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Cibele
Hi Matthew, my name is Cibele, I'm 40 years old, I'm Brazilian, and I live in Rio de Janeiro. Please allow me to say that you are one really lucky kid to be present at all these special screenings, premieres and interviews. And here in Brazil we will have to wait one whole week after GoF opens in the US to see the movie, so it's really unfair. dry.gif

As for questions, I'm still thinking of good ones. But if you could try and squeeze in a message for Dan, I'd appreciate it. If you manage it, could you tell him that I totally recommend a sky dive jump? I did it in Queenstown, New Zealand, two years ago, and it was beyond awesome, I'd love to do it again. And I was thinking that after his dragon-chase stunt, Dan would love that too. laugh.gif

Thanks for listening!
talha_harry
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kipsy
WHOAAA, that is CERTAINLY not an appropriate question. Not only are there are young people on this site, but it would be really rude to ask either of the actors. Invasion of privacy, I'll say. Could you take a look at the Forum Rules? (Which I've linked you to in my sig.) Just try to keep things on here PG.
Louise
Mmm....a wonderful opportunity has been given to people here and it's really sad that some are abusing it.

The moderators and prefects have had to step in here a few times to warn people and I'm not particularly happy to see that they have been ignored or even worse, been shown disrespect. I'm just not going to tolerate that on these forums.

Now respect the staff here when they speak to you, please - if you wish to respond to them, do so through PM and not here in the thread where you will be getting off topic. Anyone who shows any disrespect towards the people who give up their time freely to keep these forums in order will be getting an official warning PM and your posting privileges will be revoked.

Don't abuse this opportunity and let's get a bit of order in here please or I will lock this thread.
danilo
I have a question for J K Rowling...

When Dumbledore drinks poison to uncover the locket horcrux, what Dumbledore says in his altered state sounds like the words of a torture victim. It's as if the poison is a distillation of someone else's torture session, Dumbledore is living the victim's pain, and the ghastly recording is playing through Dumbledore's voice.

I was curious if this little detail is going to be of further significance, and by the way, who is the victim? Is it R.A.B.?

(If I'm not making sense, you might reread only Dumbledore's lines through this passage. I'm claiming the tortured soul is not Dumbledore himself, because for example, the victim pleads he'll do what his tormentor asks. It would be massively out of character for Dumbledore to be broken this way.)
sandwch__zombie
I would like to ask Dan about kissing Bonnie Wright in the sixth movie. And maybe ask Bonnie the same thing.

It would be interesting to know both of their responses on the relationship between Harry and Ginny.


Also


I was also wondering if you could perhaps ask the director Mike Newell why he didn't put winky in the quidditch cup scene and had a visible Barty Crouch shoot off the Dark Mark? I've been wondering about that for a while.
Esrb99
Matthew, if you could tell dan and the others to keep his eyes out for a band called Well Adjusted, that would be very much appreciated...

-- Thomas
talha_harry
hi all! sorry for the other mail. but here are a few questions for the trio.

to dan: dan, are you coming back for the fifth potter film and if yes, what do you think of the kissing scene with cho?

to rupert: are you looking forward to to the part where ron is in the quiddich match?

to emma: what do you think about hermion's character in OOTP? tongue.gif

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Louise
That's okay, Talha, but you still need to have a read through the rules. Netspeak isn't allowed here so please be more careful next time, okay? wink.gif
dongor
[COLOR=blue]hola, me llamo javier y espero que esto lo traduzcan y lo pregunten en ingles. primero queria felicitarles por la pagina web.
me gustaria que le preguntasen a los actores si tienen que dejar muchas clases en sus respectivos colegios o institutos por las filmaciones de la peliculas.
gracias, javier
pigwidigon
hiya dongor and welcome to the forums..just to let you know this is an english speaking forum...we do not allow any other languages...as the majority of the members are english speaking..and well most of us dont know what you are asking blink.gif if you could please type in english that would be great..

If you have any problems or need clarification on something feel free to PM me and I will be more than happy to help you in any way I can!
Hermyone
Hi
Well, I'm sort of new here...hum...well, I am Joana, from Portugal...
I would love to go to the premieres...
But knowing you will be there makes me feel like I'll be there too...tongue.gif
So...I have a little question for the HP Stars, well...it's more to Daniel...
The Question is "Do you think there's a "Hogwarts" somewhere?"
Well, since I'm new and I don't really understand how this works...I would thank if any of you would send me and e-mail or p.m.....I mean....just so I will make sure I 'm doing this right...tongue.gif
I guess that's all...
Thanks again for making a "piece" of me be there...

Joana
jelchu
hi! thanks for this thread, Matthew.

At least even if I'm on the other side of the world, my question (hopefully) will be there on the red carpet. rolleyes.gif

To Rupert: What trait of Ron Weasley don't you like the most?

To James&Oliver Phelps: Do you think you're wackier as Phelps or as Weasleys?

And send my regards to Rupert wub.gif, the Twins wub.gif , Dan, Emma, and yeah, to JKR as well. wub.gif

thanks. smile.gif
Nyah
Hi, I'm from Switzerland and am new to this forum, not new to the site however! wink.gif (It's a great page by the way. So I'm delighted to see, that the hard working people behind it get the recognition they deserve by being capable of participating in various occasion concerning GOF or Harry Potter in general.)

Anyway, as for my question, I'd really like to know, whether the actors ever considered doing anything else then acting and if so, what that would be?
Besides that I'd find it rather interresting to know, in which project they'd love to participate in if they could choose (meaning other movie projects, or just anything else).

Thanks a lot for considering my questions and have lots of fun at the premier.

Hugs,
Nyah
weasley213
to dan hare you looking forward to kissing bonnie in hbp?
and what is your fovourite scene in gof?
Nimrais
Hi Mathew-

Here are my question suggestions:

1. To any of the trio or anybody really: What do you do on the day of a premier? How do you cope with the excitment etc.?
2. And this one may seem a bit wierd by anyhoo: Does the cast travel together on the same plane when they fly to premieres overseas (especially the states)? It's just something I've always wondered.

Thanks again Mathew

-Nimrais
Stéphz
hi congrats and thanks Matt! wink.gif

well i just want to ask if you could say 'Stéphanie a 12 year old from Belgium likes to say hello to her all time favorite accomplished actors' to Alan Rickman and David Thewlis

and again thanks and congrats to Matt !
hope you enjoy yourself and talk to laods of the HP Actors and Actresse.

bye bye
have fun
weasley213
to rupert what do you think of the possibility of a relationship between ron and hermione?
to all are there any romances on set between you?
Chrissy
Thanks so much for asking this questions to James & Oliver Phelps

1.)Do you make any negative experiences with fans?
2.)If your acting carrier failed, what are your future plans?
3.)What is your favorite drink?
4.)Do you smoke?
5.)What kind of cars do you drive?
6.)You both have short hair, do you wanna grow up the hair again or not
7.)If there a chance to meet you in germany in the next time or do you have any plans to visit germany again?


Thank you for your attention.
Your german fans and Phelpsaholics
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weasley213
in book 5 harry becomes more of a leader to the group of students in the DA how do you feel that a lot of the film you are going to be giving orders for a change?

weasley213
to bonnie do you have a boyfriend?

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Dao
I wanted to ask about the heights of Dan and Emma. How tall are they now? Because in IMDB.com they said Emma is taller than Dan but In GOF photocall Dan is a lot taller than her. I'm very confused.

Thank you very much smile.gif
Clarisse_Potter
hello I am going to go when premier of London, I hope that they pass it well through

see ya!!

wizard2
Thanks Matthew for allowing us - your visitors - to ask to our hearts content - all those burning questions we've been dying to ask the cast. Here's mine:

(this is for Dan) I know, as of yet, that you're not confirmed to OOFP. Should you decide you ARE going to do it, do you think there's a chance that you'll commit yourself to do HBP *and* the seventh movie as well? I know fans of not only the books but the movies as well (myself included), would LOVE to see you portray Harry. What is your comment to this? Thanks.

(any younger cast member) In the fifth book, Harry (with the help of Ron & Hermione) starts the DA. If you could start a group like that, which spell/charm would you most like to do/try and why?


Once again ... thank *YOU* Matthew! Hope you get to ask however many questions from us that you can! I look forward to your report when you get back. Have fun!


this post was edited by wizard2 on November 1, 2005
McClagan
i took part in an italian competition to attend the GOF london premiere, let's just hope I'll win! Anyway I'd like to ask at least these questions:

to Jo Rowling - Will we ever know what exactly Dumbledore saw while drinking from the basin in HBP?

to Mike Newell - Do you think this movie'll win one or more academy awards?
Ron's Secret Lover

First i wanted to say thank you for letting us ask the stars questions.

With that said, I have a question for Rupert Grint. i want to know if he is single or not. Thanks!!!!!!!! smile.gif
ron_hermy_forever
I would like you tos ask the trio if they are going to play in Harry Potter OOTP, and if their thinking of being in HBP.
Thx Marisa
xtreme_spark
my question is: for daniel...is it true that you moving to a boarding school in australia and that you are quitting acting? will you be in the harry potter movie 5?

entire cast: -how do you handle fame? do you get chased by paparazzi?

-how is teenage life for you guys? do you hate your parents...have those things started yet?

and i heard in an interview that daniel is looking forward to ''the legality of sex'' do you wish to do it, right when your 18. wait for the right girl, or wait till marriage?

emma- how do you stay sooooo thin???

rupert- why aren't you lookin forward to supposedly rumored, hermione and ron getting together? anything against emma? or just embarrased to have to get intimate with other, or any other girl?

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pigwidigon
Attention all new members
One liners are not allowed on the forums, please elaborate more in future posts.

Please all new members have a look at the rules so you know how things work around here, there is a link to them in my siggy

Just so you know Matthew unfortunately isnt going to have time to tell whoever that so and so from insert town here, says HI, he is going to get a very limited amount of time to speak to the actors/actresses and will need to use that time to ask valid questions, so please dont post asking him to give personal information to the cast

As for OOtP movie..the trio to the last of my knowledge has confirmed that they will be back for that movie...unless they dropped out in the last week they are all back for the next instalment, just to clear things up a bit

Lastly have fun, but please obey the rules, the mods really dont want to have to close this thread but will if rules continue to be broken which would be unfortunate because Matthew has given us a great opportunity here
Carol Malfoy Potter
Ok, can I send a question for the London premiere??

To Bonnie: How does she feels now that she knows that Ginny will kiss Harry???And has she talked about it with Daniel????

Thanks!!!
scotty
QUOTE (Matthew @ Oct 25 2005, 07:41 PM)
I'm thrilled to announce that Veritaserum will be on the red carpet at the London and New York premieres of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on November 6 and 12! I'll be at both, Aris will be at the New York premiere, and Darren will be at the London one.

Pretty much everyone who has anything to do with the Harry Potter movies will be at one or the other, including JK Rowling, so... what questions would you all like us to ask?

Questions for absolutely anyone are welcomed - all you have to do is respond to this thread with however many questions you can think of!

Just a question to VTM. could you let me know when (time) and where the London premiere will be on Sunday 6th? I would really like to get down to have a look. Cheers.
JoanB
Matthew, have a safe trip, and a fun one!!! here are a couple questions I would like to see get asked!

To Danie Radcliffe: What was it like to work with Ralph Finess?

From an Actor's standpoint, what do you feel you took away from this film experience that stands out in your mind that you had not yet had the oppurtunity to do in the previous "Harry Potter" films?

To Emma Watson: Do you feel your character of "Hermione Granger", is a positive role model to young and teenage girls?

How is the character of "Hermione" changing in this film, that is different from the previous three?

To Rupert Grint: The character you play "Ron Weasley", and "Harry" have a falling out in this film. How did you and Daniel Radcliffe prepare for these scenes, and were they difficult to do?

In the books, and films, the character of "Ron Weasley" can at times be the comic relief. In this film, "Ron" has to wear some pretty dreadful dress robes to the Yule Ball. Is that a part of what draws you to this role, and how do you feel "Ron" has grown in this film?

To Ralph Finess: In your film career you have portrayed several "evil" or dangerous characters. And in this film, you of course play the Dark
Lord Voldemort. How does portraying "Voldemort" compare to other dark characters you have portrayed?

And, would you be willing to return to portray "Voldemort" in the following "Harry Potter" films?

Have a great time and I hope you find my questions good enough to maybe use one! Be safe!!!!
NewHPuser
I just have one question and that's for Daniel Radcliffe. I wanted to know if he's going to stay for the whole series like Emma and Rupert??
I really want this question to be answered!

Anyways, I new here so I just wanted to say hello to everyone!!!!
gms1976
Hi!

Congratulations Matthew, you are living my dream.

My question is for Daniel:

I have noticed that, naturally, Harry's look changes in every film. I just wanted to know who decides the look, does Dan have any input in hair length and style etc.?


Thanks

Gayle
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Rojaneer
These may have already been asked, but (to the teenagers)
"How would you compare to your counterpart academically?"
"Which part in the next two books are you most looking forward to act out or see on the big screen?"
"What is the funniest part in the last few movies that was cut out and you wish was back in?"
"Is it tough working in front of a green screen and/or filming the movie out of order?"
"As you've mentioned many times, the directors so far have been amazing, but is there anything you want future directors like David Yates to improve upon?"
iamlunalovegood
Which Celeb would you like to meet?
How did you find out about the parts for the Harry Potter movies?
Can you give me any advice on acting? as i would like to become an actor. i am studing drama and media.
out of these two which would you like to play. James Bond Or Spiderman?

From Your Number 1 fan
highfield
my question would be to daniel radcliffe, what was it like to go through the makeup for the underwater scene and how long did it take.


kat rolleyes.gif
almargentina
hi my question is for all the cast when are you coming to mexico? ok is a pretty stupid question but i want to try and for Daniel: do you have a girlfriend? who is it? Emma was your girlfriend? and please tell him that a girl named Alma who lives in mexico loves him!!! biggrin.gif tongue.gif rolleyes.gif
mault3
My question would be for Tom Felton: Are you single?

MOD EDIT: Hi there mault, and welcome to the VTM forums!! Please swing by the rules; one-liners and short posts are not permitted. Thanks! smile.gif
LunaL
QUOTE (Matthew @ Oct 25 2005, 07:41 PM)
I'm thrilled to announce that Veritaserum will be on the red carpet at the London and New York premieres of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on November 6 and 12! I'll be at both, Aris will be at the New York premiere, and Darren will be at the London one.

Pretty much everyone who has anything to do with the Harry Potter movies will be at one or the other, including JK Rowling, so... what questions would you all like us to ask?

Questions for absolutely anyone are welcomed - all you have to do is respond to this thread with however many questions you can think of!

Okey, this is my question: (to Daniel Radcliffe)

How was it to be plaing a real teenager, with feelings to a girl, and usual problems that teenagers have at this age? Was it difficult?

To J.K.Rowling:
Are you happy with the characters so far ?

To Emma Watson:
How do you like al the interwiews and media, and fans and all that? It must be hard.. tongue.gif

Love Solveig, Norway smile.gif
emmers
my question would be for Emma Watson:

at her marks and spencers appearance, she recieved a project from jo at emma-watson.net. it was a whole bunch of artwork done by her fans all around the world. i was just wondering if she liked it and what she thought of the idea, because a lot of people contributed and i'm sure they would love to hear her feedback! biggrin.gif

from Emily in Canada
chaz
Heya Matt! Hope you had a great time in London! biggrin.gif

Anyways, my question is this:

For all the cast:
What has been the most memorable moment working on Goblet of Fire?

and also:

For Emma Watson:
Have you ever had any doubts about working on the Harry Potter films?

Thanks!
neto_105
dumbledore is not dead !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(its amazing ohmy.gif )

i really think everybody needs to read this!!!!


1.Harry and Dumbledore are up on the top of the tower underneath the Dark Mark. Harry is wearing his invisibility cloak, Dumbledore ordered him to put it on before they mounted their brooms to ride to the top of the tower. Harry hears footsteps and looks around, but Dumbledore orders him with a gesture to retreat. Harry draws his wand and backs away: The door burst open and somebody erupted through it and shouted, "Expelliarmus!" Harry's body became instantly rigid and immobile, and he felt himself fall back against the tower wall, propped like an unsteady statue, unable to move or speak.(HBP pg 584/545)
It's interesting to note that things are happening so fast, even Harry is momentarily confused: He could not understand how it happened -- Expelliarmus was not a Freezing Charm -- Then, by the light of the Mark, he saw Dumbledore's wand flying in an arc over the edge of the ramparts and understood... Dumbledore had wordlessly immobilzed Harry, and the second he had taken to perform this spell had cost him the chance of defending himself. (HBP pg 584/545)
Why did Dumbledore freeze Harry? Harry was already invisible to their attackers and in no danger. The only explanation could be that Dumbledore already knew, had already planned, that he would die this night (or appear to die), and not only did he not want Harry to become involved and possibly be injured himself, he needed Harry to be a witness, to be able to tell everyone else what happened. Dumbledore might have also promised Snape that he would make sure that Harry would not be able to interfere, knowing how Harry feels about Snape and what Snape was about to have to do. The supposition that it was Dumbledore's plan to do this all along is supported by the fact that he acted so quickly to do it, almost without thinking, when Draco burst in on the scene. Harry's own assumption that the Freezing Charm was done by Dumbledore is supported by the fact the curse lifted when Dumbledore left the tower minutes later. 2. Let's All Play Dead Together While Dumbledore is trying to talk Draco out of killing him, Dumbledore proposes an interesting way out for Draco: "I can help you, Draco." "No, you can't," said Malfoy, his wand shaking very badly indeed. "Nobody can. He told me to do it or he'd kill me. I've got no choice." "He cannot kill you if you are already dead. Come over to the right side, Draco, and we can hide you more completely than you can possibly imagine." (HBP pg 591/552) Dumbledore then offers to expand his mother in the protection, and even Lucius when he gets out of Azkaban. This is very interesting, isn't it? Draco doesn't take him up on it, but Dumbledore is saying he has ways that could make it appear that Draco died when he really hadn't. Doesn't that sound exactly like what we suspect that Dumbledore has planned for himself?
IMPORTANT REVELATION! UK Edition Missing Important Text! The UK edition of Half-Blood Prince is missing some text that is included in the American edition, and it's text that is very important to this clue! This is the text as it appears in the UK edition: "He told me to do it or he'll kill me. I've got not choice." "Come over to the right side, Draco, and we can hide you more completely than you can possibly imagine. What is more, I can send members of the Order to your mother tonight to hide her likewise. Your father is safe at the moment in Azkaban...when the time comes we can protect him too...come over to the right side, Draco...you are not a killer..." Malfoy stared at Dumbledore. (HBP UK Edition pg 552)
But this is the same passage from the American edition : "He told me to do it or he'll kill me. I've got no choice." "He cannot kill you if you are already dead. Come over to the right side Draco, and we can hide you more completely than you can possibly imagine. What is more, I can send members of the Order to your mother tonight to hide her likewise. Nobody would be surprised that you had died in your attempt to kill me -- forgive me, but Lord Voldemort probably expects it. Nor would the Death Eaters be surprised that we had captured and killed your mother -- it is what they would do themselves, after all. Your father is safe at the moment in Azkaban...When the time comes we can protect him too. Come over to the right side, Draco...you are not a killer..." Malfoy stared at Dumbledore. (HBP US Edition pg 591)
Both of the ommissions are directly related, they are about having Draco appeared to have died, so it would seem the ommisions are intentional. Did J.K. include those lines originally, and then decide she had gone too far and made the clue too transparent and obvious? Is it possible she decided to remove them, but the lines got accidentally included in the American edition anyway?

3. Fawkes doesn't try to save Dumbledore We've seen Fawkes come in at the last moment and save Harry's life in Chamber of Secrets: As Harry trembled, ready to close his eyes if it turned, he saw what had distracted the snake. Fawkes was soaring around its head, and the basilisk was snapping furiously at him with fangs long and thin as sabers -- Fawkes dived. His long golden beak sunk out of sight and a sudden shower of dark blood spattered the floor. (CoS pg 318/234) And he also saved Dumbledore in Order of the Phoenix: ... one more jet of green light had flown at Dumbledore from Voldemort's wand and the snake had struck -- Fawkes swooped down in front of Dumbledore, opened his beak wide, and swallowed the jet of green light whole. He burst into flame and fell to the floor, small, wrinkled and flightless. (OotP pg 814/719)
We know Fawkes was nearby the tower, as he shows up after Dumbledore's "death". So, why didn't Fawkes come to save Dumbledore this time? I think the fact that he didn't makes it possible to believe that Dumbledore didn't want his life to be saved, and this supports the theory that it was Dumbledore's plan all along to "die" up on that tower that night.

4. The Flying Avada Kedavra As soon as I read the description of exactly what happened the moment that Snape killed Dumbledore, little red flags were popping up in my brain, but I didn't pay attention to them at first. This was actually the very first clue that alerted me to this whole thing. Every other time we've seen the Avada Kedavra performed, the victim simply falls over dead: He was screaming so loudly that he never heard the words the thing in the chair spoke as it raised a wand. There was a flash of green light, a rushing sound, and Frank Bryce crumbled. He was dead before he hit the floor. (GoF pg 15/19)
From high above his head, he heard a high, cold voice say, "Kill the spare." A swishing noise and a second voice, which screeched the words to the night: "Avada Kedavra!" A blast of green light blazed through Harry's eyelids, and he heard something heavy fall to ground beside him. Cedric was lying spread-eagled on the ground beside him. He was dead. (GoF pg 638/553)
However, in Half-Blood Prince, when Snape curses Dumbledore with the same spell, Dumbledore violently flies up and away from the tower: Snape raised his wand and pointed it directly at Dumbledore. "Avada Kedavra!" A jet of green light shot from the end of Snape's wand and hit Dumbledore squarely in the chest. Harry's scream of horror never left him; silently he was forced to watch as Dumbledore was blasted into the air. For a split second, he seemed to hang suspended beneath the shining skull, and then he slowly fell backward, like a great rag doll, over the battlements and out of sight. (HBP pg 596/556)
Why would this application of the Avada Kedavra be so different from every other time we've seen it? Perhaps his spell was different because even though those were the words Snape said, he didn't perform the killing curse at all. Remember all the importance this book gave to "nonverbal" spells? Perhaps Snape said Avada Kedavra, but the curse he was really thinking, the nonverbal one, was a different curse, one that only made it appear that Dumbledore was dead. Even the title of the chapter this all takes place in is suspicous, "The Lightning-Struck Tower". Even though this is the name of the ominous tarot card that Trelawney was worried about back on page 543/507 in chapter 25, is it possible that J.K. is hinting here that the spell was not Avada Kedavra, just some green lightning sparks for show?

5. Don't Point That At Me Unless You Mean It Several times in the course of the Harry Potter books, J.K. has told us that the Avada Kedavra is not a curse you can make lightly. In Goblet of Fire, the fake Mad Eye Moody tells his DADA class: "Avada Kedavra's a curse that needs a powerful bit of magic behind it -- you could all get your wands out now and point them at me and say the words, and I doubt I'd get so much as a nosebleed." (GoF pg 217/192)
And in Order of the Phoenix, we learn more about Avada Kedavra when Harry tries to curse Bellatrix: Hatred rose in Harry such that he had never known before. He flung himself out from behind the fountain and bellowed "Crucio!" Bellatrix screamed. The spell had knocked her off her feet, but she did not writhe or shriek with pain as Neville had -- she was already on her feet again ... "Never used an Unforgivable Curse before, have you, boy?" she yelled. "You need to mean them, Potter! You need to really want to cause pain -- to enjoy it ..." (OotP pg 810/715)
If Snape was really working on Dumbledore's orders to make it look to the world as if Snape had killed him, even if he had used the real Avada Kedavra, if he had not really meant it, if he really didn't want to kill Dumbledore, then isn't possible that the curse didn't kill Dumbledore, but only injured him badly?

6. Fawkes' Lament Directly after Dumbledore's murder, as everyone assembled in the hospital wing, Harry tells everyone Snape did it. He stops, overcome with emotion, and right then, something very important happens: Madame Pomfrey burst into tears. Nobody paid her any attention except Ginny, who whispered, "Shh! Listen!" (HBP pg 614/573)
Everyone was there, Ron and his parents, Hermione, Lupin, Tonks. Yet it is Madame Pomfrey who J.K. tells us is struck by this turn of events. Continuing: Gulping, Madame Pomfrey pressed her fingers to her mouth, her eyes wide. Somewhere out in the darkness, a phoenix was singing in a way Harry had never heard before; a stricken lament of terrible beauty. (HBP pg 614/573)
J.K. spends another paragraph on how the phoenix song echos their grief, but while doing so mentions: Harry felt, as he had felt about the Phoenix song before, that the music was inside him, not without ... How long they stood there, listening, he did not know, nor why it seemed to ease their pain a little to listen... (HBP pg 615/573)
And then McGonagall enters, changes the subject, and the phoenix song is forgotten. Many minutes later, after all the retelling of the night's affair, J.K. mentions Fawkes is still at it: They all fell silent. Fawkes's lament was still echoing over the dark grounds outside. (HBP pg 621/579)
...but Harry's thoughts move right on to other things, like wondering where Dumbledore's body is now. Many minutes later still, as this meeting breaks up and Harry is following McGonagall up to what is now her office, J.K. interjects: The corridors outside were deserted and the only sound was the distant phoenix song. (HBP pg 625/583)
Whatever it was he was doing, Fawkes was working hard at it, and not giving up. Yet we are supposed to believe, as in the title of this chapter, "The Phoenix Lament", that it is only Dumbledore's pet echoing everyone's grief? Are we so easily to forget that phoenix tears have powerful healing powers? Significantly, it is the healer, Madame Pomfrey, who is brought to tears by the phoenix song. She knows the healing power of the phoenix well. She gulps with eyes wide. She recognizes something special is going on. Also, J.K. goes out of her way to point out the healing qualities of the phoenix song, Harry feels it inside, the way he did last time he was healed by one, and most importantly, it seems to ease their pain! From these passages, it certainly seems that J.K. wants us to know that Fawkes is doing some healing! Perhaps Fawkes is not powerful enough to bring someone back from the Avada Kedavra, but what if Dumbledore was not really hit by an Avada Kedrava, and instead hit with half a spell, or a spell to make him appear dead (as explained in the clues above)?

7. Anyone Seen Dumbledore's Wand Lately? At the very begining of the big scene between Draco, Dumbledore and Snape, one of the first things that happens is Dumbledore loses his wand: The door burst open and somebody erupted through it and shouted, "Expelliarmus!" ... by the light of the Mark, he saw Dumbledore's wand flying in an arc over the edge of the ramparts ... (HBP pg 584/545)
But where is his wand now? We know a wizard's wand is very important to him, and a wand that belonged to a wizard as powerful as Dumbledore would be a very important item to know the whereabouts of, something you wouldn't want falling into the wrong hands. This clue might not mean as much if we didn't know the customs of wizards in such occasions, but we do! Five chapters ago, when Harry and Slughorn were consoling Hagrid over the death of Aragog, Hagrid and Sluggy sang a song about a wizard called Odo, and Sluggy sang the lines: And Odo the hero, they bore him back home, To the place that he'd known as a lad, They laid him to rest with his hat inside out And his wand snapped in two, which was sad. (HBP pg 488/456)
But as far as we know, they didn't snap Dumbledore's wand in two. After the scene at the top of the tower, Dumbledore's wand is simply never mentioned again. Is it possible that Dumbledore's wand is missing because Dumbledore still has his wand, still needs his wand, because he's not dead?

8. No Body, No Crime The last time we really saw Dumbledore's body was when Harry is kneeling over it shortly after he has been killed by Snape the previous day. Now, we see Hagrid carry the body of Dumbledore into his funeral, but it's covered: Hagrid was walking slowly up the aisle between the chairs. He was crying quite silently, his face gleaming with tears, and in his arms, wrapped in purple velvet spangled with golden stars, was what Harry knew to be Dumbledore's body. (HBP pg 643/599)
We never really see Dumbledore's body at the funeral. How do we know it was there at all?

9. Caution: Dumbledore Is Flammable As part of the funeral service, a fire ignites around the body of Dumbledore, and when it subsides, his body is encased in a white marble tomb. Again, we don't see the body, either before or after the fire. But more importantly, no one lights the fire, it just happens on its own. A body bursting into flame on its own. That sound like anyone we know? We've seen Fawkes do that several times now in the course of the Harry Potter books, and you know what happens to Fawkes after every time it does. Earlier in the book, we saw several instances where Dumbledore uses fire, an important aspect of the symbol of a phoenix. When he first meets Tom Riddle in the orphanage, to demonstrate he's a wizard, he sets Tom's wardrobe on fire. And he conjures fire to protect Harry and himself from the infiri in the cave. And after all this, in case we didn't get the allusions to a phoenix, J.K. reminds us just in case: White smoke spiraled into the air and made strange shapes: Harry thought, for one heart-stopping moment, that he saw a phoenix fly joyfully into the blue, but next second the fire had vanished. (HBP pg 645/601)
All these clues seem to suggest that if Dumbledore really did die, he has the ability to be reborn out of the ashes of his death, either under his own power, or with the help of the healing powers of Fawkes. Besides, even if Dumbledore's body was there when it erupted into flame, we know that doesn't mean anything to a wizard! Non-magic people (more commonly known as muggles) were particularly afraid of magic in medieval times, but not very good at recognizing it. On the rare occasion that they did catch a real witch or wizard, burning had no effect whatsoever. The witch or wizard would perform a basic Flame Freezing Charm and then pretend to shriek with pain while enjoying a gentle, tickling sensation. (PoA pg 2/7)
So, who do they think they were fooling at the funeral?

MOD EDIT: Woah, mate, that's quite a post you've got there. wink.gif Welcome to the forums neto! If you'd take a quick swing by the rules it'd definitely be appreciated. Also we have a lovely board discussing almost everything to do with Post-HBP, so check into that. And also, there is a specific thread here discussing the death in HBP. Oh, and I did see your post below, just wanted to point some thing out. Thanks! smile.gif
genna
Hey! I've got a question...

when you read the HBP (if you have) are you nervous at the fact that if you stay on for the films, you will be acting what you read. For instance, Harry going out with Ginny and the whole 'won won' thing...? ohmy.gif tongue.gif
Yus
I myself am going to the London Premiere, so maybe ill see see Darren there! biggrin.gif I probably wont get a chance to talk to any of them though, so my question would be:

For Dan: You get thousands of people spending they're hours talking about you on the internet. What do you think about the endless girlfriend rumours these people are spreading?
neto_105
im sorry about that (all the dumbledore is not dead stuffl)
i was not sure if i could write that .
but i just wanted you to now that if you want me to write about :
"snape clues"
just tell me
sorry.....
sexy-lass
Wow, VTM is growing, just like the kids in Harry Potter biggrin.gif

I hope you have fun in the premieres. Hope you enjoy the movie tongue.gif and Londons great, your love it, it only take two hour to get there form where i live (but i am not going to see the premiere). Trust me you will all love it wink.gif tongue.gif

Matthew don't this affect your school work (load of people proble ask you that). I am about the same age as you and I don't find any time for a break laugh.gif (I hate GCSE dry.gif, Those who live in The UK will understand what I am say. There is just so much work blink.gif )

Questions:

This one is for David Heyman: I know this is soon, but are you think about the 6th movie. If so how much. Have you thought of who is being cut or is staying?

This one is for all the teenage actors: How did they do in there GCSE.

One for Emma witch GCSE is she taking not including the compulsory once. I wonder if she has as much work as I do. (I just remember something, I go my mock exam is 2 week time, ahhh unsure.gif ) Ask her if she has her mock soon.

This one is for Katie: if Acting doesn't work out for you, what do you think you are going to do in the further?

And

If acting becomes a huger part of your life, what kind of character do you want to act. laugh.gif

One for Tom: Are you going to contuse on in acting after Harry Potter movie finish?

That all I got. Everyone else have as amazing questions wink.gif

Again guys have a great time.
dkdent
I´m also gonna be at Leicester square on the 6th of November.
When does it start exactly? Can you bring me in??? biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif
I would so like to be at the press conference. PLEASE!
tolga55
Hey ,
Just want to now how long we have to wait for the seventh book ?
Someone said in late 2007 but don't know how true it is ..
By the way what's the name of number 7 blink.gif ??

thnxxx !!! rolleyes.gif
bamfboy01
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=7][COLOR=green]I just want to know whether they are going to be in all the movies? Also, I want to know if they are going to want to be in other movies aside from Harry Potter?
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