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The Buffista Book Club: the Harry Potter iteration  

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Vortex - Jul 30, 2007 7:31:10 am PDT #2023 of 3301
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Additionally, wouldn’t Teddy have grown up as part of the family? After his own experiences, surely Harry would have wanted to take the boy in.

I assume that he was raised by Tonks' parents, but obviously very close to Harry, as Teddy was over for dinner four times a week.


Aims - Jul 30, 2007 7:32:01 am PDT #2024 of 3301
Shit's all sorts of different now.

Well, only Tonks' mom as her dad was killed.


Sue - Jul 30, 2007 7:32:14 am PDT #2025 of 3301
hip deep in pie

I assume that he was raised by Tonks' parents, but obviously very close to Harry, as Teddy was over for dinner four times a week.

By her mother, since her father was killed in DH.


Scrappy - Jul 30, 2007 7:34:37 am PDT #2026 of 3301
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

And Harry was 17 at the end of the story, not a good age to raise a baby.


Trudy Booth - Jul 30, 2007 7:35:21 am PDT #2027 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

Because the Death Eaters had access to Grimmauld Place and could have possibly side-apparated with him. I don't think Harry wanted to risk calling him.

Yes, but they should have called him IMMEDIATELY. Dude, there is a witness in the house and the bad guys just got in. Twenty minutes later they're all "well, we can't call Kreacher"

Of course, they wouldn't have suffered like they did while running from pillar to post had they a butler with them so it was good for the narriative.


DCJensen - Jul 30, 2007 7:46:31 am PDT #2028 of 3301
All is well that ends in pizza.

Yes, but they should have called him IMMEDIATELY. Dude, there is a witness in the house and the bad guys just got in.

On the other hand, an injured Ron kind of drew their attention.


Sue - Jul 30, 2007 7:49:56 am PDT #2029 of 3301
hip deep in pie

Yes, but they should have called him IMMEDIATELY. Dude, there is a witness in the house and the bad guys just got in. Twenty minutes later they're all "well, we can't call Kreacher"

I'd assume that they either didn't talk about their plans in front of Kreacher or they ordered him to not talk to anyone else about them.


Miracleman - Jul 30, 2007 7:51:30 am PDT #2030 of 3301
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020

I kind of like that they didn't always do the sensible thing. They're on the run, they don't have a fucking clue as to what they're doing or how they're going to do it...they're kids, they can't think of everything.

The only thing that annoyed me about the things they didn't do that I might have done is that it didn't seem to bite them in the ass as hard as I expected.


DCJensen - Jul 30, 2007 7:52:58 am PDT #2031 of 3301
All is well that ends in pizza.

I think the movie is going to have to have a montage in the middle.


DebetEsse - Jul 30, 2007 8:05:04 am PDT #2032 of 3301
Woe to the fucking wicked.

I like that, too, about the whole series, MM.

A hungry, cold, and terrified montage.