Did Sirius have a knife? and 2 questions

[cantoramy]

No: HPFGUIDX 59470

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Ersatz Harry" 
<ersatzharry at y...> wrote:

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> Of course, it is easy
> to purchase a regular knife anonymously, but I noted something else
> just yesterday in GoF.  Sirius sent Harry a magical penknife as a
> Christmas present; it's in the Yule Ball chapter, right after Dobby
> shows up in the dormitory to give Harry the socks.  

Thank you for mentioning the penknife.  I almost forgot about it.  
Harry wishes he had it with him when he needs to untie Ron and the 
others during the second task (GoF, pp.432-433, uk pb).  JKR most 
definitely has plans for this knife, or she wouldn't have brought it 
up.  Of course, I could be totally all wet, which is most likely 
true:)

Now for the first question.  In PS/SS the centaur Bane admonishes 
the centaur Firenze:  "Remember, Firenze, we are sworn not to set 
ourselves against the heavens.  Have we not read what is to come in 
the movements of the planets?...Centaurs are concerned with what has 
been foretold!"..."Do you not see that unicorn?" Firenze bellowed at 
Bane.  Do you not understand why it was killed?  Or have the planets 
not let you in on that secret?  I set myself against what is lurking 
in this Forest..."  (PS, pp. 187-188, uk pb)  We know that JKR has 
planted clues about Harry's story throughout the series.  Are the 
planets predicting only Voldemort's return, or are they also 
predicting Harry's death?  And another question.  Does the curse 
that comes with drinking the unicorn blood still have an affect on 
Voldemort after he returns?  With PP's hand and Harry's blood, he 
now has some "human" in him.

cantoramy
who has eye-strain from rereading everything at least three times to 
prepare for oop and knows she has missed at least 45 clues