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[Tammy]

No: HPFGUIDX 119709


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Juli <jlnbtr at y...> wrote:
> 
> Juli:
> > 
> > "Harry stand trial again in HP&THBP"
> > JKR: This theory has been put foward to explain why
> > Harry does not spend as long in Priver Drive during
> > this book as the previous ones, but I am happy to
> > say
> > that he leaves the Dursleys early for a much
> > pleasanter reason than a court case"
> >  
> > This means Harry by June or July will be happy,
> > right?
> > He´ll overcome his grief over losing Sirius and he´s
> > just happy to get to the Burrow or to 12GP. But my
> guess (and wishes) are
> > that Sirius will be back,
> 
> > Alla:
> > 
> >...edited...
> >
> > I don't think that Harry will overcome his grief
> > THAT early in the 
> > book, when school haven't even started yet. Or, if
> > he would, it will 
> > be extremely dissapointing FOR ME.
> >
> Juli:
> I agree with you, if he's overcome his grief by
> chapter 1 or 2 or 3 it's just lame, I mean you can't
> recover from a close death so soon. 

Tammy chimes in:
As anyone who has lost a love one can tell you, you have moments of
happiness thrown in with the grief. My grandmother lost her husband of
60 years last year in October. By the holidays already she was
experiencing a mixture of happiness and sadness, which is a perfectly
normal thing.

I think that's what JKR is thinking of, making Harry's year 6 (and
particularly his summer) a nice mix of happiness and sadness.

>  Alla (I think?)
> > I speculate that specific event occur, which will be
> > pleasant for 
> > Harry, not the rapid change in his feelings. I don't
> > know - 
> > somebody's birthday party.
> > 
> Juli (I think?)
> But whose B-day? AFAWK, there are only 5 birthdays
> during the summer: Dudley (June 23th according to
> lexicon), Harry (July 31st), Neville (July 30th),
> Ginny (August 11th), and Percy (August 22nd). Dudley's
> birthday is out of question, why would Harry be happy
> for his cousin's birthday? Then comes Neville, They've
> never been too close for Harry to be invited over for
> his birthday (even if his Grandmum let him have a
> party), Harry's birthday has never been to joyful
> anyway, then there's Ginny, but it's too late in the
> summer and also Percy's (And I doubt Harry would even
> care). According to the Lexicon Timeline, In OoP Harry
> left the Dursleys on August 6th, so in HBP he'll leave
> before August 6th. This leaves me with only two
> possible birthdays: Neville and Harry himself. And my
> vote goes to Harry. For once in his life he will have
> a nice birthday, his friends will give him presents
> and cake and he'll be happy, well as happy as you can
> be after a loved one has gone.
> 

Tammy replies:
When I read JKR's comments, I also immediately thought of Harry's
birthday. What if Hermione and Harry (+ more of Harry's friends)
decide that it's high time Harry stop moping around the Dursleys and
try to cheer Harry up by convincing the Weasley clan to throw Harry a
nice big birthday bash? Maybe it'll happen at a place called Spinner's
End :P

That would provide a the nice mix of happiness and sadness I described
above, with Harry being happy to be with his friends, happy about
having a party for the first time ever, but still give him moments of
sadness when he thinks about Sirius not being there.

-Tammy