You'd also consider that Voldemort had just come back and the emotional link was wide open (note the emotional effects that the locket had on everybody in Deathly Hallows and consider that Harry has one of those *in his head*)

I'd like to see a proper review of the whole season. The first half was admittedly uneven, but the second half was pretty stellar. Even if that weren't true, I don't see how you can claim a review of season 1, yet admit you only watched half.

"Farhampton," a fictional town clearly on Long Island, is NOT "upstate."