Harry Potter and the Sacred Text

Hope: Nicolas Flamel (Book 1, Chapter 13)

Aug 13, 2016
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INSIGHT

Hope Becomes Powerful Only After Action Is Exhausted

  • Hope feels silly until it's the only thing left and then becomes powerful.
  • Vanessa describes childhood wart story and research about hopeful cancer patients to show hope's dual nature.
ANECDOTE

Hermione's Fingers Show Desperate Hope

  • Hermione physically crosses her fingers and puts them in her mouth during the Quidditch match, showing raw, helpless hope.
  • Vanessa uses this image to argue hope is appropriate only after you've exhausted other actions.
INSIGHT

People Sometimes Hope For Drama To Feel Heroic

  • Friends sometimes secretly hope for small disasters to inject drama and feel heroic.
  • The hosts suggest Hermione and Ron practice a leg-lock curse partly out of excitement for adventure, not only protection from Snape.
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