And in The End...CoS

[cdayr]

No: HPFGUIDX 165761

Hi all! In the continuing ramp up to July 21, here is the second 
installment of the "And in The End
" series, a chance to focus 
on some of the events of an earlier book that might come into 
play in DH. This post focuses on that oft-maligned second 
novel, CoS. Here are a few items that may be important to The 
End, IMHO, and got their start in CoS. Each and every one of 
these items has been well discussed in the past, but what do 
you think now, as we approach The End? How will they 
conclude?

1. Dobby and the House Elves: Alright, not my favorite part of the 
series, but bound to be important nonetheless. So, here is my 
proposition
does anyone want to put forth a satisfying 
prediction/theory as to how the house elves will be liberated and 
help the Order in DH? I'd love for someone to get me jazzed 
about House Elves! In more CoS-related action, what is it about 
Dobby that makes him so attached to Harry from the first 
moment? Why would he be loyal to Harry or think anything 
positive about Harry if his entire life was spent at the Malfoy's? 
Could he have belonged to someone else in the past? Now that 
we have seen a different house-elf being loyal (Kreacher), we 
know how hard it is for a house elf to break its family rules. Why 
is Dobby able to do it so successfully? How will he (inevitably) 
help Harry in The End? What will free the house elves powerful 
magic?

2. How is it possible that Voldemort entrusted one of his 
horcruxes (the diary) to Lucius Malfoy? Or did he? Where might 
Lucius have found it? Do you think this is evidence that other 
horcruxes (besides/in addition to the locket) may have been 
moved from their original hiding places and protections? Would 
Voldemort really have distributed some of them to his followers? 
Who else might have one? Did Lucius have a clue about the true 
nature of the diary when he gave it to Ginny? Does he know 
about the horcruxes?

3. Was there a larger point to the entire Deathday party scene 
besides a fun side-story about ghost culture for all of us? Will the 
Headless Hunt, the ghosts, etc. get to play a real role in DH? 
Might these long-dead spirits have some key info on Horcruxes 
or any other subject for HRH?

4. Do you think there is more than one secret in the Chamber of 
"Secrets"? Will there be a return to the Chamber in The End, or 
was it truly The Chamber of One Secret Basilisk?

5. The Dueling Club (on my list of top-ten favorite scenes in the 
series, I believe it comes in at #5) contains that lovely moment 
where it appears that Snape teaches Draco "Serpensortia" in 
order to attack/test Harry. (Now I wonder if that is an HBP spell!) 
What is Snape up to in this chapter? Why does he agree to be 
there at all? Why does he set up Harry and Draco? Why does he 
immediately offer to get rid of the snake for Harry? Why, Snape, 
why?! Basically, do we get any ESE/DDM/OFH help from his 
actions in this scene?

6. The Homorphus Charm: Hope for Remus and Bill? 

7. An oldie, but a goodie. What do you think would have 
happened if Riddle had escaped from the diary by stealing 
Ginny's soul? Would he have been a second Voldemort, with a 
far different soul, partially Ginny, partially himself? Has the 
diary's destruction weakened Voldemort? Does Voldie know of 
the destruction of the diary? 

8. Selfishly
I just posted it to no response, so I won't again, but 
I'm always eager to discuss Aragog's origins and how I think 
that will be key to The End. See post 106761 for my old theory 
and 164920 for my most recent additions. I'll never give up!

9. Anyone want to venture a theory that any of these uniquely CoS 
things will be important in The End?
Colin Creevey
Kwikspell
The Flying Ford Anglia
Gilderoy Lockhart
Skele-Gro
Justin Finch-Fletchley
The Malfoy's Secret Chamber Under the Floor

10.    Okay we've been here way too much already, but it is in 
CoS, so I must include it: 

"Voldemort put a bit of himself in *me*?" Harry said, 
thunder-struck.
"It certainly seems so."  (p.333, Am. PB ed.)

So, Horcrux or not a horcrux, that is the question


There is surely more fodder for The End in this small volume, 
CoS, so please add what I have forgotten and correct what I have 
doubtless gotten wrong. 

-Celia
who had fun re-reading the CoS scene in Borgin and Burkes 
after just re-reading HBP, and realizing that now almost 
everything in that scene has been used- but what about the 
glass eye and the hangman's rope? 

Coming soon in the series: 	
And in the End
PoA by Alla (yay!)_
And in the End
GoF by Oryomai (yippee!)

If you would like to start one of these threads about OotP or HBP 
in the months ahead, just e-mail me off-list so I can complete 
the schedule.