Chapter 1 Discussion -- SPOILER WARN

[bostonlsu81]

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Subject: Re: Chapter 1 Discussion -- SPOILER WARN
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Date: 7/12/00 4:48 pm  (ET)

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> Re: Chapter One, I found it very interesting that Ms. Rowling broke
> with her standard of opening the books. Usually, we start with an
> amusing incident that occurs while Harry is at home with the Dursley's
> during the Summer Holiday. But opening with Voldemort and
> Peter(Wormtail - so called because his animagus is a rat) was
> extremely portentious. The reader is warned right away that this book
> is different in tone from the 3 preceeding books.

I liked that. I used the tone of that chapter to let my son know that some
of the other chapters in the book could very well be even more intense. He
says that's OK, he'll take that chance! I'm planning to delay the reading
of certain chapters until a weekend, since it might not be a wise idea
to stop in the middle of one of these chapters just before bedtime. :0}