[HPforGrownups] Re: CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Prisoner of Azkaban Chapter 8: Flight of the Fat Lady

[lui]

No: HPFGUIDX 189611


1) Do you think, considering that Harry is usually wrong about 
Professor Snape, that the 'Neville's boggart' story is why 
Snape seems so tense and angry these days?

luirhys: Well, aside from the fact that He is working alongside 
Lupin whom he also hates by association with James and Sirius.


2) Do you think Hagrid could have sought or accepted advice 
about teaching, and who from?

> Alla: I would say that he should have been given advice and if 
he would have been given the advice he would have accepted it, 
I do not see Hagrid seeking it out on his own simply because 
he would have been too shy and nervous about it IMO. I definitely 
> think Dumbledore should have helped him.

luirhys: I beg to differ, I think Hagrid DID seek DD's help, 
aside from DD giving advice on his own terms. 


3)How do you imagine Hermione survived all those years in the 
girls' dorms?

> Alla: I am not sure I quite understand this question. Could 
you clarify whether you mean that girls were giving her a hard 
> time or you mean something else? <snip>

luirhys: Although we do not see Hermione as being close to the 
other girls in her year, I would think that she could get along 
with them. And I do not see them as "giving her a hard time", 
aside from their unintentional ignorance of her because she isn't 
interested in gossip and other 'girl stuff'.


4) What did you make of the interactions between Lupin and Snape?

> Alla:That they really loved each other ;)

luirhys: Yes! and that they are really mad about each other and 
snog on breaks! oh the stuff of fanfic. 


5) Is Lupin's idea that Harry's boggart might be Lord Voldemort 
reasonable, considering Harry was just over a year old when he 
saw him?

luirhys: Possibly if Harry had not encountered the Dementor on 
the train, LV would have dibs on his boggart. Even so, I do not 
think he fears LV per se, just that he fears the memory of his 
parents death? 


6) Do you think Peeves might have had an amicable relationship 
with the Marauders, as later it's apparent he has with the 
Weasley twins, and might he have been present when Sirius was 
in the castle?

luirhys: Based on Lupin's brief encounter with Peeves, I think 
they had a love/hate relationship. I could just imagine the 
marauders thinking of countless ideas of how to irritate Peeves, 
but they wouldn't like running into him during their pranks.

_thanks for the questions!