Terry Boot

[potioncat]

GulPlum wrote: 
> WHAT was Terry Boot doing in Dumbledore's office during GOF year? 
I'm 
> convinced that his mention of the fact that he'd been there isn't 
entirely 
> irrelevant - after all, even Harry's only ever been in there under 
> extraordinary circumstances. So, what circumstances led to his 
presence 
> there? And what led him to be talking about the sword with a 
portrait? 

Potioncat:
I've wondered about this too. I'd like to know which portrait was 
talking to him! He must have been looking at or even touching the 
sword for the portrait to say anything about it. Was Terry Boot ever 
mentioned in GoF?


GulPlum:
 Several people have, however, 
> picked up on something else: "Quidditch Through The Ages" includes 
the 
> library checkout page at the front, and he (or, at least, "T. 
Boot") is 
> listed as having borrowed the book from the Hogwarts library 
after "E. 
> Macmillan", with a return date of 21st August (E.M.'s return date 
was 12th 
> August).> --

Potioncat:
I remember a discussion on  a different board, and it seems not all 
editions have the check out page. There was some discussion about 
whether the page was written by JKR or by an editor and therefore 
whether the names had any significance. I don't have the book, but it 
seemed a lot of Slytherins had checked it out. I found that 
interesting because Snape took the book away from Harry. 

The other point of discussion was that JKR said in one interview that 
no one remains at Hogwarts over the summer. So how would the library 
books be available? 

Potioncat with more questions and no answers, as usual.