Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows chapter 8, The Wedding.

Harry, Ron, Fred and George are seating the wedding guests. Harry goes by the name Barney Weasley. He is in the form of a redheaded Muggle. There are witches, wizards and veela. Plus, a Muggle and werewolf attending. Xenophilius Lovegood and his daughter, Luna, arrive. He is strangely dressed in yellow robes. A triangular eye symbol hangs from a chain around his neck.

Aunt Muriel attends the wedding. She is the cantankerous Weasley relative. Every family has one. As part of the Weasley clan, they invite her. Vicktor Krum is one of the guests. Hermione is so excited to see him, she squeals and drops her beaded purse. Ron’s reaction is the opposite. The wedding is a success and the reception begins.

Vicktor Krum is upset by the triangular symbol worn by Xenophilius Lovegood. It is Grindelvald’s sign. Grindelvard is the evil wizard defeated by Dumbledore. It is his love for his grandfather which generates his disapproval of the sign. Grindelvard killed him. He shares his feelings with Barney (Harry). Harry remembers Gregorovitch is a wandmaker.

Harry sees Elphias Doge; he reveals himself to the wizard. Doge tells Harry not to believe Rita Skeeter’s words against Dumbledore. He advises Harry to keep his faith in Albus Dumbledore. Aunt Muriel overhears Doge and argues Dumbledore had his faults.

Chapter 8, The Wedding, ends with Kingsley Shacklebolt’s Patronus landing on the dance floor. The silver lynx announces, “The Ministry has fallen. Scrimgeour is dead. They are coming.”

Hermione's actions show there are different levels of love. She has a love for Krum as a friend. A different love from what she has for Ron. Doge's love for Dumbledore is blind. Harry questions his love for Dumbledore. Also, he questions Dumbledore's love for Harry. Are our idols pure? Aunt Muriel tells us no one is perfect. Kingsley's love for his friends compels him to send a warning.

Use the chapter for a discussion about not loving blindly. Doge sees Dumbledore as a God. So does Harry, but he is willing to find out more about Dumbledore. He wants to find out more about his former Headmaster. Plus, point out no one is infallible, but it does not make them bad. Take the good points of their character.





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