Sunday, April 5, 2020

The unknowable chapter

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceChapter 21

Just what exactly happened in this chapter to move the story forward? Felt a little like another day, another COVID-19 news conference with little to no status change.

  • If Harry's progress to get Sluggy to talk was going any slower, it would be moving in reverse.
  • I do agree with Hermione. Harry will have to persuade the old professor to spill it about Voldemort and Horcruxes. No spell or trickeration will work.
  • Harry does learn that Dobby and Kreacher have followed Malfoy to the Room of Requirement, aka the Unknowable Room. But Harry can't find the door and learn anything. So not much progress.
A wise man once said: If you can't find a door, look for a window.
  • Snape is as grouchy as ever toward Harry and Ron. What deep, intellectual answer was he looking for about the difference between an inferius and a ghost? Probably nothing. Just showing his superiority again.
  • I do wonder who Myrtle was looking for in the boys room. Seems like Harry and Ron should have been more inquisitive.
  • Quite a mysterious encounter with Tonks. We wonder along with you, Harry. Why does she need to find Dumbledore?
  • Invisibility cloak and marauder's map sightings are always fun. Scaring Goyle half to death was funny. But another dead end.
Questions, questions, questions.

Was this chapter a big set-up for the next couple chapters, the rest of the book? We need answers and something big to happen soon. Will I get my wish?

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