CHAPDISC: PS/SS 1, The Boy Who Lived

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No: HPFGUIDX 187681

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "trianarose" <powerbabe7 at ...> wrote:
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> Welcome to the PS/SS chapter discussions! 
<SNIP of the summary>

>  Some questions to think about:
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> 1. Why do you think Dumbledore did not want to take away Harry's scar?

Alla:

I do wonder in light of DH if this is not a hint that yes, Dumbledore was perfectly aware what Harry's scar is right away.


> 2. Why do you think Dumbledore just left Harry with a note, instead of
> actually talking to the Dursleys?

Alla:

Heh, I actually tried to stay away from answering this chapter but lost this battle with myself lol. I tried to stay away because this chapter is now one of those, please let's strangle Dumbledore and let him die a horrible death chapters for me. And of course this would go into one of my Dumbledore's rants which you guys read many times heh.

So I will try to be short at least :)

Dumbledore left Harry with a note instead of actually talking to the Dursleys because he is control freak and manipulator. I can't believe that he would not even entertain a possibility that oh, I don't know, maybe just maybe Dursleys will refuse to take Harry in.

Oh dear, what would have been an expression on Dumbledore's face if say letter to Harry returned with some sort of magical note - the adressee does not live there.

And Dursleys dropped Harry in the orphanage and forgot all about him.

So, yeah I think it makes so much more sense to actually talk to people whom you, I don't know want to take the little one in.

Do not get me wrong, I despise Dursleys and how they treated Harry, but Dumbledore just left a child there without a  word.

Eh must stop now.


> 3. Why do you think Harry's scar was shaped like a lightning bolt?

Alla:

I think it was just an accident or if we look from outside the story, I will speculate that JKR just thought it would look cool.

> 4. Do you think it was really necessary for Professor McGonagall to stay a cat
> all day?

Alla:

I think and again it is just a speculation that McGonagall stayed a cat because she did not trust herself to not come out and slap Dursleys across the face, otherwise I just do not know.

> 
> 5. Please feel free to add your own question.
> 

Alla:

What does the conversation between Vernon and Petunia tells you about the dynamics in Dursleys' household? Why does Vernon refer to Harry as Howard? Is it because he heard Hogwarts at some points and this rhymes with this word somewhat and this is what he remembered? Or is it because it is just another variety of nasty common name for Vernon?

Thank you for the summary and questions !