Chapter Discussion: Chapter Fifteen, Goblet of Fire: Beauxbatons and Durmstrang

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Chapter 15
Beauxbatons  and Durmstrang

This chapter features Harry writing a letter to Sirius in which he tries to
discount the pain of his scar. Sirius sees through it. We see Harry successfully
resisting the Imperius curse during Moody's lesson. The amount of school work
for the fourth years is increasing. Harry and Co. think that Snape promised to
poison them to see if they can cook the antidote, McGonagall snaps at Neville,
so life at Hogwarts is as usual. Ron and Hermione debate whether she likes
people just because they are handsome. Beauxbatons and Durmstrang delegations
finally arrive.



Questions:
1. To jump on the question from the previous chapter about Dumbledore wanting 
Fake!Moody to demonstrate Unforgivables in all their glory – in this one Moody
claims Dumbledore wanted him to put the Imperio on the students. I believed him
without any hesitation, but you all know how I feel about Dumbledore, so could
somebody please convince me that this was Fake!Moody's own desire and
Dumbledore had nothing to do with it?
2. My attitude about the kids' potential love interests was always along the
lines of "I really really do not give a flying fig whom they end up with, as long
as the Trio survives". I was too busy imagining Sirius and Snape ending up
together ;) But at the same time I also thought that Ron and Hermione were
bound to end up together, and their banter in this chapter was a classic example
why, to me anyway. I guess my question is not why anybody thought differently, I
am sure people have many reasons, but more along the lines what else did their
banter signify for you, if not the comedical chemistry of two sidekicks of the
main character which heavily foreshadows a love story for them?
3. According to narrator Snape "hinted" that he might be poisoning one of the
kids before Christmas, even I Snape "fan" I am found this assumption very funny
on this reread. What about you?
4. What did you think of Hagrid's attempt to control Malfoy's behavior during
his lesson?
5. How do you think the Durmstrang ship arrived in the lake? Was this
apparition? Something else? Why do you think this mode of transportation was
not more widely used in the Potterverse?
6. Karkaroff's smile "did not extend to  his eyes, which remain cold and shrewd"
when he greeted Dumbledore. Usually when a new character is introduced like that
– his smile did not reach his eyes – it often raises my suspicions about the
character's intentions. I of course do not remember what was my first reaction
to meeting Karkaroff, but if you do, was this a warning for you or not? Where
there other hints you felt laid suspicion on Karkaroff?
7. In this chapter we hear about increased amount of work kids have to do on
multiple subjects, but we do not see those lessons in details except Moody's
DADA lesson. Did you find interesting whatever you did hear abou those lessons?
Did you wish for more details? What other magic did you enjoy seeing the kids
study? What magic do you wish we had seen more of them studying?

8. Add your own question.

Alla



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