Thursday, September 19, 2019

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets(Round 3)

     The book I am writing about today is Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J.K. Rowling. I am 194 pages into the book. So far, it is about Harry Potter and his friends Ron and Hermione trying to prove that Draco Malfoy is the one that has opened the chamber of secrets and is attacking students. I am reading this new book because I finished the previous book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. I picked this book because I really liked the first book in the series and I wanted to continue it.
    A character I would like to interview is Gilderoy Lockhart. I would ask him what his favorite place he's traveled is because he talks about a lot of his adventures throughout the book. I would also ask him what his most dangerous encounter with a dark creature was because he teaches defense against the dark arts. Another question I would ask is why he tried to fix Harry's arm himself instead of sending him to the hospital wing. He could have done some serious damage.
    If Harry Potter was a girl instead of a boy, the story would change a lot. Obviously, her name would be different, probably Harriet. She would resemble her mother, Lily Potter, more. As a result of this, Snape would probably be nicer to, and maybe even overprotective of Harriet because he detested James Potter but didn't particularly hate Lily. He might have also been more neutral towards Gryffindor.
    If the story took place in 2019, things would be very different. First, Hogwarts students wouldn't be using owls for communication as much. They would probably be texting with their phones. Also, it would be hard to keep the secret of Hogwarts because students would be posting pictures of their time at Hogwarts to social media. Additionally, Harry wouldn't have had trouble finding Hermione and Ron after getting out of the hospital wing because he could have just texted them.
    Harry Potter just made the decision to step out of hiding in the library and defend himself against the Hufflepuffs, who wrongly suspect he is evil because they have misinterpreted several situations. The advice I would give Harry is to not say anything to the Hufflepuffs and try to keep going because he knows that he is innocent. I would tell him that he will be proved innocent eventually, but it will take time for people to figure it out.
    If I could, I would jump into the story when Harry is having his first early morning Quidditch match and Malfoy calls Hermione a mudblood. I would be watching from the spectator stands, with nobody noticing me. I would do a spell on Malfoy so that he gets what he deserves for calling Hermione. The story might change because Ron wouldn't have started spitting slugs and Malfoy would be a little less cocky.

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