COS Chapter 3 Summary - The Burrow

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Amber ?" <inviziblegirl at h...> wrote:

This is definitely my favorite chapter in CoS.  I practically drooled 
while reading the description of the Weasley home.  I'd give anything 
to live there, ghoul and all!
 
> Questions:
> 
> 1) When Harry thinks that Malfoy might've sent Dobby, did you think 
that as  well? Did you think it was a simple joke? Or did you think 
there was  something more to Dobby's message?>

I thought it had something to do with Voldemort, even though Dobby's 
comment "No, not He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named" threw me.  
 
> 2) What did you think when first read about Percy acting strange? 
Did you  automatically think that it was because of a girl?>

Percy works in mysterious ways.  What I'd really like to know is what 
happened to Penelope Clearwater.  Did they break up after he left 
Hogwarts?  There is no mention of her in GoF.  They were a couple for 
a good two years, and then nothing.  Hmmm, is that a flint?
> 
> 3) How do you think the twins knew how to drive/fly a car? They're 
only  about 14 years old at the time and as wizards, would not be 
familiar with  it. And they obviously had to use magic to start it up 
(Ron uses his wand to  start the ignition in Chapter Five). Why didn't 
the Ministry send them a  warning for using magic during holidays?>

Hey, is there anyone on this list who doesn't have faith in the 
Weasley twins?  I think those two can do anything, and I mean anything 
they want to.  I actually think they are pretty powerful wizards.

As far as underage magic goes, I agree with Catherine that picking it 
out in a wizard household would be more difficult than spotting it in 
the Dursley home, which is monitored anyway.  Besides, the Weasleys 
know how to take care of themselves, and Mrs. Weasley can punish 
better than any silly old MoM could.

> 4) Do you think the Weasley twins and Ron really thought they could 
get away  with Harry just showing up? The excuse `Mum, look who turned 
up in the  night!' is a pretty flimsy explanation. Do they really 
underestimate their  mother that much?>

Ah, the excuses of teenage boys!  The adventure of rescuing Harry was 
more exciting to them than worrying about explaining their actions.  I 
think they knew they'd get caught.

> 5) Do you think the Weasley's always de-gnome the garden by swinging 
the  gnomes around in circles? Or do you think it was just because it 
was a  punishment?>

Fantstic Beasts tells us that the way to expell a gnome from a garden 
is to spin it around by its feet until it is dizzy and then to drop it 
over the garden wall.  I guess that's the only way to do it.


--jenny from ravenclaw*****************