OOP: My first thoughts

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No: HPFGUIDX 62180

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Serena Moonsilver" 
<serenamoonsilver at y...> wrote:
> I've moved this over from the OT chatter.  I'd like to get some 
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> my first impressions:
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> *The trio no longer a trio? Or rather, while they may remain the 
> core somewhat has the circle finally opened beyond H/H/R? I believe 
> we will see Neville and Ginny (and possibly Luna) be taken into 
> confidence more now that they have proved themselves on this 
> adventure, much in the same way the Hermione finished out the trio 
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> book 1 after the troll fight. Espically with the train ride to/from 
> school with all of them in the same compartment.


Yes, that's a reasonable assumption.  Maybe the shippers have to 
start a H/L consideration ;-)


 
> *Sirius--ARRGHH! NO! It's like killing off Harry's remaining family 
> almost--that said, do you think it's possible that Harry and Sirius 
> are related distantly in the same way Sirius is related to the 
> Weasleys and Malfoys. After all, the Potters were pure-bloods.

Well, it crossed my mind that it would be a bit odd that Sirius 
didn't mention a Potter if the name was indeed on the Black tapestry. 
Unless it was a particularly unsavory Potter...

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> *Was a little disappointed we didn't find our more about Lily and 
> James and the rest of Potters and Evans--mostly would have liked to 
> have known what James and Lily did for a living, what happened to 
> Harry's grandparents on both sides, espically since the whole 
> Voldemort must kill all the Potters theory doesn't seemed to have 
> panned out. And it still doesn't quite explain why Voldemort didn't 
> want to kill Lily except that he did have some inkling of the love 
> protection thing but underestimated it.

I wonder if the next book(s) will explain in detail Dumbledore's 
statement that James and Lily (and the Longbottoms?) had denied 
Voldemort three times...

Marianne