I found these questions interesting. 🙂
Is Aunt Petunia a Squib?
Good question. No, she is not, but—[Laughter]. No, she is not a Squib. She is a Muggle, but—[Laughter]. You will have to read the other books. You might have got the impression that there is a little bit more to Aunt Petunia than meets the eye, and you will find out what it is. She is not a squib, although that is a very good guess. Oh, I am giving a lot away here. I am being shockingly indiscreet.
What form does Dumbledore’s Patronus take?
Good question. Can anyone guess? You have had a clue. There was a little whisper there. It is a phoenix, which is very representative of Dumbledore for reasons that I am sure you can guess.
Why is the barman of the Hog’s Head vaguely familiar to Harry? Is he Dumbledore’s brother?
Ooh—you are getting good. Why do you think that it is Aberforth? [Audience member: Various clues. He smells of goats and he looks a bit like Dumbledore]. I was quite proud of that clue. That is all that I am going to say. [Laughter]. Well yes, obviously. I like the goat clue—I sniggered to myself about that one.
Has Voldemort or Tom Riddle ever cared for or loved anyone?
Now, that’s a cracking question to end with—very good. No, never. [Laughter.] If he had, he couldn’t possibly be what he is. You will find out a lot more about that. It is a good question, because it leads us rather neatly to Half Blood Prince, although I repeat for the millionth time that Voldemort is not the half blood prince, which is what a lot of people thought. He is definitely, definitely not.
Blaise Zabini...that name actually IS in the book!!!! 😱 usually i have a knack for funny names, but i could have sworn i never heard of this one 😕
Name sort of reminds me of the character "Barzini" from "The Godfather" (just swap the b and the z and delete the r 😉 ) so, IF there's a connection, unlikely but possible 🤣 , Zabini will be a REALLY rotten, double-crossing bastard - who will get shot in the face in an italian restaurant in the end gun_bandana george will Harry be going to Italy in Part 6? lol
and the name Blaise brings "David Blain" into my head, WHO is a real nutcase - so maybe Blaise will freeze to death in a block of ice or sth confused1
btw - are there any clues out yet, on what kind of prince we're talking about? i mean, is he the prince of darkness, the prince of popcorn or of what?
Way to bring back Craco....I looked for a Zabini in GoF and OotP and couldn't find one in the chapters about the Death Eaters (I just skimmed them, so I could have missed it). But I don't think Blaise's parents are Death Eaters. In fact, I couldn't find any information on his parents at all. Could he be the HBP? Yeah, yeah, yeah he's in Slytherin so therefore MUST be a pureblood...two words...Tom Riddle...