Chapter 9 POA Summary

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., meboriqua at a... wrote:
> > 
> > Discussion Questions:
> > 
> > 1) (Silly Question) Is Hermione the only person to read "Hogwarts, A
> > History"?
> 
> I bet Percy has also read it.

_Everyone_ read the chapter about the Chamber of Secrets, last year.

> > 2) Did Snape tell Dumbledore about Lupin because he holds a grudge
> > against the Mauraders, or because he wants the DADA job?
> 
> I think Snape's grudge comes first, but I think there is more to this 
> "grudge" than we know.  I also think Snape can be child-like by 
> constantly running to Dumbledore shouting "He did it first!" and 
> things like that.  Snape seems to always be trying to prove himself to 
> Dumbledore.

Dumbledore of course knows without Snape telling him that
(1) Lupin's a werewolf and (2) Lupin and Black were friends at school.
As to why Snape brings it up again - well, does he really want the
DADA job, or is it just a rumour?  He can be horrible to students
as much as he likes in Potions, and he's housemaster anyway.
But he's never liked Lupin - and maybe he has a special prejudice
against werewolves in general.

Being Slytherin, what he says and what he really feels are often
different things.

Actually, I think we should remember that the books are aimed at
children, so the clues to what's going on won't be excessively subtle.

Robert Carnegie
Glasgow, Scotland

"I read them all when I was seven and I hated them" - unnamed American
office worker on the Harry Potter books (www.dilbert.com, List of
Stupid Things Overheard)