I was glad that Sirius' mirror made an appearance -wasn't that one of the things JKR promised us we would see again? I was kind of suspicious of the bright blue flash that Harry saw, because JKR said that DD was truly dead. So I knew it couldn't be him, but I couldn't think who in the world it could be.
And I was glad to finally find out about DD's past. Interesting that his father was convicted of attacking Muggles.... And phbt! on Rita Skeeter being back.
And did anyone else think that JKR made it sound like Skeeter was alledging that DD kind of sexually abused Harry? I mean, I know that's not *really* how it was supposed to sound at all, but I'm dirty like that. ;) But the part where she talked about the "Potter-Dumbledore relationship" and called it unhealthy, even sinister and said that DD took an unusual interest in Potter. Sorry, but that's what it sounds like to me.
that's what it sounded like to me too. i think, since she's rita and likes to defame anyone she can, she just made their relationship out to be inappropriate between a headmaster and student without actually saying it, but yeah that's what i believe she was alluding to.
Harry's mentality in this chapter really set up the rest of the book. Even though he had made his decision to leave Hogwarts and go after Voldemort, a part of me still hoped there would be a change and he'd be back there. But after reading this chapter, and seeing Harry's acceptance of his own fate, I had to let go of Hogwarts.
To be honest, I had forgotten about Sirius's mirror. Did we ever really find out exactly WHAT it was? (My mind is hazy on the details.)
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And I was glad to finally find out about DD's past. Interesting that his father was convicted of attacking Muggles.... And phbt! on Rita Skeeter being back.
And did anyone else think that JKR made it sound like Skeeter was alledging that DD kind of sexually abused Harry? I mean, I know that's not *really* how it was supposed to sound at all, but I'm dirty like that. ;) But the part where she talked about the "Potter-Dumbledore relationship" and called it unhealthy, even sinister and said that DD took an unusual interest in Potter. Sorry, but that's what it sounds like to me.
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To be honest, I had forgotten about Sirius's mirror. Did we ever really find out exactly WHAT it was? (My mind is hazy on the details.)
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