Chapter 27 Padfoot Returns

[Sarah Rettger]

No: HPFGUIDX 10204

> 
> 1. Are house elves on the
> same rung as hippogriffs in the world of magical creatures.  


I think house elves are a step above creatures like hippogriffs 
because they can communicate with humans.  While we have seen that 
many magical creatures seem to understand human speech, house elves 
(and goblins) are the only ones who seem to be able to speak 
English.  I would think that this would place them above creatures 
that might be seen as non-sentient.




> 2. What do you think of Ron in this chapter.  Was he coming across 
as trying
> too hard to impress everyone, between the other students with his 
tall tale
> about battling the merpeople and trying to discount Hermione's 
observations
> during the cave discussions.
> 


When I reread this chapter, it really bothered me that Ron criticized 
nearly everything Hermione said in the cave.  For someone who, 
according to R/H shippers, has an obvious crush on Hermione at this 
point, he's hardly endearing himself to her.  I can see how he might 
have been irritated by Hermione's constant defense of Winky - as well 
as influenced by his own views regarding house elves - but he 
certainly was not handling that conversation in a mature way.



> 
> 5. Snuffles!  How cute is that?

I thought it was cute, but it also seemed much too fluffy for a 
nickname that Sirius gave himself.  In a fanfic that's floating 
around in my mind, a young Sirius was called Snuffles when his 
girlfriend learned about his dog form.