Chapter 29 Summary: The Dream

[Kimberly]

No: HPFGUIDX 11856

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> 2. Harry jokes that the only way Snape could have gotten to the 
> forbidden forest before Harry and Professor Dumbledore was to turn 
> himself into a bat or something. Is Snape a bat (animagus, vampire, 
> etc.)?

Doubt it.  With as many unregistered animagi as we've come across so 
far, too many more would not only make the Ministry and Dumbledore 
both look foolish, but also dilute the effect.  And I just don't see 
Snape beign a vampire, as much as he looks the part.

> 3. The twins compare Ron to Percy and say he will be made a prefect 
> if he continues meddling. Why does this make Ron so angry?

Because he knows how it was intended, I think.  Ron's frustrated 
because he's genuinely worried about his brothers, and they're teasing 
him to distract him from the issue at hand.  
 
> 4. Ron thinks the twins capable of law-breaking to gain gold for 
> their joke shop and Percy capable of turning the twins in. Is Ron 
> just a bad judge of character or are either of these two things 
> likely to happen?

I think it's possible, if not likely.  I don't think Fred and George 
would ever intentionally hurt anyone, or steal money from someone, but 
if they saw something as being a victimless crime, they might try it.  
They were, after all, dabbling in blackmail, however well-deserved.  
Rule-breaking hasn't bothered them, or Harry & co either, for that 
matter, so why would law-breaking, if they thought it was a dumb or 
useless law?  Stricktly speaking, the toilet-seat they sent to Harry 
in the hospital wing would constitute either stealing or vandalism.

As for Percy, I think he might well turn them in, if he believed it 
the right thing to do.

> 
> 5. Moody suggests Hermione consider becoming an Auror; he had 
> previously said the same thing to Harry. Considering Moody's
> physical and mental scars, would you want Harry and/or Hermione to 
> make that career choice?

Well, my first concern is that it's not Moody making the suggestion, 
but a dark wizard of the type they would be fighting as aurors.  I get 
the impression he's making fun of them a little.  He's got the whole 
school fooled, and these kids are trusting him pretty much completely.   
Yeah, if I were a dark wizard, I'd want people I could fool as aurors!  
But of course the game wasn't over yet - he got cocky a little too 
soon.  

But as for the real Moody's scars, yeah, that gave me pause.  But 
surely all aurors aren't like that!

> 6. What kind of teacher is excited when a student starts rolling on 
> the floor screaming in pain, and frustrated when the student insists 
> on going for medical help?

The kind that delights in predicting their deaths? ;)

> 
> 7. Sirius had previously told Harry to seek out Professor Dumbledore 
> the next time his scar hurt, and Harry actually does it. How big of 
a 
> step forward is this for a kid who has previously avoided confiding 
> in anyone or asking for help?

It's nice that he's finally able to trust at least a few adults, isn't 
it?  I think it's wonderful!

kimberly