DH reread CH 8

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Upon rereading this chapter I have decided that this is one of the best chapters in the book for me. Oh I still love Walk in the forest, King Cross and Epilogue the best, but this one ranks pretty darn close.

I do not know what I like the best here. It could be that upon reread I am enjoying too much how well she sets up the mystery of Dumbledore's past, making me think, so who is right? Rita? Dodge? Muriel? None of the above. Assuming that Dumbledore's version of the story is meant to be correct (and I am still not hundred percent sure of that), isn't it beatiful how Muriel is ready to believe Rita (false version) because Batilda told her the true bit of the story (again, if we are to assume DD's version to be true?), Albus' and Amberforth's fight?

I just find it well done. In the retrospect I also find it to be cool symbolism that the person who got possessed by ugly snake is the person who is actually an author of the History of Hogwarts? I don't know to me it just foreshadows what Voldemort could have done with Hogwarts itself, and no past and no present would have been, but for Harry. Am I imagining things? Maybe, but to me it makes sense :)


Of course I loved the wedding, loved Fred and George's antics.

"When I get married," said Fred, tugging at the collar of his own robes, "I won't be bothering with any of this nonsense. You can all wear what you like, and I'll put a full Body-bind curse on Mum untill it's all over" - p.116.

Oh Fred. Sob.


I loved how Fleur's glow is described as beatifying everybody it fell upon, contrary to dimming everybody else. My heart went out to Harry who was looking at Ginny and remembering their hours together as if he was stealing the hours from the life of normal person.

"Hermione, cop hold, let's grab a table... not there! Nowhere near Muriel..." - p.122

Alla:

This is just my way to say that I find Pippin's observation about when Ron and Hermione are together they do what Ron likes to do, to be quite spot on, lol.


"That's her," he said, pointing at Luna, who was still dancing alone, waving her arms around her head like someone attempting to beat off midges.
"Vy is she doing that?" asked Krym.
"Probably trying to get rid of a Wrackspurt," said Harry, who recognised the symptoms" - p.125

Alla:

Oh, dear, yes I believe that Harry got to know Luna really really well now.

"Did Doge really think it was that easy, that Harry could simply choose not to believe? Didn't Doge understand Harry's need to be sure, to know everything?" - p.127

Alla:

Something just does not sit well with me about this quote, psychologically speaking, if that makes sense.

Is it even possible to choose not to believe something? How do you choose faith? Oh I know there is a saying that people often believe only that they want to, meaning that people will only see good and ignore bad things, even if it stares them in the face.

But this is not exactly what Doge is saying, no? He wants Harry to force himself to ignore bad things, right? Is it even possible?


And the doom approaching I also found beatiful with Kingsley's Patronus.

"The ministry has fallen. Scrimgeour is dead. They are coming"