PoA Chapter 14 Summary

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Lyda Clunas" <lydaclunas at x> wrote:

Nice summary!
> 
> Questions and Ruminations:
> 
> 1) Snape's Grudge: Is it simply a long-standing hatred for
> James' arrogance and a powerful jealousy about Quidditch? Is it 
> really all about the prank that MWPP pulled during their years at 
> Hogwarts? Or, as most of us suspect, is there something more? (Open 
> Season on Snape/Lily. Have at it.)

Okay, I'm fairly sure that there is more to Snape's grudge than just 
jealously, but in reality, we can loathe others for small reasons.  I 
work with someone who I dislike enough to frequently fantasize about 
slapping her or seeing her get fired, but nothing especially explosive 
has happened between us.  It is possible that James and his 
popularity and Quidditch talent are enough to make Snape hate 
everything about him, in much the same way Draco's jealousy of Harry 
makes him compete with Harry and insult Harry at every chance he can.  
> 
> 2) It's insinuated that Snape knows perfectly well who Messrs.
> Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs are. So, why doesn't he 
question Lupin straight out, rather than being so indirect?

I never got the feeling that he knew who MWPP were until just now, but 
Snape is not really one to go blurting out others' secrets, being so 
secretive himself.  Besides, what might Lupin have on Snape that he 
could use for retaliation? 
> 
> 3) Why is it that Hagrid's great guilt trip makes Ron incredibly 
> uncomfortable, but yet he still treats Hermione like dirt? Don't 
> Hagrid's words mean *anything* to him?

Ron is stubborn, prideful and holds grudges quite well.  As Indigo 
mentioned, Hermione has also shown no remorse for the apparent loss of 
Scabbers.  I'd be upset with her, too.  Also, Hagrid's talk made Ron 
feel *uncomfortable*, not necessarily bad.
> 
> 4) How on earth did Hermione find that time to help Hagrid, when
> it's quite obvious that she has barely enough time for all of her 
> homework and classes? Would she use the Timeturner to help her look 
> up stuff for Buckbeak's case?

You'd be surprised at what you can do with time when you are 
motivated.  Obviously, with or without the Time Turner, Hermione knows 
how to budget her time.  I also don't think she's getting much sleep. 
> 
> 5) After the Hogsmeade incident, has Malfoy now figured out that 
> Harry owns an Invisibility Cloak?

Hey, you can't prove what you can't see, right?  Even if Malfoy knows 
Harry has an invisibility cloak, Harry can still stand next to him 
wearing it and Malfoy would never know.
> 
> 6) Aside from The Three Broomsticks, Honeydukes, the post office, 
> Zonko's, Gladrags, and the Shrieking Shack, what other places are 
> there in Hogsmeade?

I picture it as a small village, especially from GoF when H,H and R go 
to visit Sirius and just a block or two after Dervish and Banges 
(another place in the town), the village seemed to pretty much turn 
into the countryside.  I imagine that there are some witches and 
wizards who live there, and that's about it.  Kind of like a small New 
England college town or something. 
> 

On an extra note, one of my favorite scenes of all 4 books so far is 
when the Marauder's Map insults Snape.  I have to hand it to Harry for 
not laughing when those insults came up on the map!

--jenny from ravenclaw*******************