Sam's questions (was:Did Harry ever shed tears ? Phoenix animagus perhaps ?)

[quigonginger]

No: HPFGUIDX 80529

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "samnanya" <yswahl at s...> wrote:
> My pensieve sprung a leak and a couple of stray thoughts snuck 
out ...
 
> Wouldnt it be interesting if Harry could be an animagus in the form 
> form of a phoenix? Is this possible o cannonites and, if not, why
> not? 
Ginger:  JKR said in an interview that Harry would not become an 
animagus.  Sorry, but I don't remember which interview.  Perhaps a 
computer-literate listee will help?
 
> It is also clear from CoS that Harry can {whether he knows it or 
not} 
> summon a phoenix when in trouble just like Dumbledore can.  I 
wonder 
> why he hasnt done so more often ?
Ginger:  Harry summoned Falkes by showing loyalty to Dumbledore (CoS 
p. 332 US paperback).  This opportunity is not available at all times.
  
> if werewolves are so dangerous why was one recuperating at St. 
Mungos 
> in OOP, seemingly unguarded ?
Ginger:  It was still 2 weeks until the full moon, so he was "safe". 
(OoP p. 488 US)
 
> In CoS, when Ron and Harry took the polyjuice potion and ran into a 
> Ravenclaw who turned out to be Percy's girlfriend Penelope 
Clearwater 
> (pgs 219, 258 us ed) coming out of the entrance to the dungeon 
where 
> the Slytherin lurk ... uh what was she doing there? If she wasn't 
> Percy's girlfriend I wouldnt have given it a second thought ...  
Ginger:  If you notice, Percy appeared a few moments later.  I don't 
have canon for this, but my personal opinion is that they were 
(giggle, giggle) kissing.  (or whatever)

> And my ultimate never got an answer to post --- Does anyone care 
that 
> Luna was NOT on the Hogwarts Express at the end of OOTP ??????
Ginger:  It doesn't say that Euan Abercrombie was there either. (wave 
and wink to CMC), but that doesn't mean he wasn't.  Come to think of 
it, Orla Quirke wasn't mentioned either!  Shippers ahoy!  All hands 
on deck!  OK, I'm kidding.  I hope you didn't take that badly.  I'm 
just pointing out that she wasn't missing, she just wasn't 
mentioned.  It is quite logical to think she'd be with Harry and the 
others, given what they'd been through, but she may have been with 
her Ravenclaw friends (perhaps Orla).

I love posts like this!  They give me a chance to stretch my memory 
and cognitive skills (such as they are).  Please excuse that I 
snipped the questions for which I had no clue.

Got any more?
Ginger, who is unable to prophesy, and therefore will never produce a 
prophecy.  (practice, practice, practice)