The Veil, HP & LOTR ?]

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No: HPFGUIDX 120935


Inkling wrote> >  --> Ron is preoccupied with money.  He "hates 
being poor."  JKR 
> has 
> > made such a point of this so often that I feel sure he will face 
a 
> > major temptation to do with money, and how he handles it will be 
> > crucial to the fate of the good guys.
 
GEO responded:
> GEO: He may be tempted, but I think Ron has shown that he will 
> always be loyal to Harry and his own family.
> 
Inkling again: 

Let me clarify.  I really like Ron.  He's a true stalwart and I 
don't think he would ever consciously betray his friends for money.  
However JKR has made continuous references to the money issue, which 
to me means something will be up with that in Book 6/7.  Maybe one 
of the bad guys, aware of Ron's money issue, will use it to lure him 
into a trap or a compromised position.


On Snape:
> 
> GEO: I think he definitely has thrown his fate in with the Order. 
> Right now he can't return to their ranks and even if he did he'd 
be 
> tortured/punished by Voldemort if he admitted to it.

Inkling again:

Well, that depends on what Voldemort believes about Snape.  Many, on 
this site and elsewhere, have theorized that he is a true double 
agent who has both sides convinced that he's with them.  After all, 
he remains on good terms with the Malfoys and is managing to find 
out what Voldemort is saying to his followers.  The theory is that 
he is able to bring this off because his occulmency skills prevent 
both Voldy and Dumbledore from legilimensing (if that's the word) 
him to find out the truth.

My point was that because his emotions are so powerful and volatile, 
and because he has convinced himself (wrongly) that he is in control 
of them, he himself may not really know where he stands until a 
moment of intense emotion tips the balance one way or another.
    
> >  --> Lupin cares too much about approval and being liked.  This 
is 
> > what prevented him from telling Dumbledore about Sirius being an 
> > animagus in book 3 and from reining in James and Sirius when he 
> was 
> > a prefect.  If he once again keeps silent on some crucial 
> > information because of this fear, the good guys are in trouble.
> 
> GEO: I don't think he has any crucial information right now to sit 
> on.

Inkling:

No, but he may get some.  Or this may play out in some other way.

>   
> > Neville, by contrast, may prove the most trustworthy of all 
> because 
> > he has faced his weakness -- fear of power -- and is mastering 
> it.  
> > It may be significant that Neville was the last man standing 
with 
> > Harry during the battle at the Ministry at the end of OOtP.  
> Neville 
> > may turn out to be Harry's Sam.

GEO wrote:
> I disagree. Neville is another character that JKR used to 
> contrast Harry with just like Voldemort. In short he was a 
potential 
> prophecy child just as Harry was the one that was chosen though he 
> still lost his parents and he carries his father's wand just as 
> Harry carries his father's cloak.

Inkling:

I don't think JKR would have developed Neville over the books like 
she has if he was simply meant to be a contrast to Harry.  He has 
only now begun to discover his strength (in OOtP)and I think he will 
use it when it counts the most.

Happy 2005,

Inkling