corridor dreams

[annemehr]

No: HPFGUIDX 76337

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "zesca" <nansense at c...> wrote:
> "Despite the fact that he was still sleeping badly, still having
> dreams about corridors and locked doors that made his scar 
prickle..."
> 
> p. 118 American, a few pages before the end of The Noble and Most
> Ancient House of Black.
> 
> the only discussion I remember about Harry's dreams before p. 118
> was in Dudley Demented; Big D taunts Harry for his nightmares 
about Cedric.
[...]
> Did I miss a reference to "dreams about corridors and locked 
doors" that 
> preceded this quote?
> 
> thx,
> madeyemood

At the bottom of pg. 9 (US); "Dudley Demented":
"Tomorrow he would have to think of some fresh way of listening to 
the news.  In the meantime, he had nothing to look forward to but 
another restless, disturbed night, because even when he escaped 
nightmares about Cedric he had unsettling dreams about long dark 
corridors, all finishing in dead ends and locked doors, which he 
supposed had something to do with the trapped feeling he had when he 
was awake.  Often the old scar on this forehead prickled 
uncomfortably, but he did not fool himself that Ron or Hermione or 
Sirius would find that very interesting anymore...."

I think the reference to the prickling scar right after the "dark 
corridor" dreams was meant to be a hint that the dreams weren't 
quite what Harry thought, but of course, like Harry I completely 
missed it the first time through.  That boy is going to have to 
learn to pay closer attention to his scar, even if he can't figure 
out why it's hurting most of the time.

Annemehr