More puzzling DH questions from a Muggle

[Jo R]

No: HPFGUIDX 172758

> Mindy:
> Here are some of my additional burning questions:

I will try to answer some for you 

> 1) We never find out the theory or background behind the veil that 
>Sirius falls through, and his body is never recovered. was JK ever 
>planning to address that?


I always assumed that it was the Room of Death - one of the things 
the MOM was investigating and that the veil was just a doorway to 
death. End of. No body, no reprieve, just death.


> 2) How did Gryffindor's sword find its way from Griphook to the 
>Sorting Hat?
 

As stated in COS if someone who has the hat shows true courage then 
the sword will appear! It is Griffindor's hat as well as his sword! 
As soon as the hat appeared I yelled 'YAY' Neville's going to get 
the sword!!! I actually thought he had inadvertently summoned the 
hat with his immense courage. Had to re-read that part when Mouldy 
Voldy was saying about the sorting.


> 3) We never revisit Grimmauld Place; how did Kreacher get to 
>Hogwarts? did he realized his master wasnt coming back, and 
>therefore went back to his old job?

As previous posters have said, I would assume when HRH didn't appear 
for their steak pie(?) and a death eater possibly turned up instead 
I guess Kreacher would have realised that HRH were on the run and 
would have disapparated back to his job at Hogwarts.

 
> 4) Griphook was on the run because he was given an assignment that 
>was demeaning to his race... what was that assignment?

Can't remember!
 
> 5) Why didn't Lord Voldemort feel that his horcruxes were being 
>destroyed... you would've thought he would feel some pain, this is 
>his soul we're talking about?

Think DD covered this in HBP as Harry asked the same question.


> 6) How did Tom Riddle's soul in the locket know all those 
>mistruths about Ron's mother wanting a girl, hermione wanting Harry 
>etc. - is this some form of dark eerie magic?

Maybe it could 'hear' things going on around it. Don't know that one 
but good point. 


> 7) How did draco, crabbe and goyle get into the room of 
>requirement if it was taken by Dumbledore's army for the past 2 
>weeks? I thought the room of requirement can only be one thing at a 
>time? Can it be several concurrent rooms? 

Were they at school that year? If not they could have got in through 
the vanishing cabinet in Borgin and Burkes and thus would have ended 
up in the ROR, more importantly in the 'Hidden place' room.  And 
possibly just waited in there for Harry et al to turn up.

 
> 8) How did Voldemort manage to leave the Shrieking Shack without 
>coming near Harry? Is there another way in besides for the Whomping 
>Willow?

How about the front door!!! Lol!!!!

 
> 9) Was Snape's body was ever recovered from teh Shrieking Shack 
>and given a proper burial? I guess we'll just have to imagine that.

I sincerely hope so. Should have been with honours too! And a 
monument erected for him!!
 
Hope this helped a little!
AggiePaddy