CoS chapters 6-10, post DH look

[Mike]

No: HPFGUIDX 181217

>  Alla quoted:
>  Everything Harry had learned last year seemed 
>  to have leaked out of his head during the summer. 
> 
> Potioncat:
> Oh, that reminds me of Snape leaking memories in DH. <sigh>

Mike:
Funny, in that second scene I pictured Snape leaking from somewhere 
else the whole time he's responding to Voldemort with all his 
different "My Lord-s". Of course that Depends on your point of view.
;)


> > Alla quoting:
> > "If we hadn't married Muggles we'd've died out" - p.116
> > 
> > Alla: 
> > Not that I really wish to get into that famous introduction about
> > Mudbloods, etc, but did he not meant to say muggle- borns here?
> 
> Potioncat:
> But to Purebloods, Muggleborn is Muggle. This is the culture Ron 
> lives in. His family may be bloodtraitors, but some of the same 
> views may exist side by side with less purist ones.

Mike:
To a pure-blood*ist* Muggleborn is the same as Muggle. Ron's not a 
pure-blood elitist, so he does make the distinction. That said, in 
this context I don't think it matters. I think Ron's point is that 
the WW couldn't afford to shun either Muggles or Muggleborns and 
survive as a race. It points to both the dilution and the dispersion 
of the wizarding race and/or gene.



> > Alla quoting: 
> > "Dumbledore was giving Harry a searching look. His twinkling 
> > light blue gaze made Harry feel as though he were being X-rayed.
> > 
> > 'Innocent till proven guilty,' Severus, 'he said firmly'" -p.144
> > 
> Potioncat:
> I think that Snape is learning Legilimency and this is a practical 
> exercise. He and DD are both Legilimencing Harry's mind. Snape is 
> reporting what he sees. Besides, part of the lesson is for Snape
> to remember the limits of what he can do with the information.

Mike:
Oh, well spotted PC! I had never thought of that angle. Now that 
you've clued me in, I wonder if Dumbledore tries to break through 
Snape's Occlumency just prior to this, to see if Snape can keep his 
guard up while he's attempting to Legilimence Harry.


> Potioncat:
> It goes along with Minerva's "you're too noble..." and again 
> foreshadows Harry's need to choose later whether or not to use
> Dark Magic.

Mike:
Yeah, I was the same. I immediately flashed to Minerva's comment 
after Binns said this. I kept waiting for Albus to use one of those 
not so noble spells, especially against Tom himself in the MoM. But 
if he ever did use them, it was far back in his past, I guess.


> Potioncat:
> Binns mis-names almost all his students. I've always thought he
> was calling them by earlier students who had similar names. I
> thought it would turn out to mean something, but it never did.
> I think he called Harry "Perkins".

Mike:
Heh, so Binns mistakes Harry for Arthur's arthritic co-worker!

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I think I found another FLINT, in Ch 10, that would be critical to 
the DH action. Harry's in the hospital after the de-boning. 

"Dobby must go!" breathed the elf, terrified. There was a loud crack, 
and Harry's fist was suddenly clenched on thin air." - p.179

Harry was holding onto Dobby's arm. So, why didn't Harry side-along 
apparate with Dobby? That's how Kreacher dragged Dung back. And 
that's how Dobby got all of them out of Malfoy Manor. Hmmm.

Mike