[HPforGrownups] Re: Half-Blood Prince

[Lynda Cordova]

No: HPFGUIDX 183880

Potioncat:
Lily's letter drives me crazy. All sorts of explanations
for it have been posted; I've come up with one myself. But the fact
remains, its location drives me crazy, as does its content. It
doesn't bother others one bit.

The Hand of Glory was jarring. It pulled me out of the story long
enough for me to think, "Oh, JKR is letting us know that Draco did
get the Hand after all." But the more the HoG is discussed, the less
plausible Draco's having it seems. At the least, it seems an awkward
bit of writing. (jmho)

Lynda:
Lily's letter doesn't bother me. It seems to me that Sirius kept it with him
(maybe he had a mokeskin bag like Hagrid gave Harry) or some other means of
concealment and once he was back at his house he would take it out to read
it occasionally.

And I don't see why Draco's having a HoG isn't plausible. He either bought
it on his own when he was older and getting around on his own or Daddy
relented at a later date, or Mummy. Or even auntie Bella.

And of course we should discuss these things. As you say, we read the same
passages and come to widely varied conclusions.

Lynda


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