CHAPDISC: DH1, The Dark Lord Ascending

[Hagrid]

No: HPFGUIDX 176235

"Ceridwen" wrote:
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> CHAPTER DISCUSSIONS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 
1, 
> > Questions:
> 
> 1.  "raised their left arms in a kind of salute."  
> 
> 2.  Saluting the gate with their left arms makes them able to pass 
> through the wrought iron gate.  Is this a tacit confirmation that 
> there was indeed a blocking spell on the tower in HBP which only 
> allowed Death Eaters to enter?

aussie: If it was to put the mark against the barrier spell, the 
left forearm would be parallel to the chest, a Roman salute

> 4.  On the first reading of Deathly Hallows, who did you think 
> might be the person hanging unconscious above the table?

aussie: Prof Trelawney. Her prophecy was the focus of OotP and she 
is the only way to get the prophecy now.
 
> 6.  Voldemort gives Snape the seat at his right hand.  Is this
>  because Snape is his "right-hand man"?  Or is Voldemort "keeping 
> his friends close, and his enemies closer"?

aussie: Both ... Voldemort has no friends, only servants.

> 10.  Lucius and his family are clearly not happy with Voldemort's 
> presence.  Is this because Lucius is still disgraced from his 
> botched mission at the Ministry and his use of the diary Horcrux?  
> Does their apparent discomfort at the situation foreshadow their 
> lack of involvement in the Battle of Hogwarts?

aussie: This will be clarified when Harry is taken to Malfoy Manor.
 
> 13.  Snape looks comfortably into Voldemort's eyes when the other 
> Death Eaters turn away. We see an example of Voldemort's 
Legillimency 
> later in the book.  How strong is Snape's Occlumency?

aussie: Very strong. He may even have to allow Voldemort to peek at 
meetings with the Order while repressing meetings with DD. Voldy has 
never seen Lily in Snape's mind since coming back, even though that 
is the thought foremost in his mind.
 
> 16.  When Harry reviews Snape's memories later in the book, Snape 
> tells Dumbledore he has only watched people die whom he could not 
> save.  Yet he looks dispassionately at Charity Burbage as she 
> pleads and cries.  Was Snape lying to Dumbledore?  Was this 
> the first time he could not save someone?  Was Charity 
> Burbage someone Snape could not save?

aussie: Dumbledore never fully trusted Snape. DD never spoke of 
Horcruxes or Hallows with Severus. He could have been lying. Charity 
worked with Snape for up to 17 years. As DD said of Snape, "You 
disgust me."
 
> 19.  Why are the Purebloods dwindling?
> 
> 20.  Voldemort has no issues with "pruning" the family tree of 
> undesirables, even though they may be pure-blood or half-bloods.  
> Yet, he is displeased with Burbage's article and her assertion 
> that the dwindling of Pureblood families is a good thing.    
> Voldemortsays, of Charity Burbage, "She would have us all mate 
> with Muggles... or, no doubt, werewolves..."  He includes himself 
> with the Purebloods here.  Does he think his Muggle father's 
> family doesn't count?  Or is he actively enforcing the idea that 
> he, too, is a Pureblood?

aussie: Pedigrees go crazy after in-breeding so I support Charity's 
article. Since Tom actively murdered his Muggle father, he sees that 
as cutting muggle ties while assured that he is heir of one of the 
most ancient wizarding lines.

> 21.  Why does Voldemort think that Lucius does not need his wand 
> anymore?
> 
> 22.  Do you think Voldemort is planning on dispensing with the 
> Malfoys eventually?

aussie: Kill the 3 Malfoys and the Manor will be inherited to Lucius 
side of the family. Voldy will keep them as long as he likes Malfoy 
Manor as HQ. But to keep them alive and to keep the only killer in 
the family armed are 2 different things