In the resulting panic, students try to ward off danger with talismans, including one smelly one: вЂњNeville Longbottom bought a large, evil-smelling green onionвЂќ (p. The dramatic and bizarre petrification of Colin is intensified by the smell of his burnt camera: вЂњHarry, three beds away, caught the acrid smell of burnt plasticвЂќ (p.

When Harry hears the basilisk for the first time, he is horrified that the snake is talking about smelling its human prey: вЂњI smell blood. As Harry, Ron, and Hermione try to enjoy the deathday party, they realize it's not quite for them when they discover the table of rotting food: вЂњthey approached it eagerly but next moment had stopped in their tracks, horrified. In FilchвЂ™s office, his fishiness is represented literally: вЂњA faint smell of fried fish lingered about the placeвЂќ (p. 90), while RonвЂ™s struggles with his wand and his studies are stinky: вЂњ.every time Ron tried to transfigure his beetle it engulfed him in thick gray smoke that smelled of rotten eggsвЂќ (p. When Ron and Harry crash the car into the Whomping Willow, they get in trouble and are lead away from the welcoming smell of the feast: вЂњA delicious smell of food was wafting from the Great Hall, but Snape led them away from the warmth and light, down a narrow stone staircase that led into the dungeons.вЂќ In Hogwarts classes, Harry enjoys the smells of the greenhouse: вЂњHarry caught a whiff of damp earth and fertilizer mingling with the heavy perfume of some giant, umbrella-sized flowers dangling from the ceilingвЂќ (p. They clearly do not love him: вЂњ.he was back with the Dursleys for the summer, back to being treated like a dog that had rolled in something smellyвЂќ (p. The Dursleys treat Harry as if he smells gross. Smells represent belonging or disgust, being part of an in-group or out-group, and so life or death.

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