It does seem to be all about him, doesn't it? :)) 4th drawing.
These questions make me think how clever J.K. is. I mean, it's like, she already knew what to write for the next books, up until book 7! That's why this series is the number one book for me. No book could ever surpass it. :D
Now, I'll start with book 1...
First Book:
· McGonagall to Dumbledore: “But how in the name of heaven did Harry survive?”
o *This was answered later on, and gradually, but was answered in depth in book. The only thing he didn’t know in book 7 was that, he was also a horcrux.
· Harry to Hagrid: “Why were you expelled?”
o *Hagrid changed the subject here. This was answered in book 2.
· Seamus to Headless Nick: “How did he (the bloody baron) get covered in blood?”
o *Headless Nick didn’t elaborate, just said, “I’ve never asked.” I’m not sure if he never did. But this was answered in book 7.
· Harry to himself: “Why does snape hate me so much?”
o *This was answered gradually too. Was explained in book 4 and 5 but was answered in book 7.
· Harry to Dumbledore: “What do you see when you look in the mirror?
o *Dumbledore lied here. I think this was explained in book 7 but I didn’t think he answered it. I’ll have to recheck on this. :D
Third Book
· Harry to Dumbledore: “Yesterday when I was having my Divination exam, Professor Trelawney went very – very strange… Was she making a real prediction?”
o *Dumbledore said she might have been but didn’t elaborate. This was answered in book 4.
Fourth Book
· Harry to Himself: “What was this weird connection between them (He and Voldemort) which Dumbledore had never been able to explain satisfactorily?”
o This was answered during Occlumency lessons and book 7.
· Ron to Harry and Hermione regarding Neville being all different after the unforgivable curses lesson with Mad-eye: “What was that about?”
o This was answered in Book 5 when they went to St. Mungo’s.
Since, there’s not much to tell you, I’ll tell you other things I wrote in my notebook. I keep notebooks too, and lists. :D One is about proof of J.K.'s cleverness list. Which means, proof of how the books are richly-woven and not just some other series of books that doesn’t have a foundation. Another about my questions for J.K. Some of them had been answered as I read the book, but some stayed. They are questions that are not answered and mainly because they are trivial matters but still get’s you thinking. :D
Proof of J.K.'s cleverness:
· The Dursley house, or the blood relation spell, which was since book 1, but was explained in later books, I forgot, I’ll have to recheck that
· The prophecy, the reason why Voldemort tried to kill Harry, was mentioned implicitly by Dumbledore in book 2 but was explained in book 5
· The secret keeper Sirius and why he was there in the Potter house in the first book, was explained in book 3
· Dumbledore’s watch. (I really don’t know why, but I think, there’s something to this.)
· Dumbledore’s scar. (This one too. This might have been useful.)
· Dumbledore’s put-outer. This came useful in book 7 and was mentioned in book 1.
· The hurting scar of Harry since book 1, was explained briefly in book 5 about occlumency, and was explained further in book 7 as being a horcrux
· Stating that Snape might be able to read minds was pointed out in book one but was explained in book 5, occlumency
· The stagecoaches pulling by themselves is not actually true, there’s supposed to be a horse there that you can only see once you’ve seen someone died. Which was pointed out in book 2 but was explained in book 4.
· Bill having a penfriend in Brazil was mentioned in Book in book 4 which turned out to be Fleur Delacour who became his girlfriend and wife in book 7.
· Sirius gave Harry a penknife as a gift on Christmas which came out to be useful in book 5, Department of Mysteries.
· Room of Requirement was mentioned in passing here by Dumbledore during the Christmas feast but didn’t know it was called as such yet. The room came useful in book 5.
· Snape seemed to have foreseen the interpersonal relationship between Harry, Hermione, and Ron by saying tangled lovelives. Which came transparent over the next books especially book 7.
· The Locket horcrux was there in book 5 as they were cleaning Sirius’ house which came useful in book 7.
· The blank canvass in Book 5, who came to be Phineas Nigellus who keeps watch for the order’s headquarters came useful in book 7.
· Harry looking at the Hog’s head barman being vaguely familiar in book 5 was because he was Aberforth Dumbledore, who was recognized in book 7.
· The vanishing cabinet was mentioned in book 2 and 5 and was used in book 6.
Questions to J.K.:
· When Harry was still oblivious about being a wizard, why weren't there paparazzi's taking pictures of him so they can publish how he was doing? Because most of the wizarding folks didn't know how he looked like except for having a scar on his forehead.
· Do they have Comfort Room's in their dormitories at Hogwarts? Like one for each room? Or is it public toilet?
· Why does Filch call his cat Mrs. Norris? Where is Mr. Norris?
· Why is it that Filch pops out where Mrs. Norris finds trouble? What’s their connection?
· Why didn’t the basilisk eat the petrified students? Because it’s already stone-cold and not edible?
· Why didn’t Harry talk to the basilisk? After all he’s a parselmouth. It was not explained in the book but it was in the movie. Tom Riddle said it only acts upon his command.
· How come the snake wasn’t able to smell Harry?
· Why do they address school letters in green ink?
· How come, the future Harry and Hermione was not spotted in the Marauder’s Map when Lupin was checking it?
· Why was Peeves not shown in the movie? And the Giant squid?
· Why was there singing before the welcome feast? There no choir in Hogwarts, is there?
· Why is it that Flourish and Blotts is always manned by an assistant? Where’s the owner?
· Did Draco like anybody in Hogwarts? I don’t think he liked pansy.
· How do they know when passwords have been changed? Or, how do the prefects now? Do they like, ask the portrait? If so, then everybody can get in. Or is it only told to the prefects? Then why was Neville able to ask the passwords in book 3?
· How do you kill a dementor?
· Why is Goyle not with Malfoy and Crabbe in the Shrieking Shack incident with Harry, Hermione, and Ron? And at the slapping Malfoy incident too? Why is it another guy? Did Goyle fell ill?
· Can wizards perform magic without a wand?
· During the fight with Padfoot and Moony, it involved scratches and bites, why didn’t Sirius become a wereworf then? Because he was an animal during the bite and werewolves are only a danger to human? But he was an animagi, not an animal. I’m confused. :D
· Was Durmstrang co-ed too like Beauxbatons? There was a part in book 4 which seemed there were girl entrants from Durmstrang.
· Why did The Fat Lady get furious about hanging open? Wasn’t she supposedly automatic?
· About the Sphinx’s riddle, what’s the connection of “middle of middle”?
· Why was Harry transported by the portkey at the edge of the maze and not the center when he got back at Hogwarts from the Riddle’s place?
· What does Voldemort eat after his comeback?
· I was just wondering, the barrier to platforms 9 and ¾, is it only and entrance? Can anybody exit out of it? Except of course during end of terms.
· What was the last attractive scent Hermione smelled on the Amortentia potion that made her pink and stop delineating abruptly? She mentioned, mint, smell of parchment, and freshly-mown grass.
· The tent that Harry, Hermione, and Ron are using, (during their hunt for the horcruxes) does it have a bathroom?
· Why didn’t Voldemort use the killing curse on Snape? It would have been quicker. Snape wouldn’t have the prince’s tale. I know that would be the case but I’m pretty sure JK should have been able to make a far better excuse than this.
· How does professor Binns assign grades when he doesn’t even know his students names? – this is a question from an HP site.
NOTE: The questions are based on the book only. I actually have more questions to J.K. I just couldn't remember them yet. So, I'll just update it once I remember the rest. :D And there were no unanswered-turned-answered questions for book 2, 5,6, and 7 that I was able to grasp.
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