PS/SS - chapters 2-5 post DH look

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No: HPFGUIDX 180906

Here we go again, some old lines that jumped at me in new light, but 
first couple of unrelated announcements. Zara thank you for 
reminding me that elves do have families after all and Potioncat, 
dearest, Snape twins send their love. ;)

Harry sat up and gasped; the glass front of boa constrictor's tank 
had vanished– p.28

Alla:

Well, we all know that this is foreshadows Harry's use of 
Parseltongue, but I am wondering something else right now. He seems 
to perform vanishing charm here, yes?

How difficult it is? Do we know if little ones when they do 
uncontrolled magic can do basically ANY sort of magic or are they 
limited to simple magic?

Mr. H.Potter
The Cupboard under the stairs
4 Privet Drive
Little Whinging
Surrey" – p.34

Alla:

I am curious if anybody thought for some time that Dumbledore did 
not know about Cupboard? I used to think so, but luckily I was not 
thinking so already before DH.


But what should we do, Vernon? Should we write back? "Tell them we 
do not want-"– p.36


Alla:

Wait
 what? In retrospect I just want to kick myself over and over 
as to how much author seems to hint that Petunia knows about wizards 
ways. She knows how to write back to those people?


Oh, she got a letter just like that and disappeared off to that – 
that school – and came home every vacation with her pockets full of 
frog spawn, turning teacups into rats. I was the only one who saw 
her for what she was – a freak! But for my mother and father, oh no, 
it was Lily this and Lily that, they were proud of having a witch in 
the family – p.53

Alla:

I am sure there are people for whom Petunia after DH comes out as 
much more sympathetic. For me – not so much, but you know guys how 
much I love Dursleys and Dumbledore for leaving Harry with them 
(yes, yes if we do not look at how he dealt with Sirius' situation, 
I cannot offer another solution, does not mean that I think he dealt 
with Sirius' fairly. But I can certainly offer a solution of coming 
back periodically and checking on Harry. Oh never mind, moving on).

So, to me Petunia in this quote is not only coming out as jealous, 
but also jealous hypocrite. Heee, lethal combination. Didn't you 
want to turn teacups into rats yourself and be a freak too, Petunia?


Never mess with Goblins, Harry. Gringotts is the safest place in the 
world fer anything yeah want ter keep safe – `cept maybe Hogwarts. – 
p.63


Alla:

Hmmm, in regards to wizards showing respect to other cultures, I 
actually see nothing but respect for goblins in this quote. NO, this 
is not to argue that everybody shows respect – but to me Hagrid here 
does.

They say there's dragons guardin' the high security vaults – p.64

Alla:

Do you think JKR already envisioned Trio's breaking and riding a 
dragon in DH when she wrote this sentence?


"
.. After all, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named did great things – 
terrible, yes, but  great." – p.85.


Alla:

Harry remembers this statement by Ollivander in DH as we know, but I 
am still not sure what to make of it. I mean, I am not quite sure 
what to make out of Ollivander saying it. Is it basically respect of 
the wizarding power? Is it respect of the wand? Both? Something else?