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1. So... how did the father know about the foot? Had he once been like his son and learned the hard way himself to be generous? Did he curse the pot to add the foot as he neared death on purpose (which is sort of what Dumbledore implies by saying he intended to teach his son a lesson, and the foot not sticking out to begin with)? Was it passed down to him the same way, and he never knew why?
2. Why on earth did the wizard wait so long before giving in?
3. In the title, a "hopping pot" sounds like an innocent, whimsical thing, but then it turns out NOT. I think that's nifty. Okay, that's not a question, but it's sort of connected to the question: Does this story remind anyone in any way of The Tell-Tale Heart, whose title is also a bit whimsical until you know what it means?
4. Do you feel like the last line about how he keeps helping people lest the pot star hopping again contradicts Dumbledore's assertion that his conscience has
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1. So... how did the father know about the foot? Had he once been like his son and learned the hard way himself to be generous? Did he curse the pot to add the foot as he neared death on purpose (which is sort of what Dumbledore implies by saying he intended to teach his son a lesson, and the foot not sticking out to begin with)? Was it passed down to him the same way, and he never knew why?
2. Why on earth did the wizard wait so long before giving in?
3. In the title, a "hopping pot" sounds like an innocent, whimsical thing, but then it turns out NOT. I think that's nifty. Okay, that's not a question, but it's sort of connected to the question: Does this story remind anyone in any way of The Tell-Tale Heart, whose title is also a bit whimsical until you know what it means?
4. Do you feel like the last line about how he keeps helping people lest the pot star hopping again contradicts Dumbledore's assertion that his conscience has ( ... )
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