Monday, April 27, 2009

Harry Potter #9

I am reading the book Harry Potter by J.K.Rowling.

I predict that Professor Treawney's vision is that Ron's rat is still alive. The chapter was called Professor Treawney's Prediction and Ron just lost his rat,Scabbers. My prediction was wrong. Professor Treawney did not have that vision but Ron's rat was still alive. Her actual prediction was "The Dark Lord will rise again." She said this to Harry during her exam alone to Harry.

If you got bit by a werewolf would you turn into a werewolf on a full moon? Yes, I found out the answer by reading more. Professor Lupin said "When I got bit it all started every full moon. I turned into a monster." Professor Lupin is a teacher at Hogwarts. On every full moon he turns into a werewolf. Every full moon he is absent from school.

There was a word that I needed help with. The word I did not know was "resigned". I fond out that the word is like saying I quit but in a nicer way. I found that out that by reading around the word three times. Hagrid told Harry that Lupin "Resigned firs' thing this mornin'." Before this Harry said "He's packing? Why?" Then Hagrid said "Leavin', isn' he?...Says he can't risk it happenin' again." Lupin can't risk turning into a werewolf again and almost biting someone at Hogwarts.

In the end of the book Harry helped Sirius Black escape Hogwarts and is going to live with him in a little while. Sirius was actually innocent and was Harry's godfather.

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Harry Potter #8

I am reading the book Harry Potter Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling.

The title of the chapter is Snape's Grudge. I predict that Snape will hold a grudge on Harry because Harry's dad picked on Snape when he was at hogwarts. My prediction was correct. Harry's dad played jokes on Snape but saved Snape's life. Snape gives Harry detentions for being a couple of minutes late to class, for wandering the hallways and not helping Malfoy(a boy in Slytherin House that hates Harry).

Hermione's cat ate Scabbers, Ron's rat. When is Ron going to forgive Hermione? Ron forgave Hermione after she told them about Buckbeak's execution. Buckbeak is a giant horse/Bird creature that belongs to Hagrid. Buckbeak is being executed because he scratched Malfoy on the arm with 3" talons. Ron said he would help Hermione fight for Buckbeaks innocence.

There was a word I needed help with. It was euphoria. After I read around the word I had an idea what it meant. The sentence was "Harry's euphoria at finally winning the Quidditch Cup lasted at least a week." Euphoria means extremely happy. Harry was very excited about winning the Quidditch Cup, he was euphoric.

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Harry Potter#7

I am reading the book Harry Potter the third book by J.K.Rowling.

I predict that when Harry tries to go back to Huneydukes (a candy shop in Hogsmead) he will get caught by dementors and get in a lot of trouble at school. My prediction was wrong , Harry ended up knowing that Sirius Black was his parents' best friend and he helped you-know-who (Voldemort) kill his parents.

I think that professor Lupin's robes are so raggy because he turns into a werewolf which streches them out.

I had a clarifying word which is poltergeist. I got help from my mom. It means a mischievous ghost. Peeves is a ghost that picks on people and breaks the rules a lot.

While I was reading I had a visualization. When Hermione was at a bar she said a spell mobiliarbus and a tree lifted off the ground and moved a foot away from where it was. I imaged Hermione saying a spell in the middle of a bar and moving a tree without anyone noticing her doing it.