Unresolved issues in HP and the Philosopher's / Sorcerer's Stone

[leb2323]

No: HPFGUIDX 70940

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sueeeyqbong" <sue at s...> wrote:
> Hello everyone. I've started re-reading the Harry Potter series 
> again, to reassess them in the light of OoP. What interested me in 
> particular were the clues and things which, by the end of OoP,
still 
> weren't explained or resolved... an which might point to what's 
> contained in books 6 and 7.  I thought it might be useful to make a 
> list of them, and would love it if people would add to it the
things 
> I've missed. 
> Any responses? Would love to hear.
> 
> Sueeeyqbong

I too have just started another re-read of the series and a couple of 
things from the 1st book jumped out at me as well.  Three things that 
were not on your list:

1)  I completely forgot that Scabbers initially belonged to Percy.  
This seems much more relevant to me now that Percy's loyalties are in 
question from OoP.  Sorry if this has been discussed too much already.

2)  At the end of the feast after the sorting ceremony they all sing 
the school song.  Dumbledore ends the evening by saying:  "Ah,
music," he said, wiping his eyes.  "A magic beyond all we do here!  
And now, bedtime.  Off you trot."  (pg 128 US version)  Is this a 
reference to some of that old magic that DD claims Voldemort
discounts or am I really reaching on this one?

3)  When Harry and Voldemort are having their showdown at the end of 
the book V talks about how much he values bravery (pg 294 US).  I
know that Riddle was in Slytherin and a descendent of Salazar but
now, seeing how much emphasis has been placed on the link between 
Griffyndor and bravery in the later books this makes me wonder if 
there is something deeper that I'm missing.  Of course I'm probably 
just getting carried away with it all.

Comments?
leb