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Re: There's a first mention of Beauxbatons in chapter nine. Camilla Send a noteboard - 18/08/2010 01:45:58 PM
It brought to mind what Legolas said about Rowling's lack of attention to the rest of the magical world. I couldn't help feeling that there was an echo of all those other wizards dawning on Rowling, too.

Yeah. A few amusing touches, though, what with the Salem mention. And Harry is evidently not bad at recognizing flags, knowing a Bulgarian flag when he sees one...


True.

Also, the "are there other schools" debate is resolved, as we are told that there is at least one in Brazil, and therefore presumably more. We still don't know about Europe, though.

They run into a few Beauxbatons (nice name, incidentally, although iirc the French translate "wand" as "baguette", which is even funnier) students in chapter nine. I have a feeling Durmstrang will get a throwaway mention too, but I may be wrong on that.


Yes, I like the names of the schools (and the fact that Hermione recognises them). I cannot help but wonder whether Madamme had absconded because she was worried about the reaction of the Death Eaters if they saw her (as she is clearly half-giant), or if I am reading too much into it.

It is also interesting that carpets, but not brooms are defined as muggle objects which cannot be enchanted.

That conversation was brilliant, and a major exception in Rowling's failure to do international stuff well. Nice touch. Though it does make one wonder how Pakistani and other immigrants function in wizarding Britain... we have the Indian Patil twins, but never in detail, unfortunately. If there's a ban on them importing their traditional flying carpets, that's not a good sign about how much they can maintain their culture and traditions.


Indeed.

I am rather disturbed that Rowling writes that the crowd around the death eaters swell. It sounds like there are others, not just the hardcore death eaters, who are happy to use this as entertainment. Although that sounds weird. I cannot imagine people doing that unmasked.

Yeah. And seeing the Death Eaters described as a "large group of people" was a bit odd as well, considering how few there end up being at the end of the book. Then again, if we're to judge by the Malfoys, the Death Eaters are a sexist reactionary lot, and while wives may participate in the fun Muggle-bullying, they evidently don't get the Death Mark or participate in the gatherings.


Were the death eaters the large group? I understood it to be a small core of death eaters who were then joined by others (who were not masked, but just joined in). I hadn't thought of their sexism, but it is quite striking now you mention it. It raises the question of where Narcissa is when Draco is alone in the wood.

Also: It struck me that "Death Eaters" is a very strange name for a group. I remember reacting to it the first time I read it, but I have since become so used to it it is not weird anymore. But really, not the best group name. It sounds like someone has thought "ok, what's scary? Death! Ok! What is more scary than death? Someone EATING Death!"

In the same vein, the spell Morsmordre for the Dark Sign is clearly inspired by the same thing, but equally odd. Biting in Death? What? Or is that spell different in English (some are changed, most aren't)?


It is the same in English. Hmmm. The spell brings to mind a possible explanation. The death's head that shows up is after all eating the snake, or the snake is coming out of it. That may have inspired the name, I suppose. Are they named from the spell, do you think?

I also like how the Death Eaters' behaviour echo that of the Twins. On a much larger scale, of course, and without any redeeming motivation, but still. Harry's thought that he feels vulnerable without a wand in the wizarding world also joins in with this point, which seems to be a major one in the beginning of this book.

Good point. Also relevant in this vein is Diggory's mentioning of a law banning all non-humans from having or using wands - a house elf doesn't need it, having magic of its own, but centaurs, kobolds and others might resent that quite a bit. The house elves thing is the beginning (except perhaps for the centaur conversation in the very first book) of the theme of the oppression of the non-human and semi-human races that will become fairly big later on.


Indeed. The casual racism (artism?) is more interesting to me than the houselves.
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Plotplotplot (plot makes a funny noise if you say it like that). Camilla - 20/08/2010 01:04:01 PM 2105 Views
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Re: I love the bouillabaisse thing. Camilla - 21/08/2010 05:12:54 PM 2066 Views
No, no, the pudding and the bouillabaisse are two different things. Legolas - 21/08/2010 05:24:50 PM 2043 Views
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Re: Ron and Harry, Winky, various other thoughts. Legolas - 23/08/2010 01:58:39 PM 2051 Views
Re: Ron and Harry, Winky, various other thoughts. Camilla - 23/08/2010 02:08:53 PM 2085 Views
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Good plotting in this section Camilla - 23/08/2010 11:08:50 AM 2204 Views
Yeah, definitely. Legolas - 23/08/2010 11:46:46 AM 2190 Views
Re: Yeah, definitely. Camilla - 23/08/2010 12:04:55 PM 2116 Views
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Makes sense. Legolas - 24/08/2010 01:15:37 PM 2089 Views
Re: Makes sense. Camilla - 24/08/2010 03:53:20 PM 2076 Views
Re: Makes sense. Legolas - 24/08/2010 05:00:59 PM 2178 Views
Re: Makes sense. Camilla - 24/08/2010 05:19:34 PM 2270 Views
Re: Makes sense. Legolas - 25/08/2010 12:15:12 AM 2258 Views
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Re: Fred and George. Camilla - 24/08/2010 04:17:10 PM 2293 Views
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Whatever else you want to say about these three chapters. *NM* Legolas - 24/08/2010 11:12:33 AM 1192 Views
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Ron's lasso comment is brilliant. Absolute genius. Legolas - 24/08/2010 02:23:37 PM 2147 Views
Lasso comment? Camilla - 24/08/2010 04:20:35 PM 2147 Views
When discussing methods to separate girls from their gang. Legolas - 24/08/2010 04:27:47 PM 2144 Views
Ah. Hehe. Yes. Camilla - 24/08/2010 04:30:34 PM 2226 Views
It's not really a humourous pun, just a nice find by the translator. Legolas - 24/08/2010 04:45:34 PM 2295 Views
Re: It's not really a humourous pun, just a nice find by the translator. Camilla - 24/08/2010 04:48:50 PM 2184 Views
Holy crap. Elaine - 25/08/2010 02:44:57 PM 2098 Views
Yeah, I don't know if the Google pictures are entirely representative... Legolas - 25/08/2010 03:06:25 PM 2225 Views
Don't care, I choose to believe Elaine - 25/08/2010 03:21:37 PM 2076 Views
You may be disappointed when trying to buy one, then. Legolas - 25/08/2010 04:23:57 PM 2306 Views
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Characters: The Trio, Krum, Fleur, Sirius,... *NM* Legolas - 25/08/2010 11:18:49 AM 1067 Views
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I'm a bit worried about people's reactions to Snape during these discussions Dark Knight - 25/08/2010 05:41:43 PM 2312 Views
Re: I'm a bit worried about people's reactions to Snape during these discussions Camilla - 25/08/2010 05:45:30 PM 2090 Views
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Re: Snape, Percy, Hermione, Ron, Mrs Weasley and Sirius. Legolas - 26/08/2010 10:44:34 AM 2257 Views
Re: Snape, Percy, Hermione, Ron, Mrs Weasley and Sirius. Camilla - 26/08/2010 10:51:21 AM 2063 Views
Fleur shows that, when push comes to shove, she has her priorities straight. Legolas - 26/08/2010 10:54:11 AM 2009 Views
Re: Fleur shows that, when push comes to shove, she has her priorities straight. Camilla - 26/08/2010 11:21:59 AM 2136 Views
Makes more sense now. Seriana Sedai - 28/08/2010 05:00:26 AM 2050 Views
Re: Makes more sense now. Camilla - 28/08/2010 09:28:07 AM 2118 Views
Plotting and writing: clues, red herrings and recapitulation *NM* Legolas - 25/08/2010 11:19:47 AM 1130 Views
Merpeople and the second task. Legolas - 25/08/2010 11:34:40 AM 2165 Views
And something else I never understood about the second task Dark Knight - 25/08/2010 02:32:51 PM 2190 Views
That's a good point, yeah... Legolas - 25/08/2010 03:07:30 PM 2075 Views
Maybe they should have had a magical big screen projection of what was going on in the lake lol Dark Knight - 25/08/2010 03:57:48 PM 2128 Views
Re: That's a good point, yeah... Camilla - 25/08/2010 05:39:48 PM 2095 Views
Re: Merpeople and the second task. Camilla - 25/08/2010 05:38:55 PM 2057 Views
Lots of stuff -- I may have to change my opinion of Rowling's plotting in this book. Camilla - 25/08/2010 05:23:30 PM 2121 Views
Re: Lots of stuff -- I may have to change my opinion of Rowling's plotting in this book. Deadsy - 25/08/2010 05:40:39 PM 2201 Views
Re: Lots of stuff -- I may have to change my opinion of Rowling's plotting in this book. Camilla - 25/08/2010 05:42:52 PM 2093 Views
Re: Lots of stuff -- I may have to change my opinion of Rowling's plotting in this book. Legolas - 26/08/2010 11:09:20 AM 2087 Views
Re: Lots of stuff -- I may have to change my opinion of Rowling's plotting in this book. Camilla - 26/08/2010 11:17:36 AM 2241 Views
Marauder's Map. Cockatiel of Doom - 05/09/2010 05:27:17 AM 2134 Views
Re: Marauder's Map. Camilla - 05/09/2010 10:09:48 AM 2326 Views
Re: Marauder's Map. Cockatiel of Doom - 05/09/2010 04:44:16 PM 2141 Views
Other comments. *NM* Legolas - 25/08/2010 11:20:11 AM 1119 Views
Two completely unrelated things. Camilla - 25/08/2010 05:24:26 PM 2178 Views
Re: Two completely unrelated things. Dark Knight - 25/08/2010 05:36:29 PM 2155 Views
Re: Two completely unrelated things. Camilla - 25/08/2010 05:42:20 PM 2264 Views
Need a cough drop dear? Dark Knight - 25/08/2010 05:53:26 PM 2135 Views
Re: Need a cough drop dear? Camilla - 25/08/2010 05:55:41 PM 2138 Views
Re: Two completely unrelated things. Legolas - 26/08/2010 11:13:07 AM 2228 Views
Re: Two completely unrelated things. Camilla - 26/08/2010 11:18:42 AM 2106 Views
Second task. Cockatiel of Doom - 05/09/2010 05:30:01 AM 2202 Views
Chapters 28-30: Moving towards the climax *NM* Rebekah - 16/08/2010 09:37:22 AM 1059 Views
Characters: The Trio, Krum, Karkarov, the Crouch family,... *NM* Legolas - 26/08/2010 12:15:59 PM 1153 Views
Madame Maxime, Crouch, Snape, Twins, Fudge and Neville Camilla - 26/08/2010 02:48:04 PM 2140 Views
Re: Madame Maxime, Crouch, Snape, Twins, Fudge and Neville Legolas - 26/08/2010 03:22:14 PM 2140 Views
Re: Madame Maxime, Crouch, Snape, Twins, Fudge and Neville Camilla - 26/08/2010 03:45:58 PM 2146 Views
Also Camilla - 26/08/2010 10:45:57 PM 2187 Views
Plotting and writing: increasing signs of danger, and revelations about the past. *NM* Legolas - 26/08/2010 12:16:50 PM 1123 Views
Some good plotting here, and some recurring issues. Camilla - 26/08/2010 02:50:29 PM 2142 Views
Re: Some good plotting here, and some recurring issues. Legolas - 26/08/2010 03:38:53 PM 2377 Views
Re: Some good plotting here, and some recurring issues. Camilla - 26/08/2010 03:51:32 PM 2181 Views
Re: Some good plotting here, and some recurring issues. Legolas - 26/08/2010 04:05:12 PM 2138 Views
Re: Some good plotting here, and some recurring issues. Camilla - 26/08/2010 04:09:12 PM 2169 Views
Yes. Elaine - 27/08/2010 02:02:22 PM 2121 Views
Everything else. *NM* Legolas - 26/08/2010 12:17:07 PM 1116 Views
My favourite category. Two things this time Camilla - 26/08/2010 02:51:16 PM 2023 Views
More owl comments. Cockatiel of Doom - 05/09/2010 05:35:49 AM 2140 Views
Chapters 31-33: The third task Rebekah - 16/08/2010 09:38:01 AM 2071 Views
Characters: The Trio, the Champions, Voldemort, Wormtail,,... *NM* Legolas - 27/08/2010 01:32:11 PM 1154 Views
Ron, Mrs Weasley, Madame Maxime, Wormtail, Voldemort, Quirrel Camilla - 27/08/2010 03:50:03 PM 2043 Views
Re: Ron, Mrs Weasley, Madame Maxime, Wormtail, Voldemort, Quirrel Legolas - 27/08/2010 05:09:48 PM 2034 Views
Re: Ron, Mrs Weasley, Madame Maxime, Wormtail, Voldemort, Quirrel Camilla - 27/08/2010 05:23:14 PM 2094 Views
It's a good question... the mystery of Voldemort's wand. Legolas - 27/08/2010 06:01:19 PM 2141 Views
Re: It's a good question... the mystery of Voldemort's wand. Camilla - 27/08/2010 06:06:34 PM 2222 Views
Plotting and writing: thrilling action, but also a fair bit of infodump/flashback. *NM* Legolas - 27/08/2010 01:34:13 PM 1124 Views
Stuff happens. Camilla - 27/08/2010 03:50:33 PM 2080 Views
So it does. Legolas - 27/08/2010 05:42:40 PM 2200 Views
Re: So it does. Camilla - 27/08/2010 05:55:33 PM 2122 Views
Re: Stuff happens. Cockatiel of Doom - 05/09/2010 05:48:41 AM 2219 Views
Re: Stuff happens. Camilla - 05/09/2010 10:08:49 AM 2125 Views
Riddle Family. Cockatiel of Doom - 05/09/2010 05:39:29 AM 2086 Views
No. The three dead bodies are... Legolas - 05/09/2010 12:19:48 PM 2218 Views
Re: No. The three dead bodies are... Cockatiel of Doom - 05/09/2010 04:46:26 PM 2236 Views
Anything else to add? *NM* Legolas - 27/08/2010 01:34:39 PM 1112 Views
Naturally Camilla - 27/08/2010 03:50:58 PM 2281 Views
Re: Naturally Legolas - 27/08/2010 06:06:59 PM 1958 Views
Re: Naturally Camilla - 27/08/2010 06:11:26 PM 2422 Views
Chapters 34-37: The climax and the aftermath *NM* Rebekah - 16/08/2010 09:38:22 AM 1095 Views
Characters: Well, pretty much all of them, I guess. *NM* Legolas - 28/08/2010 11:04:41 AM 1124 Views
Voldemort, Harry, Dumbledore, Snape, Ron and Hermione Camilla - 28/08/2010 11:57:25 AM 2166 Views
Re: Voldemort, Harry, Dumbledore, Snape, Ron and Hermione Legolas - 29/08/2010 03:00:49 PM 2102 Views
Re: Voldemort, Harry, Dumbledore, Snape, Ron and Hermione Camilla - 29/08/2010 03:11:25 PM 2441 Views
Plotting and writing: tying up, explanations and setting up the future books. *NM* Legolas - 28/08/2010 11:05:33 AM 1106 Views
Revelations and then some Camilla - 28/08/2010 12:02:36 PM 2111 Views
The gleam in Dumbledore's eyes Dark Knight - 28/08/2010 11:26:30 PM 2529 Views
Re: The gleam in Dumbledore's eyes Camilla - 28/08/2010 11:28:35 PM 2343 Views
Re: Revelations and then some Legolas - 29/08/2010 03:22:46 PM 2097 Views
Re: Revelations and then some Camilla - 29/08/2010 03:37:45 PM 2222 Views
Any other thoughts? *NM* Legolas - 28/08/2010 11:06:03 AM 1142 Views
Two questions and one other thing. Camilla - 28/08/2010 12:03:14 PM 2245 Views
Re: Two questions and one other thing. Legolas - 29/08/2010 03:27:02 PM 2425 Views
Re: Two questions and one other thing. Camilla - 29/08/2010 03:31:43 PM 2129 Views
The book as a whole: overall thoughts, comments and obversations Rebekah - 16/08/2010 09:39:24 AM 2129 Views
What do/did you think of Rowling's writing in this book? Rebekah - 16/08/2010 09:40:03 AM 2167 Views
I think she has more room to display her talent in this book. Legolas - 28/08/2010 11:27:20 AM 2237 Views
I am not sure that is a good thing Camilla - 28/08/2010 12:17:56 PM 2176 Views
Re: I am not sure that is a good thing Legolas - 28/08/2010 11:00:29 PM 2273 Views
Suggestions for the re-read. Rebekah - 16/08/2010 09:41:01 AM 2274 Views
Is it possible / easy to make the post an Announcement while it's ongoing? StormCrow - 17/08/2010 03:08:31 PM 2127 Views
Well. Yes. Rebekah - 17/08/2010 06:22:10 PM 2179 Views
Ah! That really helps me too! aria - 17/08/2010 08:00:30 PM 2155 Views
Works for me too. Thanks for the tip! *NM* StormCrow - 17/08/2010 08:13:48 PM 1116 Views
When should we start the next book? And at which pace? Legolas - 28/08/2010 11:09:07 AM 2445 Views
Re: When should we start the next book? And at which pace? Camilla - 28/08/2010 12:05:31 PM 2376 Views
School started and that threw me off. aria - 30/08/2010 09:01:31 PM 2212 Views
Mine was school as well. Seriana Sedai - 01/09/2010 05:33:24 AM 2225 Views
I just haven't checked the messageboards at all recently. Cockatiel of Doom - 03/09/2010 03:28:20 AM 2208 Views
That would be good Camilla - 03/09/2010 08:19:49 AM 2120 Views
I like that idea. Rebekah - 08/09/2010 04:55:49 PM 2160 Views
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