Bring on the tough stuff. There’s not just one right answer.
- How does Harry grow during the course of the story? What are the pivotal events that change him?
- Hermione has an increased role in this installment. How would the story have been different without her involvement?
- What about Ron? What's his role this time around? Do you wish he had played a larger role in the story?
- What could Professor Lupin's lycanthropy (werewolf disease) be an allegory for? Or are there some cases where a werewolf is just a werewolf?
- How does Harry Potter take mundane teen themes—facing fears, forming loyalties to friends, learning about your family—and translate them into a fantasy setting?
- Does the movie version of Hogwarts match your vision from the book?
- What changes were made from the book to the movie? What did Cuarón take out and why? What did he add?
- How is Cuarón's Harry Potter different from the two films prior? How does his influence continue during the rest of the series?