OoTP is the book where absolutely no one makes a good decision. Harry makes about 15 bad ones, but Dumbledore is close behind, followed by Snape and Sirius.
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'War Stories'
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Dana - Aug 08, 2011 2:27:42 pm PDT #15880 of 28293
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Polter-Cow - Aug 08, 2011 2:51:51 pm PDT #15881 of 28293
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
OoTP is the book where absolutely no one makes a good decision.
Oh my God, this is so true. Seriously, this whole last chapter or penultimate chapter or whatever I'm in is basically about how EVERYONE FUCKED UP SO HARD.
You know who pretty much made all the good decisions, though? HERMIONE. She is particularly awesome in this book, I swear.
Hil R. - Aug 08, 2011 2:56:02 pm PDT #15882 of 28293
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
You know who pretty much made all the good decisions, though? HERMIONE. She is particularly awesome in this book, I swear.
Except that she didn't think that maybe Snape was faking when he said that he had no idea what Harry was talking about when he tried to tell him about Sirius.
Dana - Aug 08, 2011 3:18:49 pm PDT #15883 of 28293
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Also, it's the book where Neville and Ginny and Luna are awesome, so that helps.
Polter-Cow - Aug 08, 2011 5:13:46 pm PDT #15884 of 28293
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Except that she didn't think that maybe Snape was faking when he said that he had no idea what Harry was talking about when he tried to tell him about Sirius.
True, but I'm not sure whether that would have changed anything. They still would have gone to the Department of Mysteries, in case he wasn't.
Also, it's the book where Neville and Ginny and Luna are awesome, so that helps.
It does. Ginny is pretty great in this book too. She's all wisecracking and being good at spells and flying and shit.
Kathy A - Aug 09, 2011 6:08:31 am PDT #15885 of 28293
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Which would be more meaningful in retrospect if he didn't just continue on with the information-withholding and failure to trust Harry with his plans and ideas for the next year.
I did like the fact that JKR addressed this in DH, when she has Aberforth state that secrets and lies were the way that the Dumbledore boys were raised, and that Albus embraced it.
DavidS - Aug 09, 2011 6:18:54 am PDT #15886 of 28293
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I did like the fact that JKR addressed this in DH, when she has Aberforth state that secrets and lies were the way that the Dumbledore boys were raised, and that Albus embraced it.
Right. I always thought a lot of the dynamics in that family looked like a family where one of the parents is an alcoholic. Which isn't how it maps to the story, but those sibling relationships that are involved with concealing family stories and resentment about leaving vs. caretaking has a Children of Alcoholics vibe to me.
sumi - Aug 10, 2011 3:06:10 pm PDT #15887 of 28293
Art Crawl!!!
GRRM is going to read a selection from Winds of Winter at Worldcon.
Rayne - Aug 10, 2011 3:07:10 pm PDT #15888 of 28293
"Oh no! Has falling sky liquid once again caused you the sadness?" -Starfire
Is it wrong that I want to sneak into his house and chain him to his computer?
sumi - Aug 10, 2011 3:09:20 pm PDT #15889 of 28293
Art Crawl!!!
Well, he's still doing the ADWD publicity tour. (And at least he has selections to read.)