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I can see that and I understand completely. StormCrow Send a noteboard - 21/07/2010 02:06:27 PM
Dobby annoys me by sheer existence, and I dislike reading about him; Lockhart is annoying to the characters, but not annoying to read. The latter also applies to the Dursleys.


My biggest problem with the house elves is the dialogue they provide, second would be the self punishment (mid-sentence). The surprise factor is gone after the second time he hits himself with the lamp, irons his hands, etc. :)

Comparatively speaking though, Dobby is leaps and bounds better than Winky and Kreature. Kreature is another character that makes my skin crawl. I think Dobby redeems himself later in the book and in the series as a whole. After all, actions speak louder than annoyingly written dialogue!
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I can see that and I understand completely. - 21/07/2010 02:06:27 PM 1933 Views
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More stuff - 21/07/2010 07:00:04 AM 1716 Views
I really noticed this time around - 21/07/2010 03:10:43 PM 1640 Views
Yeah. - 23/07/2010 10:15:21 PM 1765 Views
This section really brought home to me how well Rowling writes about love and relationships. - 21/07/2010 07:22:43 PM 1790 Views
That last remark made me check out the names in the French translation... - 26/07/2010 05:18:36 PM 1825 Views
Don't get me started on the Norwegian translation. - 26/07/2010 09:52:09 PM 1735 Views
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That is indeed genuinely awesome. - 27/07/2010 12:24:07 AM 1749 Views
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Nono. McSnurp. - 27/07/2010 08:48:58 PM 1719 Views
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Heh. - 23/07/2010 10:16:48 PM 1649 Views
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Another example - 24/07/2010 12:56:26 AM 1628 Views
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Something I don't like: - 23/07/2010 11:24:59 PM 1602 Views
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Voldemort's (sometimes) hilarious names in translation. - 26/07/2010 06:14:58 PM 3898 Views
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OK. - 23/07/2010 10:43:00 PM 1663 Views
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