CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Prisoner of Azkaban Chapter 13: Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw

[annemehr]

No: HPFGUIDX 189967


Thanks, Geoff, for the questions.
 
> 1. Do you think that Hermione was right in accusing Ron of 
> being prejudiced against Crookshanks?
> 

Annemehr:

Of course not.  Crookshanks had been known to go after Scabbers any chance he got.

What Ron didn't know was that Crookshanks was part-Kneazle and Scabbers was an imposter, but at the time his conclusions were based on observation, not prejudice.

What I wonder about is Hermione's seeming complete indifference to Ron's feelings about his pet.  Maybe she has an irrational fear of rats, but she could have had some empathy as well.


> 3. Harry is still letting thoughts of the Grim bother him. Is he 
> right in thinking that the creature exists or were the various 
> apparent sightings just coincidences or products of his over-
> excited imagination?
> 

Annemehr:

At this point in the story, sure, he might well believe it could be true.  He's been in this whole magical world for less than three years, and all sorts of things like magic wands and flying brooms turned out to be true.  Why not the Grim?

There are two questions here, I think.  One, is there such a thing as the Grim?  And two, if there is, is that what Harry was seeing?  At this point, he didn't really know, but he was worried that both answers might be yes.  Seems to me, it was quite possible from his point of view.  (I as a reader of course knew that it wasn't, because there were more books to come.)



> 4. Do you think that Cho is just using her flying ability to distract 
> Harry or do you think she might be using her womanly wiles to 
> affect him in other ways?
> 

Annemehr:

She was using manly wiles; i.e. sports strategy. :P


> 5. Were you surprised at the speed of Harry's reaction on seeing 
> the Dementors? Would you have expected that he would have a 
> similar reaction to that of the earlier Hufflepuff match?

Annemehr:

Yeah, I was surprised he didn't feel cold or anything at all.  If there had been three actual dementors, I would have expected him to feel well enough to send off a patronus, but still to feel something.  There weren't nearly as many (supposed) dementors as showed up at the Hufflepuff match, so I don't think he would have fallen.


Annemehr