Chapter 32 Summary - Flesh, Bone, and Blood

[jjohnson400 at home.com]

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Hi - I'm new to the board - I've been lurking for about a week, 
enjoying all of your posts, and have finally decided to take a deep 
breath and jump in! This chapter summary and its questions really 
struck a chord with me because I was concerned about how my daughter 
would react to the events described in it. After much discussion, 
here's our 40-something and 10-year old takes on the events:
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 1.  When Peter Pettigrew is serving the dark lord is he always called 
wormtail? 

Perhaps Voldemort calls Peter by his nickname to reinforce his 
superiority over him. I imagine Voldemort addressing him as "Wormtail" 
in a very derisive tone, as if Peter isn't  worthy of having a proper 
name. 
 
 2. Were you upset by Cedric's death?  Was it gratuitous or vital to 
the plot and / or Lord Voldemort's character development?

(Okay, I admit it, as soon as we got the book I skipped ahead to see 
who was killed off!) Cedric's death seems to me to be an excellent 
example of how random and senseless evil can be, so I would have to 
say it's important to the plot/character development. 


3. Did you read this chapter verbatim to your kids?  Were they creeped 
out?
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My daughter did read this chapter verbatim, but we discussed it in 
depth (as we did Chapter 1). After this chapter, I think my daughter 
had a much clearer understanding of the evil that Voldemort 
represents. However, she did have at least one nightmare related to 
the events in this chapter. It took her a few readings to warm up to 
GoF -  PoA is still both of our favorites but GoF has slipped into 
second!

I'm looking forward to participating in this board - so nice to talk 
HP with adults instead of j