CoS chapter 12 - 14 post DH look

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No: HPFGUIDX 181225

"Fred and George, however, found all of it very funny. They went out 
of their way to march ahead of Harry down the corridors, 
shouting, "Make way for the Heir of Slytherin, seriously evil wizard 
coming through..." - p.210

Alla:

Funny yes.



"Mr. Weasley was unavailable for comment, although his wife told 
reporters to clear off or she'd set the family ghoul on them" - p.222

Alla:

Molly would do anything to protect her family, eh?


"Harry and Ron looked under the sink where Myrtle was pointing. A
small, thin book lay there. It had a shabby black cover and was as
wet as everything else in the bathroom. Harry stepped forward to
pick it up, but Ron suddenly flung out an arm to hold him back.

"What?" said Harry.

"Are you crazy?" said Ron. "It could be dangerous."

"Dangerous?"said Harry, laughing. "Come off it, how could it be
dangerous?"

"You'd be surprised," said Ron, who was looking apprehensively at
the book. "Some of the books the Ministry's confiscated Dad's told
me - there was one that burned your eyes out. And everyone who read 
Sonnets of a Sorcerer spoke in limericks for the rest
of their lives. And some old witch in Bath had a book that you could
never stop reading! You just had to wander around with your nose in 
it,
trying to do everything one-handed. And -"

"All right, I've got the point," said Harry."


Alla:

Heee, as Bex said Harry and Ron have correct predictions sometimes 
indeed. Here we go - Ron paying attention to his Dad's lessons :)


"Harry couldn't explain, even to himself, why he didn't just throw
Riddle's diary away. The fact was that even though he knew the diary
was blank, he kept absentmindedly picking it up and turning the 
pages,
as though it were a story he wanted to finish. And while Harry was
sure he had never heard the name T. M. Riddle before, it still seemed
to mean something to him, almost as though Riddle was a friend he'd 
had when he was very small, and had
halfforgotten. But this was absurd. He'd never had friends before
Hogwarts, Dudley had made sure of that." - p.233 - p.234


Alla:

Soul piece in action again? Pulling to another soul piece?



"Why not ask Professor Snape to show you how
to whip up a Love Potion! And while you're at it, Professor Flitwick
knows more about Entrancing Enchantments than any wizard I've
ever met, the sly old dog!"

Professor Flitwick buried his face in his hands. Snape was looking 
as though the first person to ask him for a Love Potion would be
force-fed poison." - p.236-237

Alla:

LOLOLOLOL. So did Snape do love potions in his youth?




"Right," he said, sitting on Harry's ankles. "Here is your singing
valentine:

His eyes are as green as a fresh pickled toad,

His hair is as dark as a blackboard.
I wish he was mine, he's really divine,
The hero who conquered the Dark Lord" - p.237


Alla:

Heeeee, but I actually have a serious question about this lovely 
gift from poor Ginny ;)

Somebody (I think Pippin but not sure) once brought this one up as 
proof of Ginny's magical skill. I am not sure I get it. I mean, 
Lockhart rounded up dwarfs and anybody could just tell them which 
song to sing and here you go. Am I missing something? Did Ginny have 
to do something to make dwarf sing or something?


"Depends where you want to go, Harry," he said. "It's never too early
to think about the future, so Id recommend Divination. People say
Muggle Studies is a soft option, but I personally think wizards 
should
have a thorough understanding of the non-magical community,
particularly if they're thinking of working in close contact with 
them -
look at my father, he has to deal with Muggle business all the time. 
My
brother Charlie was always more of an outdoor type, so he went for
Care of Magical Creatures. Play to your strengths, Harry." - p.252

Alla:

It sounds as a nice advise, but for some reason I cannot forget that 
play to your strengths was the same thing as fake Moody told Harry, 
right?

Or is it medium contamination in my brain?



"What does she understand?" said Harry distractedly, still looking
around, trying to tell where the voice had come from.

"Loads more than I do," said Ron, shaking his head.

"But why's she got to go to the library?"

"Because that's what Hermione does," said Ron, shrugging. "When in
doubt, go to the library." - p.255


Alla:

See, see Ron knows that Hermione understand loads more than he 
does :)