13 to a table defense - Ginny was the first to rise

[kiricat2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 78201

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "drago9nine" <dragonlet9 at e...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, yellows at a... wrote:
> > Brief Chronicles said:
> 
> > I had a thought this morning about the 13-to-a-table issue. 
> > 
> > Trelawney tells us that, when 13 people sit at one table, the 
> first to rise will be the first to die.
> > 
> > In OoP, 13 people sit at a table and Sirius is the first to rise 
> and the first to die. 
> 
>  Snip
> > 
> 
> Somebody please tell me if I'm crazy, but I went back to the scene 
> where the Order members finish dinner specifically because I wanted 
> to reread the part where Sirius rises first.  I'm at work and 
cannot 
> quote directly (woefully unprepared for my first post, sorry!) but 
I 
> was really puzzled because right before Sirius stands up, I believe 
> we see Ginny sitting on the floor playing with Crookshanks.  
Doesn't 
> that mean she had to have gotten up from the table before Sirius 
> stands?
> 
> Could someone let me know if this is correct?  I'm rather afraid 
I'm 
> losing my mind reading everyone's posts that mention Sirius rising 
> first.
> 
> Thanks,
> Dragonine

Good catch - pg. 87 US edition "Ginny, who had lured Crookshanks out 
from under the dresser, was sitting cross-legged on the floor..."

This is right before the argument about what Harry should be told 
regarding the Order.  

Marianne