- What is the lay-out to the Ministry of Magic? Apparently it's all underground, you start at the Atrium and that's floor 8, but that seems to be deeper that the other floors? So the phonebox takes you down to the bottom and you work your way up to whatever floor you need. Is that it? But then the Department of Mysteries is on floor 9, below the Atrium. This just really confused me.
- I love the little touches of family and friendship and normality that are in these chapters. The fuss Mrs Weasley makes about Ron being prefect, the tradition that it comes with a present. Oh, and the exchange between Kingsley and Arthur at the Ministry, pretending not to know each other. The talk the trio has about Sirius. Harry's relief that his dad wasn't a prefect. Harry's shock at seeing his parents with Wormtail. They're all little details that don't matter much to the story, but it makes everything feel more realistic, at least to me.
- If Lupin was a prefect, how did James become Head Boy? Was it the infamous 'prank' on Snape that cost Lupin his badge? Or can you become HB if you're Quidditch Captain or something too?
to address your last point, i don't think you necessarily have to be a prefect to be head boy? hermione does say in HBP when harry gets his captain badge that he has all the power of a prefect now, so i'd guess that quidditch captains and prefects are eligible for being head boy/girl. i don't think jkr ever really specifies though.
I had forgotten that line from HBP. I suppose James must have been QC then, and considering everything else that was going on he was probably the poster boy for the anti-Voldemort movement, so he would have made a great HB. That, and Lupin's condition would have made it hard for him to take the position. There are loads of Marauder fics where it has something to do with the prank, though I always thought that was a bit odd since that wasn't Remus' fault. The QC thing makes more sense.
A map of how the Ministry is laid out would be AMAZING.
I really do wish JKR would write a dictionary, encyclopedia, SOMETHING to give us more background on exactly how certain aspects of the wizarding world play out. (Yes I know there is Pottermore, but I want a BOOK dangit. Oh merlin, I sound like Hermione. LOL)
- I love the little touches of family and friendship and normality that are in these chapters. The fuss Mrs Weasley makes about Ron being prefect, the tradition that it comes with a present. Oh, and the exchange between Kingsley and Arthur at the Ministry, pretending not to know each other. The talk the trio has about Sirius. Harry's relief that his dad wasn't a prefect. Harry's shock at seeing his parents with Wormtail. They're all little details that don't matter much to the story, but it makes everything feel more realistic, at least to me.
- If Lupin was a prefect, how did James become Head Boy? Was it the infamous 'prank' on Snape that cost Lupin his badge? Or can you become HB if you're Quidditch Captain or something too?
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and IA with your second point.
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I really do wish JKR would write a dictionary, encyclopedia, SOMETHING to give us more background on exactly how certain aspects of the wizarding world play out. (Yes I know there is Pottermore, but I want a BOOK dangit. Oh merlin, I sound like Hermione. LOL)
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