Twelve Fail-safe Ways to Charm Witches

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No: HPFGUIDX 179162

CHAPTER DISCUSSIONS: DH7 - The Will of Albus Dumbledore

Ron gives Harry his birthday gift, a book titled "Twelve Fail-safe 
Ways to Charm Witches"(12FSWCW). 

AUSSIE:

While we are still on Chp 7 discussions, we should work out what the 
12 Fail-Safe ways to Charm Witches are (this would be easier for us 
than working out the 12 uses of Dragon's blood.)

(By the way, the key word is CHARM, not "make sexual trophey". JKR 
may be conscious she is still writing this with a young daughter 
around. She would prefer to encourage booys to be "Charming", not 
preditory.)

The gift to Harry, I think, is similar to a husband buying a fishing 
rod for his wife ... he wants to use it himself. Ron can't let 
Hermione see him with a book of that title, so he gives it to Harry.

We can get some ideas of what hides inside that book from 3 sources:
1- The way Ron acts differently.
2- How Hermions responds differently
3- The twin have also read it and will win the attention of veela 
cousins in the next chapter.

Possible Chapters in 12FSWCW
1. COMPLIMENTS: Ron uses a compliment at breakfast, and Hermione 
gushes.
2. Protectivenes/Comforting: In Chap 6, Ron would put his arm around 
Hermione in a comforting, non-sexual, way. In Chap 7, he is 
protective of Ginny by telling off Harry. In Chap 8, he shows 
jealousy when Krum sits at their table, and Ron takes Hermione to 
the dance floor (Remember how Ron hated dancing at the Yule Ball 
(GOF)?

Also, even though Ron and Hermione slept in the same tent, we do not 
find they sent a Mufflato spell on the sleeping Harry to 
start "horizontal ball-room dancing". The most they did (in Grimauld 
Place) was hold hands while they slept on different levels.

So what are the other chapters?
A clean environment was not one ... Ron was happy to lay back in a 
messy room while Hermione sat sorting books in the corner.
We may not work out any wand waving, but that doesn't stops from 
delving into the other chapters.

Aussie
PS., if this topic comes up in the Sunday discussion, copy, edit, 
and post some good ideas ... thankyou