CHAPDISC: DH6, THE GHOUL IN PYJAMAS

[Ceridwen]

No: HPFGUIDX 178713

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

Ceridwen:
I think she's coddling them.  She knows they want to be "up to no 
good" and she doesn't want them to go out and possibly get themselves 
killed.

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

Ceridwen:
It's hard to grasp a sudden death.  It doesn't feel real.  I think 
he's coming to grips with it slowly, and just being more vocal about 
it than others.

Alla:
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?.

Ceridwen:
No.  I thought the secret would either be dissolved by the death of 
the Secret Keeper, or it would be fixed forever.  The idea of 
everyone who had been told about the secret becoming mini-SKs came 
from out of the blue for me and didn't seem to jibe with anything 
we'd heard of before in Potterverse magic.

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

Ceridwen:
At first, you would think so, but what we see later on is the locket 
affecting the moods of the trio, more like a Dementor slung around 
their necks than possession.  It's their own fears that haunt them, 
juding by what Ron sees coming out of the diary.  It isn't the spirit 
of Tom Riddle taking over their bodies to angst over Harry and 
Hermione.  I think the difference is that the diary was meant to be 
interactive so a live body could be used to do the physical things 
necessary to open the Chamber of Secrets and maintain the basilisk, 
so there was an added element.

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

Ceridwen:
They've been doing a more limited version of this since PS/SS, so I 
think it's in character and in keeping with what we've seen.  We may 
have a difference of opinion on certain elements of the sacrifices, 
but I don't think it is odd or more heroic than in any other book, 
given that they're now adults.

Alla:
6. What were your thoughts on Hermione's explanations of
what "Horcrux is a complete opposite of a human being" means?
Hermione tells Ron that it should be a comfort for him if she kills
him with a sword and his soul will not be hurt. What did you think
about it?

Ceridwen:
I get what she was saying.  The soul is in an unnatural state in a 
horcrux, and it has been damaged almost beyond repair.  The main 
concern is for the health of the soul and not the body.

Alla:
7. Where did you think Trio should start their hunt after the
wedding?

Ceridwen:
I think they did right by going to Grimmauld Place, but they didn't 
tackle the problem effectively at first.

Alla:
8. Insert your question here.

Ceridwen:
Ron and Hermione are more a couple than not.  Why wasn't Ginny 
included in the horcrux hunt?  Was it just her emotional ties to 
Harry?  Why would Ginny being along be any different for Harry than 
Ron being along would be for Hermione, or Hermione being along be for 
Ron?  Each party in the hunt was in danger, after all so why not 
include Ginny?