Magical Late Bloomer

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 151235

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, dkewpie <kewpiebb99 at ...> wrote:
> Yup, it's definitely Merope Gaunt. I think it's really just simple
> as that, nothing more. It's really no shocking mystery and twist 
as 
> people seem to think it is.  I find it a bit funny that people are
> still speculating and coming up with theories about this when it's
> been already answer in book 6 so black and white. But oh well, to
> each and hiw own, but sure there'll be lots of "that's it?!?!" 
> disappointment when book 7 is out...hehh...

Jen R.: One crucial thing disqualifies Merope in my opinion and that 
is she's already proven herself to be a witch, just not an effective 
one. Dumbledore refers to her as a witch, she has a wand, she's able 
to make a pot move across the floor and likely has performed 
ineffective magic before from the way Marvolo goes on about her. So 
how exactly is she the best candidate for the late bloomer? Unless 
JKR is being vague in her wording, the late bloomer is someone who 
has NEVER performed magic of any kind before desperate circumstances 
inspire the person to do so 'quite late in life'. 

Sherry:
> My vote is for Mrs. Figg. I like her, and she's more deserving
> than anyone else I can think of.  I can picture a scene in which
> the death eaters attack Privet drive, Harry is helpless and Figgy
> does magic in desperation.  I'd love that to happen!  I hope very 
> strongly that it is not Filch, because of his desires to see cruel
> punishments inflicted on the students.  I tremble to think what he
> could do to them if he could suddenly do magic.

Jen: I always figured Filch acted that way because he had no power 
and was jealous, so I'm thinking it if he can finally use magic to 
at least clean the castle he won't be so bad <g>. He's my guess but 
only because I like the Eileen Prince=Irma Pince theory and think 
Filch might do something to save her when Voldemort discovers her 
true identity. We'll find out Eileen did something to defy him that 
caused her to go into hiding many years ago and LV still wants her 
dead for it. I'm not quite to the point of buying the idea Filch is 
Tobias, but I could get there before book 7.

Jen R. hoping this question wasn't answered by Merope because then 
she'll feel really old.