Can Real Wizards Apologize? and more speculation

Fri Jan 17 02:08:31 UTC 2003

No: HPFGUIDX 49921

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dicentra63 <dicentra at x>" 
<dicentra at x> wrote:
> It's more HPfGU canon than JKR canon.  Nowhere in the novels is the
> statement made that "real wizards don't apologize."  But in message
> 36556, you'll see how the phrase came into existence.
> 
> --Dicentra

Thank you for the wonderful reference - LOL.  That post is truely one 
for the ages.  

I have a question though.  If real wizards don't apologize, then who 
does JKR's original book 5 teaser refer to?  

To refresh your memories: "thirty-eight chapters... might change... 
longest volume... Ron... broom... sacked... house- elf... new... 
teacher... dies... sorry"

Certainly, it cannot be the Dursley's who are sorry (although there 
are (paraphrasing) things coming with them that we don't expect).  If 
it's not them, than it must be a wizard.  I suppose it could be DD 
when he talks to Harry.

Also, to add some speculation, if these teaser words are in book 
order, maybe Harry is laying in the flowerbed after he had a vision 
of Ron riding a broomstick and being attacked.  After that, his scar 
hurt so badly, he fell backwards - into the flower bed. :)

Kristen - Having fun trying to string together all the clues instead 
of being patient.