List of Chekhov's Guns, unanswered questions

[ronnie]

No: HPFGUIDX 171723

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "joan of anarchy" 
<joanofanarchy at ...> wrote:
>
> While I reread 1-6 and await Book 7, I'm reminded of how well JKR 
sets
> up Chekhov's guns and how many loose ends I'm hoping will be 
resolved
> in DH.  I'm compiling a list -- not of predictions but rather
> unanswered questions and topics I hope to resurface in DH.  Please 
add on!
> 
> In no particular order:
> 
> 1. Lily's/Harry's eyes
> 2. Lily -- & charms, & potions, & Snape, & Petunia
> 3. Dudley's reaction to dementers
> 4. Dumbledore's gleam of triumph
> 5. *That Night* at Godric's Hollow 
>    a. Flying motorbike
>    b. Who else was there?
>    c. Why was Lily offered the choice/chance to live?
>    d. What actually happened??
> 6. James & Lily thrice defied Voldemort -- how/what?
> 7. Hermione & Ancient Runes
> 8. Squeaky stair at #4 Privet Drive
> 9. Petunia: "that awful boy"
> 10. Petunia -- how much does she know?
> 11. Invisivibility Cloak - when/why was it bequeathed?
> 12. Pettigrew -- silver hand, life debt
> 13. Gryffindor's Sword
> 14. Neville -- memory, toad, herbology
> 15. Ollivander
> 16. Sirius' two-way mirror
> 17. Veil of death
> 18. Snape's allegiance
> 19. Locket/horcruxes
> 20. Molly Weasley's greatest fear (dead Weasleys)
> 21. Pensieves
> 22. Occlumency & legilimency
> 23. SPEW/equality in the WW
> 24. Hermione's E in DADA
> 25. WHAT ELSE?
> 
> 
> Joan of Anarchy, who's been waiting for Book 7 for ten years and now
> realizes she's not ready for it
>
 you forgot:
26. Florean Fortesque
27. DD's visions drinking the potion.
28. how exactly did DD die?
29. DD's tale concerning Slytherin's ring
30. Snape's parantage.
31. reason for Longbottoms being tormented.
32. Snape/Narciss/Unbreakable Vow

wow, she does owe us alot of expenations! I'm sure we still haven't 
covered all ch. guns... I can't imagine that we will really get A L L 
the answers in about a week...

Ronnie