The Chain, cont.

[Talisman]

A TISKET 
A TASKET
A LETTER 
IN A BASKET
A PROMISE TO 
EXPLAIN IT ALL
POSTPONING IT 
UNTIL THE... 
FALL
 
Talisman, hoping that Londoners in the group will find alternative 
transportation, or at least arrange to take the subway during off-
peak times.

Snape knows all about Horcruxes.  If Regulus did, Snape did--way 
back at the beginning. He is a likely source of DD's information in 
this regard. He healed DD and he is clearly a part of The Chain.

 Moreover, at least one, probably several, other members of the 
Order know about the Chain, and even if they didn't know that DD was 
the next courier, they will recognize what happened.

Lupin knows, at the very least.
Lupin knew what was going to happen  to Sirius in the DoM, and he 
knows what happened to DD on the ramparts. 

And ,whoever is slated to off  Snape knows, if that's not Lupin, 
though I rather think it is.

Harry isn't informed because, while he needs to understand about 
LV's Horcruxes generally, he is not capable of dealing with the 
truth about the need for people he loves to die.  He would find it 
very hard to go on hunting Horcruxes if he did.

Before the end, Rowling will explain more on how the fact that Harry-
-who had as awful a childhood as LV--can love is some sort of 
countercharm to the psychopathic lovelessness of LV.  

Her power of love thing, residing in Harry's "pure" blood, plus 
whatever LV put in him at GH, all linked to the chain of couriers by 
the emotion he feels for them, is what binds the whole mojo together.

That's why DD keeps nattering on about the value of Harry's blood.

And that's why Harry will love Snape before Book 7 is over.

How it will be effected, and whether before or after Snape's death, 
remains to be seen.

But there are plenty of avenues.  Perhaps DD will leave Harry his 
Pensieve (Because, unless DD sat down with McGonagall and had a very 
stern talk, she'll just be in the way.  "Get out of here Potter, it 
doesn't concern you.") 

As Kneasy pointed out, it's easy enough to download  everything you 
want Harry to know into those handy little memory bottles.

Portraits ( Phineas can be helpful, but Harry doesn't have eough of 
a relationship with him to toss aside 6 Books worth of hating Snape, 
not to mention watching Snape AK DD, over anything Phineas could 
say.),  Pensieves, the magical mirror that Sirius left.  

Yeah, we know that Sirius's mirrors still have to come into play--
how better than for Harry to find out about Snape than via Sirius--
who traveled to the future before he died (knowing he would die) and 
left a mirror message that will reach Harry, as soon as he catches 
up with it?  Fanciful, but I like it. 

It would not be beyond JKR to toss in a new magical item, if she 
needed it. : P 

Who knows what Harry will find when he gets to GP next summer.  

We didn't get a train ride home, and, in sort of a balance,  we'll 
spend a lot of time with Harry in the summer next year.

The return to PD.  Well, if that touted protective charm is *ever* 
going to be used, there better be an attack at Number 4, and before 
July 31, to boot.

The end story for Petunia and Vernon, whose comeuppance is 
scheduled.  A bit more for Dudley, who discloses his dementor 
experience,  starts to see the light, and  finds he is a bit magic, 
too.

Things will have to happen quickly, because Harry isn't hanging 
around long.

Then there is the wedding business.   
Percy, who really is a shit, might feel enough remorse over Bill's 
near call to eat crow and come to the wedding. But he's still a shit.

And then, lots of lovely time at GP looking for the locket and 
chatting with his Order friends.

Aberforth will be the character that we know of, but haven't really 
met yet.

Fawkes will return to brighten a  trying hour. Wormtail pays up--and 
bites the dust.  

We'll see the film of GH, with lovely surprises.. 

I have a feeling we will make it back to Hogwarts, if for nothing 
else, for the TR trophy/Hufflepuff cup.

But I expect for classes, as well.

There will be no Quidditch, and that's fine with me.

Horcruxes will be sought, found and destroyed--while Order members 
drop like flies.

After far too much has been paid for Harry ever to turn back, he'll 
find out what it's all about and face his own fate--worse than death 
(he's already faced that.)  He will face something, come to terms 
with something which, for all his growing magical powers, he is 
unable to change. (That's sort of lifted from an old JKR interview). 

 And then we'll all adjourn to the epilogue.

I agree with Pip that Harry will end up a Healer.  He was never ever 
going to work for the Ministry--which will always be a flawed 
place.  How lovely for Rowling's hubby, the Potter-look-alike-MD. 
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Catherine wrote:
>Why is Dumbledore saying one thing at the end of OoP, and then at 
the beginning
>of HBP, a mere few weeks later, is saying something completely 
different?

Talisman responds:

Do you really want me to say it? <g>

Talisman: who is still loving the scene where Snape softly sings his 
healing song over Draco.  A sort of Dark Phoenix, healing with his 
song, while Myrtle supplies the tears.  Oh, yes.