OoP clues?

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 158188

A bit of snipped JKR quote:
-You need what's
> in there if I'm going to play fair for the reader in the resolution 
in
> book seven. 

> Carol resumes:
> So all the subplots are necessary for the resolution--house elfs and
> boggarts and all. What do those who think Phoenix is a "bad" book 
with
> a lot of wasted pages think should have been cut because it won't 
play
> a part in book seven? And what do OoP's defenders think will prove 
to
> be important besides the locket that won't open and the Veil and the
> Love Room in the DoM?

Potioncat:
Personally, I think JKR is channeling Agatha Christie. She too 
commented about "playing fair" with the readers and providing the 
right information. She certainly enjoyed providing it in sneaky ways!
I suspect readers, if not JKR, will look at those pieces of 
information in OoP after they read book 7 and ask, "But why did she 
use this sub-plot to tell us that?"

I don't think anything will be so much a clue before hand, as an big 
groan afterwards---reminding me of the Battle on Tower section we 
discussed a while back. In some cases, it will be an odd turn of 
phrase or some slightly off section that will turn out to be evidence 
of a "clue" (for lack of a better word.)

I offer "Oops!" as such a section. <eg> (That little word generated a 
long, heated thread.)

The whole thing with Gwarp may turn out to be all about the 
importance of "blood" and give us a glimpse of that ancient magic 
associated with it. 

Mainly, I agree with Tonks that it would be fun now to re-read OoP 
and discuss those scenes that jump out at us---or try to hide from 
us. Darned if I can remember what was in which book now.

>Carol: 
> Carol, who wouldn't mind endlessly debating Snape but reluctantly
> concedes that there's more to the HP books than Sevvie

Potioncat, who reluctantly agrees.