Duelling

cynthiaanncoe at home.com cynthiaanncoe at home.com
Tue Sep 4 05:41:44 UTC 2001


No: HPFGUIDX 25500

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., prefectmarcus at y... wrote:
> Has anybody noticed the duelling theme in the books?  In each of 
the 
> books except HP3 PoA, we have references to duelling.
> 
> In Book #1, Malfoy challenges Harry to a duel.  This is our first 
> introduction to the concept of wizards duelling.
> 
> Book #2, we have the Duelling Club.
> 
> In Book #4, we have the graveyard scene.
> 
> Question, what is JKR setting us up for?
> 
> Marcus


Hmmm.  Hard to say.  But there has never been a duel in which anyone 
dies.  So far, the duel has just been a clever tease to set up other 
things.  

I think she'll drop the duel business, though.  We're now in a full-
scale war.  People don't duel in wars.  They ambush.

Cindy





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