Chapter 13 Summary

[M. Barnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 20138

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> 1. Why does Hermione not exhibit the least bit of sympathy for Ron 
on the loss of Scabbers? Does Ron just have it in for Crookshanks 
> because he jumped on his head in Diagon Alley?

While Ron did get Scabbers as a hand-me-down, it is one of the the 
things that is his.  Only his.  I'd pretty upset if a *seemingly* 
mean cat tried to attack one of the few things in the world that I 
didn't have to share with my siblings too.
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> 2.  Did Harry see the Grim on the way back to the castle or was he 
> just imagining things?  Why doesn't he tell Ron?

Once I got to the end of the book, I figured he had seen Sirius.  
IIRC, a grim is a big black dog-looking critter, right?  That makes 
sense to me :)  As for not telling Ron, Harry didn't know what he 
saw, whether it was a grim or not, I'm sure Harry didn't want Ron 
worrying about either his life, or his mental state. 
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> 3.  Do you like the descriptions of the Quidditch matches?  Are 
they just a waste of pages? 

I LOVE the Quidditch match descriptions.  They draw you into the game 
and make you wish you had a firebolt, or at least a Nimbus and could 
get a pick up game going in the park near your house.  (Or at least 
that what it does for me) 

> 4.  Only 50 points from Slytherin for the dementor trick?  (Harry, 
> Hermione, and Neville lost 150 in the Norbert aftermath.)  Should 
it have been more?  less?  detention?

They should have been so much more severely punished.  Not so much 
for playing a trick on Harry (although, perhaps the Dementor's Kiss 
would work nicely), but for playing a trick on a fellow student, 
thereby endangering a life.  At least 200 points each, plus 
detentions with Hagrid in the Forbidden forest every weekend for the 
rest of the term and cancellation of their permission to go to 
Hogsmeade.  At the very least....
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> 5.  What did the spectators see when the patronus charged down 
Malfoy and gang?

Well, IIRC, Hermione saw the patronus stag when they went back to 
save Buckbeak and Sirius.  SO it would stand to reason that the crowd 
would have seen whatever Harry had conjured.  I dont think it was a 
stag, because Harry's Patronus wasn't that strong yet.
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> 6.  Why did Percy pin his HB badge to his jammies?  Is he afraid 
the others will forget he *is* Head Boy?

Like Ron and Scabbers, Percy being Head Boy is his "thing".  It is 
what seperates him from the rest of the Weasley clan.  I think it is 
more for himself, so he knows he is special, than it is so the other 
students would remember that he is Head Boy.
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> 7.  Neville: brave, or "abysmally foolish"?

Neville is infinitely brave.  If *my* mum and dad were in St. Mungo's 
after being tortured by DE's/Voldemort, unable to recognize me or any 
other member of my family, unable to recognize even themselves, I 
don't think I'd be able to leave the house, let alone go away to 
school.  (Of course, we don't know this until GoF, so he could have 
been really dumb if I hadn't read GoF. :) )
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> 8.  How did Sirius Black get into the castle?

As an Animagus, through the Shrieking Shack and the Whomping Willow.  
(Look at me sound like I know what I'm talking about! :) )  
He came in at night, so as long as he didn't run into Peeves, Filch, 
or Mrs. Norris (or anyone else running around the castle at O 
Dark:30) he would have been pretty safe as a dog.


Wow, that was the first time I did that.  I can't wait for the 
Chapter 14 summary now :)  I enjoy it when something/someone makes me 
think.  

Michelle  <---who enjoys the nice break from work that thinking    
provides :)