CHAPTER DISCUSSION Chamber of Secrets Ch. 4, At Flourish and Blotts

potioncat willsonkmom at msn.com
Wed Jan 27 02:41:06 UTC 2010


No: HPFGUIDX 188780


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> 1.This chapter appears to be just a transition between Harry's time at the Dursleys and Hogwarts, but it is in fact a vital chapter in terms of characters, the wizarding world, and the overall plot. How many places, characters, practices, and things of interest are we introduced to in this chapter?

Potioncat:
Well, let's see. We see the Arthur/Lucius rivalry, Ginny's bravery, Percy's ambitious nature, Knockturn Alley, the vanishing cabinet, the hand of glory, the opal necklace. Perhaps reason to think that even good wizards might need something dark (Hagrid). We get a glimpse of Lockhart's character. We get the setup –though we don't see—the diary being put into Ginny's cauldron.
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> 2. Do you believe Hagrid was looking for Flesh Eating Slug Repellant in Knockturn Alley? 
Potioncat:
Honestly, I don't know. He hangs out in dodgy places, and he doesn't always follow the rules, so who knows what he may have been looking for.
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> 3. What could have happened to Harry, if Hagrid had not happened by at that time?
Potioncat:
Nothing good, that's for sure—something even darker than anything Dickens came up with.

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> 4. Would Harry have vanished, if he had closed the door on the cabinet?
Potioncat:
I'm not sure. But maybe.  Are we sure the  Vanishing Cabinet in Hogwarts was working? And are we sure that's the only other one? 
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> 5. Why didn't the second year students have to buy more than the one spell book and the books for DADA?
Potioncat:
Because the other texts were good for more than one year? 

Very good questions.  I'll answer the others later.






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