Dumbledore, Percy and others

[Amey Chinchorkar]

No: HPFGUIDX 105082

>> From: "Kate" <katiebug1233 at yahoo.com>
>> <snip> Something that I don't 
>> understand personally is why 3 second year students could work out 
>> where the Chamber of Secrets is in the 2nd book when all the 
>> professors together didn't know where it was.  Does anyone else find 
>> this a little tough to accept?    

Amey now:
About finding CoS, I think Parseltounge plays a large role in it. There are only 2 remaining parseltongues around, right?


>> Del replies :
>> I posted some time ago to defend Percy, saying that he's only a true
>> Weasley, and not evil or a traitor (post number 97645). <snip>
>> Percy did not abandon his family. He distanced himself from people who
>> were accusing him of being a blind, stupid pawn, while not giving him
>> any proof of it. He was protecting himself, just like I would if
>> somebody said nasty things to me for no obvious reason.
>> Percy did not slander Harry, he tried to protect Ron. As far as he
>> knew, Harry was indeed a liar.

Amey:
How come he knew Harry to be liar? He gave Harry full marks in the second task during TWT, he was living with Harry for at least part of 2 summers and also, his brother is Harry's best friend. Despite all this, he knows Harry is a liar. How? Also, during Harry's trial and in Dumbledore's office, he doesn't come up as a person who is protecting himself. He comes as a person who is ready to do anything for his ambition. Maybe he is not cunning enough to be in Slytherin. His actions are not of a person who hates to be a pawn. In fact, I am sure he was given the position to be a pawn between Fudge and Dumbledore. 
One more thought on this, in GoF the trio are thinking whether Percy will give up a family member like Crouch Sr, in OoTP we find him leaving family. Nice clue that (I am think this might have been discussed earlier, but still I thought this).

>> "K":
>> Good find! I just hope it's not Percy. Yet he was snooping around 
quite a bit in CoS. <snip>

Amey:
I wonder if he was with Penelope in the scene you mention?


>> Carol:
>> Dudley hardly fits the description "late in life." He'll be all of
>> seventeen at the end of Book 7 (if he survives). Even Petunia, who is
>> probably not much older than Lily would be, is no older than, say,
>> 45--a late-bloomer, certainly, if she performs magic now, but
>> certainly not "late in life."

Amey here:
16 years old is "late in life" compared to normal WW. I mean, we have seen small children doing some magin during WorldCup right? And I remember reading that JKR said "late in life from wizarding standards".(I don't think I remember correctly, so will be glad to hear the exact quote).


>> June :
>> .K. has done a great job of including all kinds of people in her novels.
<snip> I dispise the entire notion of political correctness, because it breeds only a superficial and
>> false tolerance.  As to Siggy the Fraud, I rest my case.  June
>> Katie now:
>> The bit that gets me most is the line in the Pensieve scene about 
>> Sirius watching James, entirely unaware of an admiring girl. 
>> In "Snape's Worst Memory", *every* little line seems to have some 
>> significance, as others have pointed out. Can't think of another good 
>> reason why she'd write that line in :)

Amey :
I am entirely with you June on this point. I mean, the entire point of WW is that it's not your abilities (or diabilities or any other things like being werewolf) count but what you decide to do with them that counts? Here we see the greatness of Dumbledore. And also hasn't JKR said that she uses Dumbledore to convey truth? Isn't it the truth that after all the discussions about political correctness and all, it all depends on the person to be a good human (even if he is werewolf, or half-giant). So what I think is that JKR is giving us all a message that all these things don't come anywhere in WW.
As for the pensieve scene, we see that Sirius is attractive to girls, but he is not interested in them, this does not mean he is gay. I mean, Harry gets impression there that James would do anything to please Sirius, does not mean he is also gay. 

>> Barbara
>> Then again. . .does DD even know about all the various 
>> passageways and entrances that are shown on the MM?

Amey:
Remember him giving hint about Room of Requirements to Harry in GoF? I am sure he knows more about Hogwarts than he lets us know.


>> From: "Jen Reese" <stevejjen at earthlink.net>
>> Subject: How does a Wizard becoming 'untraceable'?
>> According to the FAQ on JKR's website, a witch or wizard can become 
>> untraceable just like a building can be unplottable. 
>> Any ideas? It must tie in with Dumbledore in PS, when he said there
>> are other ways to become invisible besides using an Invisibility 
>> cloak.

Amey:
Just one question here, would the untracable wizard be visible on the Map? Because if he does, the spell is not perfect (or the Map is too powerful) and if he doesn't, then it's a serious thing not to use it for safety, as Harry is prone to do.


Signing off,
Amey



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