What were the biggest hidden clues in OoP?

[Jim Ferer]

No: HPFGUIDX 96011

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, gsanderson at c... wrote:
> Just curious what you all think are the biggest hidden clues in book 
> 5. This means information that JKR mentioned in passing that will 
> become important later in the series. My top 3:
> 
> 1. Prof. Umbridge uncovers that Snape has been at Hogwarts for 14 
> years which means he joined right after LV's demise.  This implies 
> that he played a big part in the events, but who's side was he on?

I missed that one. Where was it?  And parts of Snape's history have to
be well known, since he doesn't hesitate to show Fudge his Dark Mark.

> 
> 2. Neville's parents in St. Mungos are trying to get a message to 
> Neville using the gum wrappers (my guess)

Since Neville appears to save the wrappers, I'm sure he looks at them;
and it looks true that they, sadly, were actually driven mad by their
torture.

> 3. Harry can do magic without a wand (Lumos!)

That happened sometimes in PS/SS, but I don't remember Harry doing it;
it seemed tht some of JKR's notions of magic matured at that time.  I
always thought that magic without a wand was like a projector without
a lens or a gun without a barrel.

Jim Ferer