Happy New Year

[bluesqueak]

Pip!Squeak:  
> > But following the first book finale is a dangerous idea; the 
> > finale of the first book reveals that Snape ('Professor Snape, 
> > Harry') wasn't the real villain. In fact, he was trying to 
> > protect Harry all along {vbg}
> 
Anne:
> Well, the idea that the seven books are following the seven PS/SS
> tasks is still working out beautifully (logic! potions! and 
> Snape!),so besides what you just said, I'll be looking for 
> mirrors, heart's desires, and brilliant ideas of Dumbledore's.

Pip!Squeak:
And possibly Harry discovering that to truly protect something means 
risking or even losing it - the Stone is most vulnerable *after* 
Harry's got it out of the Mirror, and in the end Nicholas and 
Perenelle decide the best course is to destroy it (and refuse 
immortality).
 
> > Pip!Squeak
> > Raising her sleepy head from the Teacup of Lurkdom to wish 
> > everyone at The Old Crowd a Happy New Year!

Anne:
> You've already brightened mine!  I was sorting through Harry posts 
> for the catalogue, slogging through unimaginative SHIPping posts 
> and I forget what else (definitely a low point in HPfGU, Harry-
> wise) when suddenly, the skies cleared, the sun came out, and the 
> next post was Spy Games!  It slowed me down quite a bit, though, 
> because I had to read them leisurely--ly (in a leisurely 
manner :P).

Pip!Squeak:
Thank you for that! They are a bit of a heavy read though - I think 
at the time I strongly suggested getting a cup of tea *first* {g}.

Pip!Squeak
"Where do you think I would have been all these years, if I had not 
known how to act?" - Severus Snape