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.
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
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Chapters 1-3
19/07/2010 09:32:52 AM
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Dobby
19/07/2010 02:39:06 PM
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I hate Dobby.
20/07/2010 11:32:58 AM
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Stuff
20/07/2010 05:54:26 PM
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The Dursleys.
23/07/2010 11:35:31 PM
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Chapters 4-6
19/07/2010 09:33:18 AM
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Another character we love to hate! Gilderoy Lockhart. Plus Weasley vs Malfoy.
20/07/2010 03:29:39 PM
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I can't remember how much I hated him the first read
21/07/2010 03:44:15 AM
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You're right. It's not as bad the second (or third) time around with him.
21/07/2010 01:54:01 PM
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My problems with Dobby are very different from my problems with Lockhart
21/07/2010 07:02:55 AM
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More stuff
21/07/2010 07:00:04 AM
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This section really brought home to me how well Rowling writes about love and relationships.
21/07/2010 07:22:43 PM
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That last remark made me check out the names in the French translation...
26/07/2010 05:18:36 PM
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Don't get me started on the Norwegian translation.
26/07/2010 09:52:09 PM
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That is indeed genuinely awesome.
27/07/2010 12:24:07 AM
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Re: That is indeed genuinely awesome.
27/07/2010 09:07:35 AM
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McSnurf? MCSNURF?? WTH? *NM*
27/07/2010 08:47:55 PM
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Chapters 7-9
19/07/2010 09:33:44 AM
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Colin Creevey.
22/07/2010 06:55:17 PM
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Re: Colin Creevey.
23/07/2010 10:13:33 PM
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Even more stuff
23/07/2010 10:10:39 PM
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Chapters 10-12
19/07/2010 09:34:13 AM
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Three good chapters
22/07/2010 02:28:20 PM
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Yup.
23/07/2010 11:32:03 PM
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I agree. And plain jealousy that Harry's hogging the spotlight time and again.
26/07/2010 05:28:09 PM
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Chapters 13-15
19/07/2010 09:34:50 AM
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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
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"Goodbye friends of Hagrid..."
26/07/2010 01:58:25 PM
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Chapters 16-18
19/07/2010 09:35:20 AM
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Overall thoughts
19/07/2010 09:36:06 AM
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Thoughts on the movie quality
21/07/2010 04:15:20 AM
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I always felt that the first two movies were the best, and the others bungled the atmosphere. *NM*
21/07/2010 03:08:29 PM
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I wonder if Rowling ever looks back and wishes she could change some stuff
21/07/2010 06:44:41 PM
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Suggestions for the re-read?
19/07/2010 09:37:32 AM
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Do we want a wee break before the next book?
24/07/2010 10:47:07 AM
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we need an impatient smiley that taps its foot while looking grumpy. *NM*
27/07/2010 08:51:30 PM
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It's not Wednesday yet! *NM*
27/07/2010 09:26:21 PM
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But it was a question:
27/07/2010 10:25:27 PM
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Yes, but the two possibilities in Rebekah's post were either Wednesday or next Monday.
27/07/2010 10:33:10 PM
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