CHAPTER DISCUSSION: PS/SS 14, Norbert The Norwegian Ridgeback

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CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone/Philosopher's Stone,
Chapter Fourteen, Norbert The Norwegian Ridgeback

The trio become protective of Quirrell hoping to boost his defiance to Snape,
since they were sure Snape was after the Stone. Although Quirell became paler, Snape kept his bad temper, so the Stone was safe.

The time is 10 weeks before their final exams. That meant Hermione had Harry and
Ron with her in the library when Hagrid came in to borrow a book on Dragon
breeding. Ron showed an uncommon lot of knowledge on the subject of Dragons and
the laws relating to them.

To stop the trio asking about the Stone too loudly in the school, Hagrid invited
them to his hut. They went, and through a bit of flattery, Hermione got Hagrid
to name the 7 teachers asked to help guard the Stone: Hagrid, Sprout, Flitwick,
McGonagall, Quirrell, Dumbledore and "Oh yeah, Professor Snape."

It was very hot inside the hut because Hagrid, it turned out, had won a Dragon
egg (a rare Norwegian Ridgeback) from a stranger in the village. He had turned
his hut into an incubator for the Dragon (even though, Hermione noted, the hut
was wooden). Hagrid sent a note a few days later so they could come and see the
hatching, but Malfoy followed them and saw the illegal dragon. Norbert, the
dragon, would have to leave Hagrid's soon.

Over the next two weeks, they devised a plan to send Norbert to Romania where
Ron's brother, Charlie, studied wild dragons. Charlie arranged for friends to
fly him by broom. Before they could, Norbert bit Ron on the hand, and the
swelling made him go to the hospital wing (Harry's 2nd home at Hogwarts). While
there, Malfoy visited Ron (to blackmail him) and found out the details of
Norbert's escape – Saturday at midnight on the tower.

Harry and Hermione used the invisibility cloak to carry the crate with Norbert
to the tower. Malfoy was waiting at the bottom of the tower stairs, and was
caught and so given a detention from McGonagall. Harry and Hermione passed
Norbert over to Charlie's friends, and then, they were caught by Filch as they
left the tower staircase.


Questions:

1. Did the way Harry trusted Quirrell and doubted Snape give you an idea of what
to look for in following books?

2. "We wondered who Dumbledore had trusted 
 apart from you" Hermione flattering
Hagrid. Is this the only time Hermione uses flattery?

3. "Dragon breeding was outlawed by the Warlocks' Convention of 1709
" RON said
that !?!! He also knows his Broomsticks. What other topics could Ron beat
Hermione at in a trivia night?

4. Only four of the teachers were members of the Order of the Phoenix. If JKR
re-wrote this, would Moody, Lupin or other trusted people have been called in?
Who and why?

5. Norbert was the star of this chapter. We witnessed the birth and habits of a
young Dragon. But after that, he almost never got a mention. So why have Norbert
there at all? Your opinion please.

6. How did Hagrid's attitude towards Norbert develop Hagrid's character for you?

7. If you knew your plans for Norbert were leaked to Malfoy, how would you have
avoided trouble?

8. 
 and your question is 
.


aussie_lol / Norbert's mummy



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