Question

Name all of the chapters whose events do NOT take place during the Christmas period.

a. Flight of the Fat Lady
b. The Yule Ball
c. The Polyjuice Potion
d. the Mirror of Erised
e. the Beetle at Bay

Answer 1

Answer: a, and e

Explanation: The Flight of the Fat Lady" from Prisoner of Azkaban takes place on October 16th; "The Yule Ball" in Goblet of Fire occurs before and on Christmas Day; "The Polyjuice Potion" in Chamber of Secrets begins when students are leaving Hogwarts for the holiday; Harry stumbled upon the Mirror of Erised late on Christmas night in Sorcerer's Stone, with the chapter spanning the duration of the holiday break; and "The Beetle at Bay" from Order of the Phoenix takes place in February, even mentioning some events happening on Valentine's Day.

"The Flight of the Fat Lady" and "The Beetle at Bay" are the only two answer choices that are not around Christmas.

Answer 2

The chapters from the Harry Potter series not set during Christmas are 'Flight of the Fat Lady', 'The Polyjuice Potion', and 'The Beetle at Bay'. 'The Yule Ball' and 'The Mirror of Erised' do involve Christmas.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the context of the Harry Potter book series, the chapters that do NOT take place during the Christmas period are:

• Flight of the Fat Lady: This chapter does not involve the Christmas season; instead, it deals with the aftermath of a Halloween event.
• The Polyjuice Potion: The events in this chapter take place leading up to Christmas, but the main event, the transformation by the Polyjuice Potion, occurs before the holiday.
• The Beetle at Bay: This chapter focuses on Harry Potter's life at Hogwarts and his experiences outside of the Christmas timeframe.

The chapters The Yule Ball and The Mirror of Erised do include events that are centered around the Christmas period. The Yule Ball is specifically a Christmas-time event in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", and Harry discovers the Mirror of Erised during the Christmas holidays in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone".