DA Question -Who Signed & Who Spoke.

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 102468

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister"
<gbannister10 at a...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, K G <moonmyyst13 at y...> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > "(Mrs.) Lee Storm (God Is The Healing Force)" <n2fgc at a...> wrote:
> >
> > The quote from the book has Hermione saying "So if you sign, you're 
> > agreeing not to tell Umbridge--or anybody else--what we're up to" 
> > (p 346, US edition).
> > 
> > ...edited...



> Geoff:
> I've just been reading that bit and I would put a different 
> interpretation on it. By the fact that were are not told that Harry 
> and Co. did not sign the paper, I assume that they did which would 
> bring it into line with the quote above. Perhaps Hermione felt that 
> they had now gathered all the likely members of the DA at that point 
> in time.

Asian_Lovr2:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't 25 people show up to meet with
Harry, Hermione and Ron, and wheren't there 28 signatures on the list?
I recall the number 28 being specifically mentioned.

Next, we must remember the people in real life and people in books
don't speak in absolute truths. We generalize, we summaries, we
paraphrase, we give people the yada-yada blah-blah shortened versions
of things.

I think the people signing the 'List' were agreeing not to betray the
DA Club. That's not specifically how Hermione stated it, but that
seems to be how it functioned. Someone told Seamus without any ill
consequences, and he was allowed to join after the signing.

Now it is possible, that Seamus was approach before the 'signing',
when the other potential and prospective members were recrutied for
the Hog's Head meeting. Seamus many have still bore ill feelings
toward Harry at that time and chose not to attend the meeting. Then
later, when he and Harry had reconciled, it was Seamus who approached
the group with a request to now join.

So, independant of Seamus, I think the charm on the DA Club member
list, was a promise not to betray the Group, rather than a blanket
across-the-board promise not to speak about it at all.

Just one man's opinion.

Steve