Harry Potter : document professeur

		Chapter five. La liste des fournitures scolaires de Hogwarts – Document professeur

Uniform

- Check you’ve guessed the meaning of the following words : link them with their definition.
[les définitions sont ici dans l’ordre]

A cloakis a sort of large coat without sleeves, it’s what Superman has on his shoulders.

A tagis a small piece of paper or cloth on which you write a price or a name.
A hideis an animal’s skin.
To requireis to demand.

- Fill in this grid
[en italique, les réponses possibles de la part des élèves]

	Hogwarts	In any other English school	Teacher’s comments
Clothes	Robes+ winter cloak	Jacket+skirt or trousers	justify Hogwarts choice :
Hat	Pointed hat	Boys wear caps and girls don’t wear anything on their heads	traditional sorcerer’s clothes / like Gandalf, Wizard of Oz witches...
Colour	Black	Grey, black, blue or bordeaux	Why black ? Colour of witchcraft, black magic// colours in other schools show the differences between two schools in the same town .
Gloves	Made of dragon hide	No gloves	What sort of protection ? Against dangerous products such as poisons, toad saliva, fungi, or dangerous animals such as …
The clothes must carry…	Name tags	Name tags too	What does this show ? Young sorcerers can lose their things too, like all other children.

Set books :

- Check you‘ve guessed the meaning of the following words : link them with their definition.
Fungi (a fungus)are plants like mushrooms that grow on other plants.
A spellis a magical sentence. When you pronounce the magical words you cast a spell.
- In England the subjects taught at school are …………….
At Hogwarts they are : Magic (Casting spells), History, Transfiguration (what can it be ?), Biology (Herbs and Fungi, animals ), Self protection (against what ?).

Other equipment

- Check you‘ve guessed the meaning of the following words : link them with their definition.

A wand	is a magical piece of wood used by a magician.
A cauldron	is a large pot to cook or boil things.
A phial	is a small bottle.
Scales	is a synonym for ‘a balance’.
Brass	yellow metal.
A toad	is a frog-like animal.
An owl	is a night-bird with big round eyes.

- What can a sorcerer do with all these objects ?
- Is it necessary to have a pet ? How do you know ? the text says ‘may’
- Explain the choice of these animals (cat, owl, toad) as pets in the school.
- Imagine why students aren’t allowed to bring all three animals.
Teacher’s comment : any other animal you could mention here ? Justify.

Why do you think first-years aren’t allowed their own broomsticks ?

They are not good enough. They haven’t got enough experience. It’s too dangerous for them to fly.
They could use them to fly anywhere without permission. They could hurt somebody else…

Why is the list funny ?

It looks like an ordinary list with its three blocks - uniform, books, equipment- and its practical details (name tags) but there are other the surprising elements.

Knowing that a witch is a lady/girl sorcerer and a wizard is a man/boy sorcerer, what does the complete name of the school show or indicate ?

There are both boys and girls in the school.

Essay : Imagine you are the head of a school for young astronauts, draw a similar list for the first-years (10 lines).