The opening chapter of book six

[antoshachekhonte]

No: HPFGUIDX 121407


> Brenda:
> 
> Whooot! Feeling gooood to be back!
> 
> I very much agree with what you wrote. I do think we will finally get 
> a glimpse of what happened 15 years ago @ Godric's Hallow.
> 
> What I can't predict though, is how much of that event we will be 
> allowed to see in the first chapter. Especially if there are alot of 
> colour-revealing going on. After all, we don't know who were present 
> at GH that night. If some juicy drama happened (more than we 
> expected), then IMO it is unlikely we will see the whole picture.
> 
> Another thing I am curious about, is the writing style of this 
> chapter. Whose point of view will it be written from, and how will 
> this event be introduced? Dream is always an easy route, but it was 
> used twice, in PS/SS and GoF. Will Harry go under some sort of memory-
> retrival session? If the event is told from a 3rd person's 
> perspective, how would this information get transferred to Harry?
> 
> Hmm, I wonder, if Harry stares at his parents' photo long enough, 
> would that elicit any form of response on Voldemort's part?
> 
> As for the connection of Godric's Hallow to HBP... I have no idea, 
> since I'm not too sure who HBP would be (and not too eager to guess, 
> to be honest... no need to ruin the surprise! ;) The name "Godric" is 
> very curious though. Perhaps HBP is Godric Gryffindor, he has magical 
> item or a portrait in GH, and his voice was speaking! All the while 
> protecting lil' baby Harry!
> 
> Gosh I really need sleep.
> 
> Brenda

Antosha:

On the subject of what form the chapter will take, I agree that a dream is unlikely (as you 
point out, PS/SS and GoF both start that way), as is a straight flashback. 

What if Harry's occlumency practice unlocks something in Harry's mind, if it is, as you say, 
a recovered memory?

Antosha, who hadn't considered the connection between Godric and his Hollow in terms of 
HBP-dom