Snakes, Cruel Irony

[Dave Hardenbrook]

No: HPFGUIDX 67679


kattfirmin1 wrote:

k> Wouldn't it be cool since both Harry and Vol. are parseltongues, and 
k> Vol. has his own pet snake, if maybe during the final battle in book 
k> 7, the snake happens to show back up in some strange coincidence, 
k> and out of loyalty to Harry for freeing him fights Vol. pet snake? 
k> There has to be something more to Harry's ability to talk to snakes 
k> than we've seen so far. 

I completely agree... I've been hoping that he returns and helps
Harry.  I haven't liked thus far how JKR has portrayed snakes as
inherently evil.  I hope that changes.

snazzzybird wrote:
> He knew he would never use whatever it was, so he stashed it away and
> forgot all about it.  And because he forgot about it, he fell for
> Kreacher's ruse -- and he *did* lure Sirius from his place of safety.

Has anyone else noticed that every time Harry eschews the help of his
elders he lives to regret it?   So much for the theory that these books
"promote the defying of authority"....

-- 
Dave (Who wonders whether JKR or her house will cave in first under
the weight of all the "Please don't let Sirius really be dead!!!"
letters she's undoubtedly receiving...)

80's Moment #705: "Bob [Cratchit] had good cause to be happy with his
situation ... So let's be fair to Scrooge.  He had his faults, but he
wasn't unfair to anyone."  -- Attorney General Ed Meese