Chapter Summary - PoA 10 & 11

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Sat Jun 2 12:30:38 UTC 2001


No: HPFGUIDX 19936

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Amy Z" <aiz24 at h...> wrote:
<snip of really really good summary>

> 1. It occurs to Harry that the Marauder's Map may be a Dark object; 
it puts him in mind of Mr. Weasley's dictum about mysterious magical 
objects, and he hesitates to use it, but overcomes his doubts "quite 
suddenly, as though following orders."  What do you make of the pull 
>the Map seems to have on him?

In retrospect, knowing the solution, this is definitely a red 
herring, carefully planted to raise our suspicions against MWPP and 
the map. 
> 
> 2. If you could buy one treat at Honeydukes, what would it be?

Definitely Fizzing Whizzbees!

> 
> 3. What do you think--=does= Sirius get into Hogwarts by the secret 
> passages?  If not, how?

Why couldn't he get in in the regular way? If Crookshanks and the 
other pet cats can come in and out, why couldn't Sirius (as a dog) 
enter the castle at will?
> 
> 9. Is Snape's vulture-topped-hat cracker favor (a) a plant by 
Dumbledore, 
> (b) evidence that wizard crackers magically respond to the psyche 
of whoever 
> pulls them, (c )  a coincidence, or (d) something else?

The kind of coincidence Jung talked about (did he call it 
synchronicity?). Probably enhanced by the magical environment.
> 
> 
> 11. Why does Lupin flee when Trelawney offers to crystal gaze for 
him?
> 

Two reasons: 1. One of the pieces that make up the Lupin red herring.
2. For the same reason that McConagall said "Tripe, Sybill?"

> 
> Spells/Charms/Nature of Magic ruminations will be posted Wednesday 
or 
> Thursday . . .

Really?!

Naama <tapping foot>





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