How important is the right sluggish memory?

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 142154

> Valky:
> The battle scenes in the D.O.M. are scattered with notes of voices
> and footsteps from ambiguous sources. When Luna relates the battle
> in the room of planets she tells that she accidentally broke
> Ginny's ankle on what appears to be her first spell, and Ron was
> hit with something that made him 'go all funny'. Somehow, all
> three survived and escaped four DE's attacking them but Luna was
> the only one capable of fighting, this is a suspicious set of 
> circumstances, lending to a theory that they may have had help
> from an undisclosed source. 

Jen: I finally got a chance to re-read the DOM battle and agree this 
narrow escape was pretty amazing. The room itself may have assisted 
them in some way, but I'm not certain we would ever hear about it 
again if so. Another interesting point: When the six kids blew up 
the prophecy globes and started running for the open door in the 
room, the one Harry can see because of the 'glittering light of the 
bell jar', the other three who ran ahead didn't go to that room. 
Hermione said something about the other three going the wrong way, 
but that was the only open door, so why? (And I could be confusing 
the layout of the rooms because I found that entire battle sequence 
very confusing even after many readings).

Valky:
> Later in the brain room, Ginny is hit in the face with a spell and
> is knocked unconscious, as Harry is running out after Bellatrix 
> Ginny looks up, now conscious and says "Harry - what -?". Ginny
> does seem to have recovered too quickly from the curse cast at her
> face, Luna, who was knocked out before her is still unconscious on
> the floor, it is possible Ginny has been revived by someone,
> though this may have been Dumbledore, there is some reason to
> believe that Ginny's surprised reaction to Harry is indicative of
> something more specific to do with Harry. 

Jen: Great, I hope we don't have another edition error here. My 
Scholastic edition doesn't have Ginny saying anything else after she 
falls unconcious and before Harry leaves the room. *Sigh* 

> Jen previous: No, no, Godric's Hollow the night of the murders, of
> course!!
 
> Valky:
> I'd sure like to see it, but I do wonder if they can travel that
> far back. 

Jen: I decided that would be perfectly awful for Harry to relive 
Godric's Hollow in person, but then JKR did say she's going to put 
Harry through some really bad experiences, so....would that qualify 
as the worst? Watching his parents die, himself being cursed and not 
able to lift a finger to change anything? No, probably better via 
the Pensieve or even the recollections of whomever was there that 
night with Voldemort (speculating, but it seems most of us believe 
someone was there, right? <g>).

Actually, Dumbledore had his watch at the Dursleys, while waiting 
for Hagrid to bring Harry, maybe he did a bit of time-traveling the 
night of or day after Godric's? The watch does seem to tell time in 
a meaningful way since Dumbledore knew Hagrid was late, but it might 
have other interesting features.

Jen