Report #4 (book club)

Title of book: HARRY POTTER

Pages in the book: 341. I am now on page 103

I understand 90% what I read

SUMMARY

Chapter 6: GILDEROY LOCKHART

The first day, Harry, Ron, and Hermione stared a new semester. In the morning, Ron received a Howler mail from his mother. Ron’s mother knew all things which they did and she was so angry. The first subject was Herbology of Professor Sprout; they had to go to greenhouses to study. Then, they hurried off to Transfiguration of Professor McGonagall. After lunch, they started with last subject of Gilderoy Lockhart – Defense Against the Dark Arts. When entering the class, they heard many things from Lockhart; he talked too much and emphasized especially his abilities. He gave a test to class; it was total 54 questions about him. After checking, he created a messy class by “Freshly caught Cornish pixies” which he thought to create fears in the class.

The bell rang and the first day of semester finished.

SETTING

Place: The school

Time: The first day of new semester

PREDICTION

The next days at school, many things will happen.

MY OPINION

The topic of this chapter is Gilderoy Lockhart. I think that Lockhart will be a special character. I feel he’s a boaster after reading; it’s just some details but all of the details about him make me understand clearly. For example, Lockhart reached and said Harry “You can’t start flying cars to try and get yourself noticed. Just calm down, all right?.” That detail makes me able to have a question “Why did he tell Harry calm down? Does not he want Harry do something is more noticed than him?”. Then, on the test, 54 questions just asked about him such as “What is Lockhart’s favorite color? Or When is Lockhart’s birthday, and what would his ideal gift be?”. In fact, it’s not related to Defense Against the Dark Arts which subject he teach is.

VOCABULARY

1/ turquoise (n): a bright blue-green color

2/ immaculate (adj): perfect and without mistakes

3/ disgruntled (adj): annoyed, disappointed, and not satisfied

4/ bury (v): to cover something with something else so that it cannot be seen

5/ clench (v): to close your hands, mouths, etc tightly

6/ lilac (n): a small tree with pale purple or white flowers

7/ pandemonium (n): a situation in which there is a lot of noise and movement because people are angry, frightened, excited, etc.