). I've thought about this too, from the first 
moment I heard Ron's last name, and I'm leaning toward it being 
Ginny. There seems to be a 'transfer of power' theme going on here 
between Harry and Voldemort, illustrated by the conversation Harry 
had with Dumbledore at the end of Book 1; likewise, I think that her 
experience with Tom Riddle's diary in Book 2 might be of importance. 

However, there is a duality to the Weasley name that would fit in 
perfectly with JKR's love of words and their meanings and history 
(etymology?). There's the obvious sound of the name, which is close 
to weasel, that maintains a negative stereotype. But there's also the 
history: there was a knight named Running Weasel who died when a rat 
that had been died yellow (sound familiar?) knocked over a lamp in 
his palace and burned it to the ground. Please see thepotterpages.com 
for more info.

Lastly, (and thank you so much for your time and attention if you've 
made it this far) I hope I'm not committing the ultimate newbie party 
foul by being OT, but I'd like to sign up for a full-fledged 
membership into L.O.O.N by complaining about the fact that books 3 
and 4 of the American editions do not have Harry Potter in raised 
letters on the dust cover, whereas 1 and 2 do. Part of the pleasure 
of reading is holding the book, IMO, and admiring the artwork. Does 
this bother anyone else?

-Arden
Gryffindor, according to the character/house quiz and WB site






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