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[dungrollin]

No: HPFGUIDX 166821

> > bboyminn:
> > VAULT/TREASURE-
> > 
> > I don't think this is a Gringott's vault, they just seem
> > too hard to get into and I can't see any reason for the 
> > plot going there. However, -
> 
> Talisman:
> The idea of Gringott's has been developed and maintained 
sufficiently 
> throughout the course of the series, that I woulndn't be a bit 
> surprised to find us revisiting it in DH.  
> 
> Maybe finally seeing a dragon there, to boot.
> 
> That said, I can't say I'm all that fussed about where the depicted 
> *vault* is.

Dungrollin:

It looks to me as though we're looking up, and the trio have just 
fallen through a hole in the ceiling. I don't think it's Gringott's, 
but I'm rather taken with that little dragon on the helmet in the 
foreground. I'm not optimistic that it can tell us anything about the 
owner of the loot though.


Talisman:
> I don't think the sword necessarily betokens battle, either.  
> 
> Indeed, in context with the Gryffindor treasure, I think it much 
more 
> likely that we are seeing some of those Founder's Object *special 
> powers,* that Hepzibah mentioned, in action.  
> 
> The sword has been used to locate *something of Gryffindor's.* 
> 
> Okay, a *lot* of things of Gryffindor's.
> 

Dungrollin: Yes, I like that. But I won't count on it.


>   bboy: 
> > UK Back Cover -
> > 
> > Can we all agree that this is an exterior shot of Hogwarts?
> >
> 
> Talisman:
> I would hope so.  
> 
> Looks lovely in the moonlight, doesn't it?  All the lights on and 
the 
> door wide open...
> 
> The Whomping Willow looks rather dead, though.  
> 
> And, of course the full moon just out of the cloud bank recalls the 
> imagery of the transformation scene in Book 3.  This, along with 
the 
> appearance of Prongs, affirms certain aspects of the plot that are 
> expected to reflect PoA.


Dungrollin:
And those injuries on Harry's arm look distinctly like toothmarks...

(Aside about ESE!Lupin - I had a thought the other day about Lupin's 
patronus. What if it's the same as his boggart? That could be nicely 
significant, his greatest fear is also his greatest protection.)

> bboy: 
> > US Full Cover -
> > 
> > - Harry and Voldemort. Harry and Voldemort seem to be 
> > concerned with something off page, something in roughly
> > the position of the reader. So, I very strongly suspect
> > the presence of a third party or perhaps entity.
> 
> 
> Talisman:
> My call is that Harry is summoning something  that LV is trying 
just 
> as hard to  keep away.  We see the point in time where LV realizes 
> that Harry is prevailing
 
> 

Dungrollin:

Could be, could be. My immediate thought, given the fact that Harry 
doesn't look desperate but rather warily confident, was that his 
seeker snitch-catching skills might come in handy. Rather than a 
wandless accio, I wonder whether something is being thrown to him 
from behind the curtains - we can't see how high they go.

It could be the veil. Old tattered black cloth can look orange in an 
orange light, which is what we've got here. Though given the sky, it 
looks to me like it's set outside, but that could just be for 
atmosphere. Could Voldy have hidden one of his horcruxes beyond the 
veil? If the object hadn't been opened/"killed", it might remain 
intact and still work as a horcrux.

On the other hand, Harry could be in the process of throwing Voldy's 
horcruxes through, and the fear you can just about discern (through 
the evil glare) in Voldy's eyes is him realising too late what Harry 
is doing...

Oh, the excitement...

Dungrollin