COS Chapter 3 Summary - The Burrow

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

> an...ahem...alternate version of the summary. 

	LOL!


> 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?
	What makes you think that was the *first* time Fred and George had 
*borrowed* the car? I thought that was JKR's take on the sort of 
joyriding some kids do on occasion.
	I don't think the Ministry keeps as careful a lookout for underage 
wizards who aren't with Muggle families. Kind of like underage drinking 
at home. It's frowned on, and technically illegal...but the government 
doesn't go around trying to stop it.

> 
> 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?
	Typical teenage cockiness. They hadn't thought as far as "how do 
we explain Harry showing up?", don't want to admit it, and are now 
blowing off the potential problem. It's similar to the way Sirius 
ignored the consequences of his werewolf prank.

> 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?
	Perhaps degnoming by magic is an example of the underage magic 
that underage wizards aren't allowed to do.

> 6) Obligatory Silly Question: do you want a Chudley Cannons poster? I sure 
> do...
>
Orange, ugh! no. It's not my color. (obligatory silly answer)


Pippin