I read that one very quickly and don't remember a lot.
Whoa! I... I think I'm having a thought. Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's a thought. Now I'm having a plan. Now I'm having a wiggins.
Xander ,'First Date'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
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."
Connie Neil - Jul 28, 2005 9:57:59 am PDT #8700 of 10002
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Jeff Mejia - Jul 28, 2005 10:11:46 am PDT #8701 of 10002
"Don't think of yourself as an organic pain collector racing towards oblivion." Dogbert to Dilbert
Finally at the end of the thread! A few observations on HBP:
The infamous chapter 2: I know that while I was reading, I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop - when Snape agreed to the third part of the Unbreakable Vow (completing the task if Draco couldn't), that seemed to me to go beyond undercover, although I guess at that point, he had to go through with it. At the end of the book, I kept waiting for the reversal that never came. I find the theories for a possible Snape reversal in Book 7 to be plausible, but I also feel that they are resting on rather thin ground at the moment.
On DD: I'm in the camp that dead is dead - this ain't no comic book. We won't see Dumbledore alive in Book 7. I do believe that we will see him in Pensieve flashbacks, but remember, it has now been shown that Pensieve memories can be altered (Slughorn altered his inexpertly, but it could be specualted that given enough time, false memories could be planted. Just something to keep in mind if a Pensieve flashback doesn't fit.)
Other comments: As soon as I heard that there was a major death in the book, I knew Dumbledore was doomed. I've been expecting it for sometime; all part of the hero's quest and all.
The creepiest thought in the book is wondering what Tom Riddle did to the other kids in the cave when he was younger - that boy was bad from the start.
My favorite part of the book was when Harry came back to the Griffyndor common room after serving his detention, expecting to hear that they got creamed in the Quidditch match, only to find out they won big with Ginny as Seeker, as she came up to hug him and he finally kissed her. I am such a big sap.
What is it about fandom that makes people loony? The entitlement that some people feel for their 'ship is unbeleivable.
Fred Pete - Jul 28, 2005 10:20:25 am PDT #8702 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
Jeff, I agree that the creepiest part about Tom, at least to where I'm at, is the cave . My guess is that spiders were involved , to tie into COS .
Atropa - Jul 28, 2005 10:22:18 am PDT #8703 of 10002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
A world of yes! Of course, I've also been wanting them to make real-looking Hogwarts House clothes, and not just for Gryffindor.
I'm *still* looking for a Ravenclaw prefect's badge.
tommyrot - Jul 28, 2005 10:24:09 am PDT #8704 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
A month ago I saw a woman (college-age) who had a Slytherin book bag. Just a simple black bag with the Slytherin crest on it. I wanted one....
DavidS - Jul 28, 2005 10:25:32 am PDT #8705 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Jilli, they have a lot of wizarding badges here.
Atropa - Jul 28, 2005 10:27:49 am PDT #8706 of 10002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Jilli, they have a lot of wizarding badges here.
Ah-ha! Thank you!
DavidS - Jul 28, 2005 10:28:40 am PDT #8707 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Ah-ha! Thank you!
Here is my magic trick for finding them. I typed +ravenclaw +badge into Google. Eh la!
Atropa - Jul 28, 2005 10:31:29 am PDT #8708 of 10002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Here is my magic trick for finding them. I typed +ravenclaw +badge into Google. Eh la!
Yeah, yeah. While that website doesn't have badges (just patches), they DO have a patch for Durmstrang. Ooooh, I am so tempted by that.
Of course, Slytherin and Gryffindor have the most merchandise. Bah.
§ ita § - Jul 28, 2005 10:34:56 am PDT #8709 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I typed +ravenclaw +badge into Google.
Ya don't need the plus signs, you know. Google defaults to and.