[the_old_crowd] Innocent question

[Aberforths Goat / Mike Gray]

David divined,

> I was looking again at GOF, and noticed that as Harry relates the
> adventure in the graveyard to Dumbledore, and mentions that a sample 
> of his blood was required for the rebirthing potion, there is a 
> momentary gleam of triumph in Dumbledore's eye.

Wow! Did you catch that too?? I tought I was the only one.

And you know what else - I think Ron has the hots for Hermione!

**AND** I'll betcha anything Harry and Ginny are gonna get it on!!!!

Am I, like, one heckuvan observer or what??

No money, just cash. Thanks.

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Spoiler space hereby over. Continue to read at risk to your own piece of
mind, wherever you've hidden it.

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Oh - one other innocent question: could make the spoiler space a
permanent institution? 

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Anyway, back to the topic.

I was wondering about that too.

Not directly, I don't think. I still think that the blood has something
to do with creating an underlying dependency on or debt to Harry, which
belongs to the kind of magic Voldie doesn't understand and which will
come home to roost. But it seems like that one's been on the back burner
over the last two books.

One thing that did come to mind was that the blood thing first tipped
Dumbledore off that Voldemort was relying on those evil magical Gore
Ducks, or whatever they're called. But that doesn't really add up - it
seems like any other aspect of the re-birthing process could have told
him just as much.

Baaaaaa!

Aberforth's Goat (a.k.a. Mike Gray, who agrees that that word isn't one
of Jo's more felicitous inventions.) 
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"Of course, I'm not entirely sure he can read, 
so that may not have been bravery...."