I thought the worst two films of the HP series have been the first two, which were almost slavishly duplicated from the books.
esp chamber of secrets. I got very tired of it - it felt sort of like 2 movies
Buffy. When I saw you stop the world from, you know, ending, I just assumed that was a big week for you. Turns out I suddenly find myself needing to know the plural of 'apocalypse.'
Riley ,'Potential'
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beth b - Jul 25, 2007 9:18:48 am PDT #1685 of 3301
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
DavidS - Jul 25, 2007 9:21:39 am PDT #1686 of 3301
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
how does all that shared blood shit fit in
It's Summer's blood.
Just rereading the end, there is some bit about how if you ask the Room of Requirement to be unbreachable or undfindable then it will. So I think they've got their loophole for Umbridge breaking in.
DavidS - Jul 25, 2007 9:23:44 am PDT #1687 of 3301
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Poor Snape -- all that time as an undercover good guy, and he dies unredeemed at the hand of Voldemort's pet snake???
FWIW, Harry does clear Snape in front of all assembled in his showdown with Voldie. Also, Harry says to his son that he was named after two headmasters, which means that Snape's portrait will join the other Headmaster portraits.
Miracleman - Jul 25, 2007 9:24:01 am PDT #1688 of 3301
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
I just assumed that Epilogue!Ron's "I'm extremely famous" was a joke playing off either Hermione's fame for some sort of great witchery or Harry.
Which brought up an interesting point, for me: Harry's kids don't know how famous their dad is, or why?
That's gonna make things awkward at Hogwart's.
"Dude. You're Albus Potter!"
"Er, yeah. Why are you goggling at me?"
"You're Harry Potter's kid!"
"Yeah. So?"
"Dude, your dad saved the world?"
"He--What?! No, he didn't! He's a dork, look at him. He's got stupid glasses and his hair always looks like crap...he collects owls for God's sake, there's always shit all over his study...My dad couldn't save the toilet from overflowing, let alone the world! He's...he's a dork!"
Aims - Jul 25, 2007 9:32:30 am PDT #1689 of 3301
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Bad picture, but me as Nymphadora Tonks: [link]
Polter-Cow - Jul 25, 2007 9:33:38 am PDT #1690 of 3301
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Nice!
DavidS - Jul 25, 2007 9:34:08 am PDT #1691 of 3301
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Who's a fucking hottie? Aimee!
Aims - Jul 25, 2007 9:35:31 am PDT #1692 of 3301
Shit's all sorts of different now.
t hair turns bright red
Thanks! Hee hee.
I'll tell you what though. 3 hours of wearing that fake nose ring and now I remember why I took my real one out.
scratches nose at the memory
Trudy Booth - Jul 25, 2007 9:39:13 am PDT #1693 of 3301
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Harry says to his son that he was named after two headmasters, which means that Snape's portrait will join the other Headmaster portraits.
Or at least that Harry considers him a Headmaster.
Volans - Jul 25, 2007 9:46:14 am PDT #1694 of 3301
move out and draw fire
I dunno, I thought everybody laughed when Ron said he was famous because they knew Harry was famous. How could you grow up Weasley and not? I just don't think the kids had expanded "famous" to "everybody on the Express staring at you." As kids won't.
I also thought she was setting up Dean and Luna.
I was really appalled most of the book, thinking that Snape really was bad...but Silvery Goo of Exposition made him into one of my favorite characters ever.
Voldemort's soulshard as an abandoned baby left under a seat in King's Cross was gutwrenching. That was just a nightmarish image, all the worse for knowing it was the best-case scenario.
I am glad that Neville took out the penultimate Horcrux, making the prophecy pertain to him as well as Harry.
Now I just wish I could look forward to my son going to Hogwarts.