Sorry it's been so long folks, but here's the next installment.
Borgin and Burke
This dodgy little shop of horrors not only holds items of dark magic, it contains items of significance later on in the series. Did you notice the cabinet Harry hides in? I'm pretty sure it's the same significant cabinet we learn about in the 6th book. Also noted in this chapter is the "Hand of Glory" which Draco will use in book 6. The "Opal necklace" is also briefly mentioned which again comes into play in book 6. It's just interesting that the author plants these little notes here and there early on in the books so that later on we can say "Oh, she mentioned that in an earlier book." It shows that she is able to see the entire story folded out before her. I don't think she makes it up as she goes.
Modes of Transportation
Flying car, floo powder, just to name a few. One thing I wanted to point out is that in the wizarding world, there are way more methods of travel than in the muggle world. What is interesting is that in every book, we, the readers, and Harry learn a new method of transportation. Here's a fairly comprehensive list:
Sorcerer's Stone: Flying on brooms, bewitching objects to fly, i.e. motorcycles.
Chamber of Secrets: Floo powder
Prisoner of Azkaban: Riding a Hippogriff, the knight bus.
Goblet of Fire: Portkeys, flying carriage, magical watercraft, i.e. the Durmstrang ship
Order of the Phoenix: Riding thestrals
Half-Blood Prince: Apparition/side-along apparition, vanishing cabinet.
Deathly Hallows: Traveling by deluminator, riding a dragon*, flying (as demonstrated by Voldemort*)
*Not a typical mode of transportation for wizards
I wouldn't consider the Hogwarts express on this list because there is nothing especially magical about the train itself, although it is stationed at a magical platform.
Educational decree number blah blah blah
So Harry gets a slap on the wrist from the ministry for using magic as an underage wizard. If this holds true, then how do you explain when Ron uses his wand to unlock and start the Ford Anglia? Knowing that Fred and George also flew the car, one can assume they also used their wands to unlock and start the car. Why didn't they get a letter from the ministry? I'll have to ask J.K. next time I run into her.
Reading Minds
When Harry and Ron get busted by Snape for flying the car, Harry has the distinct impression that Snape can read minds. There are a couple of other occasions when Harry also senses the same thing. Harry, however, doesn't really convince the reader that Snape can. I don't think Harry himself believes it either, but this isn't the first time our little hero "accidentally" jumps to the right conclusion.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Chamber of Secrets - Chapters 4 - 5
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you have to remember, that harry only got in trouble for using magic because he was the only wizard living in that area. it talks about how parents are supposed to keep track of their children and be responsible for their underaged use of magic. the ministry can't tell the difference between the parents and childrens magic. but harry is all alone
haha sorry i just remember something else. remember when harrry was doing his homework over the break? he used magic then and didn't in trouble. why is that? was it just not big enough magic?
Good point about the parent supervision thing. I guess they wouldn't get in the trouble with the ministry if they're at the Weasley's, but when they unlocked the car in London, they were all alone. As far as the homework thing, Harry only did magic in the Prisoner of Azkaban movie, not the book, but I'm not sure about Chamber of Secrets. I'll have to get back to you on that one. Perhaps there's a provisional for wizards living with muggle families that allows them to do "homework" magic.
P.S. Vasha, thanks for the plug for my blog that you posted on yours. Have a Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas too! diane orme is the one who told me about your blog! i read it all the time! it's awesome!
ok, in Half-Blood Prince on page 368 Dumbledore tells Harry that the Ministry can detect magic, but not the perpetrator. That's why Harry gets blamed for Dobby's hover charm. that's how tom riddle gets away with murdering his dad and grandparents, but morfin gaunt is the one who is blamed.
Morfin Gaunt is blamed because he confessed to the crime because Riddle modified his memory. I knew about the ministry detecting magic but not knowing the perpetrator. That still doesn't explain how Ron was able to use magic out in the open when he unlocked the door to the flying car without getting in trouble. Further, they violated section 13 of the International Confederation of Warlocks' Statute of Secrecy by using magic that risked notice by muggles.
Ron got away with it because they were in the parking lot outside the train station. Any bets that wizarding parents use magic out there? There are probably tons of wizards around there, there's no way the ministry could detect if it's someone underage there.
Fred and George probably got away with it because they started the car at the Burrow.
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