[HPforGrownups] PS/SS Chapter Eleven Summary and Questions

[Susanna Luhtanen]

No: HPFGUIDX 28352


Susanna Luhtanen
s_luhtanen at hotmail.com


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>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?

If I were a Seeker, I'd love flying too much to reconsider (not to mention 
that in school-team the danger would be lesser one)

>2. Snape takes away points for having a library book "outside the
>school".  Wouldn't all the grounds be considered "the school"?  Is he
>just being mean?

They were within campus area, yes. Maybe there was a rule against 
reading/having books outside(not inside under roof). Never know when 
rain/sunlight may spoil the books U know... So em. it might be against a 
rule of "take good care of library books" - being very strict about it.

>3. If Snape took points away for a library book, why didn't he take
>points away for being in the staff room, especially when he saw what
>he did?

Because being in the staff room is not against the rules. If a student needs 
to contact a teacher, they'd have need to go into staff room. And since the 
only adults in the area just happen to be staff-members... Gosh, it's a 
boarding school. Students need adult guidance etc. and they're away from 
their parents so much...
And reason for taking points off must be reported to head-master I guess. 
Snape knows full well that Dumbledore would strongly disapprove. (And I 
think that Dumbledore wouldn't be patient with teachers punishing students 
for no good reason).

In short, it'd be against student security to ban their entrance (and being) 
in the staff room.

>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?  Is it not the same kind of
>principle? (Wouldn't they be much more likely to be questioned in
>front of that many people than they would by themselves?)

Jar would make it seem all too planned. Jar's were probably forbidden - 
wands and charms were not. Performing a charm might even be considered 
practice that failed to hit a non-risky target or something.

>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?

A spell - what else? This is a magical thing, after all.

>6. Hermione gets to Snape and light her little fire.  He notices it
>and then she scoops it back up and leaves.  How does she do that?
>How does Snape notice he is on fire, but not notice Hermione
>crouching by his side?

Good heavens... If I'd be on fire, I'd hardly notice anything ELSE!

>7. What does a Golden Snitch taste like?

Orange (Got the right color - pluse orange juice speeds me up in the 
morning)





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