re-reading PoA in the light of OoP

[lily_paige_delaney]

No: HPFGUIDX 78749

Hi,

I've been reading PoA aloud to my daughter this month and its amazing 
how much more you pick up in story when you do so.

Here's a couple of things I've noticed which are new to me, 
particularly after reading OoP.

1. The trio hear future Harry & Hermoine's return

When the trio set off for Hagrid's Hut before Buckbeak is to be 
executed they wait until the Entrance Hall is empty.  They hear 
footsteps and a door slam and then decide the coast is clear.

The footsteps they hear belong to Harry and Hermoine who have just 
arrived from the future!  Future Hermoine grabs Harry and drags him 
into a broom closet to make sure they are not seen and slams the door 
behind them.  Future Harry and Hermoine then hear themselves and Ron 
making their way out of the castle.  

I think this is interesting because it means that Harry seeing 
himself conjuring the Patronus is not the only event which has 
already happened in the original sequence.  Unfortunately it doesn't 
make the whole thing any easier to understand though!

2. Did Lupin use legimency?

In the shrieking shack, when Lupin first arrives Harry observes that 
Lupin is staring at Sirius as though seeing past him, seeing 
something none of the others can see.  I assume he is using legimency 
on Sirius to understand the truth about Wormtail.  But if so, I 
wonder why he doesn't need a wand like Snape did in OoP.

3. What is Ginny's role?

Finally, when the painting of the fat lady is slashed there is a 
crowd of students banked up.  The trio are there waiting to get in 
when Ginny suddenly appears asking what happened.  I don't know if 
there is any significance here but on reading it aloud it seemed 
quite out of place.  Ginny, who hasn't been mentioned since the train 
journey to school, just pops in for one question and then disappears 
for the rest of the book.  It made me wonder why JKR bothered putting 
that line in.  It seemed very similar to GoF where Ginny had that 
small scene regarding the Yule Ball and then vanished from the story 
again.  Probably nothing, but then again you never know.

Just wanted to share.

LPD