CHAPTER DISCUSSIONS: DH7 - The Will of Albus Dumbledore

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No: HPFGUIDX 179069

Alla:

Great job, amazing summary and cool questions. I must warn you 
though - I am confused as to how you phrased some of them, so I am 
not trying to be snippy ( afraid it may come out as such), it is 
just confusion.


> Questions:
> 
> 1.	Why does Voldemort seem relatively reasonable in this 
viewing?  Is
> this a way for the author to tell us that Harry and Voldemort are
> becoming more indistinguishable from each other?  We have often 
seen
> Harry unable to think of anything else other than his obsession of 
the
> moment.


Alla:

I am not sure what you mean by reasonable? That he is not killing 
anybody or did you mean something else? Because I simply took it as 
that he will no doubt kill when he finds what he needs. IMO.


 
> 3.	We see Harry hit himself in the eye with his glasses and tie 
his
> shoelaces in a knot.  Ron suggests that he continues to do up his 
fly
> by hand. We have seen Harry perform other minor or unsuccessful
> spells.  Is this repetition of ineptitude a way for the author to
> increase our concern for Harry.  Is this a way for the author to
> encourage less talented readers that they can be heroes?  


Alla:

No, no concern at all, well no more than usual anyways :) Harry 
messes up often enough, so that was to me just one of those times.
 
> 5.	This seems odd to me, as Harry has split with Ginny for her
> protection.  Why would Ron encourage Harry to seek other female
> company when he knows how upset Ginny is and how Harry feels about
> Ginny?  Does Ron actually understand that Harry is not likely to
> survive?  

Alla:

Annoyed at Ron as I was, I was also odly cheered by his attitude. In 
a sense that he did not seem to feel that Harry would not survive.


> 7.	We have seen Hermione as the boys' conscience, their 
researcher,
> their tutor.  Why are we seeing this "Suzie homemaker" side of
> Hermione?  Is this in character?  Is JKR correct in assuming that 
all
> young girls want to impress their boyfriends with their homemaking
> abilities?


Alla:

I am not sure how do you know that JKR assumes that all young girls 
want to impress their boyfriends with their homemaking abilities? I 
thought Hermione just took the kitchen as part of being in charge 
Hermione as always, so yes, seemed very in character Hermione to me.

 
> 8.	Have we seen Hermione obey Ron like this before?  Why does 
JKR make
> Ron look like an idiot most of the time and then demonstrate this
> masterful side?

Alla:

Um, Hermione realised that Ron is not an idiot? I do NOT think that 
JKR makes Ron look as an idiot most of the time, that is why I am 
not surprised by his masterful side, you know?

Sorry. :(



> 10.	Is this patronus appropriate for Arthur Weasley from what we 
know
> about his character?  Is it a foregone conclusion that some Weasley
> will have a weasel for a patronus?  Wouldn't Percy make a better 
weasel?

Alla:

I thought it was appropriate for Arthur as in to stress that he is 
the head of the family in symbolic way.

 
> 12.	Does Scrimgeour see Ron as the weak link?  Do we see Ron as 
the
> weak link?  Ron was portrayed as equally skilled in the first book 
and
> was more knowledgeable about Wizarding things than Harry or 
Hermione.
>  Has this change in position added to the books? 


Alla:

What change in position? I still found Ron to be very knowledgeable 
about wizarding things through the books. I mean, Hermione is the 
fountain of knowledge in general, but she still never heard about 
the Tales of Beattle the bard, Ron did though.



> 
> 13.	Does this seem more like our Hermione?  Which Hermione do we 
like
> better?  Is there consistency with this character?


Alla:

I am SORRY.  What do you mean by it? That she told Scrimgeour off? 
Is there a contradiction here? With what situation?

Hermione never had a problem telling people off, no? I mean, she had 
a problem doing it to the teachers when she was young, but she had 
no problem as she got older, no?

And Scrimegeour is not the teacher and Hermione had no problem 
dealing with another Ministry employee even two years ago, or am I 
totally confused and you meant something completely different?

 
> 17.	Does anyone feel that the antagonism between Scrimgeour and 
Harry
> is too contrived? Is it necessary to the plot?


Alla:

No, not at all, not in light of everything Harry had to endure from 
the Ministry IMO. I mean, I think that maybe they could have find 
some common ground, but IMO Scrimgeour did not try hard enough and 
contributed to antagonising Harry himself.


Thank you again and SORRY about my confusion.