OOP Chapter 3 post DH look

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 182550

"Yeah, I see what you mean Remus," said a bald black wizard standing 
farthest back; he had a deep slow voice and wore a single gold hoop 
in his ear.  " He looks exactly like James"
"Except his eyes," said a wheezy voiced, silver haired wizard at the 
back. "Lily's eyes" - p.47


Alla:

Blink. Kingsley never saw Harry before?




"Very clean, aren't they these muggles? said the witch called Tonks, 
who was looking around the kitchen with great interest. "My dad's 
Muggle born and he's right old slob. I suppose it varies, just like 
with wizards" - p.50

Alla:

OY Tonks, all muggles are slobs and that is based on your dad, who is 
not even a muggle, but muggle born? Prejudiced a bit, I say.

What was the reaction you had about her dad after this paragraph? Did 
you have any?


"Damn it," he added angrily, putting a hand up to the magical eye, " 
it keeps sticking - ever since that scum wore it" - p.50

Alla:

Love that she did not forget to mention Moody's anger and how in tune 
this attitude is with how he feels in Pensieve scene.

I mean, not that I judge him here. I would be mad as hell if somebody 
drugged me for months and used and abused me.


"Yeah, it does," said Tonks decisively. She screwed up her eyes in a 
strained expression as though she were struggling to remember 
something. A second later, her hair had turned bubble-gum pink.
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"I'm a metamorphmagus..... It means I can change my appearance at 
will" - p.52

Alla:

Cutting this quote short, but I believe leaving all relevant to my 
question information in.

This description made me think that Tonks or any Metamorphmagus can 
change only to somebody whose appearance she already saw at some 
point and remembered, that she cannot just create the appearance out 
of nowhere. Thoughts?



"Come here boy," said Moody gruffly, beckoning Harry toward him with 
his wand. " I need to Disillusion you" - p.54

Alla:

It had been said in the past, I am sure, but when I read things like 
that I always think that these things are the reason why I like JKR's 
writing, even if it is not always perfect.

This metaphor is so simple and still so cool to me. Doesn't it 
represent in a couple sentences what Harry will endure in the next 
three books? I mean, besides Voldy hunting that is.

Harry will slowly but surely discover that WW is not  just a world to 
escape but which has lots of dark things too, and will grow up 
because of this knowledge IMO anyways. And of course there will be 
that specific disillusionment with Dumbledore. Beatiful.