CHAPDISC: DH8, The Wedding

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5. If the Lovegoods essentially were neighbors of the Weasleys, how
come Ron and the other Weasleys (Ginny apparent knew Luna because
they were in the same year) didn't know her before we met Luna in
Order of the Phoenix on the train?

Alla:

I can actually totally buy this. Luna does not strick me as very 
sociable person and before she got involved in DA, she probably did 
not have even few friends. And her father keeps to himself, no?

Makes sense to me that Weasleys would not know her.


7. Are we just to assume Ron and Hermione are an item now? Does
everyone else assume they are? No one seems to acknowledge it except
for a brief exchange between Viktor and Harry.


Alla:

Absolutely. I assumed right after the funeral when Ron was hugging 
her.
I did not even see the need for people to talk much about it.



9. Did Hermione discontinue her correspondence with Viktor? She had
no idea why he was at the wedding? She made a point of staying in
touch for at least a year after Goblet of Fire.

Alla:

I do want to believe that Hermione valued him as a friend, Victor I 
mean, but yeah, I think she stopped. I think Ron was too much on her 
mind, heheh and not much of Victor.


10. Just like many other traditions and holidays, the magical world
has seemingly borrowed from Muggle traditions again with the entire
wedding. Why isn't there much difference between that ceremony and a
traditional Muggle ceremony, religious or not? Is it easier just to
believe there is more in common between the two worlds than they let
on? We see this wedding through Harry's eyes. Harry admittedly has
never been to a wedding – magical or Muggle – before. Does that make
a difference?


Alla:

To me the fact that there was so much in common was just another 
indication that WW IMO meant to reflect a lot of muggle world 
things – metaphorically, satirically, whatever. But IMO some common 
symbols, like weddings, funerals, etc are meant to be recognizable.



13. What is the deal with Doge's relationship with Dumbledore? Did
Doge love Dumbledore as more than a friend? Knowing Dumbledore's
sexuality now, could Doge and Dumbledore also have been lovers at
some period? Or could Doge have had that kind of affection for
Dumbledore, but it was never realized in a physical sense? Was their
planned yearlong journey around the world more than just two friends
on a quest?


Alla:

I never predicted Dumbledore and Grindelwad, but actually I had that 
thought about DD and Doge, or more precisely that Doge had one sided 
affection towards DD. It was a brief thought, but I had it.

Thank you for wonderful questions.