[HPforGrownups] CHAP. 17 SUMMARY: Cat, Rat, and Dog

[Monika Huebner]

No: HPFGUIDX 21405

> Questions:
> 
> 1.  Why does Scabbers try to escape from Ron before the Trio even 
> leaves Hagrid's?

Why had he faked his own death some time before? Sorry to 
answer your question with another question. ;-) But seriously,
he must have thought that he didn't run away far enough the first
time (after faking his death and leaving Crookshanks as the "bad
guy"), and I wonder why he stayed at Hagrid's hut. Maybe his intentions
already were to return to his master?

> 2.  JKR has said that Crookshanks is part Kneazle.  Kneazles make 
> excellent pets if they take a liking to someone.  Why has Crookshanks 
> formed an apparent attachment to Sirius?

I just think that Sirius, being a dog in his Animagus form, has
perhaps a thing for animals. He also keeps Buckbeak around
after his escape, and I always thought it wasn't only as a
transportation means, but also for company. And Crookshanks
is perhaps the first creature he comes in contact with after
his escape. He is extremely lonely, he hasn't anybody to talk to,
and this is at least some sort of company. Also, cats have the
reputation to have always been around witches and wizards,
and Crookshanks has certainly sensed that Sirius was a good
guy, like he had sensed that Scabbers was a bad guy.
And apart from Hermione, no one exactly liked him in the first
place, so he looked somewhere else for company. 

> 3.  What stopped Harry from killing Sirius?

His innate sense for justice, I'd say. He can't kill anyone who is
without defense. This isn't something like blowing your aunt up,
killing is irreparable, and Harry can't do it.

> 4.  Why is there a magnificent bed in the Shrieking Shack, when 
> everything else in the building is stained and broken?

Good question. I always thought that this was kind of weird. Maybe
everything else is broken because Lupin always stayed downstairs
when he transformed? Just an idea, not a very good one I suppose...

> 5.  Should Remus have told Harry earlier in the school year about his 
> true relationship with James?

They are all very secretive about what happened to the Potters,
and I think Lupin is no exception here. Also, think of the painful
memories all this evokes - I think Lupin had just tried to forget
everything during the last twelve years, and then he is confronted
with Harry who looks just like James. I guess it needs time to adapt
to such a situation. I think he had his reasons for not saying anything,
and the thought of Sirius whom he believed to be a traitor must
have been very painful, too. I can somehow understand that he 
didn't say anything.

> Marianne, off to feed the part-Kneazles that are screaming around her 
> feet.

I would love to see a photo of those, lol!

Monika

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