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I also feel like I understand the wandlore much more so now than on first reading. I have to say that bit just didn't come clear to me until I hear Dumbledore and HarryJim Dale, say it out loud.

I'd guess Crookshanks stayed with the Weasleys since that's where Hermione was when she skedaddled.

Speaking of cats. My re-listen of Deathly Hallows brought up the question of Cruckshanks. What happened to the bottle-brush tailed, Whomping Willow taming, friend of Sirius?

True - we really did need a line from Ginny guiltily mentioning that time when she had the accident with the crossbow.

But he's only mentioned once! And in retrospect. You'd think he'd at least have gotten an nice bow to wear at the wedding...or tripped up a couple of Ministry goons along the way.

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True - we really did need a line from Ginny guiltily mentioning that time when she had the accident with the crossbow.

HA!! That would have been perfect.

But he's only mentioned once! And in retrospect. You'd think he'd at least have gotten an nice bow to wear at the wedding...or tripped up a couple of Ministry goons along the way.

This is the reason why there is cat-fic.

The city manager in town is named Cruikshank. I am amused.

According to Wikipedia, Crookshanks is half-cat, half kneazle: [link]

And Sue beats me to the kneazle info. Oh, well.

I wonder if Harry ever got another owl. I'm sure the family had one, and we know the two boys have one each for school, but did Harry ever find another Hedwig for himself?

These are the things that spawn fic.

I've got my Deathly Hallows audiobook and I'm ready to "read" while commuting. Somehow I've managed to avoid hearing spoilers.

I'm predicting the two things that loads of people have predicted, Snape is on the anti-Voldamort side because he loved Lilly and will betray Voldamort at a crucial point (although I can't really figure out how the killing of Dumbledore fits in this, did Dumbledore arrange it? If so, why?). I'm also going with the idea that a part of Voldamort's soul is in Harry as it explained so much when I heard the idea. Going on from the popular stuff, I'm thinking that Harry will die and be reborn at some point wagering on the symbolic meaning of both the pheonix feather and holly wood of his wand. I'm thinking it will involve the veil and the locked room in the department of mysteries. I have no idea how the other missing horcuxes (I've been listening on audiobooks so I can't spell anything) will be found. At the end of the story, Voldamort is dead, Bellatrix is dead (Neville's doing, but not with a killing curse, maybe a stunning and falling sort of time), Draco or his dad is dead (by Voldamort, not the good guys), Snape is a goner (by Voldamort after Snape betrays him to save Harry), unfortunately a Weasly(Mr. Weasly, Bill, or Percy), some member of the DA, and some other really tough to take death like maybe Hagrid.

Stay tuned for commute and post (not at the same time though).

Note: I apologize in advance for the abuse of spelling and grammer as I'll be writing these very fast and pasting them in without looking at other posts.

It's fun watching Gud make a blind stab after knowing how it turns out.