Harry and Ginny: Accepting Del's Challenge and Lupin/Tonks and RL experiences

[Lynda Cordova]

No: HPFGUIDX 136906


Marianne S wrote:
I agree with that as well. Yet I also wonder... has anyone brought up the 
fact that Harry, under the invisibility cloak AFTER taking the Felix Felicis,
first made it look to Lavender that just Ron and Hermione were leaving
the boys' dorm and then, still invisible, bumped into Ginny in the 
portrait hole, making her think that Dean was "helping" her and 
ultimately leading to their split. Though I believe those splits were
inevitable, it seems like Felix might have given them a nudge. 

Lynda wrote:
I really think that the possession of her by LV took her longer than just the
summer between CoS and PoA to get over, and that's the reason she was so
unobtrusive for so long and even so nervous around Harry. Through GoF, I
noticed that she and Hermione seem to be good friends, so I considered that as a
not so subtle signal that there was more to Ginny than meets the eye. Also
being the seventh child is usually considered significant. I've already posted
about many of the clues I saw to her importance in the series. It will be
interesting to see what JKR does with her in the seventh book. There's that
number again...

Marianne S wrote:
I think that's an EXCELLENT assessment! As for that number...anyone notice 
how this month's Wizard of the Month on JKR's site is Wenlock, Bridget 
(1202 - 1285) Famous Arithmancer. First to establish the magical properties 
of the number seven. 

Lynda says:  I did notice that in passing as I read the book through the first time.  I just started it again last night.  The FF potion is supposed to do that type of thing though--give the one who drank it a little nudge toward their own goals, a bit of luck, so it does make perfect sense in that case.  As for the number seven.  Very important I know, although I'm more familiar with its importance in Biblical terms than otherwise.  I may check out the website on that.  I haven't checked out the website for quite some time.

Now, a little about my reading of the Tonks/Lupin thread.  I did actually post one other note quite some time back that read something like, "there was a Remus/Sirius subtext?"  I never read it into the storyline, so it was kind of a surprise to read about it.  I realized in reading OOP that Tonks was somewhat interested in Lupin, always near him, a little more clumsy than usual when he was around.  For some reason they were always on the same missions for the Order.  So, the hospital scene and then later DD's funeral with Tonks/Lupin together and Tonks with her Metamorphmagus ability apparently restored were pleasant surprises for me.  An Guz:  I think you may be right about Lupin being a metaphor for an HIV infected person.  It makes a lot of sense, as do his objections.  A good friend of mine from high school died of AIDS several years ago, and the last time we (my high school choir reunion group) saw him, it was so sad.  He isolated himself from us for the entire evening.  He was
 there, but not, in a manner of speaking.  Finally, our old choir teacher went and got him and brought him to the group, but it was obvious that it had been a long time since he felt that people really cared...  

 

Lynda  





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