Let's Play a Game

Every summer I re-read all 7 Harry Potter books. No, that's not weird.  You re-watch favorite movies and even t.v. shows, why not re-read favorite books.  You see if a book was good enough to become your favorite it's probably worth re-reading.

The Harry Potter books are quite popular and as such they have been talked about quite a bit (even on this blog).  Therefore I'm going to do something a little different for this post.  A game, if you will. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is my favorite book in the series.  I think it's because everything is new.  A new world, new characters, new creatures it's all new and wonderful (and yes it's new and wonderful every time I read it).   So here's the game.  I have picked some quotes that introduce places or characters, in some cases it is a memorable quote said by the character.  You read the quote and guess the character or place.  

If you are a superfan this will be easy.  If you have only read the books once it may be a bit harder for you.  If you have only seen the movies, shame on you.  Hopefully this encourages you to read the books. 

Let's Play!

1. "Harry had been quite right to think she wasn't a teacher to cross.  Strict and clever, she gave them a talking-to the moment they sat down in her first class."  

2. "...Had been very old indeed when he had fallen asleep in front of the staff room fire and got up the next morning to teach, leaving his body behind him."  

3. "A giant of a man was standing in the doorway.  His face was almost completely hidden by a long, shaggy mane of hair and a wild, tangled beard, but you could make out his eyes, glinting like black beetles under all the hair." 

4. "'No post on Sundays,' he reminded them cheerfully as he spread marmalade on his newspapers.." 

5. "I hope you're pleased with yourselves.  We could all have been killed- or worse, expelled.  Now if you don't mind, I'm going to bed." 

6. "Harry wished he had about eight more eyes.  He turned his head in every direction as they walked up the street, trying to look at everything at once; the shops, the things outside them, the people doing their shopping." [name the place]

7.  "We'll send you a Hogwarts toilet seat."  

8.  "Oh, you may not think I'm pretty, but don't judge on what you see..." 

9. "I think I can tell who the wrong sort are for myself, thanks."  [double points if you can name both who says this and to whom it was said]

10.  "As much money and life as you could want! The two things most human beings would choose above all -- the trouble is, humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them." 

Rereading old favorites..that's kids stuff.  

PS Answers will be posted in the comments in a weeks time.  If you want to know before that you'll just have to read the book.