Chapter Discussion Chamber of Secrets Ch. 8 The Deathday Party

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> 2.	What was your first thought when you realized that Filch was taking Kwikspell course?

Potioncat: I thought he was a wizard of very little skill and was trying to improve. I almost feel sorry for him now—or I would if he were a nicer person. I think Mrs. Figg took the better path in life. 

> 3.	 500th anniversary of Nick's death is one of the few dates (or is an only date?) that can help us place Harry Potter in time. And we debated the timeline many many times in the past. Do you feel that JKR made a wise decision to actually place it in time or would it have been better to let the reader place the action in time as they see fit and not give any definite dates in the book?

Potioncat: I don't mind her placing the story in a specific time, I just wish her math had been better. Not that I would have caught all the errors myself
OK I would only caught a few. All right, maybe I would never have noticed on my own.

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> 4.	Would you like to go to Deathday party?

Potioncat: Under the circumstances the Trio found themselves in—yes. But I wouldn't want to go. The whole idea of ghosts bothers me. It's a horrible thought that your sould would not on to the Hereafter. But I'm not sure if ghosts are souls that did not go on as Nick says, or if they are imprints of souls as Snape says. Snape's version makes them more like portraits.
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> 5.	Obviously we know now that Draco was not Slytherin Heir, but what do you think was the reason for him saying that?

Potioncat: He was clearly placing himself in support of it. I think it's odd the teachers didn't react more to the words on the wall and Draco's cheering of it but spent so time just on the cat's injury.
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> 6.	Ginny is pale at the beginning of the chapter and Percy bullies her into taking the medicine. We find out later about the diary and Tom, but at this point, we don't know. Did Percy seem out of character in "bullying" her?

Potioncat: Hmmm, I think the word intended more "bossing" but "bullying" always hits buttons on this site. Cough!jamesorsnape!cough. I don't think it was out of character,  Percy liked being in charge. I do think he was acting in Ginny's best interest.
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> 7.	Filch is a Squib as we know now and he is expected to clean up the messes that magical kids make all the time. Do you think it is too much to expect of him?

Potioncat: This has always puzzled me. With all the magical spells that clean things up with a simple wave of the wand, why have this poor old guy scrubbing at frog brains on the ceiling or mud along the hallways? Someone else suggested House elves do most of the work, but I think they cook and only clean the dorms. (And would you want Filch cleaning your dorm?) 

My apologies if this is posted twice, it hasn't shown up yet, so I'm re-posting
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