Isa’s Comments (group member since Oct 18, 2016)

Isa’s comments from the The Magic Book Club group.

Sorry we're late with our final discussion!
A lot happened at the end of Nevernight, so make sure not to read these questions before you're finished. Spoilers ahead!
1. What did you think of the way Mia tricked Diamo?
2. Did you expect these four acolytes to win the Trials or did you think others would win?
3. Were you surprised when Mia couldn't complete the last test?
4. What did you think of Ash and Osrik's plot? Did you suspect any of it?
5. What are your thoughts on the book as a whole? Will you be reading the next books in the trilogy when they come out?
Feel free to add your own questions as well!

Today we hope to hear your final thoughts on Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Sorry we're late!
A lot was revealed in those last chapters! These are the questions we've prepared:
1. How quickly could you believe Sirius Black was innocent? Do you think his actions made sense?
2. How did you react to Professor Lupin being a werewolf? Did you see the signs?
3. Were you surprised to hear Peter Pettigrew was still alive, and that he'd been disguised as Scabbers all the time?
4. What did you think of the Time Turner?
5. What did you think of the book as a whole?
Please add your own thoughts and questions if you want!

Hey guys! The third week of January is already over which means: discussion time! We've prepared a few questions about chapters 11-16.
1. What were your thoughts on the quidditch matches between Gryffindor & Ravenclaw and Gryffindor & Slytherin?
2. What did you think about Snape reading the map and what do you think is Lupin's connection with the map?
3. What are your thoughts on the prediction from Trelawney?
4. What did you think about Buckbeak's appeal?
5. What was your favorite moment from these chapters?

Ilja wrote: "Hi,

Lupin's first lesson is awesome. Too bad Hermione wasn't allowed to face the boggart... That would have been funny.
My boggart would probably be the edge of a cliff. Or I'd find myself on top ..."

Yeah I would have liked to see Hermione face the boggart!
I wonder how the boggart would take shapes like that. What if you have an even more abstract fear, like failure? Lucky all the kids had something physical they were afraid of..
Yes, and he attacked the Fat Lady.. she's such a constant factor it's scary to see her so shaken up.
Haha, same about the boggart. Even if mine would be a dementor I'd rather face the boggart because at least it's weaker.
That would be so awesome, I'd just use the Marauder's Map to find empty bathrooms so I don't have to wait in line xD

How are you liking Nevernight? We're halfway through now and it's time for the second discussion. These are the questions we prepared - but feel free to ask your own:

1. What do you think of the Quiet Mountain and the Shahiids' lessons?
2. How do you like the other acolytes? Do you think any of them can be trusted?
3. What do you think of Lord Cassius?
4. What do you think of the sorcerii and their blood and flesh magic?
5. What was your favourite moment in this part?

Take care not to spoil anything if you've read ahead! This discussion will also be posted on our blog and instagram.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful January so far, with lots of reading! Here are the discussion questions for Week 2 for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Chapters 7 - 10.

1. What did you think of Lupin's first lesson and the boggart?
2. What do you think your boggart would be?
3. Did Sirius Black's break-in to Hogwarts scare you?
4. What would you rather face, a dementor or a boggart?
5. What would you use the Marauders Map for if you could have one of your home/school etc?

Remember to leave the comments spoiler free! This post will also be put up on our blog and instagram.

December is nearing its end, and so is our readalong of A Monster Calls. Time for a final discussion before the new year starts! Obviously, there will be spoilers, so wait until you've finished the book before joining the discussion. These are the questions we prepared, but feel free to ask your own!
1. What do you think about how the teachers treated Connor?
2. Did you think Connor's nightmare was scarier than the monster?
3. What did you think of the ending?
4. What was your favourite moment in this last part, and the entire book?
5. What message did you take away from the book?
Please join us in the discussion here, on our blog or on instagram!

The first week of December has already flown by and it's time for our first discussion of the month. Quite a lot happened in the first few chapters of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets! Here are some questions to get the discussion going:

1. What are your first impressions? Do you like it as much as the first book? Does it feel different?
2. What did you think of the characters that were introduced in these chapters? (Dobby, the rest of the Weasley family, Lucius Malfoy, Gilderoy Lockhart?)
3. What did you think of Dobby's warning?
4. What was your favourite moment in these chapters?

Have fun discussing! Our discussion post for A Monster Calls will be up tomorrow. You can join this discussion, as always, on instagram, our blog, or right here.

So we've come to the end of our first read along! It's been an adventure to do this with you all and we hope you've enjoyed it as much as the four of us have! As sad as we are to see this one come to an end, we can't wait to start the next two!

That being said, here are some questions we've prepared for discussions. Feel free to comment below, or take a look at our instagram or blog.

1. How did you feel about Ron's bravery with the chess game?
2. Was the betrayal of Prof. Quirell alarming or did you expect it?
3. What are your thoughts on Voldemort's appearance?
4. Did you like the way the book ended?
5. What do you think of the book as a whole?

Brylie wrote: "Hi all! I commented last week on the blog post for this - but I thought it'd be cool to discuss on Goodreads chapters 5-9 (now I finally caught up!)

1. Which Diagon Alley shop would you love to r..."

Flourish and Blotts would definitely be my choice too!
I loved how Harry and Ron connected on the train. And I love Hermione even when she's a know-it-all :)
I agree, Harry is definitely a Gryffindor. But it would have been interesting to see him in Slytherin!
Whenever I haven't read the books in a while I forget how odd Dumbledore is! It's amazing. McGonagall is my favourite too. We also saw another side of her when she made Harry Seeker! That was indeed a great moment.

It's the end of the first week of November, which means it's time for our first discussion! This week we read the first four chapters of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. If you've read the book before or you've read ahead, please don't mention any spoilers for the next chapters or the next books in the series!

We've come up with some questions to help the discussion along:
1. Have you read the book before?
2. Are you hooked on the story yet? When did it happen, and if it didn't, how come?
3. What did you think of the characters? (The Dursleys, Hagrid and of course our hero Harry.)
4. What was your favourite moment in these chapters?

You're welcome to ask your own questions too, of course! We'll be posting this discussion post on our blog as well. You can join in this discussion, the one on our blog, or both. Have fun!