I love this bit. Especially when Ron says Fred doesn't think his left buttock has ever been the same. I laugh every time.


It's a shame that things turn out the way they do, because Lupin is right here. I feel sorry for Snape when he loses his ties to the Order when Dumbledore dies, but there is really no way around it. This is just what I always think of when I read this bit, even though it really makes no sense.


Makes me think about the next book when Greyback doesn't have the Mark despite his service, and how Greyback is such a devoted servant but they send Bellatrix after Tonks because of Lupin. Does Greyback just not care because he gets to have all the bloody fun he wants as part of Voldemort's entourage?



I wonder if it is something like this. I can't believe how clueless she is during that passage.


I love how they all took credit for it! Percy is such an ass. An easily manipulated ass.


One of the places where Harry really gets it all on his own and does a great job. I love him here. And how he leads Scrimgeour right into the trap he sets. It's a great exchange.


Yes. I'm sure Harry is happy on some level to have verbally expressed his devotion to Dumbledore. And I love how touched Dumbledore is by this.


He seems so much better at the beginning, and now we have this. It's sad. And I also can't believe Umbridge is still there. Maybe she managed to cover up a lot of what happened at the school? I know why she is there in the next administration, but I don't see her as having a part of Scrimgeour's administration. She must have everyone fooled about how useful she is.