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16 THE EVENT
READ THE STORIES ALOUDUse one (or some) of these suggested extracts to set the scene for your The Professors of Hogwarts event.
Note: All page numbers refer to the new paperback editions of the Harry Potter books, with Jonny Duddle cover illustrations.
THE GRIM
Book: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
[2 minutes long]
Chapter 6, from page 111 ‘Professor Trelawney whirled around’ to page 113 ‘ “My dear boy, it is an omen – the worst omen – of death!” ’
THE POTIONS MASTER
Book: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
[4 minutes long]
Chapter 8, from page 145 ‘Potions lessons took place down in one of the dungeons’ to page 149 ‘ “I’ve heard Snape can turn very nasty.” ’
THE PATRONUS
Book: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
[3 minutes long]
Chapter 12, from page 250 ‘At eight o’clock on Thursday evening’ to page 252 ‘ “Right then – ready to try it on a Dementor?” ’
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Chapter 12, from page 250 ‘At eight o’clock on Thursday evening’ to page 252 ‘ “Right then – ready
REPOTTING MANDRAKES
Book: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
[4 minutes long]
Chapter 6, from page 96 ‘Professor Sprout was standing behind a trestle bench’ to page 99 ‘Harry spent ten whole minutes trying to squash a particularly fat one into a pot.’
FIRST FLYING LESSON
Book: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
[4 minutes long]
Chapter 9, from page 156 ‘At three-thirty that afternoon, Harry, Ron and the other Gry� ndors hurried down the front steps into the grounds for their � rst � ying lesson’ to page 157 ‘His broomstick was still rising higher and higher and started to drift lazily towards the Forbidden Forest and out of sight.’
HIPPOGRIFFS
Book: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
[4 minutes long]
Chapter 6, from page 119 ‘Trotting towards them were a dozen of the most bizarre creatures Harry had ever seen’ to page 122 ‘But then, to Harry’s enormous surprise, the Hippogri� suddenly bent his scaly front knees, and sank into what was an unmistakeable bow.’
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creatures Harry had ever seen’ to page 122 ‘But then, to Harry’s enormous surprise, the Hippogri� suddenly bent his scaly front knees, and sank into what was an unmistakeable bow.’
Find more suggestions of extracts to read aloud at