Beginning of OotP (a different track)

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finwitch wrote:
>But why would any teenage boy lie on his back in 
>flowerbed? Good start, I must say... there's something wrong with 
>the boy - he's probably unconsious or unable to move, if not dead. 

finwitch (in another post):
>Perhaps-- He could be recalling his previous life (there's *always* 
>a summary of previous books in!) and Harry could, after that, wake 
>up with a big black dog licking his face. (Sirius, of course, 
>fetching Harry to buy his school books or something...)

Well why wouldn't Harry lay on the flowerbed?  I've always seen 
Harry as enjoying the simple things in life.  So it isn't out of the 
ordinary, to me, for him to lay in the flowerbed.  It could be a 
place where he's always laid to think about things, it may soothe 
him.

Gulplum, made it clear for me, that in the last chapter of GoF, a 
month has passed by since June 24 (the day V came back).  Which 
means it is July 24 and Harry is recalling the events that have 
occurred since June 24 (mind you H/H shippers! this means Harry 
remembers Hermione doing something she's *never* -my emphasis- done 
before which is to kiss him on the cheek!).  
Do you understand what I'm saying?  Maybe someone else could explain 
it better. =)

I'm starting to believe that the first chapter of OoP is on July 
24.  "The only person left outside was a teenage boy (Harry) who was 
lying flat on his back in a flowerbed outside number four," 
recalling the events after his confrontation with Voldemort, and the 
death of Cedric, which was on June 24.  



JKR, not only started GoF differently, but ended it differently as 
well.  It ended in July and not June.  I *LOVE* how JKR is now 
finally describing Harry as a teenage boy.  He's growing up!  


Greicy, who had to sneak in an H/H Shipping comment and got 
emotional at the thought of a teenage Harry