Random Thoughts on OoP

[greenfirespike]

No: HPFGUIDX 129097

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at m...> 
wrote:
> All right everyone, if you're reading OoP in preparation for HBP, 
raise 
> your hand.
> 
> I'm all the way to page 100, myself. Not sure this is so much 
something 
> to discuss, as it is "things that jump out", now that we've 
dissected 
> the plot, teased information out of JKR, and begun to anticipate or 
> dread HBP.
> 
> But I found these three things all on the same page!
> 
> Chapter 6 p 100/101 in my US copy. The kids are discussing what 
they've 
> learned: 
> 
> They know there's a weapon and at one point Ron asks, "But there 
can't 
> be anyting worse than the Avada Kedavra curse, can there?" said 
> Ron. "What's worse than death?"
> 
> Then the twins comment that power isn't tied to size and then 
mention 
> the effects of Ginny's Bat-Bogey Hex.
> 
> Interesting that the "weapon", the "worse than death" and the Bat-
Bogey 
> Hex will all play a part on that night at the DoM.
> 
> And then, another dream, Hagrid is in this dream. Hagrid had been 
no 
> where about prior to this. Harry was listening for Mrs. Weasley's 
> footsteps so  he would know when it was safe to talk: "In fact many-
> legged creatures were cantering softly up and down outside the 
bedroom 
> door, .... And Harry saw the creatures had cannons for heads and 
were 
> wheeling to face him...He ducked..."
> 
> Do you suppose that is actually JKR's dream and those many-legged, 
can
> (n)on headed creatures were us?
> 
> Potioncat, who may change her name to PollyannaCat, because she's 
sure 
> when all is said and done, it will still be a great series of books.



Greenfirespike says:

Potioncat, I am at the same page you are in my rereading, and I 
noticed a few things also...

1) the kids estimate that there are only 12 DEs, but Harry doesn't 
correct them (this fits with the thread about the older DE's and how 
many there are).  

2) how, again does Hegwig know where R/H/S all are.  When Harry gets 
to #12, Hegwig is already there.  Not much of a secret headquaters if 
an owl can make its way there w/o prior knowledge of where they are.

3) Hermione said that DD started the original OP, so why did DD feel 
the need to create a secret society to fight LV, when most everything 
we know says that the WW was well aware who LV was during VW1.  Was 
the MoM so bad (this we have lots of cannon to support) that the OP 
was necessary.