Happy Birthday, Harry!, A reading group style birthday discussion |
 Jan 25 2008, 10:59 AM
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Happy Birthday, Harry!  Now don't cheat and use this topic as a way to cheat on the birthday gift quiz!  Throughout the seven books of the Harry Potter series, we see Harry receive a number of gifts -- both useful and useless, fun and downright dull. Even Hedwig the owl is a birthday present! We've seen Harry get a coat hanger and a pair of socks, at least two Sneakoscopes, several cakes, a box of chocolates, a watch, some swag from Weasleys Wizard Wheezes... oh, yes, and a kiss.  Here's a place to dissect the gift-giving and receiving and see what you can learn about Harry, about his friends and his family. Points to Ponder: Of all the gifts Harry gets for his birthdays, which of the Dursleys' gifts to him do you find the most insulting? Hagrid gives Harry his first birthday cake (well, that Harry can remember) and Hedwig, even though Hagrid's never really met Harry before that day. What does that tell you about Hagrid? What do you think is the most useful present Harry receives for his birthday, and who is the giver? What do you think is the most fun present Harry receives? Who gives it to him? Why do you think the Dursleys continue to bother giving him presents at all? Whose presents do you think mean the most to Harry over time? This post has been edited by becky920: Jan 25 2008, 09:53 PM -------------------- |
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Flying was something that Harry was really good at, and that connected him immediately to the Wizarding World his first year. And then there were those endless hours of fun on the Quidditch Field. Yes! Yes! It's the Firebolt!
