[HPforGrownups] COS Chapter 4 - At Flourish and Blotts

[dfrankiswork at netscape.net]

No: HPFGUIDX 23324

Amber ?  wrote:


>Questions:
>
>1) How do you think Dumbledore already knew that Harry was at the Weasleys?

By magic.
>
>2) Why are all the letters from Hogwarts addressed in green ink? Any 
>significance or just coincidence? Maybe its Dumbledores favorite color?

Aha! and Harry's eyes are green.  And so is Avada Kedavra light.  And Hagrid went a bit green in the Gringotts cart...
Coincidence? probably.  Be afraid.  Be very afraid.

>3) How do you think the Weasleys were able to afford all the Lockhart 
>books? Perhaps Flourish and Blotts runs a tab?

I expect Molly said to Lockhart that she's a great fan and could he autograph 5 copies of each, and offered him a glass of Old Ogden's.

>4) When floo powder is thrown into the fire, the flames turn green. Another 
>coincidence or something deeper there?

and so is Neville's toad.

>5) Do you think it was wise of the Weasleys to let Harry travel by floo 
>powder by himself when he had never done so before? Why cant two people 
>travel by floo powder at the same time?
>
>6) Were you surprised to hear that Malfoys grades needed improvement? Do 
>you think its because Mr. Malfoy has unreasonable expectations of his son 
>or that Malfoys grades just arent up to par?

LM will always want DM's grades to be better than they are.  Besides, the teachers have favourites.  That Hermione Granger...
>
>7) Percy is found reading a book called Prefects Who Gained Power: A study 
>of Hogwarts prefects and their later careers. Do you think this is an 
>indication that Percy could be seduced to Voldemorts side?

On the day that Lucius Malfoy is going round lobbing Dark books at every opportunity?  Without a doubt.  By GOF he has already been taken over by the famous Dark Wizard Wetherby.  Did it say that the covers are green?

>8) What did you first think of Lockhart when you read his description? What 
>was your opinion of him at the end of the chapter?

Loved him; loved him.
>
>9) Did you make the connection that Lockhart was to be the new DADA 
>professor before he made his announcement?

No.  Now, if he'd been wearing green...

>10) Obligatory Silly Question: Woohoo! Its Harrys birthday! (Or was 
>Harrys birthday, depending where you are in the world) How did you 
>celebrate it?

I haven't thought about that yet.  I just need to open this interesting looking e-mail from lmalfoy at demon.overlord.net entitled 'How to take over the world using the Internet' first...

David

PS Great questions! One more: will we see any of that stuff in Borgin and Burke's again? Or Malfoy's basement?


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