Chapter Discussion: Prisoner of Azkaban Ch 15: The Quidditch Final

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PoA Chapter 15:  The Quidditch Final

Buckbeak loses his case and is sentenced to be executed.  Ron vows to help with research for the appeal.  Malfoy mocks Hagrid and is slapped by Hermione.  Ron and Harry go to Charms but Hermione misses the class.  They later find her sleeping in the common room.  She later quits Divination, walking out in the middle of class.  

Easter holiday brings more work.  Everyone has homework; Hermione has more homework than anyone because she has more classes than anyone.  She has bags under her eyes.  Ron begins reading up on Hippogriffs while Harry practices Quidditch.  If Gryffindor wins the Quidditch cup it will be the first time since Ron's brother, Charlie, was on the team.  The entire school focuses on the upcoming match, which will decide who wins the cup.  On game day, the Gryffindors, Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs are decked out in Gryffindor scarlet.  Only Slytherins sport Slytherin green and silver.  The game is intense with fouls committed by both teams.  Several penalty shots are made.  Harry has to wait until Gryffindor is fifty or more points ahead or they will win the match while losing the cup.  He sees a potential mass foul against Angelina and swoops in to scatter the Slytherin team.  When he recovers he sees Malfoy heading for the Snitch.  With a burst of speed, Harry secures the snitch.  The game is won, the cup goes to Gryffindor.
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1.  Hermione misses Charms and is found asleep over her Arithmancy book.  Later, she is described as having bags under her eyes like Lupin.  Did you think she was just overdoing it, as Harry suggests, or did you think magic was involved?

2.  Which house has been winning the Quidditch cup?  Do you think it was one house more than any other or that the other three houses each had their share of winning seasons?

3.  Why were Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff rooting for Gryffindor?

4.  Lee Jordan's commentary earns him a warning for bias.  Other than the most blatant examples, do you think Lee Jordan's commentary was fair, or was it biased all through the game?

5.  In our world, imitation or correspondence can be considered "sympathetic magic."  During the Gryffindor/Slytherin match, three-quarters of the houses wear Gryffindor scarlet while one quarter of the houses wear Slytherin green.  Do you think there is a similar folk belief in sympathetic magic in the Potterverse?  If so, could the wearing of the team colors have helped Gryffindor win?

6.  Add your own question here.
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