[HPforGrownups] Chapter Summary - PoA 10 & 11

[Monika Huebner]

No: HPFGUIDX 19785


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Amy Z [mailto:aiz24 at hotmail.com]

> Questions:
>
> 1. It occurs to Harry that the Marauders Map may be a Dark object; it puts
> him in mind of Mr. Weasleys dictum about mysterious magical objects, and he
> hesitates to use it, but overcomes his doubts quite suddenly, as though
> following orders.  What do you make of the pull the Map seems to have on
> him?

Well, I think that Harry is thirteen, and an object like that would
appeal to any adventurous boy. He isn't really known to follow every
rule, and the perspective of exploring hidden passages in the castle
apparently makes him forget the threat that Sirius Black could get
him if he sneaks out of the castle.

> 2. If you could buy one treat at Honeydukes, what would it be?

Hm, difficult question. I can tell you what I would *not* buy, though:
Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans. Too afraid of the earwax taste. ;-)
Maybe I would go for the Sherbet Lemons that Dumbledore seems
to favor. I just love the taste of lemons.
>
> 3. What do you think--=does= Sirius get into Hogwarts by the secret
> passages?  If not, how?

After learning that he was one of the author's of the map, I was
always convinced that he got into the castle by the secret passage
that leads to the Shrieking Shack. He knew that it was the safest
way because only few people knew how to get in under the Whomping
Willow. And the fact that he dragged Ron into that passage seems
to support this assumption.

> 4. Fudge says that Blacks part in the Potters deaths isnt widely known.
>   Is there any significance to the reason why not, i.e., is it deliberately
> being kept secret, and if so, why?

I think that the Fidelius Charm was cast in secret, and very few
people knew about it. Of course Dumbledore knew about it, and
a few people in the Ministry might have known about it, too. I think
the charm must be registered with the MoM (just like the Animagus
transformation), because I don't know why the Ministry would have
known about if this wasn't the case. So, if only a few people knew
about the Secret-Keeper thing, it seems to be quite normal that
most wizards think that Sirius was in Azkaban for mass murder.
And I suppose the Fidelius Charm isn't something you would
announce in the Daily Prophet. Maybe it's deliberately being kept
secret because there is a back story we don't know yet, I
wouldn't exclude this.

> 5. How do you explain the discrepancy between Hagrid's account here about
> the motorbike (that Sirius specifically told him to keep it permanently) and
> what he says in PS/SS 1 (that he needs to return it to Sirius)?

Maybe he thought it was odd that Sirius told him to keep it because
he knew how much he loved it, so he thought he would return it
no matter what Sirius had told him. He was aware that Sirius was
very upset and he thought perhaps that he would change his mind
later.

> 6. How does the Fidelius Charm work?  Does it hide you from everybody, from
> one person only, from a selected list . . . ?

I think it only hides you from your enemies. But I could never figure
it out. I hope it will be explained in later books.

> 8. Lupin says that a boy named Davey Gudgeon nearly lost an eye to the
> Whomping Willow; Lockhart had a fan named Gladys Gudgeon (CoS 7); any
> relation?

I have no idea, I have never noticed this.

> 9. Is Snapes vulture-topped-hat cracker favor (a) a plant by Dumbledore,
> (b) evidence that wizard crackers magically respond to the psyche of whoever
> pulls them, (c )  a coincidence, or (d) something else?

Oh, I always thought it was a plant by Dumbledore. I just love his
sense of humor.

> 10. Is Trelawneys prediction that either Ron or Harry will predecease the
> others at the table going to come true?

Well, I hope not. But with Trelawney, you never know, right?

Monika

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