DH reread CH 26 - 29

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 187275

So basically nothing jumped at me in new light in CH 26-28, but I want to quote this from chapter 29:

"They do more than teach," said Neville. "They're in charge of all discipline. They like punishment, the Carrows."

"Like Umbridge?"

"Nah, they make her look tame" - p.461

Alla:

One of the things I like about JKR's writing is how much she can say with so few words sometimes. Just think about it, they make Umbridge look tame. After this sentence I do not even need to hear the details of how exactly they treated the students. If it is much worse than what Umbridge did in OOP, that's all excuse I need for Harry getting angry, really.



"It's all down to Neville, he really gets this Room. You've got to ask it for exactly what you need - like "I don't want any Carrow supporters to be able to get in" - and it'll do it for you! You've just got to make sure you close the loopholes! Neville's the man!" - p.464

Alla:

Now, does it mean that Neville has special relationship with the room? Or does it mean that he just figured out and taught everybody how to phrase their demands? Why is it such a big deal how to phrase it? Wouldn't the room read what you wish in your heart? I mean, I understand that wording is important for the spells, charms, incantations magic, but why is it important here?



Alla