There's a very interesting discussion here about Snape's motivations here.

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ajhalluk’s post on the Weasley twins in HBP very much completes what I was saying before the book came out. I’ll post later, though, on how they (and probably Lee Jordan and his father) seemed to know the likely World Cup result in advance - and on what I am guessing may have been going on behind the scenes at the Quidditch World Cup. Though in the ( Read more... )

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Some months ago, I spotted a passage in the Screwtape Letters which, to my mind, explains the Weasley twins - and Harry's (and the readers') reaction to them too ( Read more... )

And I've added a few "more" (non-spoilery) speculations, to my HBP post of yesterday!

Another thing that intrigues me is... is Hermione ever going to be reminded that all of the actual reasons that pushed her into the cause of House-Elf liberation were actually misconceptions of one kind or another? For instance, when Winky talked about obeying orders and being afraid of heights (up in the top box at the Quidditch World Cup) she was ( Read more... )

Well, I thought that my last hope of posting HBP predictions and arguments disappeared when my computer gave up on me yesterday, although I knew, of course, that it was already too late, since all sorts of spoilers are (now) already out ( Read more... )

( Part 4: Patronage and ideology: Percy Weasley's search for a patron )

( Part 3: At the top of the patronage tree: Dumbledore, Voldemort, Malfoy and Crouch )