[HPforGrownups] Chap. 10 Summary: The Rogue Bludger

[devika261 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 24577

In a message dated 8/20/01 6:32:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
Zarleycat at aol.com writes:


> Questions:
> 
> 1.  Was Lockhart telling the truth when he said he had been a Seeker 
> and had been asked to try out for the National Team?

Of course not.  He's Lockhart.  
> 
> 2.  Why is it taking so long to get Myrtle's bathroom repaired?

Probably because no one really uses it anyway.  Or maybe Myrtle is causing 
more problems.

> 
> 3.  Does Hermione's enthusiasm for making the Polyjuice Potion arise 
> out of her concern for the threats against non-pure wizards, or are 
> Harry and Ron finally wearing off on her?

I'd say a combination of the two.  And we know that when our Hermione gets an 
idea in her head, she acts on it.  This is just a precursor to S.P.E.W.

> 
> 4.  Why doesn't Madame Hooch, the referee at the Quidditch match, 
> realize that one of the Bludgers has been tampered with?

Bludgers are supposed to be very difficult to tamper with, so she probably 
assumed that no one would have been able to do anything to it and that it's 
strange behavior was just a coincidence.    

> 
> 5.  Why does Lockhart continue to imply that he is good at 
> everything - healing charms, Quidditch, DADA - when most of what he 
> does blows up in his face?

Again, he's _Lockhart_.  Enough said.

> 
> 6.  House elves obviously have powerful magic.  Why don't they use 
> that power to escape their enslavement?  Why do they only get their 
> freedom if their master presents them with an article of clothing?

House elves have been trained for generations upon generations to serve their 
families.  They take pride in their work and are (with the exception of 
Dobby) perfectly happy where they are.  It takes a lot more than one renegade 
house elf to change all of that.  As for the clothing, it seems more symbolic 
than magical.

> 
> 7.  When Dumbledore says that the Chamber is open, he says the 
> question isn't who opened the room, but how.  Does this mean that 
> Dumbledore already knows who opened the Chamber?

Dumbledore knows that only Voldemort can open the Chamber.  However, 
Voldemort is currently hiding in the forests of Albania without a real body 
or many powers.  Therefore, Dumbledore knows *who* must be opening the 
Chamber ("the same person as the last time"); he just doesn't know *how* 
Voldemort is doing it.

Devika :)





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