CHAPTER DISCUSSION Chamber of Secrets Ch. 6, Gilderoy Lockhart

[Megan Real]

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CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Chapter 6: Gilderoy Lockhart.


The chapter begins with Ron getting a howler from his parents about the car - Harry is still feeling guilty about the trouble he caused them. The students get their schedules and start their classes, the first of which for Harry is Herbology, where they pot the baby mandrakes. Throughout the chapter, Harry keeps running into Gilderoy Lockhart, who assumes that Harry shares his love of fame. In Professor Lockhart's Defense Against the Dark Arts class, the students take a quiz about the professor's books, then are asked to round up some pixies which Professor Lockhart releases but is unable to control.

Questions:

1. What did you think of the human-like characteristics and development of the mandrakes in light of the fact that they are ground up and used in potions?

2. Why do you think Professor McGonagall's class got such a short mention in this chapter compared to Professors Sprout and Lockhart?

3. For fun: What do you think might have been some other questions Professor Lockhart considered for his introductory quiz?

4. Before seeing the movie, what did you think the pixies looked like?

5. What was your initial impression of Justin Finch-Fletchley? Did you think he would turn out to be important later?

Please feel free to add pertinent questions.


Megan Real
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