Mystified by the new JKR FAQ Poll!

[Tammy]

No: HPFGUIDX 129780

>caesian wrote:
> These days, it seems that I simply enjoy reading the messages and
> theories of others, and only post when I am absolutely gob-smacked
> by something Potter-related.  Or perhaps rather Potter-fan-related. 
> Can 56% of Potter fans really be wrong?  Perhaps someone here at
> HPfGUs can help me out.

> Here are the new questions:
> 
> - Will Harry continue to learn Occlumency, whether with Snape or
> somebody else, in 'Half-Blood Prince'? (32% of votes)
> 
> - Is that the Pensieve on the U.S. cover, or something else? (11%)
> 
> - So how DO the members of the Order of the Phoenix communicate with
> each other? (56%)
> 
> Here is my question:
> 
> What is wrong with this picture!!!  Who cares about the details of the
> communication by members of the Order?!  OK - I do.  But not as much
> as hearing JKR's comments on Occlumency.  With potential for
> explanations - as in WHY yes or no.  And if no, what has changed? 
> I.e., what was the point to begin with?  Plus, when does she EVER
> offer to talk about Snape.
> 
> And we already KNOW how members of the Order communicate: via that
> silver bird-looking (i.e. Pheonix-looking - as in Order of the
> Pheonix) stuff that Dumbledore sent from his wand to summon Hagrid -
> remember?  When he and Harry discovered the stunned Victor Krum in
> GoF?  So, we already know.
> 
> Please, for the love of - something - can someone explain this to me?
>    Or, at least, go vote for the Occlumency question?
> 
> Clearly over-reacting,
> Ceasia


Tammy:

I voted for the communication question. Obviously I can't explain
everyone's reasoning, but I can tell you mine. The first question will
obviously be answered simply by reading HBP. It seems to be a standard
question, and while I want to understand Occlumency more, that is NOT
what the question is about. The chances of her adding that info seem
rather slim. 

As for question 2, it seems rather obvious that it's a pensieve to me,
but beyond that it too will most definitely be answered by reading
HBP. If it's not a pensieve, we'll find that out soon too. Beyond
that, the answer to this question would probably end up torturing us
more than helping us, as mean ol' JKR will come up with some sort of
elusive answer.

I therefore took communication, partly because it was the only one
left. But it's also the one question of the three that isn't a
certainty to be answered in HBP. She could leave that hanging again
(hey, if it is the silver bird thingy, we found out about it in GOF
and still don't fully have an answer - she could have deemed it one of
those things to not explain in the book.). I also want to know other
things about the communication. How long does it take for the
communication to go through? Is it instant or does it take a bit? Who
all communicates that way, is it just the higher members or everyone?

-Tammy