This location fits the vicinity of Hogwarts almost exactly except that there is only one mountain right nearby, with the others being a bit more distant. A more likely location for Hogwarts is the area around Rannoch Moor and Loch Laidon, where a solitary railway station (Rannoch Station) stands a quarter of a mile from a forest, a mountain, and a lake. Although this area simply couldn't be the "real" Hogwarts because of all the Muggle activity there, it does present a very striking visual. The mountains come right down to the shore of the loch there. The mountains around the school became icy grey and the lake like chilled steel.įor the films, the incredibly beautiful area around Glenfinnen was used for the view around Hogwarts. When we reckon from the details on the Deathday Cake in chapter 8 of the next book (which recounts events almost exactly one year after the events in this chapter, CS8), we can deduce that this is November of 1991.
We left the story at the end of the last chapter on the evening of October 31, with the Gryffindors enjoying the remains of their Hallowe'en feast in the common room on the seventh floor. And in this chapter we have the very rare occurrence of a shift of point of view away from Harry.Īs they entered November, the weather turned very cold. Even though the chapter is focused almost exclusively on Quidditch, as the title suggests, it does propel the story forward in several key ways. We find out about Quidditch Through the Ages. We get to watch our first ever Quidditch match.
In it we're introduced to the dynamics of the friendship between Harry, Ron, and Hermione, including the fact that Hermione helps Harry and Ron cheat on their homework.
This chapter is filled with lovely bits of information. (There is a remote possibility that the events are taking place the next week Friday and Saturday, November 15 and 16, but it is not very likely.) Interesting facts and notes Harry's run-ins with Snape happen on Friday the 8th, and the Quidditch match is on Saturday the 9th. This chapter begins the first week of November. Harry plays in his first Quidditch match against Slytherin in which someone jinxes his broom but he catches the Snitch and wins anyway. Professor Snape takes Harry’s book, leading to Harry seeing Snape’s injured leg when he tries to get it back.
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