[HPforGrownups] Chapter 36 Summary

[Rena]

No: HPFGUIDX 15420

> 3. Any thoughts about what causes one of the wands in a pair of
dueling
> "brother" wands to gain dominance and force the other one to start
> regurgitating spells through the Priori Incantatem effect?

Doreen wrote:
> I think since they both have feathers from a Phoenix, and the
Phoenix's
> song was in Harry's head, it was helping him and not Voldemort. And
> an aside ... I wonder what Dumbledore, Sirius, Snape, and Lupin's
wands
> are made of? And if this has anything to do with the OoP?

I think there is more to it than the song of the Phoenix in Harry's
head. In CoS Fawkes came to Harry's rescue and healed him with his
tears from the venom of the basilisk. Keeping that in mind, Harry has
a strong connection to Fawkes and I think this allowed him to be
"stronger" than Voldemort and be able to force V.'s wand to
regurgitate the spells.
My other theory is that Harry is "pure" he only wants to defend
himself and murder is not on his mind, while V clearly wants to kill
Harry.

> 7. JKR confirmed in one of the chats that Arabella Figg, part of the
> "old gang" in Dumbledore's camp, is the same "Mrs. Figg" with the
cats
> who lives around the corner from the Dursleys on Privet Drive and
had
> baby-sat Harry for years in the past.  What has been her likely role
in
> living in such close proximity to Harry all those years?

Hmmm, I can imagine that the two Mrs. Figg are one and the same
person. What puzzles me though is, that she seems to be indifferent
towards Harry. If she is a witch then she should be aware of what's
going on in the Dursley household and know how Harry is treated there.
It took Mcgonagall only one afternoon of observing the family to be
appalled by the idea of leaving baby Harry there.
Mrs. Figg doesn't seem to question why she's babysitting Harry, when
he's old enough to join the family on outings, or why Harry's clothes
are always too big and worn, whereas Duddley has good clothing.
If these two Mrs. Figg are indeed one and the same person, I can
imagine that Dumbledoor asked her to keep the spell alive that
protects Harry when he's under the care of his relatives.

> 9. Was anyone else irritated at Hermione for interrupting the
emotional
> moment between Harry and Molly Weasley when they first read this
> chapter?  We, of course, later understand what she was doing, but
what
> was your reaction when you first read this chapter?

Annoyed is more like it, but then Hermione probably wasn't paying very
close attention to Mrs Weasley and Harry at this time, or trying to
ignore it. How else would she have been able to catch Skeeter?

Rena


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