Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapters 9-16 (original) (raw)

The trio are bickering once again, The Gryffindor Quidditch team are more determined than ever to win the Quidditch Cup and notorious murderer Sirius Black is still after Harry. Once more, for your time, here are the discussion guidelines:

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• In these chapters the Gryffindor Quidditch team suffer a grim defeat but push themselves back towards victory. What was your first reaction to Quidditch? Did you understand the game on the first read-through or did you have to go back and read them again to pick up all the rules?
• In Chapter Ten, Harry eavesdrops on the professors in Hogsmeade and discovers that Sirius Black and his father, James Potter were best friends... thus beginning the tale of the marauders! Are you a fan of the marauder generation? Which of the marauders is your favourite?
• There's tons of bickering in these few chapters and Harry and Ron have a serious falling-out with Hermione for the first time since their bond first developed. Do the trio's frequent arguments annoy you or do you think it brings a unique sense of realism to the otherwise perfect friendship they share?
• Hermione loses her cool in an exam for perhaps the first and only time in her life when confronted with a boggart who represents himself as the one thing she fears the most: academic failure. What do you think your boggart would look like if you came face-to-face with one?
• Any favourite quotes/moments from these chapters?