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Re: Agreed. Rebekah Send a noteboard - 08/08/2010 02:45:30 PM
I noticed that, too. It is a little annoying. I suppose the focus on ambition as a driving force of the Slytherins may help the ruthless rise to the top in that house, but it is still a little overdone.

Yeah.

Also: 200 people in Slytherin? Is it the biggest house? There are only 5 boys in Harry's year in Gryffindor. Would have thought the Sorting Hat put approximately equal numbers into each house.

I don't know. Are we sure there are only 5 boys? Or are those 5 boys only the 5 that are mentioned out of a larger group?

Well, Harry talks about the dormitory for his year, and it only has 5 beds. We don't know how many girls there are, I guess. Hermione, Lavendar, Parvati & her sister. Who else?

Boys: Harry, Ron, Neville, Dean, Seamus?

It makes no real sense for Slytherin to be the largest house since they have pureblood ++ demands. Although, those demands cannot be too stringent since Snape was there, and he is only half-blood.

The Sorting Hat thought about putting Harry there. He's half-blood as well.
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Stan Shunpike. - 28/07/2010 02:01:46 PM 1544 Views
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Subtlety is what I do *NM* - 29/07/2010 02:43:00 PM 720 Views
He is so lovely. - 03/08/2010 06:00:26 PM 1466 Views
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Is it premature to argue Harry's starting to get alienated from Ron and Hermione here? - 30/07/2010 01:48:06 PM 1365 Views
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Themes. *NM* - 29/07/2010 10:24:31 AM 668 Views
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"Plotting" might be a more interesting discussion point - 29/07/2010 11:57:20 AM 1452 Views
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I don't know the answer, but a good place to look would be... (book 4 spoilers) - 05/08/2010 12:33:20 AM 1334 Views
Indeed, but.... ~spoileriffic for Book 4~ - 05/08/2010 02:19:22 PM 1351 Views
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Plotting and writing. *NM* - 30/07/2010 02:08:03 PM 635 Views
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Good spell and great scene with the Bogart. - 30/07/2010 06:19:16 PM 1340 Views
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Agreed. *NM* - 31/07/2010 09:56:53 AM 755 Views
Yes, excellent scene. - 09/08/2010 08:06:05 PM 1339 Views
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Plotting and writing. *NM* - 02/08/2010 12:50:56 PM 624 Views
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Other things - the Marauder's Map, background story on Sirius and the Potters,... *NM* - 02/08/2010 12:52:30 PM 745 Views
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Chapters 13-15. *NM* - 28/07/2010 01:12:57 PM 748 Views
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OK. I don't like how one-sided the Slytherins are. - 08/08/2010 02:30:22 PM 1414 Views
Agreed. - 08/08/2010 02:37:18 PM 1341 Views
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Agreed. - 08/08/2010 03:03:19 PM 1401 Views
Re: 200 people - 09/08/2010 12:09:53 AM 1342 Views
Well. - 09/08/2010 08:21:24 AM 1448 Views
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we were discussing her numbers in the other thread - 12/08/2010 12:49:29 AM 1571 Views
Plotting and writing. *NM* - 03/08/2010 05:26:12 PM 722 Views
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Crookshanks. - 08/08/2010 02:22:36 PM 1348 Views
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For Quidditch fans, this is probably the best book. - 03/08/2010 05:38:49 PM 1299 Views
spoilers in headlines, mister! - 03/08/2010 05:43:22 PM 1392 Views
I really enjoyed the first quidditch match. - 03/08/2010 05:40:37 PM 1271 Views
Jordan's commenting is always great. - 03/08/2010 06:00:12 PM 1371 Views
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Re: I really enjoyed the first quidditch match. - 03/08/2010 06:02:53 PM 1338 Views
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Characters. - 04/08/2010 04:16:39 PM 1384 Views
Re: Characters. - 04/08/2010 05:18:56 PM 1363 Views
Re. Sirius. - 05/08/2010 02:40:41 PM 1489 Views
Witnessing and getting the truth through to Harry. - 05/08/2010 10:00:34 PM 1376 Views
Hm. - 08/08/2010 02:58:46 PM 1245 Views
Re: Hm. - 08/08/2010 03:01:48 PM 1168 Views
Re: Hm. - 08/08/2010 03:07:29 PM 1403 Views
Re: Hm. - 08/08/2010 03:12:48 PM 1284 Views
OK - 08/08/2010 03:15:10 PM 1317 Views
Re: OK - 08/08/2010 03:16:23 PM 1395 Views
Plotting and writing. - 04/08/2010 04:18:52 PM 1248 Views
Re: Plotting and writing. - 04/08/2010 05:18:04 PM 1129 Views
Heh. - 08/08/2010 03:05:16 PM 1383 Views
Other thoughts. *NM* - 04/08/2010 04:19:15 PM 862 Views
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Re: Other thoughts. - 08/08/2010 03:09:23 PM 1426 Views
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Re: Other thoughts. - 08/08/2010 03:14:04 PM 1197 Views
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Chapters 19-20. *NM* - 28/07/2010 01:13:27 PM 721 Views
Characters. - 05/08/2010 02:40:22 PM 1143 Views
Re: Characters. - 05/08/2010 02:45:53 PM 1598 Views
See my sudden realizations on Snape... (spoilers books 4, 6 & 7) - 05/08/2010 03:04:24 PM 1702 Views
Re: See my sudden realizations on Snape... (spoilers books 4, 6 & 7) - 05/08/2010 03:13:21 PM 1415 Views
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Something I've only just realized about Snape... (massive book six and seven spoilers) - 05/08/2010 02:53:15 PM 1426 Views
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Plotting and writing. *NM* - 05/08/2010 02:40:42 PM 608 Views
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I think it's a good thing she explains her clues. - 05/08/2010 03:09:59 PM 1353 Views
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Ah, yes, my bad. - 05/08/2010 04:02:26 PM 1303 Views
Other thoughts. *NM* - 05/08/2010 02:41:01 PM 680 Views
killing - 05/08/2010 02:48:33 PM 1243 Views
Yeah, I noted the same thing. (spoilers for rest of series) - 05/08/2010 03:12:15 PM 1452 Views
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Chapters 21-22. *NM* - 28/07/2010 01:13:42 PM 691 Views
And for the last time in this book... characters? *NM* - 06/08/2010 05:03:30 PM 760 Views
Re: And for the last time in this book... characters? - 06/08/2010 06:26:23 PM 1337 Views
Plotting and writing. - 06/08/2010 05:04:14 PM 1173 Views
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I normally don't care for time travel. - 07/08/2010 01:20:13 AM 1414 Views
And everything else you noticed and want to comment on. *NM* - 06/08/2010 05:04:46 PM 774 Views
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I love the very very end. - 07/08/2010 01:23:02 AM 1524 Views
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Overall thoughts. *NM* - 28/07/2010 01:14:03 PM 732 Views
Character development. - 28/07/2010 01:17:20 PM 1254 Views
Harry develops by leaps and bounds - 28/07/2010 02:13:10 PM 1279 Views
Overarching plot and themes. *NM* - 28/07/2010 01:18:27 PM 683 Views
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How good a book is this - compared to the rest of the series, and compared to YA books in general? *NM* - 28/07/2010 01:19:06 PM 744 Views
I'd say it is one of the best in the series - 02/08/2010 10:23:49 AM 1247 Views
Absolutely. - 05/08/2010 08:15:20 PM 1396 Views
More of a question, really - 01/08/2010 10:40:23 PM 1319 Views
I think this is situational and a sad commentary on his home life. - 02/08/2010 03:01:49 PM 1141 Views
Well, but the question still remains - 02/08/2010 03:04:01 PM 1262 Views
Oh, got it. - 02/08/2010 03:12:47 PM 1346 Views
Ah, interesting - 02/08/2010 03:50:41 PM 1396 Views
The problem came down to actually doing the work. - 02/08/2010 03:54:21 PM 1309 Views
I never had any. - 03/08/2010 03:25:07 PM 1280 Views
I'm finding this one more difficult to discuss. - 03/08/2010 05:38:01 PM 1299 Views
Apparently you are not alone in that. - 03/08/2010 05:48:13 PM 1432 Views
I suppose this is more or less the right place for this. - 04/08/2010 11:59:45 PM 1382 Views
Hehehe - 05/08/2010 12:14:38 AM 1332 Views
I had totally forgotten about that choir and the Ray Bradbury reference. - 05/08/2010 12:37:09 AM 1212 Views
Okay, so possibly a Shakespeare reference also used by Bradbury. Whatever. *NM* - 05/08/2010 12:37:56 AM 660 Views
Possibly? It's the witches in Macbeth. *NM* - 05/08/2010 08:36:20 AM 682 Views
Since I'm being scolded, I'll try to focus. - 09/08/2010 06:46:26 PM 1236 Views
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Re: Since I'm being scolded, I'll try to focus. - 09/08/2010 07:57:02 PM 1240 Views
Re: Since I'm being scolded, I'll try to focus. - 09/08/2010 08:00:01 PM 1321 Views
Suggestions for the re-read. - 28/07/2010 06:14:49 PM 1435 Views
I was wondering when this would come up - 28/07/2010 06:39:01 PM 1283 Views
I knew I was gonna forget something. - 28/07/2010 06:55:50 PM 1410 Views
Perhaps - 29/07/2010 09:29:53 AM 1328 Views
I considered that, but it seemed overly non-trusting, and nobody has posted in them yet? *NM* - 29/07/2010 10:12:23 AM 574 Views
Yet - 29/07/2010 10:13:44 AM 1365 Views
<Tattoos "Poor Impulse Control" on your forehead> - 29/07/2010 11:00:07 AM 1410 Views
I may be missing a reference - 29/07/2010 11:03:47 AM 1289 Views
The villain is a huge Aleutian man with such a tattoo. *NM* - 29/07/2010 11:09:30 AM 713 Views
I think a little break might be a good idea. Give people a chance to catch up. - 02/08/2010 11:46:13 PM 1355 Views
Re: I think a little break might be a good idea. Give people a chance to catch up. - 02/08/2010 11:59:20 PM 1324 Views
I think I should make clear, just in case, that I don't mean immediately. - 03/08/2010 05:11:26 PM 1261 Views
Yes - 03/08/2010 05:13:10 PM 1295 Views
Your patience is admirable. *NM* - 03/08/2010 05:15:45 PM 670 Views
There are no words *NM* - 03/08/2010 05:16:51 PM 741 Views

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