Methods of Communication in The Order

drjuliehoward drjuliehoward at yahoo.com
Tue Dec 30 21:32:56 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 87802

A couple of things have me wondering about what all ways The Order 
may communicate covertly.  First, it has been posted that DD may be 
using his photo on the chocolate frogs similarly to the way 
portraits are used.  Is this a way for him to communicate with the 
order as well as "spy" (for lack of a better word)?  

Second, much has been posted about the Quibbler and how it has a 
thread of truth among the ridiculous. Does anyone think this is 
deliberate and another way The Order communicates or gains 
information, along the lines of "Men In Black?"  Why, then, do you 
suppose Luna and Ginny read it upside down?  Could it be code?  If 
people focused only on the ridiculous, they would tend to dismiss 
it, much like the majority of folks in grocery store checkouts.  
However, knowing "the code", one could purchase a readily-available 
Quibbler and not give away about being in The Order or draw 
attention to themselves. Could reading it upside down be a trick 
Ginny learned through using the Extendable Ears?

Third, does anyone else have ideas about how the Order may 
communicate, other than owls, portraits, and fireplaces?

Julie







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