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Chapter Twenty-Two:
After the Burial
Notes by Steve Vander Ark and Michele L. Worley
Synopsis and links by John Kearns
U.S. hardcover edition: pages 469 - 491
U.K. hardcover edition: pages 439 - 459
Timeframe: Monday, 21 April,
1997
[Y17]
In which Aragog dies, Ron and Hermione have their apparition test, and
Harry makes a Euphoria potion in a class with just Slughorn, Ernie and
Draco, after which he tries to corner Slughorn but fails. Hermione
passes her test and convinces Harry to take Felix Felicis to get
Slughorn's memory; Harry does, and goes down to Hagrid's, meeting and
inviting Slughorn along the way. There they bury Aragog together,
Slughorn and Hagrid become drunk, and Harry convinces Slughorn to give
him the memory.
No comments on the chapter title as yet.
Interesting facts and notes about the text of this chapter:
There were only three of them in Potions that afternoon: Harry, Ernie,
and Draco Malfoy.
This implies that the birthdays of every other sixth-year Potions student in
the class fall on or before 21 April, since the absences today are
presumably all due to the Apparition test. It also implies that Ernie
and Draco have birthdays between 21 April and 1 September.
Euphoria, I take it?
Slughorn's expertise is actually being reinforced in an understated way,
here; he can recognize the potion by its smell and appearance, before
reeling off his evaluation of Harry's work.
I do thank you for taking the time, Pomona
Contrast Slughorn's courtesy with Professor Sprout with Lockhart's
arrogance four years earlier.
I'll be reporting that man, he's more concerned about litter than
about proper security if you ask me...
At least Slughorn has his priorities in order (not surprising in a man who
spent a year on the run and imitated an armchair to avoid Death Eaters).
Had a house-elf taste every bottle
As Harry immediately reflects upon hearing this, this says a great deal
about Slughorn's attitude toward house-elves.
your friend Rupert
We've been hearing a lot about this at the Lexicon. Since Slughorn is shown
throughout the book as having difficulty remembering Ron's name, apart
from the fact that it begins with an 'R', this isn't a typo. Yes, we
know the name of the
actor cast
as Ron in the films.
Characters introduced in this chapter:
Characters returning in this chapter:
Brown, Lavender
Fang
Granger, Hermione
Hagrid, Rubeus
Macmillan, Ernie
Malfoy, Draco
Potter, Harry
Slughorn, Horace
Sprout, Pomona
Thomas, Dean
Weasley, Ginny
Weasley, Ron (as Rupert)
Characters mentioned in this chapter:
Aragog
Dumbledore, Albus
Filch, Argus
Finnigan, Seamus
Greyback, Fenrir
Hagrid, Mr.
Longbottom, Neville
Merlin
Montgomery (little boy bitten by Greyback)
Montgomery, Mrs.
Odo
Potter, James
Potter, Lily Evans
Riddle, Tom Marvolo (as Voldemort)
Snape, Severus (as the Half-Blood Prince)
Tonks, Nymphadora
(unnamed) Apparition examiner
(unnamed) other
acromantulas in
the Forbidden Forest
Settings and locations introduced or returning in this chapter:
Settings and locations mentioned in this chapter:
Exceptional character moments:
Spells and Potions:
Links and Resources:
Memorable lines:
Strictly British:
Timelines/Calendar:
The entire chapter takes place on the day of the Apparition tests,
which we know from HBP21 to be
21 April. According to the date and day of Ron's birthday in
HBP18, this day would be a Monday.
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