First Time Readers

Chapter 24 - Rita Skeeter’s Scoop Q1 - Is Harry stupid or smart for not just taking Cedric’s advice? Q2 - Why do you think Dumbledore secured a job for Hagrid when he was expelled? Q3 - Why are the Goblins looking for Barty Crouch Q4 - Where do you think Barty Crouch is? “How about giving me an interview about the Hagrid you know, Harry? The man behind the muscles? Your unlikely friendship and the...

Chapter 21 - The House-Elf Liberation Front Q1 - Do you think Karkaroff is the one who put Harry’s name in? It was hollow and completely empty — but the moment Harry opened it, the most horrible noise, a loud and screechy wail, filled the room. The nearest thing to it Harry had ever heard was the ghost orchestra at Nearly Headless Nick’s Deathday Party, who had all been playing the musical saw. Q2...

Chapter 19 - The Hungarian Horntail Q1 - So Rita Skeeter is putting words in Harry’s mouth, which is wrong, but is what she’s saying making Harry more likeable? “I didn’t start this,” Harry said stubbornly. “It’s his problem.” “You miss him!” Hermione said impatiently. “And I know he misses you—” Let’s give an ode to friends that we miss! Q2 - Harry cloak seems pretty special…do you think anyone e...

Chapter 17 - The Four Champions Q1 - Harry has to be embarrassed here…what is the most embarrassed you’ve ever been? “Did you put your name into the Goblet of Fire, Harry?” Dumbeldore asked calmly. Q2 - How do you think Harry’s name got in the Goblet of fire? “Maybe someone’s hoping Potter is going to die for it,” said Moody, with the merest trace of a growl. Q3 - Would you want to enter into the...

Chapter 15 - Beaubatons and Durmstrang Q1 - Do you think Dumbledore really wants Moody to teach these things, or is he just using the name of Dumbledore as an excuse to teach what he wants? Q2 - Why do you think Harry was able to resist the Imperius curse when everyone else in the class couldn’t? “Well, the Heads of the participating schools are always on the panel,” said Hermione, and everyone lo...

Chapter 13 - Mad-Eye Moody Q1 - Would you want to squeeze the pus out of a bubotuber? Q2 - Which lesson would you rather go to—care of magical creatures or herbology? You are preoccupied, my dear. My Inner Eye sees past your brave face to the troubled soul within. And I regret to say that your worries are not baseless. I see difficult times ahead for you, alas… most difficult… I fear the thing you...

Chapter 11 - Aboard the Hogwarts Express Q1 - How do you like the name Mad-Eye? Mrs Weasley took a piece of buttered toast from a stack on the kitchen table, put it into the fire tongs and transferred it into Mr Diggory’s mouth. Q2 - have you guys ever had a mountain pie? “Your father thinks very highly of Mad-Eye Moody,” said Mrs Weasley sternly. “Yeah, well Dad collects plugs, doesn’t he?” said...

Chapter 9 - The Dark Mark “Get up! Ron — Harry — come on now, get up, this is urgent!” Harry sat up quickly and the top of his head hit canvas. “S’matter?” he said. Dimly. He could tell that something was wrong. The noises in the campsite had changed. The singing had stopped. He could hear screams, and the sound of people running. Q1 - Have you ever been in a riot or a situation this scary? Q2 - W...

Chapter 6 - The Portkey INTRO - Character impressions in your mind. Harry felt as though he had barely lain down to sleep in Ron’s room when he was being shaken awake by Mrs Weasley. Q1 - Is this the worst feeling ever? Non-snow days? What is the worst feeling as a kid? Q2 - You need a license to Apparate? Do you think anything else should require a license in the magical world? Q3 - What’s the ea...

Chapter 2 - The Scar No, the thing that was bothering Harry was that the last time his scar had hurt him, it had been because Voldemort had been close by… but Voldemort couldn’t be here, now…the idea of Voldemort lurking in Privet Drive was absurd, impossible… Q1 - Why do you think Harry’s scar hurts whenever things like that happen? Q2 - Do you think Voldemort knows where Harry lives, and would h...

Chapter 1 - The Riddle House The villagers of Little Hangleton still called it “the Riddle House,” even though it had been many years since the Riddle family had lived there. Fifty years before, at daybreak on a fine summer’s morning, when the Riddle House had still been well kept and impressive, and a maid had entered the drawing room to find all three Riddles dead. Q1 - What do you think happene...

We're talking about this movie! So join Jon, Jenn, Danny, and Kristen as they talk over the movie of Prisoner of Azkaban. They talk over some theories about what will happen, impressions of the characters, and see how Hogwarts should have a Weeping Willow that can cry with you rather than a Whomping Willow.

Chapter 21 - Hermione’s Secret “You surely don’t believe a word of Black’s story?” Snape whispered, his eyes fixed on Dumbledore’s face. “I wish to speak to Harry and Hermione alone,” Dumbledore repeated. Q1 - What do you think about the dynamic between Snape and Dumbledore in this book? “But you believe us.” “Yes I do,” said Dumbledore quietly. “But I have no power to make other men see the truth...

  Chapter 18 - Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs “They’ve — got — a — right — to — know — everything.” Lupin panted, still trying to restrain Black. “Ron’s kept him as a pet! There are parts of it even I don’t understand! And Harry — you owe Harry the truth, Sirius!” Black stopped struggling, though his hollowed eyes were still fixed on Scabbers, who was clamped tightly under Ron’s bitten, scra...

Chapter 16 - Professor Trelawney’s Prediction Even Fred and George Weasley had been spotted working. Q1 - What do you think differentiates between a charm and a spell? Their second from last exam, on Thursday morning, was Defense Against the Dark Arts. Professor Lupin had compiled the most unusual exam any of them had ever taken; a sort of obstacle course outside in the sun, where they had to wade...

Chapter 11 - The Firebolt He stopped on a picture of his parents’ wedding day. There was his father waving up at him, beaming, the untidy black hair Harry had inherited standing up in all directions. There was his mother, alight with happiness, arm in arm with his dad. And there…that must be him. Their best man…Harry had never given him a thought before. A hatred such as he had never known before...

Chapter 8 - Flight of the Fat Lady Q1 - How do you think the Fat Lady feels that she is just known as the Fat Lady? “Well, look at it logically,” said Hermione turning to the rest of the group. “I mean, Binky didn’t even die today, did he, Lavender just got the news today —” Lavender wailed loudly , “—and she can’t have been dreading it, because it’s come as a real shock—” “Don’t mind Hermione, La...

Chapter 6 - Talons and Tea Leaves “Dad had to go out to Azkaban one time, remember, Fred? And he said it was the worst place he’d ever been. He came back all weak and shaking…They suck the happiness out of a place, Dementors. Most of the prisoners go mad in there.” Q1 - What do you think of Dementors sucking the happiness out of a place? “How’re you supposed to be in three classes at once?” “Don’t...

Chapter 1 - Owl Post Harry Potter was a highly unusual boy in many ways. For one thing, he hated the summer holidays more than any other time of year. For another, he really wanted to do his homework, but was forced to do it in secret, in the dead of night. And he also happened to be a wizard. Q1 - Wendelin the Weird is so named because she liked to be burned, if you had a title to your name, what...

Why can't we just follow the butterflies? So join Jon, Jenn, Danny, and Kristen as they talk over the movie version of the Chamber of Secrets. They talk over some theories about what will happen, impressions of the characters, and best and worst book to movie changes.

Chapter Fifteen - Aragog Q1 - Who do you think would be the best person thus far to replace Dumbledore as headmaster? “Let me at him,” Ron growled, as Harry and Dean hung onto his arms. “I don’t care, I don’t need my wand, I’m going to kill him with my bare hands—” Q2 - Is it irresponsible for Harry to leave the cloak at Hagrids because he doesn’t think he’ll need it. Q3 - What animal do you hate...

Chapter Eleven - The Dueling Club “So Dobby stopped us getting on the train and broke your arm…” He shook his head. “You know what, Harry? If he doesn’t stop trying to save your life he’s going to kill you.” Q1 - At this stage of their schooling, which Wizard or Witch would you want to duel and which would you not want to duel? “Scared?” muttered Malfoy, so that Lockhart couldn’t hear him. “You wi...

Chapter Six - Gilderoy Lockhart “You’d better open it, Ron,“ said Neville, in a timid whisper. “It’ll be worse if you don’t. My gran sent me one once, and I ignored it and —” he gulped, “it was horrible.” Q1 - What do you think Gran’s howler was about? And do you like the idea of howlers? At least the Howler had done one thing: Hermione seemed to think they had now been punished enough and was bei...

Chapter 1 - The Worst Birthday “I want more bacon” “There’s more in the frying pan, sweetums,” said Aunt Petunia, turning misty eyes on her massive son. Q1 - Has your opinion of the Dursley’s changed at all? Harry stared from his purple-faced uncle to his pale aunt, who was trying to heave Dudley to his feet. Q2 - Why do you think Vernon is purple and Petunia is pale? Q3 - Why do you think Harry w...