Opening of Book 6 - Theories, Anyone?

[annemehr]

No: HPFGUIDX 114282


> > Annemehr:
> > Okay, but I still hope the second, third and fourth chapters are 
> > about an attack on Privet Drive, Dumbledore actually explaining 
> > things (GH maybe?) to Harry in the *beginning* of a book, and 
> > Harry's arrest and incarceration in Azkaban! ;)

Dungrollin:
> Oh! The joys of unfettered optimism!!! Harry's life in peril from 
> the Dark Side and a Dumbledorean explanation at the *beginning* of a 
> book?!  For me the whole fun of a new HP book is taking the day off 
> work specially and then racing through it as fast as I can to get to 
> the Harry-in-peril and Dumbledore-explanation at the end... No, hang 
> on, that means you're right - it'd be far better to get the exciting 
> bit over and done with at the beginning so we know what's going on, 
> and then leisurely peruse the last 80% of the book feeling smug and 
> picking up on the details once we know what all the clues mean...
> 
> Dungrollin
> With most humble apologies for this thoroughly insincere post. :)

Annemehr again:
Silly!  Why be so moderate?  Let's have Peril and Explanations at both
ends!

Actually, now that I think of it (better late than never), we already
had this sort of thing in the beginning of OoP: Dementor attack in
Little Whinging, Harry whisked off at Dumbledore's behest and given
info by Sirius, and trouble with the Law including a hearing where he
very nearly *didn't* get off.  So tell me, did you peruse the last 80%
of that book feeling smug and picking up details?  Because, truth be
told, I spent it thinking "Eh? What just happened here?"  :))

Annemehr
still hoping to see the inside of Azkaban through Harry's eyes