Connection between books 2 and 6

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 113635

> Tonks wrote:
> 
> There is a necklace in Borgin and Burkes too. A cursed opel necklace 
> that has killed 19 Muggles.  Also on JKR's website (it is not there 
> today, but has been in the past) on the Rumors pages there is an ad 
> for Borgin and Burkes. I can't remember the wording and it is not 
> there today. But they buy old items from the best wizarding 
> families. Maybe Malfoy has something from his or his wife's family 
> that he will need to get rid of. I was going to link him to Tom 
> Riddle's mother, but as I am typing I realize that it will not work..

Carol: I agree that Borgin and Burkes will be important. Remember Mr.
Borgin's obvious contempt for "*Mr. Malfoy,*" which shows up in his
muttered remark after the Malfoys leave? I doubt that JKR would have
had Harry overhear that aside if Mr. B. didn't have a role to play in
future books. We'll probably see more of Knockturn Alley in general.
It had to have been introduced for a reason in Book 2. I also agree
that the ad on JKR's site is a clue to its importance (but then, Gerda
Curd's "Charm Your Own Cheese" is also there, so maybe not!).

The ad on JKR's site reads: "We offer a confidential valuation service
for unusual and ancient wizarding artefacts, such as may have been
inherited in the best wizarding families." (Not sure how that applies
to potions or poisons or whatever Malfoy was selling; too bad Sirius
couldn't take advantage of it to get rid of some of the artifacts (to
use the American spelling) in Grimmauld Place. Or maybe Lupin could
get some money that way.

BTW, if the ad doesn't appear when you first open the Rumours section,
go to a different page of the site and then return to JKR's desk and
try again. It shouldn't take more than two or three attempts. You can
access the Quibbler Fudge story that way, too, if it doesn't show up
on the first try.

Carol, with apologies for the how-to portion of the post