HBP after the third read

[lazyvix3n]

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Actually I'm still on chapter 4 of the third pass at reading HBP, it's
still fresh though and I can't help feeling that I'll like it just as
much third time round.

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I begin to wonder if Snape had a secret desire for Lily Potter and
that maybe he was asked Voldermort to let her live explaining the fact
that Voldermort didn't immediately AK her. At the same time, the same
might be true of Peter Pettigrew. Someone must have been at Godric's
Hollow with Voldermort, after he tried to AK Harry, he would have no
longer have been able to hold a wand and it would therefore have
dropped to the  floor. We know that he has his wand back because of
the Priori Incantatum in Book 4. Logic suggests that Peter was there
and took the wand, hiding it somewhere for later retrieval, but it
could have been Snape.

I'm very much a believer in Evil Snape, that either he is completely
loyal to Voldermort or that he has his own agenda and is quite happy
to see Harry defeat Voldermort. If he were working to some kind of
plan that he and DD conjured up, then he might be in trouble. When he
gets back to Voldermort he might immediately find himself being tasked
with things like killing Miggles and Wizards which could be a problem.

Despite me firmly believing that Snape is evil, I do get the feeling
that he did not know what "the plan" was in chapter 2 and that he was
trying to find out by manipulating Narcissa. The problem with that is,
would you risk making an Unbreakable vow under those circumstances?

Even if you disregard the speculation about Snape, DD messed up big
time. By choosing to ignore Harry's warnings about Draco he allowed 5
or 6 DEs to enter Hogwarts and cause havoc. If he hadn't arrived back
when he did most of the order and teachers could have been dead and
Fenrir Greyback could have had a free lunch on his favourite snack - kids.
DD missed that Rosmerta was under the Imperius curse, despite being a
regular at the three broomsticks. He also nearly killed himself on a
quest for a Horcrux that had long since gone (perhaps I can forgive
him that one).
I love DD, but he was of his time and you can't help feeling that that
time had passed.

Lastly, and completely out there, maybe R.A.B was Amelia Bones (who
preferred here middle name to her first). Maybe her and Emmeline Vance
had successfully found the Locket Horcrux and ultimately paid for it
with their lives. I don't actually believe this, but if we explore
every avenue, nothing in Book 7 wil be a surprise.

The book was FAB, by the way. My daughter and me agree that we would
rather read a Harry Potter book for the umpteenth time than read any
other book and now I have 6 to cycle through.

Thanks for listening

Mandy