Well, two commutes and they still haven't got to the wedding. Hermione's preparations with her parents were pretty heartbreaking, Ron's sorta gross. The book sorting kinda drove home the point that Harry has no idea what to do, Hermione at least appears to be thinking ahead. The mention of Hogwarts, A History and it's tendency to pop up all the time makes me think that book will be important at some point. I thought the story of how she got the horcrux book was pretty amusing, why not just try to summon one?

I listened through Harry's 17th birthday. The Harry and Ginny thing is sweet, but I just figure they'll end up together at the end (unless Harry doesn't make it (which won't happen)) which takes the drama out of it. Listening to Rufus Scrimjaw made me feel uncomfortable (a lot of credit to Jim Dale), he seemed very sharp and probing with his questions. I'm not sure what to make of the items in the will, the deluminator seems handy but why was it given to Ron? I pretty much have the same questions as Scrimjaw there. The book must have some sort of hidden message. Like Scrimjaw, I figure the snitch must open only for Harry, but I figure it must be a message or something from Dumbledore after it is all over, after Voldamort is defeated. As far as the sword I just don't know, Dumbledore must have known the ministry wouldn't give it over, so why put it in the will instead of just giving it to Harry? Totally stumped there.

Once again, I figure I'll be listening to the wedding next.

The mention of Hogwarts, A History and it's tendency to pop up all the time makes me think that book will be important at some point.

Alas. I thought the mention was hilarious, thought. Oh, Hermione.

Much has happened during the last couple of commutes now that I've gotten to the wedding. I liked that making up a Weasley cousin proved a perfect disguise and that it didn't fool Luna for a second.

Xeno Lovegood wearing Gendelvald's sign is just odd, I suspose I'll find out more about that later.

I remembered that Gregorivich (remember, I listening not reading so my spelling is sure to be terrible) was a wand maker and it makes perfect sense that Voldamort is trying to find him to explain about Harry's wand.

I guess Victor showed up again just to provide exposition and make Ron jealous.

Aunt Muriel is great. Dumbledore's past comes up again and Muriel's version seems to have more foundation than the other guy's. It sort of parallels the journey into Riddle's past in book six. Goddric's Hollow is getting more interesting all the time. I'm not sure how all of this will be important, but there's no doubt that it must be.

The ministry has fallen now, the protections are gone from the Barrow, and Hermione is awesome. They have just apperated to top something or other road when I stopped. It's disconcerting to have no idea what happened to everyone else at the wedding.

Okay, like Harry, Hermione, and Ron, (henceforth to be refered to as HHR, not to be confused with the Chevy) I'm wondering how the Death Eaters found them. They didn't know for sure that it was Harry or else there would have been more than two, so it can't be the trace. Mystery.

I've got a bad feeling about going to Grimwald Place, it just seems like such a likely place for them to go. However, there were no Death Eaters showing up immediately so a point in favor of Good Snape since there is no way the wards set in place would have stopped him.

The Weasley family is okay and apparently not on the run, so I'm not sure what is going on in the outside world. The Death Eaters just let them go or something? I'm not sure what is going on and what "being watched" means. Maybe since they are pureblood? I dunno.

The letter from Lilly was sad.

Now they know who RAB is, which is no surprise, nor that they have already come across the locket. It's nice that they figured that out early on, since everybody guessed those two facts. I wouldn't have been enjoyable to read a whole lot about them searching for RAB when it wasn't a mystery.

I leave off with Harry summoning Kreature.

I'm so loving Gud's listen-and-post!! You have more patience than I do, Gud, because I gobbled it all up in one fell swoop.

Kreature

I LOVE this spelling of his name! So perfect.

I'm relistening as we speak. So many details I missed the first couple of times. Such a rich universe!

Kreature's tale is heartbreaking, and explains a lot. I wondered how Regulus was supposed to have swapped the lockets and now it all makes sense, poor Kreature. Giving him RAB's locket was a really nice gesture.

There is a real sense of isolation now, just waiting for Kreature to return and watching death-eaters appear outside. Lupin has just turned up and is baffled by the ability to find Harry as well, I still don't have any ideas as well. It sounds like they at least will get some news about the outside world, he said that they were all being watched but I had to leave off at that point. Maybe they'll start getting some help from the Order now that they've made contact with Lupin.

I still don't have any ideas as well.

C'mon, Gud, you can figure it out! Do you want a very oblique hint?

It's something that's been present in the books from the very beginning.

Lupin has just turned up and is baffled by the ability to find Harry as well, I still don't have any ideas as well.

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