[HPforGrownups] Chapter 34 Summary

[John Walton]

No: HPFGUIDX 14115

voicelady at mymailstation.com wrote:

> 1. Harry has beaten Voldemort on several occasions by now.  Why then did
> Voldemort untie him and give him back his wand?  Is he on drugs or just
> stupid?

No, he's Evil Overlord CutOut Villain (tm). This question refers to the
reasons why I don't feel that V is a very competent nemesis for Harry --
he's just too 2-D.

> 2. Were the apparitions emerging from Voldie¹s wand ghosts?  If not, what were
> they and why were they able to speak to Harry?

I think they were some sort of uber-ghosts, or perhaps reflections of
ghosts. I'm sure there's some great JKR Explanation for all this...

> 3. We know that the Avada Kedavra curse is associated with green light.  But
> what was the symbolism, if any, of the red light streaming from Harry¹s wand?

Hmm...Phoenix Feather Core, perhaps?

> 4. Do you wish that, even though the original wand order was a mistake, Jo had
> worked with it and come up with a reason for James¹ emerging first?

Yes, definitely. My theory was that James had been tortured after Lily died.

> 5. Do you think we¹ll see Cedric¹s ghost at Hogwart¹s now?

Probably -- perhaps he'll even help out the Scooby Gang a time or two.

--John

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John "Such a Witch!" Walton                 john at walton.to

Remember: socks then shoes.

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