JKR and the obvious

[Jim Ferer]

No: HPFGUIDX 132498

Mira: "The idea about a spy in the Order is also good and likely to
come true. The most surprising and thus the less obvious, for me,
would be that Dumbledore himself is a spy ('He is no more DE than I
am', 'If we cannot trust Dumbledore we cannot trust anybody' etc), and
that he does the right thing only because it is to his advantage. But
I really don't believe this is true. It will all be so pointless if it
is."

It would also be the biggest betrayal of her readers by an author
ever. It would be unforgivable.  What would JKR be telling her readers
if she made Dumbledore evil, a spy? 1) Nobody is any damn good; 2) Get
others before they get you; every man for himself,  and 3) Good is not
real. Only evil is real.  I don't think for a minute that's what JKR's
doing.

Mira:"An interesting prediction is Gabrielle being Harry's love
interest. She is a bit young for him at this age, but on the other
hand, it is the only truly realistic romantic development Jo can throw
at us (IMHO)."

We've wondered about the legal system in the wizard world, but there's
laws in the Muggle world against this. The girl will be ten in HBP
year, assuming she was in fact eight in Goblet of Fire. `Ron was tied
between Hermione and Cho Chang.  There was also a girl who looked no
older than eight, whose clouds of silvery hair made Harry feel sure
that she was Fleur Delacour's sister.' What makes her a credible
romantic interest for a sixteen year old boy?  What's unrealistic
about any of the girls we already know?

Jim Ferer