CHAPDISC: DH4, The Seven Potters

[KathyK]

No: HPFGUIDX 177640

Potioncat: 

> 2.  Can you explain what Harry's feeling in this quote? "It gave him
> an odd, empty feeling to remember those times; it was like
> remembering a younger brother whom he had lost." Does anyone 
> remember how a very similar line was used before? Bonus points if 
> you can find it.

KathyK:  

Ooh, ooh, there was this one from CoS:

"And while Harry was sure he had never heard the name T.M. Riddle
before, it still seemed to mean something to him, almost as though
Riddle was a friend he'd had when he was very small, and had
half-forgotten."  (Ch. 13, The Very Secret Diary, Scholastic pbk p.
233-234)

Potioncat:

> 5.  What do you think about Tonks's parents and Molly's Auntie 
> Muriel providing safe houses? Are they Order members?

KathyK:

I don't think they're Order members, just people the Order knows they
can trust to be on their side.

Potioncat:

> 6.  There are some laugh-out-loud jokes in the beginning of the
> chapter. Did anyone suspect the mood would change so quickly? What 
> do you think of JKR's use of humor here?

KathyK:

I did think the mood would change quickly, since it seemed clear to me
from Ch. 1 that LV would be going after Harry on Snape's information
while they were trying to leave Privet Drive.  I was happy with any
humor I could get.  Pretty much from the time LV attacked them to the
end of the book, I felt very tense while reading DH.  So I was
grateful for any lighter portions I could get.



KathyK, who plays *only* for bonus points and apologizes for the lame
responses