grimly

[mhbobbin]

No: HPFGUIDX 114451


 
  Recently, when I was re-reading OOtP, I realized that Sirius often 
was saying something grimly. Such as the first time we see Sirius at 
Grimauld Place: "Hello Harry", he said grimly, " I've see you've met 
my mother." And it occurs regularly. 

At first I said AHA!!! JKR is using this loaded word as language 
foreshadowing of the fate of Sirius. I should have seen it!!! But 
then I found she also described Lupin speaking ***grimly***. Since 
many posters feel that Lupin is high on the list of characters with 
a low survival chance, I thought that might be telling. I've not yet 
found a third character.

I've not done an exhaustive rereading of all the books for this but 
I ask the group to keep an eye out for it.  And let it be known if 
you find another character with that adverb description.

It may be nothing, of course. Just an coincidental figure of speech.

mhbobbin