mystery of the singing valentine
caesian
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Fri Apr 23 00:38:20 UTC 2004
No: HPFGUIDX 96765
Perhaps you have also noticed the ambiguous authorship of Harry's singing valentine in
CoS? I'm going to enter the full text, as this will be the best part of the post, no contest:
His eyes are as green as a fresh pickled toad,
His hair is as dark as a blackboard
I wish he was mine
He's really divine
The hero who conquered the DARK LORD
Draco, in a fit of spite at being disarmed of Riddle's diary, attributes authorship to Ginny
Weasley - who is a spectator to the scene and is looking so terrified at the time that even
Harry notices her. She runs away crying at Draco's taunting, and we are left to assume
that she did, indeed send the Valentine. (Not totally out of character, she did make him a
singing get-well card and obviously has a huge crush on Harry in CoS.)
Quibbler time:
But did she?
Anyone else spot the DARK LORD? At this point in the series, reading chronologically, we
are not aware of the difference in LV terminology. But in retrospect is Ginny Weasley likely
to use that term even if it rhymes? Yes, I know she's being possessed by TR, but if Riddle
sent the Valentine, that means Ginny didn't, anymore than she strangled Hagrid's roosters.
A ploy of Riddle's to unearth the ink-impervious wonders of the diary? A plot on the part
of Malfoy to embarrass Potter? Both seem far fetched. Pansy Parkinson's secret heart-
ache? Are there any other explanations out there (not ESE!Ginny)
Just a thought.
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