Like someone said...the wand may be unbeatable, but that doesn't mean the wielder is.
Excalibur was supposed to grant unearthly powers and unsurpassed victory to Arthur...but the dude is still dead and shit.
I swear, one of these times, you're gonna wake up in a coma.
Cordelia ,'Showtime'
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Miracleman - Jul 30, 2007 5:40:58 pm PDT #2069 of 3301
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Vortex - Jul 30, 2007 5:42:08 pm PDT #2070 of 3301
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Like someone said...the wand may be unbeatable, but that doesn't mean the wielder is.
am I THAT forgettable?
Miracleman - Jul 30, 2007 5:43:03 pm PDT #2071 of 3301
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
No, Vortex, you're not.
I am THAT senile, though.
Vortex - Jul 30, 2007 5:46:06 pm PDT #2072 of 3301
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I am THAT senile, though.
but, you put it better. My gun analogy wasn't as good.
NoiseDesign - Jul 30, 2007 5:53:58 pm PDT #2073 of 3301
Our wings are not tired
All this talk of wands and guns and amazingly no inneuendo.
DavidS - Jul 30, 2007 5:54:36 pm PDT #2074 of 3301
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
All this talk of wands and guns and amazingly no inneuendo.
Are you kidding? Harry totally mastered Draco's wand. t /Fay
Polter-Cow - Jul 30, 2007 7:01:51 pm PDT #2075 of 3301
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
My god, Hermione whines. "But Harry you promised you wouldn't let the Dark Lord overpower you anymore and get into your head!" Damn it, girl, you think he enjoys this? You think he doesn't remember anything unless you harp about it?
Oh God. I loved Hermione in this book, I really did, but that particular refrain got pretty irritating. HE GETS IT, HERMIONE.
On re-read I am noticing that JKR does spend a fair amount of time on wandlore even if it is still convoluted in the climax.
In THIS book, right? That was evident. What about the others?
DavidS - Jul 30, 2007 7:03:58 pm PDT #2076 of 3301
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
In THIS book, right? That was evident. What about the others?
I haven't re-read the others so I can't say. Though it doesn't seem entirely fair to bitch about the wand ass-pulling if she does give clear indication (many times over) that WANDLORE is mas importante in this book.
Polter-Cow - Jul 30, 2007 7:08:55 pm PDT #2077 of 3301
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I don't think anyone was bitching about wand ass-pulling in general. In fact, I recall some comments (that I agreed with) to the effect that it was great that wand lore played a part in the end, given how much it was brought up over the course of the book. The bitching is about wand ass-pulling in specific. Namely, the shady ownership tactics of that devious Elder Wand.
DavidS - Jul 30, 2007 7:15:58 pm PDT #2078 of 3301
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Namely, the shady ownership tactics of that devious Elder Wand.
It's kind of slutty.