Reading Log

J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Pages:
Tuesday 481-500
Wednesday 500-520
Thursday 520-540
Friday 540-560
Saturday 560-580
Sunday 580-600
Monday 600-620
Tuesday 620-640

Response:

1)

Claim: Horace Slughorn has alternitive reasons for going to see Argog's send off.

Evidence: "But acromantula venom is very valuable... If he beast only just died it might not have yet dried out... Of course, I wouldn't  want to do anything insesitive if Hagrid is upset...but if there way anyway to procure some... I mean it's almost impossible to get venom from an acromantula whilt it's alive..." (Rowling 481) "...seems an awful waste not to collect it... might get a hundred Galleons a pint... To be frank, my salary is not large..." (Rowling 481)

Explination: Professer Sulghorn seems to wants to go to Aragog's burial not for sympathy for Hagrid but for his own gain. He would like to take Aragog's venoma and sell it for a lot of money in Diagon Alley.

2) Multiple Persectives

Claim: Harry thinks that Snape is evil. Really he is not

Evidence: "Snape raised his wand and pointed it directly at Dumbledore. "Avada Kedavera!" A green jet of light shot from the end of Snape's wand and hit Dumbledore squarley in the chest."

Explination: Snape killed Dumbledore and many now hate him for it. Later on after Voldemort killed Snape (too long of an explination for now). But, after Snape's tragic death Harry took his memories and put them in the pensive. What he saw was Dumbledore telling him to kill Snape in order to fool Voldemort (which worked). Dumbledore was going to die from a curse anyway, so his life was jus ended early.