I love Sirius, but he was a crap godfather here. C'mon, man! The kid needs you!
I thought the same thing. I wondered if he may have known more about what was happening to Harry and didn't want to tell, or had promised not to tell. Or maybe this was news to him, and he was panicking a bit. He doesn't have much practice at parenting, and just wanted Harry to not worry about it. It still sucks.
So, if the Order has a better method of communicating than fireplaces, why does McGonagall just use that here? Surely it's better than walking to Dumbledore's office. For that matter, why don't Order members have something that sends out a distress signal?
I'm fairly weirded by how portraits work. Can they only move between exact replicas, or any portrait that features them? Since Phineas's other portrait is blank, wouldn't that mean that their essence is only captured once?
Does "in essence divided" refer to Voldemort's essence being separate from Nagini's, proving that it's a possession, or Voldemort's being separate from Harry's? And, if it's the latter, how can they be in essence divided when their destinies and life forces are clearly linked?
Why is an unauthorized Portkey not a problem now, even though it would have been for Hagrid's trip to the giants, or to bring Harry to number 12?
Hee. I love Phineas.
How can Umbridge know? No Dark Detectors would notice something that small, she doesn't have allies in Gryffindor
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While in Dumbledore's office, Phineas had to be reminded that his loyalties were with the current Headmaster of the school. So, it wouldn't be such a long-shot to consider the fact that Umbridge might have some informants in the portraits, whether they were actually the ones in Dumbledore's office, or others throughout the castle.
Tonks's comments indicate that the Order at large isn't aware of Harry's connection to Voldemort, which means they've been withholding information just because he's "too young", or because they blindly trust Dumbledore's orders.
My money is on the Order blindly (?) trusting Dumbledore's orders. Tonks was astonished when she heard about Harry's dream, and wanted to know more about it. If she was fully aware of Harry's "situation," then I don't think she would have reacted that way.
Ahh, other portraits. Yes, I suppose some of them might have allied with Umbridge, or wouldn't know not to trust her (like Sir Cadagon).
I think it's a bit of a combination of why they follow Dumbledore's orders. Sirius is the only Order member we've ever seen overtly disobey, and he didn't even do much in the way of that. No one ever questions his orders, or complains. But, I think it's not hard to imagine that the Order really does think of Harry as just a kid, in large part because Harry's deeds at Hogwarts haven't been publicized in the slightest. Many Order members probably think that Harry's adventures, pre-GoF, are overblown children's games, and don't understand how capable Harry, Ron and Hermione actually are. I see little indication that Dumbledore would have done anything to disabuse them of this notion.
How can Umbridge know? No Dark Detectors would notice something that small, she doesn't have allies in Gryffindor Tower, and patrols shouldn't be enough to know. Is one of the ghosts allied with her?
When McGonagall, Harry and Ron were on the way to Dumbledore's office, McGonagall shooed Mrs. Norris. I bet she trotted off to tell Flich or Umbridge - just like she did when Filch tried to intercept Harry's mail. I think they need to stun that cat when they see her. Oh, a good reason for Filch to want no magic in the halls!
I think he expected that Harry and Voldemort had the 2 way connection, but may have been surprised Harry could see out of an animal Voldemort possessed, too.
Hmm, that's possible, although Moody does indicate that Dumbledore was expecting something like this. So I suppose it depends on just what Dumbledore was expecting. Did he expect visions more in line with GoF? Was he waiting for a bad one to see how Voldemort's returned strength affected the connection? Why didn't he keep tabs on Harry, to see how the connection was changing if that's the case?
At least Harry overhears that DD was worried about him. I wonder if Harry had eavesdropped just a little longer, if it would have been better or worse?
Worse, probably, since I think it's clear that the Order members don't have a clue about what the connection really is, so there would have been coming up with various arguments and bad consequences. If it hadn't been Moody talking, there's a chance that further conversation would point out flaws in the theory, but I think Moody
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* Does Voldy really discover the link alone, or Kreacher talked? I didn’t realize the two first times I read OOTP that Kreacher listened Harry.
* Does the member of the Order have an idea of what Harry’s visions are really? Because, clearly, Tonks doesn’t know, so maybe Sirius doesn’t know all too.
* Sometimes, I wonder about Molly. It’s the day, how a werewolf can be dangerous during the day!?
* Sometimes, I wonder about Molly. It’s the day, how a werewolf can be dangerous during the day!?
Molly's comments about the werewolf are an example of her at her most insensitive. And they show how deeply ingrained the prejudice is, too. After all, she's been spending months at Grimmauld Place with a werewolf, she should have gotten over that sort of reaction.
St. Mungo's is hidden behind a department store called "Purge & Dowse" and that's pretty much what they do at the hospital -- purge people of unwanted magical effects and douse magic gone bad
Moody says "theory was sick wizards could come and go and just blend in with the crowd" but a lot of the people sitting in the waiting room would have a hard time blending in -- whistling like a tea pot, sprouting wings and such. I wonder if it's possible to Floo in? (and if it is, there's no real advantage to moving Molly to Grimmauld Place when she could just get there from the Burrow by Floo, which would be faster than taking the Underground.)
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I love Sirius, but he was a crap godfather here. C'mon, man! The kid needs you!
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Curse you evil Auto Correct!!!
Actually... I think I rather like it...
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I thought the same thing. I wondered if he may have known more about what was happening to Harry and didn't want to tell, or had promised not to tell. Or maybe this was news to him, and he was panicking a bit. He doesn't have much practice at parenting, and just wanted Harry to not worry about it. It still sucks.
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I'm fairly weirded by how portraits work. Can they only move between exact replicas, or any portrait that features them? Since Phineas's other portrait is blank, wouldn't that mean that their essence is only captured once?
Does "in essence divided" refer to Voldemort's essence being separate from Nagini's, proving that it's a possession, or Voldemort's being separate from Harry's? And, if it's the latter, how can they be in essence divided when their destinies and life forces are clearly linked?
Why is an unauthorized Portkey not a problem now, even though it would have been for Hagrid's trip to the giants, or to bring Harry to number 12?
Hee. I love Phineas.
How can Umbridge know? No Dark Detectors would notice something that small, she doesn't have allies in Gryffindor ( ... )
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While in Dumbledore's office, Phineas had to be reminded that his loyalties were with the current Headmaster of the school. So, it wouldn't be such a long-shot to consider the fact that Umbridge might have some informants in the portraits, whether they were actually the ones in Dumbledore's office, or others throughout the castle.
Tonks's comments indicate that the Order at large isn't aware of Harry's connection to Voldemort, which means they've been withholding information just because he's "too young", or because they blindly trust Dumbledore's orders.
My money is on the Order blindly (?) trusting Dumbledore's orders. Tonks was astonished when she heard about Harry's dream, and wanted to know more about it. If she was fully aware of Harry's "situation," then I don't think she would have reacted that way.
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I think it's a bit of a combination of why they follow Dumbledore's orders. Sirius is the only Order member we've ever seen overtly disobey, and he didn't even do much in the way of that. No one ever questions his orders, or complains. But, I think it's not hard to imagine that the Order really does think of Harry as just a kid, in large part because Harry's deeds at Hogwarts haven't been publicized in the slightest. Many Order members probably think that Harry's adventures, pre-GoF, are overblown children's games, and don't understand how capable Harry, Ron and Hermione actually are. I see little indication that Dumbledore would have done anything to disabuse them of this notion.
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When McGonagall, Harry and Ron were on the way to Dumbledore's office, McGonagall shooed Mrs. Norris. I bet she trotted off to tell Flich or Umbridge - just like she did when Filch tried to intercept Harry's mail. I think they need to stun that cat when they see her. Oh, a good reason for Filch to want no magic in the halls!
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Hmm, that's possible, although Moody does indicate that Dumbledore was expecting something like this. So I suppose it depends on just what Dumbledore was expecting. Did he expect visions more in line with GoF? Was he waiting for a bad one to see how Voldemort's returned strength affected the connection? Why didn't he keep tabs on Harry, to see how the connection was changing if that's the case?
At least Harry overhears that DD was worried about him. I wonder if Harry had eavesdropped just a little longer, if it would have been better or worse?
Worse, probably, since I think it's clear that the Order members don't have a clue about what the connection really is, so there would have been coming up with various arguments and bad consequences. If it hadn't been Moody talking, there's a chance that further conversation would point out flaws in the theory, but I think Moody ( ... )
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* Does Voldy really discover the link alone, or Kreacher talked? I didn’t realize the two first times I read OOTP that Kreacher listened Harry.
* Does the member of the Order have an idea of what Harry’s visions are really? Because, clearly, Tonks doesn’t know, so maybe Sirius doesn’t know all too.
* Sometimes, I wonder about Molly. It’s the day, how a werewolf can be dangerous during the day!?
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Molly's comments about the werewolf are an example of her at her most insensitive. And they show how deeply ingrained the prejudice is, too. After all, she's been spending months at Grimmauld Place with a werewolf, she should have gotten over that sort of reaction.
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Moody says "theory was sick wizards could come and go and just blend in with the crowd" but a lot of the people sitting in the waiting room would have a hard time blending in -- whistling like a tea pot, sprouting wings and such. I wonder if it's possible to Floo in? (and if it is, there's no real advantage to moving Molly to Grimmauld Place when she could just get there from the Burrow by Floo, which would be faster than taking the Underground.)
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