Chapter 8 Summary and Questions

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Kristin" <Alyeskakc at a...> wrote:

> 
>  1) Do you think that MWPP have their own drawer in Filch's office? 
>     Also if people have their own drawers like that why haven't 
then 
>     been expelled? 

I wonder how long records are kept...The Weasley twins stole the 
Marauders' Map out of a drawer in Filch's office.  I don't remember 
whether they mentioned what the name was on the drawer.  I suppose it 
could simply have been a drawer containing various bits of parchment, 
nasty notes, questionable objects that Filch or his predecessor 
confiscated from various rule-breaking students.  

As far as expulsion goes, I think you'd have to do something pretty 
horrible to be expelled.  I don't think a student would be expelled 
simply if they continually got detention.  The punishment fits the 
crime - if you get caught setting off a Dungbomb in the Great Hall 
once a week, you get a detention.  Maybe your detention tasks get 
nastier if you are a recidivist Dungbomb user, but I doubt it would 
get to the point of "George Weasley, you've been caught setting off 
your 500th Dungbomb - 500 equals expulsion, so pack your bags, sonny."



> 
>  2) Do you think there might be any significance that Nick died on 
>     October 31st, just like Harry's parents?

I never thought of that.  Perhaps it's just a plot device to give the 
Trio somewhere else to be rather than at the feast in the Great Hall.


>  3) Do you think all the ghosts at Nick's Deathday party were 
witches
>     or wizards at one time? When you're a ghost can you be part 
of    
>     the wizarding world even if you were once a Muggle?

I think all the ghosts were witches or wizards.  I don't really know 
why.  I guess it's because there is a ghost associated with each 
house and Professor Binns is a ghost.  It makes more sense to me to 
think they were all wizards/witches in their day.
 
>  4) When you read CoS the first time did you wonder why Filch had a
>     KWIKSPELL kit? Did you think he was a Muggle or just a really 
bad
>     wizard?

I thought he was either an incompetent wizard, or he had been 
expelled at one time, like Hagrid, so he never had the chance to 
complete his schooling when he was a child.

>  5) Did you think that Draco had something to with what happened to 
>     Mrs. Norris or at least know who did?

No, I didn't think Draco was involved.  I did think that Draco knew 
something, since he's forever spouting whatever Lucius puts into his 
head.  

Marianne