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"And if you want dinner before midnight I'll need a hand," Mrs Weasley said to the room at large...
If Ron didn't put such a high price on his own life, surely this is the point where he'd have asked, incredulously, Are you a witch or not?. How come, when a few paragraphs down we're told that the kitchen knives are perfectly able to get on with their business without human intervention, Molly needs assistance?
It's interesting to note the tension between Molly and Sirius:
"The curtains in there are full of Doxys, too," Mrs Weasley went on. "I thought we might try and tackle them tomorrow."
"I look forward to it," said Sirius. Harry heard the sarcasm in his voice, but was not sure that anyone else did.
However, I do think Molly was out of order with this bit:
"Yes," said Mrs Weasley, her lip curling, "the thing is, it's been rather difficult for you to look after him while you've been locked up in Azkaban, hasn't it?"
OUCH!
It's a bit puzzling, though, as to what the exclusionary criteria are for this discussion: if it's Order of the Phoenix secrecy that's of concern, then how come the simple fact that the Twins are of age allows them to stay?
I do like Harry toying with excluding Ron and Hermione:
For a split second, Harry considered telling Ron that he wouldn't tell him a single word, that he could try a taste of being kept in the dark and see how he liked it.
Yes, it's petty, but it's definitely a believable response. And I'm no Ginny fan, but I do admire her exit in this scene.
From what I can gather of the ensuing conversation, it seems that the Order are ambling around the wizarding world, telling people that Voldemort's back and... to be on guard against the Imperius Curse.
Arthur hints at a completely unexpected plot twist with
"It's no laughing matter," said Mr Weasley, sharply. "If he carries on defying the Ministry like this he could end up in Azkaban..."
Srsly? That would have been... interesting – can't imagine Dumbledore choosing to stay there for too long.
And then there's the misdirection towards the end of the conversation:
When Harry continued to look puzzled, Sirius said, "Like a weapon. Something he didn't have last time."
A weapon?? That's not quite how I'd have described it, but it deflected thoughts quite effectively on the first read through.
To be honest, though, I'm not really sure what we gleaned from this chapter that we didn't already know or assume: that the Order were going to be trying to spread the word as effectively as they could, that the Ministry was pretending nothing had changed, and that Voldemort was trying to build up his strength. The only unanticipated bit is this 'weapon' stuff, and that proves, ultimately, to be something of a herring rouge.
"And if you want dinner before midnight I'll need a hand," Mrs Weasley said to the room at large...
If Ron didn't put such a high price on his own life, surely this is the point where he'd have asked, incredulously, Are you a witch or not?. How come, when a few paragraphs down we're told that the kitchen knives are perfectly able to get on with their business without human intervention, Molly needs assistance?
It's interesting to note the tension between Molly and Sirius:
"The curtains in there are full of Doxys, too," Mrs Weasley went on. "I thought we might try and tackle them tomorrow."
"I look forward to it," said Sirius. Harry heard the sarcasm in his voice, but was not sure that anyone else did.
However, I do think Molly was out of order with this bit:
"Yes," said Mrs Weasley, her lip curling, "the thing is, it's been rather difficult for you to look after him while you've been locked up in Azkaban, hasn't it?"
OUCH!
It's a bit puzzling, though, as to what the exclusionary criteria are for this discussion: if it's Order of the Phoenix secrecy that's of concern, then how come the simple fact that the Twins are of age allows them to stay?
I do like Harry toying with excluding Ron and Hermione:
For a split second, Harry considered telling Ron that he wouldn't tell him a single word, that he could try a taste of being kept in the dark and see how he liked it.
Yes, it's petty, but it's definitely a believable response. And I'm no Ginny fan, but I do admire her exit in this scene.
From what I can gather of the ensuing conversation, it seems that the Order are ambling around the wizarding world, telling people that Voldemort's back and... to be on guard against the Imperius Curse.
Arthur hints at a completely unexpected plot twist with
"It's no laughing matter," said Mr Weasley, sharply. "If he carries on defying the Ministry like this he could end up in Azkaban..."
Srsly? That would have been... interesting – can't imagine Dumbledore choosing to stay there for too long.
And then there's the misdirection towards the end of the conversation:
When Harry continued to look puzzled, Sirius said, "Like a weapon. Something he didn't have last time."
A weapon?? That's not quite how I'd have described it, but it deflected thoughts quite effectively on the first read through.
To be honest, though, I'm not really sure what we gleaned from this chapter that we didn't already know or assume: that the Order were going to be trying to spread the word as effectively as they could, that the Ministry was pretending nothing had changed, and that Voldemort was trying to build up his strength. The only unanticipated bit is this 'weapon' stuff, and that proves, ultimately, to be something of a herring rouge.
