CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Prisoner of Azkaban Chapter 9: Grim Defeat

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 Questions:
1. A school-wide sleep-over, mixed gender (Hermione sleeps close to Ron and Harry), and with 11 to 17 year olds ? Can you imagine this happening at your school – both when you were young and/or for your kids nowadays - whichever applies ? Especially with little to no adult supervision – only Percy seems to be on patrol.

Marianne:

When I was in school sleeping in the same room wouldn't have been an option.  The boys in one end of the school the girls on the other end of the school.  Things are a lot more relaxed now days.  As a parent I wouldn't think anything about it.  Course there would have been plenty of supervision.

As for Hogwarts?  They kids have very little supervision anyway, why would a school-wide sleepover make much of a difference.  For HRH to sleep in the same area, seems only natural.  The other kids, boys girls, would probably gather together for friendship, maybe comfort and discuss the happenings of the day.  Besides Peeves is enough of supervision by himeself.


2. And speaking of Percy – where's the Head Girl and the Prefects ? Can you imagine that Harry (through whom we `see' this magical world) would pay no sttention to them at all?

Marianne:

I was looking for a quote in the book and looked through this chapter.  Dumbledore left the Head Boy and Girl in charge and the prefects in guard of the entrences of the hall.  As for Percy.  Well he's Percy.  Wants to be in the know of everything and be able to report everything.

Harry might pay attention to the other prefects and the head boy and girl, but not Percy.  I don't think he has much respect for him
 
3. Teacher Talk: When the Headmaster approaches, Harry quickly pretends to be asleep. Do you think Professor Dumbledore knew he was listening in on the conversation ? Was that the reason he cuts off Snape's insinuation that Lupin helped Black get inside the castle or was it solely because he truly believes Lupin didn't help?

Marianne:

I doubt Dumbldore knew he was listening.  If he knew Harry was listening, the conversation wouldn't have taken place. I believe Dumbledore really believes Lupin didn't help.  He trusts Lupin.
 
4. Snape taking over Lupin's class: What did you make of this and did it give you a clue as to what was to come out?

Marianne:

Didn't think nothing of it.  If a teacher is ill, someone is going to take over a class temporarily.  Snape knows DADA, so why not have him teach for a while.
 
8. Did you have an idea by this time what, exactly, Harry might be hearing when dementors are near?

Marianne:

No.