Questions:
1. Why did you think the Dementors affected Harry so badly, compared
to everyone else?
2. Did you think anything was going on with Hermione's schedule or
have any idea of how she was taking so many classes?

3. Did you think Sir Cadogan would become a more important character,
or was he just comic relief?

4. Harry shows concern for Sir Cadogan by moving closer to the picture
and asking if he is ok. On the other hand, Ron is scornful of the Knight
and comments at parting that they'll call him if they need someone mental.
Do you think the contrast in attitudes of the two boys says anything in
particular about them? Is this an indication of their overall and eventual
characters/personality, or is it just young teenage boy attitudes?

5. Did you think Trelawney was a true seer or a hoax? Did you expect
any of her predictions to come true, even the simple ones? Do you think any
of them did come true later? Just the predictions in this first lesson.

6. Did you think Harry had truly seen a Grim?

7. We meet our first animagi in this first Transfiguration class. Did
you think this would be significant, or was it possibly just another fun
magical ability?

8. Do you think a person's Animagi form says anything about his or her
character? Take McGonagall, does a cat fit her as you've come to know her
through the series?

9. How did you like Hagrid's first lesson? Do you think he had
potential to be a good teacher? Would you have enjoyed this first class?

10. What did you think of Harry's interaction with Buckbeak? Did you
think we would see Buckbeak again, as we did throughout the series?

11. What are your thoughts on Draco's actions in this lesson? Should
he have listened more to Hagrid's instructions? Does he have any blame in
the fact that he was injured? Should 13-year-olds be taught to interact
with dangerous creatures?

12. Did you agree that Hagrid should be disciplined for this lesson or
that Buckbeak should be executed over what happened to Malfoy? Did you
guess the significance Buckbeak's execution would play later in the book?

13. And one for fun. Because I laughed a lot in this chapter, did you
have a favorite funny line in this chapter?

Please feel free to add your own thoughts or questions.

Sherry

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