CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Chapter 31, O.W.L.s

[Juli]

No: HPFGUIDX 118114


> Discussion questions
> >  
> > 1. Why was Draco Malfoy next to Harry during their
> > Charms exam? If they were called alphabetically, 
> > Draco must have been called long before Harry.
> >
> Carol responds:
> Granted, there would be six people between Malfoy
> and Harry (Moon, Nott, Parkinson, the Patil twins, 
> and Sally-Anne Perks, SS/PS Am. ed. 131), just as 
> there were during the Sorting ceremony, but IIRC, 
> we're told that Harry stepped up to an examiner who 
> didn't have a student with him at the moment. <snip>
> So Harry could easily have ended up next to Draco, 
> who would be finishing his exam as Harry began his.


That was my first thought, but how many examiners were
there? I don't think more than 6 or 7. I don't think
the kids would be called if there wasn't an available
examiner. I don't remember who was Harry called with,
but I think there were about 5 or 6 (sorry no canon).
But maybe the reason is that JKR wanted it that way,
and it's her world and she can do whatever she wants,
she wanted Draco to fail or at least get a bad grade
because he got distracted looking at Harry. I just
loved that scene, Draco is busy looking as Harry is
admired by his professor and then he blows up his
exam. Well deserved.

Juli