Can't even shout, Can't even cry. The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors. They need to take seven, and they might take yours. Can't call to mom, can't say a word. You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard.

Dream Girl ,'Bring On The Night'


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There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."


Lyra Jane - Jul 26, 2004 12:07:16 pm PDT #5333 of 10002
Up with the sun

Interesting.

Rowling wrote;

Therefore Harry would be considered only 'half' wizard, because of his mother's grandparents.

To which the person managing the site commented:

In this FAQ entry, J.K. is stating, for the first time, that Harry's mother's grandparents were Muggles.[...] By telling us that the Muggle-blood in Harry comes from his great-grandparents, she seems to saying that both of Harry's grandparents, his Mother's parents, were Wizards.

Alternately -- and given that this is Rowling, I don't think this is unlikely -- "his mother's grandparents" could be a mistake for "his grandparents on his mother's side." To me, that fits better with the book's canon. But I tend to speed-read HP, so I may be missing something that fits better with the website maintainer's interpretation.


sumi - Jul 26, 2004 12:32:31 pm PDT #5334 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!

The interesting thing is that the Wizardnews folks mentioned the whole Dudley could be considered a half-blood thing.


Trudy Booth - Jul 26, 2004 12:48:54 pm PDT #5335 of 10002
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

I saw it the way you did, Lyra.

Though a wizard Dudley is amusing...


Connie Neil - Jul 26, 2004 1:02:39 pm PDT #5336 of 10002
brillig

Dudley ... Slytherin ... Draco kicking the crap out of him ...

Where do I vote?


Atropa - Jul 26, 2004 2:47:24 pm PDT #5337 of 10002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Jilli! Is it really reallly you?

What? Just because I've become a hermit and no one sees me anymore ...

I'm convinced Petunia is a Squib. It's so obvious!


Aims - Jul 26, 2004 2:49:15 pm PDT #5338 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.

t sits with Jilli


Anne W. - Jul 26, 2004 2:50:29 pm PDT #5339 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

t joins Jilli and Aimee

Is there any kind of ETA for the book?


Aims - Jul 26, 2004 3:06:38 pm PDT #5340 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.

3rd week of Whenever The Fuck She Finishes.

t /bitter

And now she's all knocked up an' shit.


Lilty Cash - Jul 26, 2004 3:33:43 pm PDT #5341 of 10002
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."

Sits with Jilli and Aimee on Petunia being a squib. Stands alone in the "Draco is the Half-Blood Prince, being that the bits cut out of CoS relate to some skeletons in the Malfoys 'pureblood' closet which were originally concieved to pull together a theme of hypocrisy and tolerance and moved to a later book for a better reveal" corner.


Steph L. - Jul 26, 2004 4:19:10 pm PDT #5342 of 10002
That which does not kill you should RUN

Count me in on Petunia being a Squib. I thought that OotP laid an awful lot of groundwork for that to be revealed.