OK- I totally missed that, oops. I'm rereading the book now so hopefully I'll pick that up the second time around.

right...Voldemort summoned the hat and then he Michael Jackson'ed Neville with the hat on!

Sorry... wasn't quite clear. I shouldn't have said "again" in the spoiler. Of course, if folks only followed the movies, bringing house elves into the movie storyline again might be more trouble than its worth. (Sad, because Dobby in book 7 is pretty flipping significant.)

LOL.

Perhaps this gets at part of the reason that Neville could pull Gryffindor's sword from the hat even though the goblin had taken it -- Voldemort was threatening to effectively close Gryffindor House, and Gryffindor's sword and hat (which also held some of the thoughts of Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff) weren't putting up with that.

I was wondering what influence Ginny had on naming their children. I'd like to think that Lily's middle name is Fred. LOL

Have they said something about Hans Zimmer doing the scores for movies 6 and/or 7? He didn't do scores for any of the first 5 movies.

(But he would do a very good score.)

But it just wouldn't be the same. It's the same thing with a Hogwarts: The Next Generation sort of issue. The universe she writes in is fascinating, yes, but the only reason that this schoolchild is important is the battle between him and the Dark Lord. Harry's kids would only be famous because they're Harry's kids; his parents would only be more of the same. I would love to know more about them, but a book is not the way to go. Perhaps something like what Lemony Snicket has written about the Baudelaires after the end of their series of unfortunate events. (I highly recommend those books btw)

Well he didn't MEAN to kill himself. His delay cost him his life, but he delayed due to the blood debt he owed Harry.
You're right on the actions and close enough on the words I'm sure. Accio was certainly the spell of choice in this book.

I don't know why I thought it was him. :p Didn't John Williams do the first two movies? Either way, whoever the composer is, it's just going to make it gut wrenching


I do definately agree that he would do a very good score :D

Okay so weird. I just got an email from gc with DST4A00 responding to Lady Pi Phi and I can't find it. Weird.

Either way, Lady Pi Phi had mentioned that the middle names of Harry's boys could be Fred or Sirius, I don't think James middle name was mentioned but the other one was Albus Severus. Harry explained that he was named after to "great" headmasters of Hogwarts. And I got all teary eyed and was like "ahh".

It makes you wonder if in the 19 years the reputation of Sytherin changed from a house that only produced wizards who practiced dark magic to something else?

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I thought she was supposed to tell us why some people became ghosts and others didn't. It might have been explained in Harry's conversation with Grey Lady, but I didn't think it was very clear.

Slytherin didn't necessarily produce wizards that practiced ...that's like intentionally producing villains....it's just that some of them were more...........suspect

Albus Potter and Rose Weasley are the points of reference -- they are both leaving for their first year at Hogwarts, so they are each 11. (So is Scorpius Malfoy.) Lily Potter remarks that it will be 2 years before she can go to Hogwarts, so she is 9. James is older than Albus, though it doesn't say by how much. Ginny remarks, though, that "We wrote to James three times a week last year," which could imply that he is 12 and last year was his first year. It doesn't say how much younger than Rose Hugo is, but he seems to be around Lily's age.

Right -- Wormtail's silver hand was cursed. Back in GoF, when Voldemort Wormtail was begging, Voldemort said: "Worthless and traitorous as you are, you helped me . . . and Lord Voldemort rewards his helpers . . . . "

But we all know that he never rewards without a catch. After he made the hand and Wormtail thanked him, Voldemort said, "May your loyalty never waver again, Wormtail." Wormtail answered, "No, my Lord . . . never, my Lord . . . ."

But, in the cellar at the Malfoy's, Wormtail showed a "tiny, merciful impulse" towards Harry, and in so doing, his loyalty to Voldemort did indeed waver. When that happened, "the silver tool that Voldemort had given his most cowardly servant" turned on Wormtail and strangled him.

That and Expelliarmus.

Yes, John Williams did the first two scores, including the major themes, like Hedwig's Theme. I'm not sure who has done the others.

It was explained by Nearly Headless Nick at the end of OoP.


Did anyone think anything of the fact that Ron had a Muggle driver's license? I'm wondering if anything about their adult lives should be read into that.

I don't know if this has already been answered, but in CoS, Dumbeldore told Harry that only a true Gryfffindor could pull the sword out of the Sorting Hat. Neville proved himself a true Gryffindor.

1. I too wish she would elaborate on the occupations of the rest of Dumbledore's Army.
2. I can't wait for this to become a movie!
3. Neville Rocks!!!
4. I was bawling when Dobby died (when they buried him in all the clothes),
5. I bawled when Harry was walking toward his death and his mother was there (I got a thing for moms, especially lost ones).
6. I loved the King's Cross chapter.
7. I'm mad it was Fred, though glad Percy got some sense.
8. I was wondering where the rest of the wizarding community was when these children were fighting for their lives.
9. I personally would have disapparated to America to give me time to think.

I can't think of anything else. I'm going to re-read the book then re-read the books.