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* There's another one in ''Deathly Hallows''. Around chapter 10 or so, Harry finds a letter Lily sent to Sirius in Grimmauld Place, but the second page is gone. The final line on the first page is ''"...because it seems incredible that Dumbledore-"''. {{spoiler|Much later, during a [[Pensieve Flashback]] in chapter 33, we see Snape reading the second page of the letter: ''"-could ever have been friends with Gellert Grindelwald."'' - This would, of course, have been a major spoiler as early as chapter 10.}}

* One of these started all the way back in ''Philosopher's Stone'', the first book, where Dumbledore is described as having a nose that looked like it had been broken. Fast forward to the last book, when early on we're told how exactly his nose was broken.

** Remember earlier in ''Chamber of Secrets'' when Harry accidentally ended up in Nocturne Alley? He was in Borgin and Burkes and the Malfoys walked in... so he hid in a black cabinet and kept the door slightly ajar for spying purposes. If he had closed the door he would have suddenly found himself at Hogwarts.

* Used in reference to the Room of Requirement in ''Goblet of Fire''. After Karkaroff stated that he prided in being the only one to know all of the secrets of Durmstrang, Dumbledore stated that he would never pretend to know all the secrets of Hogwarts and jokingly mentions "a room full of chamber pots" that he has never been able to find again as an example. Needless to say, the room becomes the most important room of all Hogwarts in the next three books.

* Gryffindor's sword was effective against Horcruxes due to an incident five years ago where Harry stabbed the Basilisk in the mouth, coating the sword with its venom. After they lose possession of the sword, Ron and Hermione go down to the Chamber of Secrets where they steal Basilisk fangs from the body.

* In an example of a literal joke, early in ''Goblet of Fire'', when the students are extracting bubotuber pus, mention is made of Eloise Midgen, who tries to curse her acne off. Professor Sprout comments in an offhand way that her nose was re-attached in the end. Later on, when Harry and Ron are looking for dates to the Yule Ball, Hermione mentions that Eloise Midgen is very nice. Ron reacts in shock, stating "Her nose isn't on straight!"

* Also in ''Chamber of Secrets'', when Snape catches Harry and Ron after crashing into the Whomping Willow, {{spoiler|Snape gives Harry "the impression of being able to read minds". In ''Half-Blood Prince'', it turns out Harry was quite right.}}

* As early as ''The Philosopher's Stone'', it's mentioned that, although he was the popular choice, Dumbledore repeatedly turned down the job for Minister of Magic. In ''The Deathly Hallows'', {{spoiler|he admits to Harry that he simply didn't trust himself in such a powerful position, after his friendship with Grindelwald.}}

* Harry's invisibility cloak, in the first book, is remarked to be "really rare". In ''The Deathly Hallows'', it's learned that the item's uniqueness is very important to the plot indeed.

* In the third book, after Harry explains Trelawney's prediction, Dumbledore remarks that that brings her total count "up to two". Later in ''The Order of the Phoenix'', we learn just what the first prophecy was.

 

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