I'm working my way through HBP again too. I so dearly loved, near the beginning, seeing Dumbledore and the Dursleys together -- that moment when Dumbledore bows to Aunt Petunia, introduces himself, and adds kindly, "We have corresponded, of course." Which Harry immediately takes to be a reference to the Howler a couple of books back, but everyone who's gotten to the very end and back again knows different. That one wee moment made me fall in love and awe all over again.
It's simple. I slap 'em around a bit, torture 'em, make their lives hell...Sure, the nice guys'll run away,but every now and then you'll find a prince like Spike who gets off on it.
Buffy ,'Get It Done'
The Buffista Book Club: the Harry Potter iteration
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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***
JZ - Aug 09, 2007 11:27:01 am PDT #2389 of 3301
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
victor infante - Aug 09, 2007 11:28:15 am PDT #2390 of 3301
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
And then I start wondering what "Harry Potter and the Power of Attorney" would be like. Would someone be acting on his behalf? Or would he be acting on someone elses?
Someday, as with all the great fictional worlds, there will be an anthology of stories set in the Potterverse by other authors.
This will be John Grisham's contribution ...
Nora Deirdre - Aug 09, 2007 11:29:17 am PDT #2391 of 3301
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
"We have corresponded, of course."
Aw!
For me, getting to the end of the thread has taken longer than reading the book! (true, I couldn't read the thread on my commute).
Fun seeing everyone's reactions.
tommyrot - Aug 09, 2007 11:31:28 am PDT #2392 of 3301
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
This will be John Grisham's contribution ...
What would William Gibson's be?
Vortex - Aug 09, 2007 11:31:45 am PDT #2393 of 3301
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I especially liked that although the Malfoys were still bad, they cared more about their son than anything else in the world. Which made them kinda good, at least as parents.
yes, and I love the symmetry that a mother's love for her son is what saved everything.
Trudy Booth - Aug 09, 2007 11:37:11 am PDT #2394 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
yes, and I love the symmetry that a mother's love for her son is what saved everything.
And it shows how right that old hippie Dumbledore is - All You Need Is Love ( bah bah bah-da dah )
tommyrot - Aug 09, 2007 11:38:05 am PDT #2395 of 3301
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Death Eaters = Blue Meanies?
DavidS - Aug 09, 2007 12:11:44 pm PDT #2396 of 3301
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Fred Weasley got most of the good lines allotted to the twins, so I reckon The Author never intended him to survive, alas.
I figure she knew long in advance that Fred had a deathmark on him, and so kept giving him the best lines as an apology.
victor infante - Aug 09, 2007 12:14:36 pm PDT #2397 of 3301
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
What would William Gibson's be?
Harry Potter and the Cyberpathic Leather Boys.
Hil R. - Aug 09, 2007 9:29:57 pm PDT #2398 of 3301
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
British word question: how does one pronounce "skiving"? Rhymes with diving, or rhymes with giving?