Lorne: You know what they say about people who need people. Connor: They're the luckiest people in the world. Lorne: You been sneaking peeks at my Streisand collection again, Kiddo? Connor: Just kinda popped out.

'Time Bomb'


The Buffista Book Club: the Harry Potter iteration  

This thread is a focused discussion group. Please see the first post below for the current topic and upcoming book discussions. While natter will inevitably happen, we encourage you to treat this like a virtual book club and try to keep your posts in that spirit.

By consensus, this thread is reopened specifically to discuss Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It will be closed again once that discussion has run its course.

***SPOILER ALERT***

  • **Spoilers for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows lie here. Read at your own risk***


Emily - Jul 30, 2007 9:51:27 pm PDT #2094 of 3301
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola

Post deleted by NoiseDesign on Jul 30, 2007 11:48:30 pm PDT

Well, I should think so.


omnis_audis - Jul 30, 2007 9:53:32 pm PDT #2095 of 3301
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

o god, what did he say that he deleted it?


NoiseDesign - Jul 30, 2007 10:08:27 pm PDT #2096 of 3301
Our wings are not tired

It was just a double post.


Emily - Jul 30, 2007 10:30:03 pm PDT #2097 of 3301
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola

Aw, you. Spoiling my fun.


Sue - Jul 31, 2007 3:05:01 am PDT #2098 of 3301
hip deep in pie

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.

The funniest line in the book was when Ron gave Harry the How to Pick Up Witches book, and said, "It's not all wand work, either." I choked on my water.


Ailleann - Jul 31, 2007 4:22:06 am PDT #2099 of 3301
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda

I was pretty sure I heard some slashers giggling when Hermione was changing Ron's appearance, and Harry's comment was "well he's not my type, but he'll do."


Trudy Booth - Jul 31, 2007 6:03:20 am PDT #2100 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

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?

He's tempted by doing it. It gives him knowledge. Hermione thinks the risk is more significant than the reward, she always has.

It's a nice grey area.

And, yeah, as fond as I am of porn and filth, I vote "not in the kids book please" as well.


Kathy A - Jul 31, 2007 6:15:22 am PDT #2101 of 3301
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Although, Hermione is the one who urges him to tap into Voldy's head while they're at Hogwarts and are looking for him to take out Nagini.


Kathy A - Jul 31, 2007 6:28:54 am PDT #2102 of 3301
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

I was just talking with a co-worker who finished DH over the weekend, and we were saying how much we were looking forward to the movie version. All the Polyjuice Potion scenes should be fun for the various actors--Daniel Radcliffe doing seven versions of himself, Helena Bonham Carter as Hermione as Bellatrix, all should be pretty fun to watch.


Scrappy - Jul 31, 2007 6:52:09 am PDT #2103 of 3301
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

I wanted to mention a small surprise that I really liked--that Fleur's family turned out to be so nice and accepting at the wedding. I was expecting them to be snooty at the Weasley house, but they were lovely.