Some more OOTP Questions

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 126403


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Richard Jones" 
<jones.r.h.j at w...> wrote:
> 
> I am continuing my rereading OOTP and I have some more questions 
that 
 
> 
> (2) How did LV know what was in the Department of Mysteries?  In 
the 
> thoughts that Harry shares with him, LV has a pretty good knowledge 
> of the DoM.  He even knows to go to row number 97.  How could he 
know 
> this?  Some of the Ministry employees may be DE's but wouldn't only 
> the "Unspeakables" know what exactly is in there?  So is an 
> Unspeakable a DE?

Hickengruendler:

Yes, Augustus Rookwood, who was one of the DE who escaped from 
Azkaban in the middle of the book (along with Bellatrix) worked 
before his arrestment in the DoM. See Goblet of Fire, chapter "The 
Pensieve". Karkaroff tells Crouch, that Rookwood is a Death Eater, 
and in this scene it is mentioned, that Rookwood works for the DoM. 
Rookwood is also the one who tells Voldemort, that only Harry and 
Voldemort can lift the prophecy from the shelf. We see part of the 
scene through Harry's dream in the chapter "Seen And Unforeseen" in 
book 5.
 
> 
> (5) Did Snape really expect Harry to see his "worst memory"?  He 
was 
> furious afterwards, but did he really mean it?  He got to show 
Harry 
> that his father was an arrogant jerk and he got an excuse to stop 
> giving Harry Occulmency lessons.  If he is really working for LV, 
the 
> latter is the result he wants.

Hickengruendler:

I don't think Snape wanted Harry to see the memory. This memory 
showed Snape being humilitated, and I'm sure this is not something he 
wanted Harry to see. 
> 
> (6) Did JKR have Sirius give HP that special mirror just so that 
> Harry would feel guilty, or is there is something more?  Will that 
> mirror return in HBP?

Hickengruendler:

The mirror will play another role. JKR said so in a chat, and I think 
it's on her website, too. 

Hickengruendler