CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Prisoner of Azkaban Chapter 2: Aunt Marge's Big Mistake

[dzturtleshell]

No: HPFGUIDX 189415

AM asks: "Why do you think JKR mirrored the scene of Snape having his trouser-leg in tatters and bloody from Fluffy in Philosophers Stone with Vernon rushing after Harry after he'd blown Marge up?"

dzturtleshell responds: Never thought about this! I suppose there are some parallels between Vernon and Snape. As Mike had said, I agree it's possible to relate Vernon and Snape as "reluctant protectors" of the product of both someone they loved and someone they hated, but it's a bit of a stretch, and something that's unlikely to be noticed. Maybe JKR just knew someone that had a dog that would do that to people who approached it? It's a great scene, vivid, entertaining, and fitting!




Mike writes: "So, on to Riddle and his murdering his kin. Simple really, there were wizards in
that vicinity, and one who had specifically attacked the elder Tom Riddle in the
past - Morfin, Tom's uncle. Since Tom framed his uncle, Morfin becomes the
perfectly logical culprit to the Ministry"

dzturtleshell responds: Wow. Sorry. I don't know how I forgot about Morfin here! I need to stop staying up so late, it's messing with my head. 

~ dzturtleshell :)