CHAPTER DISCUSSIONS: Chapter Thirty seven - The lost prophecy

[Juli]

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> 
> Discussion questions:
> 
> 1. Do you think we will ever meet Phineas again?

I hope we will. I love Phineas he is *cool*, he could
be a potential source of information about Sirius when
Harry decides to learn more about him.

> What do you think 
> about the possibility of the network of portraits
> playing even 
> larger role in the later battles?

I think they act as spies for DD. We already know
there are pictures of them at the MoM, at St Mungo,
who knows where else they may be.

> 2. Harry blames himself for Sirius's death. Do you?

A little bit of me does. If Harry hadn't gone to the
DoM Sirius wouldn't have to go to his rescue. Although
I blame Kreacher for most of it. I don't really blame
DD.

> 3. Dumbledore is sure that Harry IS the person the
> prophecy talks 
> about. Are you? 

Yep. I believe this is the core of the entire series,
Harry as the only one who can *save* the WW.

> 4. Harry complains to Dumbledore that Occlumency
> lessons were 
> weakening him. Dumbledore replies with his usual vow
> of trust for 
> Snape. Do you trust Snape? 

I do. DD is a smart guy, the epitome of goodness and
if he trusts him there's got to be good reasons.
Besides even if he acts in a mean manner, he's got
Harry's best interests at heart.

> 5.  Dumbledore blames himself for Sirius death. Do
> you?

I don't. DD was doing what he thought was best. I
don't think he was so wrong, he had reasons for not
telling Harry everything and I bet we'll find out what
they really were in HBP.

> 6. Voldemort did not choose the pureblood wizard
> like 
> Neville "which, according to his creed, is the only
> kind of wizard 
> worth being or knowing."
> Does this quote make a difference in your view on
> whether Voldemort 
> himself is sufficiently interested in promoting
> "purebloodism" or 
> just in grabbing power, no matter who helps him
> achieve it?

I think it's just a facade, this way, acting
anti-muggles he gets many adepts and followers. In CoS
Tom Riddle says "I don't care anymore about
muggle-borns, all I care for is you [Harry]"
(paraphrasing from memory).

> 7.  Do you agree with the possibility that Neville
> may turn out to 
> be the real prophecy child? 

Nope. DD says it is Harry and I happen to believe him

> 9. Dumbledore tells us that Sibyll is the great
> granddaughter of 
> Cassandra Trelawney. As we know from mythology,
> nobody believed 
> Cassandra's predictions which turned out to be true.
> Do you think 
> that JKR is hinting that Sibyll is a more gifted
> seer that 
> Dumbledore thinks?

No, AFAIK she's only made 2 prophesies.

> Do you think that there is more to Sibyll than 
> meets the eye?

She has the power or the seeing eye, but she just
doesn't know it, I believe she will make another
prophesy about how the war will end.

> 10.  Who is the infamous eavesdropper?
> 
> 11. Dumbledore tells Harry, "In the end, it mattered
> not that you 
> could not close your mind.  It was your heart that
> saved you."  Does 
> this mean that occlumency lessons were unnecessary
> in the first 
> place? Was Dumbledore aware that Harry has plenty of
> that power in 
> that room BEFORE possession occurred?

Occlumency was necessary, if HArry had learned it he
wouldn't have had any *vision* of Sirius in the DoM,
and the whole trouble would have been spared. DD knows
about this power, he kinda says so in PS/SS (Quirell
couldn't touch him because the love on his skin).

> 13. We see Dumbledore crying in this chapter for the
> first time in 
> the books. Despite the fact that a similar question
> was already 
> posted couple of days ago,(message 123486) I decided
> not to delete 
> mine. What did you feel when you read about
> Dumbledore's tear?

It touched me. His tears show that even if he's a
general at war he's still human, that he cares deeply
for HArry as he did for Sirius. 

Juli~Congratulating Alla for the great Chapter Discussion


		
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