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Even more stuff Camilla Send a noteboard - 23/07/2010 10:10:39 PM
Colin Creevy is so annoying. Jesus Christ in a bath tub.

But I rather enjoyed the scene at the Quidditch pitch where Malfoy calls Hermione a mudblood. I enjoyed both Hermione's retort that no one on the Gryffindor team had to buy their way onto the team (reinforced later when Malfoy misses the snitch) and the reactions when he said the bad word. Everybody's really, but Ron's especially, as I see it as the first indication of future events -- he is very protective of Hermione.

I think I mentioned Filch's bravery as a squib amongst hostile magic people before, but this set of chapters holds the appropriate place for commenting it, really. It must be a hellish job. Why don't they just employ a witch? There must be some reason; I suspect Dumbledore has decided to help him out by offering him a job at some point.

Also, the Moaning Myrtle plotline leading into the main plot strikes me as quite clever -- it certainly took me by surprise the first time. You would have thought I had learnt to look for clues in Rowling from the first book, but alas!

And Lockhart's stories about his exploits are lovely. Especially when he keeps talking about all the horrific deaths (of Mrs Norris -- how did that cat get that name, anyway? We really need the encyclopedia Rowling promised) he might have prevented.

Again, of course, there is Harry describing Dumbledore's look as X-raying him. I think it is obvious that Rowling had the idea of the occlumens and legilimens from day 1 (and a clear idea of who had mastered it).

And I sympathise with Ron regarding the *shudder* spiders. Ick.
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The Great Harry Potter re-read: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - 19/07/2010 09:32:22 AM 2704 Views
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I hate Dobby. - 20/07/2010 11:32:58 AM 1862 Views
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Me too. - 20/07/2010 05:56:27 PM 1675 Views
Boo! - 21/07/2010 12:44:33 AM 1804 Views
I hate "movie Dobby." Book Dobby I'm neutral on. *NM* - 21/07/2010 03:42:29 AM 1115 Views
I don't like him either. - 21/07/2010 02:26:47 PM 1761 Views
It looks like all us cool kids hate Dobby - 23/07/2010 07:13:19 PM 1762 Views
Excellent. - 23/07/2010 10:17:16 PM 1782 Views
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Stuff - 20/07/2010 05:54:26 PM 1792 Views
The Dursley's and the Twins - 21/07/2010 02:22:41 PM 1703 Views
The Dursleys. - 23/07/2010 11:35:31 PM 1832 Views
Re: The Dursleys. - 26/07/2010 06:02:14 AM 1663 Views
she reminds me a bit of snape - 26/07/2010 01:01:35 PM 1736 Views
Re: The Dursleys. - 26/07/2010 02:58:31 PM 1705 Views
Chapters 4-6 - 19/07/2010 09:33:18 AM 1732 Views
Another character we love to hate! Gilderoy Lockhart. Plus Weasley vs Malfoy. - 20/07/2010 03:29:39 PM 1790 Views
Yes! - 20/07/2010 09:41:09 PM 1851 Views
Re: Yes! - 21/07/2010 07:05:13 AM 1794 Views
I can't remember how much I hated him the first read - 21/07/2010 03:44:15 AM 1870 Views
I don't think I ever truly "hated" Lockheart - 26/07/2010 06:09:20 AM 1686 Views
My problems with Dobby are very different from my problems with Lockhart - 21/07/2010 07:02:55 AM 1775 Views
I can see that and I understand completely. - 21/07/2010 02:06:27 PM 1929 Views
Exactly. - 21/07/2010 07:20:33 PM 1841 Views
More stuff - 21/07/2010 07:00:04 AM 1713 Views
I really noticed this time around - 21/07/2010 03:10:43 PM 1639 Views
Yeah. - 23/07/2010 10:15:21 PM 1764 Views
This section really brought home to me how well Rowling writes about love and relationships. - 21/07/2010 07:22:43 PM 1789 Views
That last remark made me check out the names in the French translation... - 26/07/2010 05:18:36 PM 1824 Views
Don't get me started on the Norwegian translation. - 26/07/2010 09:52:09 PM 1734 Views
Ahahahahaha! - 26/07/2010 09:55:17 PM 1612 Views
That is indeed genuinely awesome. - 27/07/2010 12:24:07 AM 1746 Views
Re: That is indeed genuinely awesome. - 27/07/2010 09:07:35 AM 1741 Views
McSnurf? MCSNURF?? WTH? *NM* - 27/07/2010 08:47:55 PM 1065 Views
Nono. McSnurp. - 27/07/2010 08:48:58 PM 1719 Views
Read it wrong. - 27/07/2010 09:15:07 PM 1576 Views
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Deathday Party - seemed like filler to me. Not a big fan. - 21/07/2010 02:33:53 PM 1758 Views
Yeah, I didn't like that either. - 22/07/2010 06:56:39 PM 1700 Views
It is a plot device - 23/07/2010 10:11:45 PM 1674 Views
Heh. - 23/07/2010 10:16:48 PM 1648 Views
Colin Creevey. - 22/07/2010 06:55:17 PM 1763 Views
I don't know. He's always annoyed me. - 22/07/2010 09:23:36 PM 1721 Views
Re: Colin Creevey. - 23/07/2010 10:13:33 PM 1725 Views
Suspect I'm more patient with young people than you are. - 23/07/2010 10:18:24 PM 1732 Views
Infinitely more so, I think - 23/07/2010 10:21:09 PM 1720 Views
Even more stuff - 23/07/2010 10:10:39 PM 1774 Views
Mrs Norris. - 23/07/2010 10:13:51 PM 1806 Views
Re: Mrs Norris. - 23/07/2010 10:15:18 PM 1728 Views
Re: Mrs Norris. - 23/07/2010 10:17:41 PM 1678 Views
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Three good chapters - 22/07/2010 02:28:20 PM 1682 Views
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Yup. - 23/07/2010 11:32:03 PM 1728 Views
Re: Yup. - 26/07/2010 03:01:15 PM 1709 Views
And then some... - 23/07/2010 10:31:56 PM 1567 Views
Hermione - 23/07/2010 11:29:22 PM 1766 Views
Another example - 24/07/2010 12:56:26 AM 1625 Views
Re: Hermione - 24/07/2010 04:58:14 AM 1530 Views
Something I don't like: - 23/07/2010 11:24:59 PM 1601 Views
I disagree. - 24/07/2010 01:01:17 AM 1554 Views
Re: Something I don't like: - 26/07/2010 03:01:54 PM 1558 Views
Those students are 12 years old, though. - 26/07/2010 05:35:13 PM 1592 Views
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Heh. I'd forgotten how near the end of the book the spiders are. - 23/07/2010 11:26:43 PM 1569 Views
"Goodbye friends of Hagrid..." - 26/07/2010 01:58:25 PM 1581 Views
Re: "Goodbye friends of Hagrid..." - 27/07/2010 08:50:34 PM 1860 Views
Re: "Goodbye friends of Hagrid..." - 27/07/2010 09:08:24 PM 1643 Views
And... - 26/07/2010 02:54:54 PM 1704 Views
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Lockhart & Dobby get what's coming to them. - 26/07/2010 02:26:42 PM 1698 Views
Finally... - 26/07/2010 02:55:39 PM 1683 Views
He is one indeed, sort of anyway. *NM* - 26/07/2010 05:39:12 PM 1046 Views
Harry was a horcrux - 27/07/2010 02:57:42 AM 1515 Views
Yes - 27/07/2010 09:09:38 AM 1655 Views
Voldemort's (sometimes) hilarious names in translation. - 26/07/2010 06:14:58 PM 3898 Views
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Character development - 19/07/2010 09:37:01 AM 1573 Views
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Similar to the first, but a nice step up in complexity. - 19/07/2010 07:56:45 PM 2102 Views
I found an error i the POA preview in the back of my book - 20/07/2010 10:51:42 AM 1570 Views
Yeah i have that edition too *NM* - 21/07/2010 12:43:12 AM 962 Views
Thoughts on the movie quality - 21/07/2010 04:15:20 AM 1497 Views
I wonder if Rowling ever looks back and wishes she could change some stuff - 21/07/2010 06:44:41 PM 1604 Views
I think this book isn't as deep or as thoughtful as the first. - 23/07/2010 11:36:17 PM 1646 Views
I feel the same way. - 24/07/2010 01:04:39 AM 1521 Views
Agreed. - 26/07/2010 03:22:48 PM 1613 Views
Suggestions for the re-read? - 19/07/2010 09:37:32 AM 1555 Views
Re: Suggestions for the re-read? - 23/07/2010 10:37:37 PM 1664 Views
OK. - 23/07/2010 10:43:00 PM 1662 Views
Re: OK. - 23/07/2010 10:43:56 PM 1688 Views
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Nonononono! - 26/07/2010 03:12:56 PM 1587 Views
Nooooooooo! - 27/07/2010 02:32:56 PM 1699 Views
we need an impatient smiley that taps its foot while looking grumpy. *NM* - 27/07/2010 08:51:30 PM 962 Views
More than anything! *NM* - 27/07/2010 09:01:33 PM 969 Views
It's not Wednesday yet! *NM* - 27/07/2010 09:26:21 PM 879 Views
But it was a question: - 27/07/2010 10:25:27 PM 1550 Views
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Aaaah - 27/07/2010 10:34:51 PM 1626 Views

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