Re: CHAPTER DISCUSSION: DH - Chapter Twenty-One – The Tale of the Three Brothers

[jkoney65]

No: HPFGUIDX 183047

> 
> 1. Do you think Gurdyroot tea is really that bad?

I'm sure it's an acquired taste, much like coffee.

> 
> 2. While reading the story of the Tale of the Three Brothers by 
> Beedle the Bard did any realisation come to you, as a reader, that 
> the gifts given by Death were potentially items with which we had 
> familiarity?

Well obviously the cloak jumped out at me. I was trying to figure out 
how this story related to Harry's situation.


> 
> 3. When Xenophilius named the gifts of Death from the story as the 
> Elder Wand, the Resurrection Stone and the Cloak of Invisibility, 
did 
> the title of the book you were reading make perfect sense?

I made the connection but couldn't figure out how they were going to 
affect Harry's quest.


> 
> 4. What reaction did you have to the speculation relative to 
Harry's 
> Cloak being the cloak from the story and did you find yourself 
> agreeing with or dismissing Ron's thoughts about Harry's cloak 
being 
> extraordinary?

I thought it could be a possibility, but we didn't know much about 
invisibility cloaks in general to make that determination. Since the 
story was included I figured it had to be Harry's cloak.


> 
> 5. Did the Elder Wand ring a bell at this point in the book or 
> alternatively when Harry thought of his wand as the Elder Wand did 
> you wonder if the Elder Wand was actually a wand with which we were 
> familiar?

I figured it couldn't be Harry's wand and the only logical choice was 
that it had to be Dumbledore. He had recently been killed and was 
known as a great wizard. 

> 
> 6. Xenophilius uses the word 'capture' when describing how 
ownership 
> of the wand could be transferred - would that then mean that the 
wand 
> does not necessarily have to be defeated in order to transfer its 
> allegiance?

I think the wand has to be taken forcibly from its owner. Just like 
Harry did to Draco when he took the wand away from him. I believe 
there has to be some sort of consent to have it not change owners 
(like practice dueling in the DA).


> 
> 7. Was the Peverell link thrown in by Hermione rather too 
convenient 
> or not? Explain.

All through out the series Hermione has come up with these facts. By 
now I just come to expect that she will have some other details for 
us.


> 
> 8. Were you relieved to find normal relations amongst the trio 
> restored?

I knew Hermione would eventually forgive Ron. Especially with Harry 
having done so right away. She just needed to simmer for a while. 
Plus, once your life is in danger everything else just kind of goes 
away.


> 
> 9. Are the trio's choices of which Hallow they would like to have 
> representative of their personalities?

I think they each chose what was most important to them. Ron, 
believes that power would make him stand out, Hermione other than in 
school work tends to step back (hide?) and let Ron and Harry be out 
front. Harry's desire was shown to us in the mirror.


> 
> 10. Did you, as I did, find the order in which Harry named his dear 
> departed notable?

I think he named the people he felt most guilty about before building 
up to his greatest desire.


> 
> 11. By this stage, the trio having being at the Lovegood house for 
> some time, were you expecting Xenophilius to betray the trio? Did 
you 
> feel some sympathy with Xenophilius and his reasons for being a 
> Quisling or not given the status of the WW at the time?

I wondered what was keeping Luna and once we saw the mural, I was 
screaming trap in my head. If she had painted a mural of the others, 
she would have been back in a heartbeat to see them.



> 
> 12. Was it just the stunning spell that blasted the room apart or 
was 
> something else also involved?

I just always assumed the spell hit the horn and it caused the 
explosion.


> 
> 13. Were you able to make the link between Selwyn and Umbridge at 
the 
> time or did it not occur until later, or perhaps not until you read 
> this question?

I didn't make the connection. It was just a name to me.


> 
> 14. What is Deprimo, had it been previously heard of, and was its 
use 
> necessary?

Well it worked, so it was necessary in my eyes.

> 
> 15. Any further questions arising.

Jack-A-Roe