How hard would it be...(was:Re: who is gonna die?)

[Risti]

No: HPFGUIDX 53829

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "karywick" > I posted a theory 
as to how book 5 started a while back and nobody 
> replied but now it looks as if someone was thinking the same way.  

I must have missed that one while I was away from the list for 
awhile, because I've been thinking this for awhile now.

> Every summer it seems like Harry relaxes until schhol starts. But 
> after LV let Harry slip through his fingers at the end of Gof and 
> Lucius Malfoy, Mr Crabbe, and Mr Goyle having their precious sons 
> coming home looking like a monster from a bad 50's Japanese monster 
> movie from the mix of curses on the train I don't think they are 
> going to sit back and let Harry have a nice relaxing summer.

I never even thought of it from that angle, but you're right.

> There canon passages on how the DEs and LV liked to torture muggles 
> in the past were better to start up again than on parents of 
Hogwarts 
> kids they have a beef on.  They can go to the Dursley's (maybe the 
> ancient Magic protects the children but not the parents) torture 
the 
> parents and that's how Dudley gets to be the one with the late 
start 
> to the Magical career.  Also this would be a time where that often 
> discussed Underage Magic outside Hogwarts plot device might come 
into 
> play.  Would Harry actually be afraid to defend the Dursleys 
because 
> of not returning to Hogwarts?  Harry would have to send a owl to 
Ron 
> immediately to find a way to his house, but what would stop the 
> Weasleys from being attacked?   Fred, George and Ron were a part of 
> the hex attack too, so maybe they'd have to find a way to contact 
> Dumbledore (but he'd know anyways, right?)

I think that despite the way they've been, Harry wouldn't hesitate to 
try and protect the Dursley's.  The only question is, could he?  
Going back to the theory on Harry and his lack of failures that I 
kept meaning to reply to, what if the big failure of his is to fail 
to protect the people who, albeit unknowinging, have protected him 
his whole life.  As for contacting the Weasley's, I think, although I 
have no clue how she's know about it, that Arabella Figg would be 
more likely to make an appearance at this point.
 
> The DEs could the go to Hermione's house and kidnap her after 
> torturing her muggle parents.  Commments have been made on this 
list 
> that Crookshanks has not gotten a chance to use his skills to lead 
> his master home yet.
> 
> Then they could go on and on wreaking havoc at the Creevey 
household 
> and any other Muggle family household terrifying the Hogwarts 
> children and making them terrified to return back to Hogwarts.

> It certainly would be a different beginning to OotP.  I'm ready for 
a 
> little break with something different.  But truthfully,  right now 
> I'll be deliriously happy with the "same ole same ole" (97 days 
isn't 
> it?)  

I think that the book will begin differently, and will begin 
earlier.  I've been reading through GoF, and I was on page 197, not 
even at Hogwarts yet, when I realized that the main reason that book 
is so much bigger then the others is because so much more happens 
before Harry even gets to school.  With OOTP supposed to be even 
bigger, I don't think its outrageous to assume that it must begin 
even earlier.

About the Dursley's not being 'fans' of Harry's.  I was thinking 
about it(because I realized as soon as I hit post that I hadn't 
covered that point), and I remembered what the full quote said.  JKR 
said it would be a fan of Harry's, but not someone we would 
automatically think of(or something to that effect).  I still don't 
know how the Dursley's woul fit into that definition, but they 
definately aren't people we'd automatically think of as fans of 
Harry's.

That said, Hagrid is definately near the top of the list of well 
known Harry fans.

~Risti