CoS Chapter 11 post DH look

[Bex]

No: HPFGUIDX 181214

Cos:
> "Ginny Weasley, who sat next to Colin Creevey in Charms, was 
> distraught, but Harry felt that Fred and George were going the wrong 
> way about cheering her up" - p.185
> 
> Alla:
> 
> I cannot believe that I had any doubt about Harry and Ginny ending 
> up together. Look, Harry already thinks he knows how to cheer her up 
> the RIGHT way. Awwwwww. :)

Bex:
I suppose the boys asked Ginny what was bothering her so much - I hope
so, anyway. Percy gets a few moments in Books 2 & 3 especially that
show his "older brother" side - the side that looks out for the
youngest siblings. I like that. Granted, choking Pepper-Up potion down
Ginny's throat (somewhere in this book) is not the solution, but he's
trying. 

Cos:
> "Harry privately felt he'd rather face Slytherin's legendary monster 
> than let Snape catch him robbing his office" - p.186
> 
> Alla:
> 
> Wait a second again. Isn't it exactly what happened? I mean Snape 
> may have gotten a glimpse of Harry through legilimency but he did 
> not catch Harry and Harry did face a little snakey as we all know. 
> Too funny - Harry as mini Trelawney.
 

Bex:
He gets a few of those in the series - Ron gets a few too. They make a
joke that turns out to be true, or similar. She likes to tease us.

CoS:
> "Silence! SILENCE!" Snape roared. "Anyone who has been splashed, 
> come here for a Deflating Draft - when I find out who did this---"
>  - p.187
> 
> Alla:
> 
> Hmmmmm, I guess Snape does give a d*mn sometimes about his students' 
> physical injuries at least. Curious. ;)

Bex:
Possibly due to the fact that the injuries are spread over half the
class - or possibly due to the fact that it's a potion, which he has
the cure for. Even if he sent them to the Hospital wing, Poppy would
probably have to send for him for the Deflating Draft - he could just
be saving some time here - but yes, he is showing some kind of
concern. Plus, the swelling continues the longer they wait - Malfoy's
neck would have broken with the weight of his nose by them. ;)

<SNIP>

Cos:
> "He tells me he knows a tiny little bit about dueling himself and 
> has sportingly agreed to help me with a short demonstration before 
> we begin" - p.189.
> 
> 
> Alla:
> 
> Uhu, tiny bit Gilderoy dear.

Bex:
Sportingly agreed? Snape would rather be in Diagon Alley in Grandma
Longbottom's Sunday dress clothes than be there. It's written all over
his face. I was hoping Snape would have done a little more than *just*
disarm Gilderoy - maybe as he was leaving, charm his gigantic head to
be magnetically attracted to the walls. "Professor Lockhart, I'm sure
that you can manage the counterspell to this little number, yes?" ZAP!!!!!

I'm giggling like mad now. And "you'll still have your Potions master
when I'm through with him"? I can hear the collective groan form 3/4
of the student body after that statement. :)

Cos:
> "Both of them swung their wands above their heads and pointed them 
> at their opponent; Snape cried: "Expelliarmus!" There was a dazzling 
> flash of scarlet light and Lockhart was blasted of his feet; He flew 
> backward off the stage, smashed into the wall, and slid it down to 
> sprawl on the floor" - p.190
> 
> Alla:
> 
> Snape introduces Expelliarmus, curse that Harry would use in many 
> significant situations as we know now.  Scarlet light? Gryffindor 
> color?

Bex:
Convenient that Harry forgets who first showed him that spell, yes?

Cos:
> "Harry wasn't sure what made him do it. He wasn't even aware of 
> deciding to do it. All he knew was that his legs were carrying him 
> forward as though he was on casters and he had shouted stupidly at 
> the snake, "Leave him alone!" - p.194
> 
> 
> Alla:
> 
> Harry wasn't sure what made him do it? Was he briefly possessed by 
> soul piece here them? Blinks. On the other hand,  he is attempting 
> to do a good deed here, would have Tommy wanted to?

Bex:
We see multiple examples in CoS where Harry just *knows* what to do -
the Diary (later on) is another example. I think it's the soul piece
(and the powers linked to it) acting in tandem with Harry's own
magical ability, giving him a little more gut instinct than he'd
normally have. Hard to say how that works, though. The soul bit says
"hey, it's a snake, I wanna talk to him" at the same time that Harry
tries to get the snake away from Justin, and the result is that Harry
speaks to the snake, saying "Leave him alone!"

That's the best way I can explain it. After DH, could Harry
communicate with in Parseltongue still? I'd like to ask Jo. (And I'd
like to have that power... never mind.)

CoS:
> "Could he be a descendant of Salasar Slytherin? He didn't know 
> anything about his father's family after all. The Dursleys had 
> always forbidden questions about his wizarding relatives" - p.197
> 
> 
> Alla:
> 
> She does make sure to remind us how deeply Dursleys put in Harry's 
> head - not to ask questions theme, doesn't she. Every time I get 
> frustrated with Harry not to asking questions, I try to remember 
> that :)

Bex:
More of that adult mistrust going on. Clearly, that part of Harry's
"saving people thing" was a part of him from the time he can remember.

Question: would the Dursleys even know *anything* about the Potter
clan? (Which is much smller than the group in the mirror in PS/SS, I
believe.) Petunia might have met James' parents at one time or
another, but James' parents were dead by the time they were married,
and he didn't have any siblings. And odds are that after the first
meeting or so, James wasn't anymore keen on discussing his family
heritage than Petunia was keen on listening to it. Methinks this is a
FLINT.

Bex (who has spent the day battling Printers, computers, and servers,
only to come home and wage war on a counter full of dirty dishes)