CHAPDISC: DH6, THE GHOUL IN PYJAMAS

[Goddlefrood]

No: HPFGUIDX 178655

Goddlefrood enters the fray while thanking Alla for putting 
this Chapter discussion together in short shrift.

The selected questions:

> 1. What do you think of Molly's behavior towards the Trio in 
> this chapter?

Goddlefrood:

It seemed relatively consistent with her previous attitude 
towards the trio. Her keeping a beady eye on them and also 
ensuring, or trying to, that they did not have time together 
to plan and scheme reminded me of her manner towards them in 
OotP during the Grimmaud Place sojourn.

Having had in my youth a close family friend whom we called 
Aunt, but who actually was not, who acted very much like Molly, 
or rather Molly acted rather like her; this non-Aunt was the 
person who invariably came to mind any time Molly came on the 
scene. 

> 2. Do you think Ron truly believed that Mad Eye may not be 
> dead? If not, why did he argue that?

Goddlefrood:

Wishful thinking I believe. The trio were incredulous at Mad-Eye's 
demise, Ron particularly so. Due to that, IMO, he forlornly argued 
that Mad-Eye was alive.

> 3. Did Arthur's explanation to Harry about why Grimmauld place 
> cannot be Order headquarters anymore strike you as consistent 
> with what we knew about how the Secret Keeper charm works prior 
> to DH?.

Goddlefrood:

It was consistent with what was in the books, although it was not 
consistemt with what had been at Ms. Rowling's site relative to 
Secret Keepers. Just another reason for disregarding whatever's 
outside the books as far as I'm concerned. What was in the books 
on Secret Keepers was not much, so any explanation would have 
fitted if you disregard the site information.

> 4. If the Diary!Horcrux was possessing Ginny does it mean that 
> the Locket!Horcrux will be possessing Ron later in the book?

Goddlefrood:

It did, didn't it? Hence his heightened anger and tetchiness. It 
was the influence of the locket that drove Ron to storm off and it 
was also apt that he was the one to destroy it by having his finger 
severed, er, stabbing the locket, later in the book.

> 5. Ron and Hermione are committed to help Harry. What did you 
> think of the sacrifices they are making?

Goddlefrood:

Not too much, it's no more nor less than one would expect from 
Harry's two greatest friends.

As there isn't an opposite to a human being, except for an inside 
out human being, I'll leave question 6.

> 8. Insert your question here.

Goddlefrood:

Do you really think the ghoul in pajamas really convinced anyone 
that it was Ron?