What's different about COS?

[maria_kirilenko]

No: HPFGUIDX 55515

Gregory Lynn wrote:
> You know, with all this talk about how Chamber of Secrets is so 
> much foreshadowing (anyone got a link to an actual quote from 
> someone who would know that actually says so, BTW?) has anyone 
> actually taken the time to list out the things that are different 
> about COS to spawn some thinking about what might be foreshadowed?

Phyllis replied:

I firmly believe in the "Harry as Heir of Gryffindor" theory, 
and I think that there are many clues in CoS that support this theory.
It's in CoS that we first learn that Gryffindor's first name 
was "Godric", and can make the connection to the Potters living in 
Godric's Hollow. JKR said so herself in a Fall 2000 BBC Newsround:

<snip interview>
<snip loads of great examples and theories>

Me:

That's all great circumstantial evidence, and there's so much of it 
that I would be very surprised should it turn out to be just a giant 
red herring. 

I think that the most important thing, though, is the establishment 
of the fact that Tom Riddle was the Heir of Slytherin - i.e. that 
such a thing as being an heir of someone who lived a thousand years 
ago is possible. I doubt that so many people would have embraced 
the 'Heir of Gryffindor' theory so willingly had that not happened. 

OTOH... JKR said that 'key things *happen*' (emphasis mine). Does 
that qualify as 'happen?' Does all that wonderful evidence?

I'm really liking this 'Hagrid with a crossbow' observation. The full 
quote is:

Seconds after they had knocked, Hagrid flung it open. They found
themselves face-to-face with him aiming a crossbow at them. Fang
the boarhound barked loudly behind him.

+++++++++++++++++++
    "Oh," he said, lowering the weapon and staring at them. "What're
you two doin' here?"

    "What's that for?" said Harry, pointing at the crossbow as they
stepped inside.

    "Nothin' - nothin' - " Hagrid muttered. "I've bin expectin'
doesn' matter - Sit down - I'll make tea -""
+++++++++++++++++++(Chapter 14)

It's very interesting, I think. I've personally always thougth that 
he'd been expecting the person who'd been strangling the chickens, 
but it might be something more interesting.

Maria