Mr. Weasley would wet himself.
Kaylee: So how many fell madly in love with you and wanted to take you away from all this? Inara: Just the one. I think I'm slipping.
'Serenity'
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***
beekaytee - Aug 21, 2007 5:24:08 am PDT #2475 of 3301
Compassionately intolerant
tommyrot - Aug 21, 2007 5:27:47 am PDT #2476 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.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't remember ever seeing computers in the wizarding world?
Magic could probably substitute for most uses of the computer.
Now I'm imagining a Google curse. You'd say, "Googleus bike!" and then the victim would compulsively start listing facts and uses for bikes.
DCJensen - Aug 21, 2007 6:51:05 am PDT #2477 of 3301
All is well that ends in pizza.
If my calculations are correct, the final chapter takes place in 2017.
If they have decided to rethink the whole muggle aparthied, perhaps computers are already in Hogworts...
victor infante - Aug 21, 2007 6:56:10 am PDT #2478 of 3301
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Am I wrong to have wanted to see Dudley escorting a kid to his first year at Hogwarts in the epilouge, with a comment about how miserable it's making his parents.
sumi - Aug 21, 2007 7:15:13 am PDT #2479 of 3301
Art Crawl!!!
Aww, Victor, that would have been too cool.
Except I'd want Grandma Petunia to be excited for the little one.
sj - Aug 21, 2007 7:30:49 am PDT #2480 of 3301
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Am I wrong to have wanted to see Dudley escorting a kid to his first year at Hogwarts in the epilouge, with a comment about how miserable it's making his parents.
Not wrong at all. I posted something similar upthread:
I think it would have been kind of interesting to see Dudley’s son/daughter get on the train to Hogwarts at the end.
And, now that I think about it, it should be a daughter named Petunia, which would bring us full circle with the original Petunia wanting to got to Hogwarts when Lily did.
megan walker - Aug 21, 2007 7:56:34 am PDT #2481 of 3301
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
it should be a daughter named Petunia, which would bring us full circle with the original Petunia wanting to got to Hogwarts when Lily did.
Is this where I admit that I never noticed they were both named after flowers until DH?
Dana - Aug 21, 2007 8:01:42 am PDT #2482 of 3301
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
See also: Narcissa.
megan walker - Aug 21, 2007 8:07:26 am PDT #2483 of 3301
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
See also: Narcissa.
Oh. duh.
Sue - Aug 21, 2007 8:08:35 am PDT #2484 of 3301
hip deep in pie
Is this where I admit that I never noticed they were both named after flowers until DH?
Um, I never noticed that until you just pointed it out!
I like that they were out in the world for DH. I did miss the action back at Hogwarts. I wish there was at least a chapter about Neville, Ginny and Luna leading the Hogwarts resistance.
But I'd like to think there was a fad for the name (and a few others) for some time after Voldemort's defeat. Nothing to prevent multiple parents from using the same name (or multiple names like Alfred, Frederick, Wilfred, that lend themselves to the same nickname). When I was growing up, there were always two or three boys named Mark in any group.
I love this idea.
She left several fascinating stories untold -- for example, Hogwarts during 7th year, what happened during the year after Voldemort was defeated.
I suspect their 7th year was studying for leaving exams, and Ron trying to Hermione to sleep with him.