Whose point of view ? (A Challenge!)

[aleesahn]

No: HPFGUIDX 106571

Janelle wrote:
 
<snip> 
>The Harry Potter books are writen in what's called a limited 
>omniscient point of view. This means that although it's not 
>entirely Harry's point of view (first person), the story follows 
>him.  He is the only character who's head the narrator can get 
>into, we never hear the thoughts of any other character, we never 
>hear conversations between characters that Harry himself isn't 
>hearing with the exception of the first chapter of SS.  
> This gives the reader a very limited perspective, if we had access 
>to the other characters' thoughts or conversations a lot of the 
>questions that we debate here would be answered for us...
<snip>

Aleesahn writes:

Janelle gives a really nice explanation of the limited omniscient 
POV. I would like to add to that explanation.
The HP series POV is indeed "limited"- in fact I sometimes feel as 
though the narrator is an invisible balloon, tethered to Harry and 
trailing him around at a discreet distance. The balloon remains 
faithfully tethered to Harry, and with the exception of the few 
scenes cited by Janelle, cannot range any farther afield. 
There is another aspect of this POV, however, that further 
contributes to the mood and structure of the HP narrative. By 
selecting the limited omniscient POV over the first person POV, JK 
Rowling has excused herself from the necessity of spilling HP's 
inner life to us. A first person POV is obligated to narrate the 
action from their own _emotional_ perspective. Like a friend telling 
you about events at work, they must explain the action as it impacts 
them, their feelings and opinions. If the HP series were narrated to 
us by Harry himself, we would understand a great deal more about his 
emotional development and be privy to his opinion on other 
characters in greater detail. 
By choosing the limited omniscient POV, JK Rowling reserves the 
right to dip into Harry's brain to share his feelings or opinions 
when it suits the action, or when she wants to draw out one of his 
character traits. And yet, she can close the curtain whenever she 
likes as well!
It is both of these aspects of the limited omniscient POV that 
contribute to the mysterious and intriguing nature of the HP series 
that we love so well.

SO, here is my challenge:

Janelle listed a few of the juicy mysteries we might have solved if 
only our narrator would take longer walks on its tether to do some 
eavesdropping on our behalf:

Janelle writes:

<snip>
<...we would possibly know all about dumbledore's plans for harry, 
<and why he trusts snape, we might know whether or not snape truly 
<deserves that trust, we might know how hermione and ron really feel 
<about each other, we might realize Percy's reasoning behind his 
<actions in book 5...
<snip>

My challenge is this:
Taking into consideration both aspects of the limited omniscient 
narrator (limited range and selective views into HP's inner life)
can we list our top five desired mysteries solved, with an end run 
around one or both of these aspects of the limited omniscient POV?
To make this more challenging I'm thinking in terms of specific, 
cited, cannon references.

Off to work on my own challenge,
Aleesahn