OOP Audio Spoiler: Location, purpose, beds, etc

[rachelbeth007]

No: HPFGUIDX 60240

Warning: contains theory regarding the audio excerpt.

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pickle_jimmy" <kemp at a...>
wrote:

> The location of the scene is an old house that appears as though it 
> could have belonged to a wizard(s) that were not on the side of
good 
> (sorry if this is convoluted - I am trying to not quote the audio 
> grab) - even down to the snake motif doorknob. 

This thought just popped into my head.  They're at Snape's house.  It
would 
make sense for him to have snake motif doorknob due to his Slytherin
and 
Death Eater background.  It would seem dangerous to take HRH to a
house in 
which an actual baddie resides, so I concluded it might be the home
of a 
refomed one.  (I feel this is also implied by the tone of the reading
and the 
wording also supports this theory).

> Question: What are Ron, Hermione, and Mrs Weasley doing there? Why 
> have they taken (summoned/brought) Harry there?

I think Molly is taking part in some meeting (an OotP meeting?). 
Perhaps the 
Order (if that's the meaning of the word in this instance) is
preparing a potion 
(which was Snape's task to begin) or even the Fidelius for Harry. 
The 
presence of Ron and Hermione seems to imply that they had prior 
knowledge, and/or they're directly involved in whatever is brewing
(perhaps 
literally).  God the possibilities are endless.

> Question: Is this very early in the book, or are we going to see 
> Harry's side of the "month" before R&H are introduced?

Oh definitely.  Remember the book starts in the garden on Privet
Drive.  
Whether it is Harry or Dudley or some other boy lying on his back in
the 
flowerbed, it seems clear the OotP will start with Harry's summer
just like the 
rest of the books.

> Is the room where R&H are significant?
> What does twin-bedded mean? This is from me as an Aussie - does it 
> mean 2 single beds, or is it a colloquialism for a double bed?

Twin-bedded means there are two twin-beds in the room.  Twin-beds are 
single beds, but when there are two in a room they're called twin
beds.  I can't 
decide whether this detail is significant.  What first came to mind
is that 
perhaps Ron and Hermione have stayed in this room overnight and this
is a 
way to clearly state that there are two beds, though I'm not sure
Molly would 
let that happen.  Perhaps the house is crowded though, and there were
not 
other options.  Once again, endless possibilities.

Rachel
-Whose college graduation is terribly timed for Saturday morning,
which will 
certainly delay her reading. : /