As we meet this week for our last meeting before we all embark on the final chapter in Harry's story, it will be impossible not to talk about all the possibilities of what will happen next. Yet, we will try to first spend our evening discussing Half-Blood Prince and The-Boy-Who-Leads. Harry has spent most of the book trying to get others to trust his leadership, to listen to his concerns and his theories; but no one was ready to listen. He wasn't "of age". He wasn't a Ministry Certified, fully-qualified wizard... yet. But he is now (or will be in one month). And as the journey is set for the end of Harry's tale, Harry is not really alone, as he says, but actually in the lead with a host of supporters and friends loyal to him, ready to come to his aid.
He led Slughorn into a discussion that resulted in Harry retrieving the critical memory- with the aid of Felix; he led Dumbledore back home to Hogwarts after their horrifying ordeal in the cave. Harry is a leader destined to guide his community through these trying times and past the Second Wizarding War.
So, get ready this week to talk about Harry as a leader; Horcruxes (What do you think happens to a person when they create one?); Phoenix song (Compare this to the making of a Horcrux and ask yourself, what magic is it that Phoenix song has?); Dumbledore's Funeral; and what it means to be a "pariah". Look it up and add it to your dictionary.
The meeting is at my house, and we start at 6. It's a pot luck this week!I've got a trunk-load of intrigues, and for those motivated to have a full Harry Potter evening, I even have options to accommodate that, i.e. you may want to bring sleeping bags! S'mores around Hagrid's fire!
