Foreshadowing; The Fountain of Magical Brethren

[steven1965aaa]

No: HPFGUIDX 150986

This has undoubtably been covered before, but ...

Throughout the books foreshadowing has been important (for example 
Harry immobilized under the invisibility cloak on the train with Draco 
at the beginning of HBP and Harry again immobilized under the 
invisibility cloak on the Tower at the climax of HPB).  Looking back 
at Dumbledore's battle with Voldemort in the Ministry at the end of 
OOP, the statues of non-human magical creatures (house elves, goblins, 
centaur) "team up" (via Dumbledore's spell) to defend Dumbledore, keep 
Harry safe, etc. in DD's fight with LV.  Could this foreshadow later 
events in book 7?  Harry already has non-human magical allies (Dobby, 
Firenze, Hagrid/Graup)who have demonstrated that they have important 
powers (Hagrid fighting off all those stunning spells at the end of 
OOP, Dobby protecting Harry against Lucios Malfoy at the end of COS, I 
don't know about Firenze).  DD mentioned at the end of OOP that the 
statue, with its message of the creatures loooking up at humans,  told 
a lie.  I think house elves (Kreacher's knowledge re: RAB, the locket, 
possibly the cave if you believe he went there with RAB/Regulus) in 
particular will be important in book 7.