Chapter 24 - Sectumsempra

[cheeringcharm]

Harry tells Ron and Hermione about the horcruxes during charms. Ron is so astounded that he makes it snow which leads to the first time JKR uses a non-aggressive adverb in describing Hermione talking to Ron. SCORE! Of course, Lavender can tell that Hermione is talking "patiently" instead of snapping, berating, or otherwise belittling Ron and she

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[bohemianvixen]

I also found it odd that in OotP Harry NEVER considered how slightly creepy it was for him to go out with Cho considering the Cedric connection; I would have thought that guilty thoughts about Cedric would be as effective as a cold shower and prevent his being anything other than a friend to Cho, but I was also surprised that she went after another boy so soon after Cedric's death, and especially HARRY, of all boys.

I thought the same thing, too, after reading ootP. It bothered me so much that I tried to analyze it.

I think I understand a bit where Cho was coming from. She wasn't over Cedric yet, and wanted someone to talk to about him. Since Harry saw Cedric die, she might have thought that Harry would be willing to talk about Cedric. After all, she did cry often when she was with Harry, which led to him breaking it off with her.

As for Harry...hmmm. I found it weird for him to go after Cho, in my opinion, but it was her who first sought him out. At fifteen, and at a time when things weren't going well for him and he wasn't really emotionally stable, I could hardly blame Harry for going after what he wanted for so long. But of course, Cedric's death wasn't something to be ignored, so the Harry/Cho relationship didn't pan out.

I wondered, though, how H/C would've fared if Cedric didn't die. But that's for another discussion. :)