OOP: Disappointing AND Excellent

[Phyllis]

No: HPFGUIDX 67067

Amy Z wrote:

> But I really think no one would follow OP who hadn't read GF; I 
> guess she is writing all that stuff about the graveyard for those 
> who HAVE read GF but only once, three years ago (I do have to 
> remind myself that such people exist), but it bugs me.  

Now me:

I found this a bit odd as well - when I started the book, I was 
pleased to see that she wasn't giving the type of detailed background 
description that is present in all of the past four books (and tends 
to bog down the progress of the book), but then as I read further, 
there were places where she felt compelled to give the backstory.  I 
would also have preferred that she either choose one approach or the 
other, rather than a combination which I agree makes it impossible to 
fully understand what is going on in OoP unless one has already read 
at least PoA and GoF.

Amy again:

> And I loved Tonks, though I think her clumsiness is overdone (I was 
> SO worried it would prove to be a Fatal Flaw).  

Me again:

I loved Tonks too, although I think it's because I'm a klutz and 
could therefore really relate to her!  I also thought she served a 
valuable purpose - while the odds seem stacked against Harry in 
becoming an Auror due to the Transfiguration and Potions hurdles, 
Tonks shows us that you can be an Auror even if you have faults.

Amy again:

> Also, we now know what we didn't at the close of GF, which is that 
> she's [Molly's] been in the Order twice now.

Me again:

I seemed to have missed this - she's not in the picture of the 
original Order that Mad-Eye shows Harry, and when she breaks down 
while tackling the boggart, Lupin tells her that she doesn't 
understand that things are different this time because she wasn't in 
the original Order.  Can you help me out?

~Phyllis