CHPDISC: HBP14, Felix Felicis

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 151874

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at ...> 
wrote:

a great summeary of chapter 14, which I will snip mercilessly .
 
Potioncat:

> 7. Zacharias Smith is pretty petty in this scene. Do you think he 
is 
> related to Hepzibah Smith? How are they alike?  

Hickengruendler:

Both seem to have a certain aloofness, otherwise it's hard to say, 
since we saw Hepzibah only in one chapter. I'm not sure, they might 
be somehow related, but I can't see what it would offer for the 
storyline. I mean, Tom stole the locket and the cup from Hepzibah, 
it's not, that the Smith family is still in their possession. 
Therefore even if Zacharias is a descendant from Hepzibah, I'm not 
sure it will be important.
 
Potioncat:

> 8. What do you think of Ginny's retaliation?  

Hickengruendler:

I guess it's meant as comic relief, but I found it completely 
unfunny. I never liked the physical pranks of the twins either, but 
prefered some of their witty remarks ("Next door neighbours"). And 
wit Ginny lacks IMO completely. She just randomly insults or attacks 
people, and when she does something nice, it happens off-page and we 
were told about this through a third person (read Luna). I found all 
the protagonists pretty unsympathetic in the middle chapters of this 
book, but Ginny really was the icing on the cake. I liked her in the 
end, though, during and after the battle. 
 
Potioncat:

> 12. JKR set us up. The title of the chapter, the description at 
> breakfast and the description of the game all made it look as if 
> Harry had spiked Ron's drink. Did you think Harry put Felix Felicis 
> in Ron's juice? What did you expect the outcome to be?

Hickengruendler:

Yes, I was totally taken in and loved the twist in the end. Great 
idea by Harry. 
 
Potioncat:

> 14. Felix Felicis wasn't really in the chapter "Felix Felicis." Was 
> Snape's worst memory really in the chapter with that name? Can you 
> think of other chapters that may have been written like this?

Hickengruendler:

There is the chapter "The Midnight Duel" in PS, where said duel 
didn't happen. The whole scenario was just a trap set up by Draco.
 
Hickengruendler