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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