Chapter 1: The Worst Birthday
1. P3 The Dursleys: "not a drop of magical blood in their veins" (or is there?)
Chapter 2: Dobby's Warning
1. P 16 "Dobby has known about it for months, sir" meaning the diary plot has been going on since before the end of the school year
2. "Harry Potter must not put himself in peril. He is too important, sir!" Maybe Dobby has learned from the Malfoys about the prophecy—or at least the part they know.
3. P 17: "there are powers Dumbledore doesn't…powers no decent wizard…" does Dobby know about Horcruxes as well?
Chapter 3: The Burrow
1. P29: I feel like there is something important in this conversation but can't figure out what. The unofficial guide wonders why such powerful creatures as house-elves became subservient to wizards.
2. P 38: Mundungus Fletcher tried to hex Mr Weasley
Chapter 4: At Flourish And Blotts
1. P 42: socks again
2. P52 Malfoy:"I have important business elsewhere today—"
3. "Magnificent necklace of opals" is this the same necklace that cursed Katie?
4. P 55 Was Hagrid really looking for Flesh-Eating slug repellant in Knockturn Alley?
5. P 58: Wonder who else is in Prefects Who Gained Power?
6. P 63: Hermione's parents don't sound very brave.
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Discussion points for October 13: Sorcerer's Stone chapters 14-18
Chapter 14: Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback
1. 232: Dumbledore trusts Snape enough to have him help protect the stone—also: Quirrell?
Chapter 15: The Forbidden Forest
1. 243: poor Neville!
2. 243: "especially these days, it's very dangerous"—what's so dangerous about these days if McGonagall doesn't know that Voldemort is wandering around?
3. 247: Filch: "too friendly with Snape"
4. 250: "Copyin' lines! What good's that ter anyone?"
5. 257: More of that danger stuff; "The forest is not safe at this time—especially for you."
6. 258: "If you're going to be cursed forever, death's better, isn't it?"
7. 261: "…he was talking about interfering with what the planets say is going to happen…They must show that Voldemort's coming back…Bane thinks Firenze should have let Voldemort kill me… I suppose that's written in the stars as well." It's like a different kind of prophecy. Hermione says: "who says the centaurs are right?"
Chapter 16: Through the Trap Door
1. 271: "All—all three of us?" "Oh, come off it, you don't think we'd let you go along?" and 273: "If you want to go back, I won't blame you," [Harry said]… "Don't be stupid, said Ron. "We're coming," said Hermione.
2. 272: poor brave Neville
3. 283: Snape would have done well on the LSAT… maybe.
Chapter 17: The Man with Two Faces
1. 290: Quirrell, about Snape: "But he never wanted you dead."
2. 294: "But your mother needn't have died."
3. 297: "to the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure."
4. 298: "not being truly alive, he cannot be killed."
5. 299: How does Dumbledore know so much about the night Lily died? (see unofficial guide, 65).
6. Did James leave his invisibility cloak & Gringotts key with Dumbledore because he was afraid something might happen? (Unofficial guide, 66)
1. 232: Dumbledore trusts Snape enough to have him help protect the stone—also: Quirrell?
Chapter 15: The Forbidden Forest
1. 243: poor Neville!
2. 243: "especially these days, it's very dangerous"—what's so dangerous about these days if McGonagall doesn't know that Voldemort is wandering around?
3. 247: Filch: "too friendly with Snape"
4. 250: "Copyin' lines! What good's that ter anyone?"
5. 257: More of that danger stuff; "The forest is not safe at this time—especially for you."
6. 258: "If you're going to be cursed forever, death's better, isn't it?"
7. 261: "…he was talking about interfering with what the planets say is going to happen…They must show that Voldemort's coming back…Bane thinks Firenze should have let Voldemort kill me… I suppose that's written in the stars as well." It's like a different kind of prophecy. Hermione says: "who says the centaurs are right?"
Chapter 16: Through the Trap Door
1. 271: "All—all three of us?" "Oh, come off it, you don't think we'd let you go along?" and 273: "If you want to go back, I won't blame you," [Harry said]… "Don't be stupid, said Ron. "We're coming," said Hermione.
2. 272: poor brave Neville
3. 283: Snape would have done well on the LSAT… maybe.
Chapter 17: The Man with Two Faces
1. 290: Quirrell, about Snape: "But he never wanted you dead."
2. 294: "But your mother needn't have died."
3. 297: "to the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure."
4. 298: "not being truly alive, he cannot be killed."
5. 299: How does Dumbledore know so much about the night Lily died? (see unofficial guide, 65).
6. Did James leave his invisibility cloak & Gringotts key with Dumbledore because he was afraid something might happen? (Unofficial guide, 66)
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