Book 6 Chapter 1

[doddiemoemoe]

No: HPFGUIDX 123815


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pitaprh" <jwright at a...> wrote:
> 
> On JK's web site she posted the following a long time ago (Extra 
> Stuff - Coffee cup - Edits section).  Probably something worth 
> pondering now that the book is in our near future.
> 
> "The Opening Chapter of Book Six.
> 
> I have come close to using a chapter very like this 
in 'Philosopher's 
> Stone' (it was one of the discarded first chapters), 'Prisoner of 
> Azkaban' and 'Order of the Phoenix' but here, finally, it works, 
so 
> it's staying.  And that's all I'm going to say, but when you read 
it, 
> just know that it's been about thirteen years in the brewing."
> 
> What kind of chapter is this - A flash back?  The books all start 
> with Harry at the Dursleys'.  This one must not???  
> Any ideas?
> 
> Jodi


Doddiemoemoe here:  

 My idea is that Harry finds that some of his father's relatives 
still exist...(hence the Godrics Hollow mystery).. Harry had to live 
with the Dursley's due to HIS MOTHER'S sacrifice and whatever charms 
she protected Harry with; nothing is mentioned of his fathers 
protections--I'd guess his father would leave him more than prongs..

 We've been hearing about James history throughout so many 
books...Is book six where we find out that the Potter's home has 
been restored..or will it be that this time Harry gets to go on a 
proper vacation(like Ron and Hermione in previous books)???  Could 
it be that one of James's relatives escaped to another country,or 
went into hiding, and Harry finally gets to visit them?  One of the 
biggest hints/suggestions in book II is that Harry was able to use 
the sword of Godric Gryphindor with no explanation given other than 
it was the choices we make--when so much of that book and the 
following books deal with what others have bestowed upon Harry
(whether marking as an equal, ultimate protection, exile from the 
WW, etc.). After book V we can assume that the whole WW recognizes 
Voldemort has returned so presumably Harry can return to it to live 
if he is protected. It is the type of thing that DD would hold back 
until it needed to be(If Harry can teach defense against the dark 
arts to fifth years and above then clearly HE needs to learn more 
after the dueling scenes in the MOM. Could where Sirius went into 
hiding after POA be a clue--those huge tropical birds bringing the 
post(do they breed exotic species in Godrics Hollow?)?
 Also has anyone considered that the battle may end at #4 privet 
Drive?  Ahh poor Voldie, permanently locked in the cupboard under 
the stairs--teehee.

Of course, it could simply be that the Dursley's...ignorant as they 
are refuse Harry to communicate with those in the WW properly and 
Moody/Tonks et. al. turn up to "put the Dursleys straight"!

I have no answers...just possible solutions; to possible scenarios..

Doddiemoemoe