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Learning that Petunia had actually corresponded with Dumbledore irretrievably smashes the barrier between the wizard and muggle worlds.

Yes, I recall Harry being befuddled at the collision of the two worlds, and suddenly becoming powerfully aware that Petunia was his mother's sister.

I've been re-reading parts of Hallows now, and am still finding things I don't understand. For instance, couldn't Kreacher have saved Regulus? Kreacher was able to disapparate from the Inferi, and we know he can take other people with him when he disapparates. He does it to Mundungus Fletcher, and Dobby apparates with Harry. Did Regulus want to die? Have to die? Or, more prosaicially, why didn't they just bring water with him on the return trip to the island? I guess there was sure to be some magical preventative there. It also struck me as interesting that Mad Eye, Lupin, and Snape all die-- that curse that Snape put on the post of Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher seems to be a pretty potent one! Even Moody, who never actually filled the post, gets it.

It also struck me as interesting that Mad Eye, Lupin, and Snape all die-- that curse that Snape put on the post of Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher seems to be a pretty potent one! Even Moody, who never actually filled the post, gets it.

That is what surprised me when JKR didn't kill off that ugly toad Umbridge.

I've been re-reading parts of Hallows now, and am still finding things I don't understand. For instance, couldn't Kreacher have saved Regulus? Kreacher was able to disapparate from the Inferi, and we know he can take other people with him when he disapparates.

Regulus didn't tell him to do that.

that curse that Snape put on the post of Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher seems to be a pretty potent one! Even Moody, who never actually filled the post, gets it.

You mean the curse that Voldemort put on the position right?

As I was re-reading, I noticed that Harry says Voldemort's name at least twice while in Grimmauld Place. Shortly after the first time, we hear of Death Eater's showing up. So, they did know that SOMEONE was there. Did they not know that Snape could get in? Why didn't they send Snape in after them?