Chapter Summaries

[Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)]

No: HPFGUIDX 28340

Michelle wrote:

> 1. Do you think it is in this chapter that Malfoy decides Harry is 
> the bane of his existence and why or why not?

I thought Malfoy had decided that back on the Hogwarts Express. I 
think he stole Neville's Remembrall as much to bug Harry as to 
bug Neville.

> 2. Where does Wood get a bunch of golf balls? 

I think Wood has no idea that they ARE golf balls, only that they are 
what Madam Hooch uses for training Seekers. Madam Hooch may not know 
anything about golf either, but merely be following what generations 
of Quidditch coaches did before her. It may be part of her job to 
conjure up golf balls or transfigure something into golf balls, or it 
may be part of her job to order them from a supplier. The supplier 
might produce them by magic or might import them from the Muggle 
world... perhaps that is Seamus's mother's ancestral family business 
and the way she met Seamus's father!

> 3. Why do you think Ron felt badly about what he said about
> Hermione?

JKR indicating that Ron has a good heart and didn't really WANT to 
hurt anyone's feelings when he was just venting. I don't know how 
realistic that is for 1) eleven year olds, 2) males, 3) eleven year 
old males.

> 6. Hermione has endured a lot of hurtful remarks and treatment from 
> Ron, why does she defend he and Harry?  

Because they saved her life. She would feel guilty for a long time if 
she allowed them to be punished for saving her life. Her previous 
problems against them can be dealt with separately. I suppose a 
typical Slytherin would put vengeance ahead of life-debt (IS 
REVENGE a more characteristic SLYTHERIN TRAIT than AMBITION?)

> 1. If you were brand new to the wizarding world and a brand new 
> seeker and you read that the most serious quidditch accidents 
> happened to people playing your position, would you reconsider 
> playing?

I'm not a Gryffindor. Harry is. Surely you also are, Michelle, and 
wouldn't let that new information stop you from pleasing so many of 
your new associates: McGonagall, Wood, the other team 
members, and Ron.

> 5. For most sports events you have the announcers' booth with 
> microphones and such, but we know they wouldn't work at Hogwarts.  
> What does Lee Jordan use to commentate?  

He uses a megaphone (I think that was stated somewhere) which I 
assume is enchanted to amplify his voice without the usual Muggle 
distortion. In GoF, I expected Bagman to also use an enchanted 
megaphone to commentate, but HE used the Sonorus Charm.

> 4. Earlier in the chapter, they decide that having flames in a jar 
> wouldn't be allowed.  Why do they not have a problem with Hermione 
> performing a charm to make paint flash? 

They decided that it wouldn't be allowed BY SNAPE, but it would be 
harder for Snape to make up rules just to deduct points from them in 
front of a huge crowd including teachers. In fact, even in the 
courtyard, the rule he made up was 'no books outdoorss' rather than 
'no magical fires'. I wonder if Hermione's bluebell flames are 
considered a magical fire, considering the defintion in FB 
(Ashwinder): Any fire to which a magical substance such as Floo 
Powder has been added.