Opening of Book 6 - Theories, Anyone?

[gelite67]

No: HPFGUIDX 114286

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "karen_lvssr" <klevasseur at e...> 
wrote:
> Angie <gelite67 at y...> wrote:
> > JKR has said that Harry's stay at Privet Drive will be the 
> > shortest yet.
> > 
> > Here's my half-baked theory:
> > Because Voldemort has gained the ability to touch Harry 
> > without it hurting/killing him, I believe this is an 
> > indicator that the protection gained by Lily's sacrifice 
> > may be diminished, if not eliminated.  
> 
> The question arises:  if the Dursleys' house isn't safe anymore, 
> > where will they stay?  
> <snip>
> 
> 
> Karen here,
> My question is if the Dursley's house isn't safe, why does DD 
> allow him to return? 

<Angie here:
  I was just thinking that it took old Volly a while to get back to 
full power.  He only regained his form and the power to touch Harry 
at the end of GOF, so we wouldn't open with an attack on Privet Drive 
a few short months later.  And I think DD doesn't realize the full 
implication,(even though, or maybe, because, he seemed happy that LV 
had "overcome" that particular obstacle).  I'm sure DD believes 
Privet Drive is safe.
  
 <snip>
Karen wrote:
  Although it would be a great 
> opening scene to see Privet Drive under attack, I can't imagine 
> that she would open her book that way, it would be too high a 
> level of intensity to keep going on with.
> 
Angie again:
Well, I though the Dementor attack in the opening scenes of OOP was 
pretty intense, and JKR wrote her way around that!  :)


> I read a few other posts and in them they said that JKR said she 
> was going to use a scene she had thought about using in PS, 
> GoF and OoP.  So to me, that means that she will open with a 
> more in depth scene regarding GH.  

Angie replies:  I agree that this is more likely, given what JKR said 
about the scene (info I was not privy to, obviously, when I started 
this thread!), and nothing would please me more.

Karen wrote:

I'm hoping that the opening 
> scene will somehow introduce the HBP or give huge clues as to 
> who he is, and if he will be a friend or foe to Harry.

Angie replies:

I don't know, this to me seems to be a end of the book type 
revelation, like the identity of the heir of Slytherin.  But I 
certainly wouldn't object to finding out early on!