I really disliked Dobby but that "free elf" inscription very much made my allergies act up.
We killed a homeless man on this bench. Me and Dru. Those were good times. You know, he begged for mercy, and you know, that only made her bite harder.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
The Buffista Book Club: the Harry Potter iteration
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***SPOILER ALERT***
Laga - Oct 03, 2007 11:00:26 am PDT #2914 of 3301
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Vortex - Oct 03, 2007 12:51:03 pm PDT #2915 of 3301
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I cried when Dobby died. I didn't care one way or the other about him, but that was a well written scene.
Ginger - Oct 03, 2007 1:12:19 pm PDT #2916 of 3301
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I would have bet good money that she couldn't make me care about Dobby, and I found myself sobbing uncontrollably.
Gudanov - Oct 04, 2007 5:22:16 am PDT #2917 of 3301
Coding and Sleeping
Well Voldemort has the Elder Wand now. This doesn't seem like a big deal since Harry isn't going to beat Voldemort in a duel anyhow. This means they are after the horcruxes now, starting with the one in Bellatrix's vault.
They also are working out a plan with Griphook for getting into the vault. The price of the sword is quite the problem, I don't have a good feeling about how that's going to work out. A big part of the reason I don't have a good feeling is Bill's warning about Goblins. Bill does seem to pretty much know what is going on. The plan hasn't even started yet and things are already not going as planned.
There was also the visit by Lupin with the news of the new baby. It's really heartwarming when Lupin asks Harry to be the Godfather. Too bad it means that Lupin is a dead man.
The plan has started with Hermione as Bellatrix. I enjoyed her 'Good Morning' slip. I've gotten to the part where Harry has imperioused the Gringott's Goblin and Trevers. Good thing that Griphook was there to spur Harry into action. This plan took weeks to come up with? Well, actually I can see it taking up weeks to brainstorm ideas and shoot them down until they are left with a plan that doesn't involve a lot of moving parts. Anyhow, they have moved from a plan to winging it.
Volans - Oct 04, 2007 5:25:39 am PDT #2918 of 3301
move out and draw fire
It's really heartwarming when Lupin asks Harry to be the Godfather. Too bad it means that Lupin is a dead man.
Ha! I thought EXACTLY the same thing at that part.
Emily - Oct 04, 2007 5:38:39 am PDT #2919 of 3301
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I too had a bad feeling about the Gringott's plan, although mainly because of the goblin-cheating.
Miracleman - Oct 04, 2007 5:42:26 am PDT #2920 of 3301
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Yanking a wand out of somebody's hand seems a pretty low bar for changing ownership. If disarming with a spell counts, then wands have been changing ownership all over the place.
I totally agree with these sentiments. Ah, well.
MY POINT EXACTLY!!
Makes those D.A. sessions sort of uncomfortable doesn't it? "Expelliarmus! Hah, Neville, I guess your wand is mine now!" "Yeah, but...didn't you just let me 'Expelliarmus' your wand? Does that mean we have to trade wands now?" "Um. Shut up."
Theodosia - Oct 04, 2007 10:08:01 am PDT #2921 of 3301
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Perhaps the wand-taking has to have the taker voluntarily/explicitly taking the wand -- there's a necessary element of intent, not just a technical defeat, as in practice.
DCJensen - Oct 04, 2007 7:19:22 pm PDT #2922 of 3301
All is well that ends in pizza.
I was just assuming that the passing of ownership thing only applied to The Elder Wand, not to wands in general.
Hil R. - Oct 04, 2007 7:52:11 pm PDT #2923 of 3301
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I just got up to the scene in Goblet of Fire where Ron is complaining about how Hermione's obsessed with house elves, and Sirius tells him that, if you want to know the measure of a man, you should look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals. Not really much for self-awareness, Sirius.