Harry Potter lives in the cupboard under the stairs at his uncle and aunt’s house at number four, Privet Drive - until the day when a mysterious letter arrives from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and a giant on a flying motorcycle arrives to change his life with four simple words: ‘Harry - yer a wizard.’
The regular schedule covers one chapter a week, but if you find this too fast, the relaxed schedule covers one chapter every two weeks.
Regular Schedule
Week
Start Date
Chapter
11
June 10
Chapter 11
Relaxed Schedule
Week
Start Date
Chapter
21
Aug 19
Chapter 11 (first half)
22
Aug 26
Chapter 11 (second half)
Discussion Guidelines
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When discussing a specific section, please mention where you are in the book, ideally by chapter so people reading different versions have a clear point of reference.
Feel free to read ahead if it’s exciting, but please refrain from spoiling ahead of the appropriate week.
If you have a question about grammar, vocab, cultural things, etc - ask! That’s a welcome part of the discussion too, and other readers will be happy to help.
Finished chapter 11 in Spanish. A shorter chapter this week. One new word I liked this week was pestañear - to blink. This word has a really nice sound to it. The word I’ve seen before for “to blink” is parpadear.
Interestingly both words derive from the part of the eye that moves when you blink. Párpados are eyelids, and pestañas are eyelashes.