Observations and Questions

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No: HPFGUIDX 25485


> 
> SS/PS Ch.5
> Hagrid says "There's not a single witch or wizard who went bad who 
wasn't in
> Slytherin".
> Rephrased, that's "Every witch/wizard who became evil was in 
Slytherin."
> But we know that's simply not true. Whether you take it from 
Hagrid's
> perspective or from the truth, there's at least one evil wizard from
> Gryffindor (Sirius Black or Peter Pettigrew). So why did Hagrid say 
that?
> I'm guessing that JKR didn't have the plot of Book 3 planned out at 
this
> point.

I wonder this too; it might just be a hagrid-generalization, like his 
monsters-aren't-all-bad thing. 

 
> SS/PS Ch.15
> Firenze says, about drinking unicorn blood: "You have slain 
something pure
> and defenseless to save yourself, and you will have but a half-
life, a
> cursed life, from the moment the blood touches your lips." But then 
he
> implies that the Elixir of Life will negate this effect. So is 
Voldemort in
> his new body still cursed from drinking the unicorn blood?

Doesn't V say "you saw faithful quirrel drinking it for me"? Would 
that mean it was Quirrel who was doomed and it doesn't affect V? Hmm.
> 

> PoA Ch.10
> "Dementors are supposed to drain a wizard of his powers if he is 
left with
> them too long" -Lupin
> This implies that Voldemort's supporters, who have been in Azkaban 
for quite
> a while, may not be very useful when Voldemort frees them.

This must take a long time, b/c Sirius was there for 12 years and he 
could still wield a wand pretty well after he broke out. (whoa, 
alliteration there). Then again, he also managed to keep his sanity. 
But people like the LeStranges are probably much like Sirius -- able 
to control their "happy" thoughts and periods of misery, so that the 
D's don't affect them as much.

> GoF Ch.36
> "Snape made a sudden movement" after Harry starts enumerating the 
Death
> Eaters he saw, starting with Lucius Malfoy. What could this 
possibly mean?

I have no idea, but I can't wait to find out. Could it mean that 
Snape was convinced Lucius was not a DE? I hardly think he'd be 
fooled by that. Maybe he was just nervous that his old circle was 
back together and knew they'd be gunning for him. Who knows.

interesting questions, all of 'em.