[HPforGrownups] OOP Spoiler: Amazon Audio Discussion and Questions

[Richelle Votaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 60242

> Please dont read this if you dont want to know anything about what is
> in the audio grab of book five on amazon.com

Ditto from me
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----------- BOOK 5 SPOLIER ALERT ---------------
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Pickle Jimmy wrote:

> Question: Under whose care has Harry been for the last month that
> would have needed this kind of mail censorship?

I've got my opinion down to one of two options.  (Both probably wrong, but
hey, my imagination can only go so far).  A) Harry's been at St. Mungo's for
a month or B) Dumbledore has sent Harry away to a safe, secluded place for
the past month where he has stayed alone.  Now, I think Azkaban is safely
out, because I doubt prisoners can get mail.  Second, Dumbledore lets
Hermione and Ron write, but they can't say anything of importance.  Which
makes me think Dumbledore thought that A)the mail would be intercepted or B)
the mail would be read by the hospital staff before reaching Harry.
Therefore nothing related to anything that wasn't public knowledge (like
Sirius, for example) could be put in a letter to him.

> Question: Are we jumping to conclusions thinking that Harry summoned
> a Patronus to protect himself from the dementors? The two things
> could be totally unrelated. I have read some of the theories, but I
> believe that if Harry *had* summoned a Patronus, it *would* have been
> powerful enough to drive away the dementors - we've seen him do just
> that in PoA.

It could be unrelated, however, I think the dementors had to have something
to do with what has been going on the past month.  It's possible that if
Harry did encounter dementors and summoned a patronus, yet that isn't the
full extent of the situation.  Maybe something happened during the event
while Harry was protecting himself.  Something that brought harm to others
or needed a lot of memory charms to fix.

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

I think that it's possible Harry was released (from St. Mungo's) or sent for
(by Dumbledore) because of the hearing--or upcoming result of the hearing.
Perhaps since he is underage and his parents are dead (and no living wizard
relatives) Mrs. Weasley will go in his place?  As for where they're at, my
first thought was the Malfoy Manor.  But not likely, with the description
that followed.  Second thought was Snape's house.  Well he had to live
someplace before he started teaching at Hogwarts, right?  And in the
summers.  And he was once a dark wizard.  And Dumbledore trusts him.  And it
would be a bit ironic.

> Question: Is it the hearing that is going on in (behind) this scene?
> If not, what *is* going on that needs Ron and Hermione to baby-sit
> Harry until it's over?

I think it is either the hearing or the announcement of the decision from
the hearing.

> We are introduced to how Ron looks (height, nose length, hair colour,
> freckles), so it seems that this is his first appearance in OOP.

Possibly, or maybe not.  It could just be a refresher since Harry hadn't
seen him in a month, to emphasize the passage of time for the readers.

> Why does Mrs Weasley whisper distractedly when talking to Harry?
> What is she distracted by?
> Why is she whispering?

Well, on the off chance it IS Snape's house, wouldn't *you* whisper?

> Why is Ron's owl there?

Maybe he had returned with a message that Harry was on his way?

> 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?

This I've no idea about.  "Twin bedded" is not a US term either, but I am
assuming it simply means two beds.

Richelle