OOP: Egg and more (Was OOP:Snitch/gift of knife)

[jksunflower2002]

No: HPFGUIDX 67330

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jesta Hijinx" 
<jestahijinx at h...> wrote:
>> >
> > >There are always unanswered questions at the end of each book.  
>Some
> > >of them from OOP seem to be, IMHO,
> >
> > >1.  Why did the Easter egg affect Harry so deeply?
> >
> ><snip>
> >
> >> >
>> >okay. Importantly, before Ginny gives Mrs. Weasley's Easter eggs 
to Harry, 
> >he had just witnessed Snape's worst memory.
> >
> >We all know by now (except the slackers who have yet to finish! 
Just 
> >kidding :) that in the Pensieve, James Potter is sitting beside 
the lake 
> >with MWP tossing the captured Snitch.
> >
> >Because of what occurs after this between James and "Snivellus", 
Harry is 
> >justifiably upset. That is a whole other subject, so I'll stop 
with that 
> >line of thought ;)and continue with my point.
> >
> >Having just seen the admitedly impressive Snitch-catching skills 
of James 
> >and then seeing him bully Snape, the Easter egg probably makes 
Harry upset 
> >just because of what he saw - it reminded him of the arrogance he 
had seen 
> >in his father.
> >
> >I hope I'm not repeating anything other people have said, and 
this is all 
> >of course my take on the book. Knowing Rowling, I'm dead wrong. I 
also must 
> >add that, not being a SHIPper :D I think that seeing any signs of 
possible 
> >feelings between Harry and Ginny just doesn't make sense. I mean, 
a Snitch? 
> >I just don't think that it's a coincidence that Harry had just 
seen his 
> >father w/ one and was then emotional. > >
> >--LynnRiddle
> >
> You know, Lynn, I think that, from my POV, what you wrote makes 
*some* 
> sense.  Some.  :-)  Not poking holes in your theory, but I 
honestly don't 
> know if the memory of his father when looking at the Snitch is the 
major 
> thing.  I imagine there's a lot going on in Harry's head, and I 
agree that 
> this is an excellent and powerful scene.
> 
> I think that it's just that he misses being out on the Quidditch 
pitch, 
> doing the *one* thing he always felt superconfident doing - like 
something 
> not of this earth and bigger and better than his usual self.  He's 
had a 
> rough year so far - for the first time he didn't want to be at 
Hogwarts for 
> Christmas - and I think the egg is mainly a painful reminder that 
he's been 
> banned for life (as far as he knows) from the one thing that made 
him feel 
> confident and like something more than a kid apart from the rest, 
always 
> different, always set apart, always unsure.
> 
> Felinia


Ok, going back to my original post.  I do believe the chcolate egg 
is meant to be symbolic in this book. A symbol of fertility and new 
life being the most obvious.  A few days ago I received an email 
from a fellow listmember who made this most excellent observation in 
relation to Ginny and chocolate:

"When Ginny became a real part of the books in CoS, she's 
always been connected with chocolate in some way.  In book two, 
Dumbledore tells her to get some hot chocolate after Harry rescues 
her from the Chamber; in book three, Lupin breaks out chocolate to 
give to her, Harry and Neville because they were the three most 
affected by the Dementors; in book four, she spills hot chocolate 
after the QWC, and finally in book five, we get the chocolate egg 
scene. So since chocolate has a lot of healing properties according 
to one of JKR's quotes somewhere, and because it can help against 
dementors, I think that JKR connected Ginny to chocolate because 
she'll be healing and helping Harry with the things that act as 
dementors in his life. I mean she's already slowly beginning to do so
in book five, so I expect a lot more H/G interaction, even as just 
friends in book six, when Harry will probably start isolating himself
from R/Hr, or because R/Hr is busy doing their own thing."

Thanks so much, Bonnie, for giving me permission to post this.

Thoughts, people?

Toad (My new battle cry: Twelve kids by the last chapter!)