[HPforGrownups] DISCUSSION - PoA Ch 15: The Quidditch Final

[Amber]

No: HPFGUIDX 21155


--- Simon <simon at hp.inbox.as> wrote:
> Questions and discussion points:
> 1) Hermione hugs Ron. Love interest or a friend apologising?

Well as one who has a blind side to romance, I see this as a friends
apologizing. I personally would rather not see Ron/Harry/Hermione end
up with romantically with each other. But I can see how the signs of
friendly affection might be perceived as a possible romance. 

> 3) Has Hermione got the right idea about Divination? Or is it
> actually useful for something? If so what and who will be the one to
> show its uses?

Nope, she doesn't. Divination is a vastly different kind of magic. It
takes more patience and doesn't yield immediate results like the other
kinds of magic. Not to say that Hermione doesn't have patience, it's
just a different kind of patience.

> 4) Harry has a dream about being chased by a dragon. In GoF Harry
> flies a broom around a dragon. This means he is a Seer. Discuss.

Oh, heavens no! <buries head in hands> Although, I know that JKR is
heading in that direction, what with the dreams that Harry is plagued
with. I guess I should just get used to it.

Actually, I've got a clarification question. Is a Seer someone who can
divinate the future, or one who can see events that are happening
currently? It seems that Harry definitely has the second type of Seer
talent (the beginning of GoF) but I'm not sure about the first.

> 5) Ron predicts that he will get an owl since Scabbers is no longer
> around. This means he is a Seer. Discuss.

I don't know what to think about this. Part of me screams enough with
the Seer stuff. Another part of me likes the idea of Ron being a Seer
better than Harry being a Seer. It might balance him out better, make
up a bit for his fabulous temper. But my knee jerk reaction to special
powers being granted to the trio is to scream "No!". I mean, honestly,
what a fabulous coincidence that the people with "special powers" all
happen to be best friends. Make *Draco* the Seer instead! Now, that
would create some interesting situations! 

And why can't the "predictions" that Harry and Ron make up on their
homework be honestly just make ups? I mean an owl is a fairly common
animal, it's not hard to believe that he would eventually get one at
some point. Now if Ron "predicted" that he would've gotten an electric
purple lizard that can recite the full Shakespearean library, and he
actually got one, I would probably grant that it wasn't a
coincidence...

~Amber


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