CAL HP week 3

[elliecat17]

Hi guys sorry this is so late! I was out of town and had no signal.
We should have finished the book at this point, and will move on to book 2 next week. 6 chapters a week still alright with you?

1. How do you feel about the types of protection on the sorcerer's stone from the keys to the chess game?

2. How did you feel when you learned about nicholas Flamel and his connection to Dumbledore?

3. How do you think that the wizarding world is going to react when they learn that Voldemort isn't dead, but it rather bidding his time?

4. Do you think that Voldemort already possessed Prof. Quirrell when he sold the dragon to Hagrid?

5. How cool is it that the mirror of Erised is used to hide the stone?

6. Do you think Harry's life will be different at the Dursley's now that he knows magic and they fear him because of that?


muscari, @eliida, cali, rslh10, skategirl128, therealbug

[cali]

Thanks for the check in elliecat17. I may be late on book 2 because I'm still on the wait list at the library 😣

1. How do you feel about the types of protection on the sorcerer's stone from the keys to the chess game?
Seemed to me like it was specifically designed to be accessible to Harry and his crew since each step seemed to utilize each of their unique skills (Harry- bottom flying; Ron - chess; Hermione- logic). So I think Dumbledore had a master plan.

2. How did you feel when you learned about nicholas Flamel and his connection to Dumbledore?
For me, it was a little anti-climactic. I was kinda eh about it.

3. How do you think that the wizarding world is going to react when they learn that Voldemort isn't dead, but it rather bidding his time?
People are definitely going to freak. Voldemort is scary and I think people felt a lot better believing he was gone for good.

4. Do you think that Voldemort already possessed Prof. Quirrell when he sold the dragon to Hagrid?
I do, yeah!

5. How cool is it that the mirror of Erised is used to hide the stone?
Really cool, although the part where Harry just wanted to stare into it so he could spend time with his parents was so sad.

6. Do you think Harry's life will be different at the Dursley's now that he knows magic and they fear him because of that?
I sure hope so! From what we saw after they initially found out, I do think they'll fear him but won't be anymore loving.

[therealbug]

1. My thoughts on the protections was that many of them are weak - it seems like spells would have been used that were a bit more difficult. I also understand that Harry, Ron, and Hermione had to be able to get past them so it had to be stuff that they had learned. Snape's is the only one that is truly difficult in that it is logic based and, as Hermione says, most wizards would not be able to solve a logic problem.

2. I like that it tied back to the chocolate frog card. JKR likes to tie neat little bows around everything.

3. For those that accept that he is back in whatever form he is in, I don't think they will be surprised.

4. Quirrell was definitely acting on Voldemort's directions. Voldemort began to reside on Quirrell after Quirrell failed to steal the Sorcerer's Stone from Gringots, which was the same day Hagrid and Harry went to Diagon Alley. Hagrid got the egg from the "stranger" after he told him how to get past Fluffy, which implies the stone was already at Hogwarts and was being guarded by Fluffy.

5. Dumbledore is so smart! What a way to guarantee that nobody who wanted to use the stone for evil, or to get rich/live forever could find it!

6. Poor Harry. I think he will see small improvements but not enough to make life at the Dursley's happy.