Clues to 6&7 in POA film

[vmonte]

No: HPFGUIDX 100168

Sherry wrote:

I was thinking about this yesterday. Whenever Harry used the map in
the book, it was to go to Hogsmeade. at those times, Ron was already
in Hogsmeade, wasn't he? So Harry wouldn't have seen Peter's name
because Peter was with Ron. after Peter faked his death by
Crookshanks, we don't know where he was, except that he ended up in a
bottle in Hagrid's hut on the fateful day. I think he must have been
off the grounds in some way every time Harry looked at the map,
otherwise, Harry would have seen his name. Unless Harry just wasn't
looking in the right place, being focused on who might catch him
sneaking out, not on who might be wandering on the grounds. If that
makes any sense.

vmonte responds:

Speaking of Hagrid, it really came off in the movie that Harry is
specifically being targeted and trained by DD through the teachers at
the school. The movie made it more apparent in the way Harry was
thrown on Buckbeak by Hagrid. I think that this is the first
book/movie in which Hermione is targeted as well. The children are
given seemingly innocent situations in which important items are
presented: Minerva gives Hermione the time-turner. Lessons are
learned: Lupin teaches Harry how to thwart dementors. And important
animals are introduced: Hagrid makes sure that Harry is acquainted
with Buckbeak.

My prediction for book 6 is that the teachers will target Ron. I'm
thinking that Ron's strategist skills are going to be tapped in the
next book!

By the way, you can also add Snape into the DD equation. Snape seems
to be everywhere, always lurking about. I liked the way he protected
the children during the werewolf scene in the movie. Is his job
simply to protect? Or, is DD targeting Snape in the same way he
instructs Harry. What I mean is that perhaps DD is trying to teach
Snape something. Maybe DD is helping Snape to get over his hatred of
James by forcing him to deal with Harry. The more these two have to
work together the more they are going to learn about each other.
Harry felt compassion for Snape during the penseive scene in OOTP.
Did Snape feel compassion for Harry as well? Someone suggested that
perhaps the talk with the Dursley's at the end of OOTP had to do with
Snape's intervention. I really hope so.

vmonte