Is this important?

[Tyler Hewitt]

No: HPFGUIDX 50307

cantoramy wrote:

In re-reading the series, one is able to spot the
clues that JKR plants in her story plots once one
knows the ending.  For example, in gof, Voldemort
tells Wormtail "I will allow you to perform an 
essential task for me, one that many of my followers
would give their right hands to perform..."
(bloomsbury pb, p. 15).  When Voldemort is resurected,
Wormtail cuts off his right hand (p. 556).

 However, she also plants clues from one book to
another, such as Mrs. Figg (from ps to gof). 
 
In poa, Black tells how he was able to escape Azkaban,
and as he is confronting Peter, he thinks out loud
about Peter's motives: "...ready to strike the moment
he could be sure of allies...to deliver the *last*
Potter to them." (bloomsbury pb, p. 272)  Is this the
clue that Harry is the one who is destined to defeat
Voldemort?  Is this why Harry has no other relatives
except the Dursleys? 

In cos, Prof. Binns, in relating the legend of the
chamber to the class, says "After a while, there was a
serious arguement on the subject [admitting
Muggle-borns to Hogwarts] between Slytherin and
Gryffindor..."  (bloomsbury pb, p. 114).  Therefore,
we know there has been tension between the two houses
for a thousand years.  As I believe (as do many
others) that Prof. Trelawny's first prediction 
had to do with Harry defeating Voldemort, this tension
may also apply to their descendants.

Is this important, or do I have too much time on my
hands?


Me:
It's important! Someone told me (or I read somewhere)
that CoS has lots of clues to events that occur in
books 5-7. What I heard was that they had to be
careful with the screenplay, to cover important things
without letting on that they WERE important (how many
times can I use the word 'important in one
paragraph?). I'm looking forward to rereading CoS,and
will be paying close, um, attention to it!

The 'right hand' quote is kind of funny! reminds me of
the XTC song 'I'd Like That' ("I'd like that, If I
could row your heart and head, With you laid on one
arm, I'd be your Nelson...") Apperantly (I'm not up on
my history here) Nelson lost an arm at one point.

Tyler


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