Robes + Ethical Snape + Cheating Slytherins + Scarred Moody + AK + Dumbledore's Death + Prefect Possibilities + Snape Rumor + Post-GoF Harry + Pensieve + Evil Rita + Baby Harry & Lupin + Apparating

[Kelly Hurt]

No: HPFGUIDX 27847

--- Marcus wrote:

>I am looking at the illustration
>right now.  I do not see where it 
>says that the person is modeling the
>standard issue Hogwarts robe.  Am I
>missing something?

No you didn't miss anything.  You asked what the correct robes should
look like.  Instead of trying to describe them, I thought it would be
easier for you to understand what I meant by looking at a picture I was
pretty sure you would have on hand.

--- Diane in Philly wrote:

>I'm not a member of Snape Lovers
>Anonymous, but wanted to add my two
>cents.  It is the act of an ethical
>man to aid and care for people (even
>children) who have recently injured
>and abused him.

Also remember Snape defended them to Fudge for stunning him though he
still thought they should be punished for infractions of school rules.

Post-GoF, 'ethically' speaking, Snape will have to admit -- at least to
himself -- that he misjudged Harry, that Harry is not seeking
'Celebrity'.  I doubt it completely changes their relationship but,
IMO, it should be discernible in Snape's choice of taunts if nowhere
else.

---  Rowena Grunnion-Ffitch wrote:

[about Slytherin winning the House Championship several years in a row]

>Well yes. [snip] Given the lack of
>evidence it seems to me a little
>unfair to *assume* Slytherin must have
>cheated to win. I mean one would have
>expected one of the Gryffindors to
>comment on the fact if it were so.

They do.  "Snape always favors his own house" and gives them extra
points.  That qualifies as cheating in my book.

--- Tabouli wrote:

>In a society where they can regrow
>bones overnight and phoenix tears can
>heal deadly snake bites, and amputees
>can be given magic silver hands, why
>on earth is Moody a one-legged,
>one-eyed flying purple mass of scar
>tissue?

Perhaps there is a limited 'window of opportunity' for magical healing
during which there is no scarring?

--- Dave Hardenbrook wrote:

>For example, Avada Kedravra only works
>if you have an overwhelming hatred for
>your target.*

I can't agree.  Pettigrew had no overwhelming hatred for Cedric when he
killed 'the spare'.

--- Margaret Dean wrote:

>I agree with you.  I think Rowling has
>been preparing both Harry and the
>reader for this for the past two or
>three books:  having Dumbledore show
>his age, having him warn Harry that he
>(Dumbledore) won't always be around to
>save the day, etc.

I agree that Dumbledore won't be alive at the end of Book 7, but I
don't think he'll die until late in Book 6 or early in Book 7.

--- Luke wrote:

[an excellent post on Prefect Combos]

Luke, you left out one possibility:  

Harry is chosen, but refuses to be, a Prefect.  

It's not what I expect -- I, personally, think that Hermione is a
'given' and Harry is likely to be chosen Prefect -- but I wouldn't feel
like it came out of left field if it happens.  Given his current state
of mind and his personality, it would be in character.

If Ron is then chosen and finds out later Harry was first-choice, it
could cause some problems.

--- Susanna Luhtanen wrote:

>OWLs and NEWTs (Will they begin NEWTs
>during 6th year?)

OWLs are 5th I'm sure; NEWTs 7th I think.

>But, it seems that Snape is not going
>to be around Hogwarts in 5 - but, I
>think in book 6 we find out more about
>him...

This is new to me.  On what did you base this comment?

--- Megan wrote:

>In fact, it seems to me she's given
>MORE clues about OOP (which I also
>don't like to use as a title, because
>I think it will change) than she gave about GOF when it first came
out.

Since OOP is a (fairly) standard publishing abbreviation meaning 'out
of print', I wouldn't be surprised if she changed it.

--- Donna (Neville fan) wrote:

>I think the end of GOF marks the end
>of Harry's childhood in a way.  

I agree.  Harry started GoF as a boy and ended it as a young man,
emotionally speaking.

--- laura hickman wrote:

>Good points... but who's to say
>Dumbledore hadn't wanted Harry to see
>the memories in the Pensieve...

It just occurred to me:  perhaps after Dumbledore dies, Harry will
still be able to access his thoughts/memories through the Pensieve?

--- Megan wrote:

>I don't think we can classify Rita
>under that category of "truly evil".
>If she's evil, then Dobby and Lockhart
>are too...because they irritate me
>just as much.

I don't think I quite understand you.  It sounds like you're saying
annoying = evil.

>I think she's just there as someone to
>hate and be annoyed with.  I doubt
>she's even intelligent enough to be
>truly evil.

evil adj 
1: morally bad or wrong; [syn: wicked] [ant: good] 
2: having the nature of vice [syn: depraved, vicious] 
3: tending to cause great harm [syn: harmful, injurious] 
4: having or exerting a malignant influence [syn: malefic, malevolent,
malign] 
Source: WordNet  1.6,  1997 Princeton University

By definitions 3 & 4, Rita Skeeter *is* evil.

--- Becky wrote:

>...why didn't Lupin ever try to take
>Harry when he was a baby?

1.  Dumbledore wanted him with the Dursleys & Lupin would respect that.
2.  His lycanthropy.
3.  No money.

--- "Cindy C." wrote:

>But what about the rest of the adult
>HP characters, like Dumbledore,
>McGonagall, Black, Lupin, Pettigrew,
>Crouch Jr., Voldemort, Snape, Moody?
>Are there any indications that any of
>them can apparate?

* Dumbledore apparates to Privet Drive in SS Chap 1.
* McGonagall & Black are Animagi, thus should be powerful enough to
apparate.
* Snape, Crouch Jr & Pettigrew were DEs & apparating at a signal was a
requirement.
* Lupin, Moody & Voldemort are all very powerful, thus should be able.

No one can Apparate or Disapparate on the Hogwarts grounds.  I would
assume the same holds true for Azkaban.

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