my quote doesnt work so can i talk about chapter 3 AND 4?
how did i feel about the burrow? i think jkr was brilliant with it! i mean, that quote “it looked like it was held by magic”…. brilliant! i was laughing the whole book! and i think it was in this chapter when i first fell in love with fred and george. (no, wait, i think i already fell in love the first book, when their mother told them not to blow up a toilet or something) but who didnt LOVE how they came to harry’s rescue in that car???
chapter four, i didnt really like the soot or the floo powder for that matter. i mean, whats the point of floo when there are so many other ways to travel, but yeah.
anyway, you meet lucius malfoy, and realize that draco is jealous of hp (well draco gets to be more rounded as a character)
also,
YOU MEET LOCKHART!!!
and omg! he is the most fun character ive ever read about!!
and as runaroundmacy mentioned, there are alot of contrasts here. durslys vs weaslys etc. and with that in mind, lockhart is the polar opposite of harry (almost like hook is the polar opposite of rumple, but nah, lockhart is SO much more fun than hook)
oh, and yes, lucious’ disdain for anything muggle, vs. the adorable arthur’s enthusiasm and curiosity, i love that!!