Beedle Discussion: The Fountain of Fair Fortune
No one claimed this one so I'm putting up a couple of questions. Feel free to hijack the topic if you have other questions!
1. At the very start of the story, we are introduced to three witches who decide to join their efforts. How does this differ from muggle fairy stories?
2. At the start of the journey within the walls, the four pass through an "enchanted garden, where rare herbs, fruit and flowers grew in abundance on either side of the sunlit paths" without stopping. What beauties/helpful herbs and plants do you think they missed? (Herbology question for the Huflepuffs out there, LOL)
3. The concluding line of the story tells us the fountain was not magical after all. To me, this ending is almost the antithesis of the message of the Wizard of Oz, a muggle story. The Fountain is about actively seeking and making your own choices to change and improve your life, while Oz tells you you were better off at home. Discuss and disagree. ;)
4. Dumbledore's notes tell us about the only attempt of a Hogwarts' play. We are given little information in the series about the wizarding form of fictional entertainment: few novels are mentioned (I can only think of Beedle himself and the Marvin Miggs comic books), no wizard equivalent of film or television are mentioned and the wireless seems to have factual entertainment and music only. What do you think wizards use to quench their thirst for stories?
5. What is it about Care of Magical Creatures teachers and trouble? :)
6. Dumbledore mentions the controversy of the Muggle knight marrying a witch, and the requests for banning the story. Why do you think the anti-Muggle parents didn't choose to change the story (like they did with the Hopping Pot) rather than request it be banned?
7. For all you folklore-minded people out there: What muggle tales have you read that are similar to this one? (Yes, that's me, shamlessly asking for reading material!)
1. At the very start of the story, we are introduced to three witches who decide to join their efforts. How does this differ from muggle fairy stories?
2. At the start of the journey within the walls, the four pass through an "enchanted garden, where rare herbs, fruit and flowers grew in abundance on either side of the sunlit paths" without stopping. What beauties/helpful herbs and plants do you think they missed? (Herbology question for the Huflepuffs out there, LOL)
3. The concluding line of the story tells us the fountain was not magical after all. To me, this ending is almost the antithesis of the message of the Wizard of Oz, a muggle story. The Fountain is about actively seeking and making your own choices to change and improve your life, while Oz tells you you were better off at home. Discuss and disagree. ;)
4. Dumbledore's notes tell us about the only attempt of a Hogwarts' play. We are given little information in the series about the wizarding form of fictional entertainment: few novels are mentioned (I can only think of Beedle himself and the Marvin Miggs comic books), no wizard equivalent of film or television are mentioned and the wireless seems to have factual entertainment and music only. What do you think wizards use to quench their thirst for stories?
5. What is it about Care of Magical Creatures teachers and trouble? :)
6. Dumbledore mentions the controversy of the Muggle knight marrying a witch, and the requests for banning the story. Why do you think the anti-Muggle parents didn't choose to change the story (like they did with the Hopping Pot) rather than request it be banned?
7. For all you folklore-minded people out there: What muggle tales have you read that are similar to this one? (Yes, that's me, shamlessly asking for reading material!)