I agree. All the pre-Hogwarts magic he does is his subconscious reacting to the world around him (hair growing, sweater shrinking, getting to the top of the school building and glass disappearing). Shame, shame, fear and anger, respectively. But I am not sure I would tie it too closely to the teen rage Harry, although it is true he does have an anger management problem (I see that more in how he acts in class) -- this is after all not his conscious action.
I was semi-joking at first, but after thinking it through some more, I think this initial book does set up where some of his anger in the latter books comes from. Not necessarily a tie to the subconscious magic when he was coming into his powers, but his treatment (and abuse) by the Dursleys does spur some of his more violent reactions.
Blowing up Marge, again subconsiously in PoA, was in a fit of rage at her comments about his parents. Most of his anger and resentment in Order of the Phoenix seems to come from treatment that resembles what the Dursleys had done to him all along; ignoring him, trying to keep him in the dark about everything, and a feeling that people undervalued him.
Oh, definitely.
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Harry Potter Re-read: The Philosopher's Stone - Final section underway! (& next book plans)
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Chapters 1-3: Introducing Harry
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Characterisation *NM*
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My thoughts, such as they are.
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Writing style *NM*
- 12/07/2010 08:29:18 AM
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It is very clear it is a children's book at this time
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Vernon's slow descent into madness is great.
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Re: Vernon's slow descent into madness is great.
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Early themes *NM*
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Chapters 4-10: Making Friends at Hogwarts *NM*
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Impressions: thoughts about the school, the teachers, the enemies and the friends. *NM*
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I'd forgotten how annoying Hermione was
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Yep. I like seeing her transformation in this story though.
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Yes and, I think, this may be another candidate for early themes (from above)
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Re: Impressions: thoughts about the school, the teachers, the enemies and the friends.
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Agree. I loved the instant tension between Harry and Malfoy and with Harry and Snape too.
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Some thoughts before I run off to the library again
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It's interesting to look at the beginning of the story from Draco's point of view.
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Re: It's interesting to look at the beginning of the story from Draco's point of view.
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What about the magic?
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The magic wasnt really developed at this point
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Re: The magic wasnt really developed at this point
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I think
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Diagon Alley - Olivander's Foreshadowing
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I really need a remembrall.
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But it doesn't tell you what you've forgotten!
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Chapters 11-17: Harry the Hero *NM*
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What'd you think of the ending? *NM*
- 15/07/2010 05:21:38 PM
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Two separate things:
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Lovely
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Haha
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Re: Haha
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But I thought all girls were made of sugar and spice and everything nice?
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Oh, we are.
- 15/07/2010 09:35:17 PM
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Honestly, dumbledore is a bit of an ass...
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The decades of manipulation of a child doesn't bother you, but the House Cup does?
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Overall thoughts for the book
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Foreshadowing and setting up the future
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Harry's anger management issues?
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Heh.
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Nah, not deliberate.
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Re: Nah, not deliberate.
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Re: Nah, not deliberate.
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Re: Nah, not deliberate.
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I noticed a lot of this.
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Re: I noticed a lot of this.
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Re: I noticed a lot of this.
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On Ginny:
- 12/07/2010 10:36:47 PM
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This was my interpretation too and why I didn't pay much attention to it at the time. *NM*
- 13/07/2010 02:53:08 PM
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I've noticed a lot of the same things, probably because I've reread this book so many times...
- 13/07/2010 04:45:28 AM
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Re: I've noticed a lot of the same things, probably because I've reread this book so many times...
- 13/07/2010 08:58:10 AM
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So much (chapters 1-3) *spoilers*
- 12/07/2010 07:35:57 PM
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I missed the school roof thing this time around too! Good catch there. *NM*
- 12/07/2010 09:22:21 PM
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The thing that tipped me off
- 12/07/2010 09:53:01 PM
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Imagine how easy his test would have been if he remembered he'd done it as a child! *NM*
- 13/07/2010 03:20:27 PM
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You have to wonder why Hagrid and Dumbledore didn't suspect the truth about Sirius.
- 26/07/2010 04:04:05 PM
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I re-read a couple weeks ago, and I was highly amused by all the little things she worked in
- 14/07/2010 04:09:19 AM
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Some stuff (chapters 4-11)
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Re: Some stuff (chapters 4-11)
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I can answer your consistency question!
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More stuff (chapters 12-17)
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Tiny tiny inconsistency (?) in Ch. 12
- 17/07/2010 04:23:15 PM
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What made this book (and the rest of the series) such a success?
- 12/07/2010 08:33:00 AM
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I think it was mostly because it was a simple narrative with an identifiable protagnonist.
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It has tons of things in it that every kid dreams of doing
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It's a simple, well-done little book.
- 12/07/2010 07:46:48 PM
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you don't read instructions, do you?
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When did you pick up this book?
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I was 10.
- 13/07/2010 04:13:44 AM
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Ah book orders...man you just brought back nostalgic memories. I miss being a kid
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1999
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What do you mean by adult version?
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They started publishing copies with 'adult' covers so people wouldn't be caught out reading
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Got a boxed set for Christmas when Order of the Phoenix came out in hardback.
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The first five were out, waited for HBP.
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Very early. Beginning of 1999, so it had just come out in the States. *NM*
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I held out quite awhile because I don't like "fads"
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I did the same thing.
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I would have, if I had known there was hype. I know I would have.
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Aged 13 or 14 - a while before the first movie (which was Christmas 2001). *NM*
- 26/07/2010 04:13:55 PM
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Jesus Christ.
- 26/07/2010 05:04:46 PM
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^That was me. *NM*
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^That was me. *NM*
- 26/07/2010 09:55:49 PM
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Aw. I was just feeling flattered as I didn't think Tor had read that many of my posts.
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- 27/07/2010 12:15:52 AM
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- 27/07/2010 12:15:52 AM
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Suggestions for the Re-read
- 12/07/2010 08:33:25 AM
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This is my first official time participating and its been fun so far!
- 14/07/2010 05:16:48 PM
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Unfortunately, no. (Silly me, pretending someone's still going to read all my posts...
) *NM*
- 26/07/2010 04:20:35 PM
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) *NM*
- 26/07/2010 04:20:35 PM
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Inconsistencies Re: the Potter's death...
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Because they were tricked? They considered Peter and Sirius to be brothers.
- 15/07/2010 07:05:27 AM
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That's nonsense..
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Take it up with Rowling, since you don't believe me. *NM*
- 16/07/2010 08:19:58 AM
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What's there to believe?
- 18/07/2010 06:03:13 AM
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Peter + Sirius = family. I don't know how to explain it more simply. *NM*
- 18/07/2010 08:58:20 AM
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Re: That's nonsense..
- 16/07/2010 09:37:59 AM
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Also
- 16/07/2010 11:17:51 AM
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Huh?
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But Camilla explained it!
- 18/07/2010 09:27:55 AM
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- 18/07/2010 09:27:55 AM
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I'm fairly certain you guys have that totally wrong...
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Re: I'm fairly certain you guys have that totally wrong...
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Re: I'm fairly certain you guys have that totally wrong...
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Re: I'm fairly certain you guys have that totally wrong...
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That bothers me too.
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Re: That bothers me too.
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Again...
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Re: Again...
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Re: Again...
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Re: Again...
- 20/07/2010 04:45:16 PM
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Yet another load of bosh.
- 21/07/2010 01:00:14 AM
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It was just the sort of things these two daredevils would do...
- 14/09/2010 12:11:20 AM
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Re: It was just the sort of things these two daredevils would do...
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You have to wonder if that's actually true.
- 26/07/2010 04:23:31 PM
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Since Lily and James were unable to leave the house
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^ And this, too, was me.
- 26/07/2010 09:58:07 PM
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^ And this, too, was me.
- 26/07/2010 09:58:07 PM
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