Pushing Harry away onto the hard dungeon floor is wrong, but (possibly) understandable. The (justified) anger of Severus Snape finding Harry looking at these childhood memories in the Pensieve. The string of jinxes and hexes reeled off at Severus Snape by the young James Potter and Sirius Black. The teaching staff being "unable" to deal with any of fireworks. It is only when he sees the rest of Snape's memories in DH33 that Harry finally understands Snape's life and motivations.Īrgus Filch, a Squib, agreeing - "Right you are, Headmistress!" - not to perform any magic on the out-of-control fireworks. This first time that Harry sees Severus Snape's memories in the Pensieve it is just the one extended incident, where his father James and Sirius Black bully Snape after an O.W.L. James whirled about: a second flash of light later, Snape was hanging upside-down in the air, his robes falling over his head to reveal skinny, pallid legs and a pair of greying underpants. Pink soap bubbles streamed from Snape's mouth at once the froth was covering his lips, making him gag, choking him –Īnd here comes Lily Evans, his mother with the green eyes. this was Snape's memory and Harry was sure that if Snape chose to wander off in a different direction once outside in the grounds, he, Harry, would not be able to follow James any further.īut Snape stays outside and bad things start to happen when he is noticed there by the two ringleaders of the Marauders. Harry stopped in front of the desk and gazed down at his fifteen-year-old father.Įxcept that he has his mother's eyes, everyone says that Harry and James Potter look very alike. Umbridge and Argus Filch are unable to cope with them. Fred and George have been very inventive with their fireworks, and could probably give Tolkien's Gandalf ( Lord of the Rings Wiki) a run for his money - as well as putting local competition Dr Filibuster in the shade.
Someone - or something - has made this decision, but we are in the dark about the process.ĭragons comprised entirely of green and gold sparks were soaring up and down the corridors, emitting loud fiery blasts and bangs as they went shocking-pink Catherine wheels five feet in diameter were whizzing lethally through the air like so many flying saucers rockets with long tails of brilliant silver stars were ricocheting off the walls sparklers were writing swear words in midair of their own accord firecrackers were exploding like mines everywhere Harry looked, and instead of burning themselves out, fading from sight or fizzling to a halt, these pyrotechnical miracles seemed to be gaining in energy and momentum the longer he watched.Īs Hermione says, "They were wonderful fireworks". You wonder what gives the room the right to close itself against what seems to be a lawfully appointed wizard or witch. It is unlikely that every Headteacher would be able to hand over the role to the next each time a change is made. It is very interesting that Umbridge's appointment as Headmistress isn't recognised by the physical space that is the Head's Office inside the school. The Head's office has sealed itself against her." – that Umbridge tried to get back into his office last night after they'd searched the castle and grounds for him.
The chapter covers the general feeling and events since Albus Dumbledore's departure and Dolores Umbridge's take-over. Hermione also says that the Easter holiday begins Friday, but since the calendar doesn't align to a real-world calendar, it still doesn't help determine exact dates.
Calendar and DatesĪll we know is that, since the previous chapter took place on a Monday in April, this chapter must take place Tuesday and Wednesday of the same week. Harry confronts Cho Chang about her friend Marietta’s betrayal, continues his Occlumency lessons with Professor Snape and, while poking around in Snape’s Pensieve memories, discovers that his father may have been every bit as arrogant as Snape had previously told him. Dolores Umbridge replaces Albus Dumbledore as Head of Hogwarts, the students (with the help of Fred and George’s inventions) rebel while the staff sit back and watch, and Umbridge tries to get Harry to tell her where Dumbledore is hiding.
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