The Dumbledore Connection

vmonte vmonte at yahoo.com
Fri Aug 13 19:04:23 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 109988

Aggie:
Forgive me if i'm wrong but wasn't this 'bug' matter cleared up in
canon? Was it not Rita Skeeter in beetle form? Or are you referring
to another insect?

vmonte responds:

page 724, OOTP, U.S. edition

"Harry felt exhausted. He just wanted this to be over so that he 
could go and sleep. Then tomorrow, he and Ron were going to go down 
to the Quidditch pitch--he was going to have a fly on Ron's broom and 
savor their freedom from studying..."

page 725

"Turn over your papers," said Professor Marchbanks from the front of 
the Hall, flicking over the giant hourglass. "You may begin..."

"Harry stared fixedly at the first question. It was several seconds 
before it occurred to him that he had not taken in a word of it; 
there was a wasp buzzing distractingly against one of the high 
windows. Slowly, tortuously, he began to write an answer."

I cannot find the other scene with Ron...

vivian
  






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