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Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
The Great Harry Potter Re-read: Book Five - The Order of the Phoenix
- 13/09/2010 09:14:51 PM
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Monday 13 September: chapters 1-3 - Dementors, owls and a daring rescue. *NM*
- 13/09/2010 09:18:29 PM
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New characters and characters old.
- 13/09/2010 09:20:39 PM
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Re: New characters and characters old.
- 13/09/2010 11:55:04 PM
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Going to try to be succinct here and not get into endless back-and-forths... we'll see.
- 14/09/2010 12:15:58 AM
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- 14/09/2010 12:15:58 AM
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Re: Going to try to be succinct here and not get into endless back-and-forths... we'll see.
- 14/09/2010 09:00:37 AM
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- 14/09/2010 09:00:37 AM
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News / Petunia / Snape / Tonks
- 14/09/2010 04:40:01 PM
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Having trouble with quotes?
- 14/09/2010 04:57:22 PM
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If you are having trouble with quotes, you can set it up so it always does the paragraphs thing.
- 14/09/2010 05:17:28 PM
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I know
*NM*
- 14/09/2010 05:19:49 PM
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*NM*
- 14/09/2010 05:19:49 PM
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It wasn't you I was talking to.
*NM*
- 14/09/2010 05:22:52 PM
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*NM*
- 14/09/2010 05:22:52 PM
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Then why did you reply to me?
- 14/09/2010 05:30:14 PM
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- 14/09/2010 05:30:14 PM
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To subtly point out that if you were going to make that remark, you could also have given the tip.
- 14/09/2010 06:15:55 PM
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Thanks, that was driving me nuts and I had to actually get back to work...
- 14/09/2010 06:40:19 PM
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Re: Thanks, that was driving me nuts and I had to actually get back to work...
- 14/09/2010 07:25:07 PM
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You were just showing off with your reply weren't you? Segmenting the quotes like that.
- 14/09/2010 06:53:03 PM
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- 14/09/2010 06:53:03 PM
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Re: You were just showing off with your reply weren't you? Segmenting the quotes like that.
- 14/09/2010 07:24:28 PM
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- 14/09/2010 07:24:28 PM
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A question around that.
- 16/09/2010 07:02:11 PM
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Re: A question around that.
- 16/09/2010 07:04:37 PM
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Yeah, maybe my timing is off there. No biggie, in the grand scheme of things.
- 16/09/2010 07:07:33 PM
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After the end of OotP, it's widely known he's back.
- 16/09/2010 07:12:19 PM
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I think I remember now
- 16/09/2010 07:43:42 PM
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I was thinking there were some smaller attacks / break ins that got similar treatment here.
- 16/09/2010 08:30:57 PM
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Re: New characters and characters old.
- 14/09/2010 08:08:34 AM
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The Dursleys.
- 15/09/2010 01:23:18 AM
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Plotplotplot (plot makes a funny noise when you say it like that).
- 13/09/2010 09:22:27 PM
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Other stuff.
- 13/09/2010 09:22:53 PM
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two questions.
- 13/09/2010 11:49:28 PM
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Answers
- 14/09/2010 03:01:58 AM
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Surprisingly many hilarious little things for a book that's gonna be as dark as this one.
- 14/09/2010 10:11:54 AM
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That is why I love it so much.
- 14/09/2010 10:14:01 AM
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Re: That is why I love it so much.
- 14/09/2010 10:19:50 AM
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Re: That is why I love it so much.
- 14/09/2010 10:27:09 AM
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He's incredibly blind, our Harry.
- 19/09/2010 06:38:29 PM
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I don't find it annoying, really.
- 19/09/2010 07:27:11 PM
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Wednesday 15 September: chapters 4-6 *NM*
- 13/09/2010 09:25:46 PM
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Characters: still interesting? *NM*
- 15/09/2010 08:13:26 AM
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Yes
- 15/09/2010 11:12:36 AM
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You write your posts out in Word and then copypaste them? Why?
- 15/09/2010 11:43:29 AM
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- 15/09/2010 11:43:29 AM
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No. I don't even have Word.
- 15/09/2010 11:52:02 AM
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Sirius and Sirius' mother.
- 16/09/2010 04:25:36 AM
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Plot: how's that coming along? *NM*
- 15/09/2010 08:13:45 AM
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tragically?
- 15/09/2010 11:12:10 AM
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Re: tragically?
- 15/09/2010 03:42:29 PM
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Re: tragically?
- 15/09/2010 03:47:06 PM
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Yes. And the one who will get the fantastic line at the end of the book. *NM*
- 15/09/2010 04:08:47 PM
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I have forgotten that
- 15/09/2010 04:10:57 PM
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Well, it may not be that fantastic, but it's pretty amusing.
- 15/09/2010 04:12:55 PM
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Oh I thought you were talking about the one where he tells the Minister
- 15/09/2010 10:03:57 PM
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Re: tragically?
- 16/09/2010 04:08:03 AM
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Other things: ? *NM*
- 15/09/2010 08:14:56 AM
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Percy and Rowling's handling of profanity.
- 16/09/2010 03:35:05 AM
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Re: Percy and Rowling's handling of profanity.
- 16/09/2010 03:48:50 AM
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Re: Percy and Rowling's handling of profanity.
- 16/09/2010 04:02:04 AM
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Friday 17 September: The Ministry of Magic, Harry's Hearing, and that thing with Mrs Weasley
- 13/09/2010 09:26:16 PM
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The plot thickens.
- 17/09/2010 12:05:57 PM
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A few thoughts
- 17/09/2010 04:21:25 PM
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Re: A few thoughts
- 17/09/2010 06:36:37 PM
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Re: A few thoughts
- 19/09/2010 05:51:24 AM
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Lots of things happening in here that come back up in future books
- 17/09/2010 04:41:02 PM
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Re: Lots of things happening in here that comes back up in future books
- 17/09/2010 06:31:44 PM
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Timing messed up again.
- 17/09/2010 07:10:31 PM
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Re: Timing messed up again.
- 17/09/2010 07:13:41 PM
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Well...
- 17/09/2010 08:18:07 PM
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Re: Well...
- 19/09/2010 02:14:01 AM
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It's like those old chip commercials. It's hard to just read one.
- 20/09/2010 01:13:20 AM
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- 20/09/2010 01:13:20 AM
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Character development.
- 17/09/2010 12:06:52 PM
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Mrs. Weasley
- 17/09/2010 04:23:20 PM
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Agree here, but I can understand why she's cracking up a bit.
- 17/09/2010 04:46:30 PM
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Don't know if you noticed it, but the death of her brothers is actually mentioned here.
- 17/09/2010 04:56:01 PM
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That's a good catch. I remember reading it, but don't think I connected it back to the Weasleys.
- 17/09/2010 07:14:12 PM
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I don't know how I missed it.
- 19/09/2010 02:16:11 AM
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I believe we never get her maiden name in the series itself - it's from some family tree or the like
- 19/09/2010 04:25:13 PM
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Are you sure?
- 19/09/2010 05:14:14 PM
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No. I could be wrong. But I wouldn't know where to look for it, if so.
- 19/09/2010 07:29:18 PM
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According to the HP Wiki at Wikia, there should be a more explicit mention of it in book seven. *NM*
- 19/09/2010 07:34:10 PM
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Mr. Weasley
- 17/09/2010 04:54:49 PM
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He is lovely.
- 17/09/2010 06:22:27 PM
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His shifts between the two are handled nicely.
- 17/09/2010 07:19:38 PM
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Re: His shifts between the two are handled nicely.
- 17/09/2010 07:21:38 PM
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Re: His shifts between the two are handled nicely.
- 17/09/2010 08:29:06 PM
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It's cheesy. *NM*
- 17/09/2010 08:41:32 PM
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Yeah, kind of cheesy, but I still enjoyed it. Should we table this for the DH reread? *NM*
- 20/09/2010 01:21:33 AM
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Other things of note.
- 17/09/2010 12:07:33 PM
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Monday 20 September: chapters 10-12 ~ Back to school *NM*
- 13/09/2010 09:26:44 PM
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Characters: Luna, Umbridge and the Sorting Hat *NM*
- 20/09/2010 08:03:30 AM
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Draco, Ginny, Luna, Neville, Harry, Umbridge and McGonnagall
- 20/09/2010 03:44:01 PM
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I think McGonagall kind of fails there.
- 20/09/2010 04:58:01 PM
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Re: I think McGonagall kind of fails there.
- 20/09/2010 05:05:27 PM
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Maybe she doesn't realize all that, but really, how much effort does it take to be clear?
- 20/09/2010 05:43:57 PM
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Re: Maybe she doesn't realize all that, but really, how much effort does it take to be clear?
- 20/09/2010 06:18:35 PM
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Oh, I think it is.
- 20/09/2010 06:30:33 PM
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Weasley goodness.
- 22/09/2010 03:16:41 AM
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Plot: things you've noticed. *NM*
- 20/09/2010 08:04:13 AM
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Not much in these chapters
- 20/09/2010 03:45:55 PM
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Oh, there's more than that.
- 20/09/2010 04:43:28 PM
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I remembered now: Barty Crouch Junior.
- 20/09/2010 05:08:16 PM
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I did not get that from the passage
- 20/09/2010 05:19:45 PM
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Hmm.
- 20/09/2010 05:38:28 PM
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Re: Hmm.
- 20/09/2010 06:10:03 PM
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Oh yes: Assyria is a wizarding country.
- 22/09/2010 09:42:27 AM
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Yes
- 22/09/2010 09:50:47 AM
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Because that's the only modern meaning of "Assyrian".
- 22/09/2010 09:58:03 AM
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Re: Because that's the only modern meaning of "Assyrian".
- 22/09/2010 09:59:39 AM
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Who knows?
Don't think we've seen much discussion of religion in the wizarding world. *NM*
- 22/09/2010 10:02:30 AM
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Don't think we've seen much discussion of religion in the wizarding world. *NM*
- 22/09/2010 10:02:30 AM
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On their broomsticks, obviously
*NM*
- 23/09/2010 02:27:06 PM
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*NM*
- 23/09/2010 02:27:06 PM
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In that part of the world I understand they use flying carpets, actually.
*NM*
- 23/09/2010 03:16:18 PM
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*NM*
- 23/09/2010 03:16:18 PM
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Wasn't there a mention of someone trying to smuggle flying carpets into England?
- 23/09/2010 06:17:58 PM
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Anything else? *NM*
- 20/09/2010 08:05:33 AM
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Thestrals & Hufflepuff
- 20/09/2010 03:50:34 PM
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Wednesday 22 September: chapters 13-15 ~ School gets interesting.
- 13/09/2010 09:27:09 PM
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Character development: how are our three main characters getting along?
- 22/09/2010 12:43:53 PM
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Dumbledore, Umbridge, Hermione, Ron, Luna, Harry, Percy ad McGonnagall.
- 22/09/2010 12:49:12 PM
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Some interesting developments, I thought.
- 22/09/2010 01:57:42 PM
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Re: Some interesting developments, I thought. Edited
- 22/09/2010 02:35:20 PM
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Dumbledore, this really bugs me
- 23/09/2010 03:39:28 AM
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Plot progression, and continuing themes.
- 22/09/2010 12:44:34 PM
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Action and reaction
- 22/09/2010 12:50:35 PM
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Re: Action and reaction
- 22/09/2010 02:15:16 PM
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Any other comments?
- 22/09/2010 12:44:54 PM
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Friday 24 September: chapters 16-18 ~ Dumbledore's Army
- 13/09/2010 09:27:50 PM
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Le plot.
- 24/09/2010 05:06:34 PM
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Reaction -- the forming of the DA
- 24/09/2010 07:08:45 PM
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Re: Reaction -- the forming of the DA
- 27/09/2010 03:55:50 PM
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Re: Reaction -- the forming of the DA
- 27/09/2010 03:59:33 PM
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Anything else?
- 24/09/2010 05:07:10 PM
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Monday 27 September: chapters 19-21 ~ Quidditch, Hagrid and thestrals.
- 13/09/2010 09:28:27 PM
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Les Characters
- 27/09/2010 07:57:17 AM
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Ron, Umbridge, McGonagall, Hagrid, Cho, Hermione, Harry
- 27/09/2010 03:26:13 PM
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Re: Ron, Umbridge, McGonagall, Hagrid, Cho, Hermione, Harry
- 27/09/2010 04:57:55 PM
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Re: Ron, Umbridge, McGonagall, Hagrid, Cho, Hermione, Harry
- 27/09/2010 05:08:10 PM
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Plot - are we happy with what's happening?
- 27/09/2010 07:58:33 AM
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Definitely some things of note!
- 27/09/2010 02:43:41 PM
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Re: Definitely some things of note!
- 27/09/2010 03:36:39 PM
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Any other thoughts?
- 27/09/2010 07:59:14 AM
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Bigotry, the Sorting Hat and Giants
- 27/09/2010 03:28:10 PM
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Re: Bigotry, the Sorting Hat and Giants
- 27/09/2010 05:08:42 PM
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Re: Bigotry, the Sorting Hat and Giants
- 27/09/2010 05:21:20 PM
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Wednesday 29 September: chapters 22-24
- 13/09/2010 09:29:12 PM
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Characters and characterisation *NM*
- 29/09/2010 04:43:38 PM
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High emotions.
- 29/09/2010 05:11:07 PM
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Re: High emotions.
- 29/09/2010 08:21:46 PM
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Re: High emotions.
- 29/09/2010 09:51:14 PM
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Re: High emotions.
- 29/09/2010 10:06:43 PM
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Re: High emotions.
- 29/09/2010 10:28:58 PM
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Re: High emotions.
- 29/09/2010 09:18:42 PM
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Plotting and plot continuity *NM*
- 29/09/2010 04:44:32 PM
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Re: Plotting and plot continuity
- 29/09/2010 05:11:43 PM
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Re: Plotting and plot continuity
- 29/09/2010 09:17:02 PM
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Other things of note. *NM*
- 29/09/2010 04:44:51 PM
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Rowling is having fun once more, this time with St. Mungo's.
- 29/09/2010 09:19:53 PM
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Re: Rowling is having fun once more, this time with St. Mungo's.
- 29/09/2010 10:35:51 PM
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Re: Rowling is having fun once more, this time with St. Mungo's.
- 30/09/2010 03:42:21 AM
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Hermione is apparently smarter than J.K. Rowling. Or maybe just Harry. Hard to tell.
- 30/09/2010 03:47:22 AM
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The fact that she has Hermione use the right term points to a subtle distinction.
- 30/09/2010 03:06:07 PM
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Friday 1 October: chapters 25-27 - Sorry I'm late.
- 13/09/2010 09:29:58 PM
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- 13/09/2010 09:29:58 PM
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The characters: development, actions, etc. *NM*
- 02/10/2010 11:25:09 AM
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Fudge, Hermione, Neville, Cho, Harry, Umbridge, the teachers, Snape, Dumbledore
- 02/10/2010 07:54:05 PM
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Re: Fudge, Hermione, Neville, Cho, Harry, Umbridge, the teachers, Snape, Dumbledore
- 03/10/2010 02:19:37 AM
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Re: Fudge, Hermione, Neville, Cho, Harry, Umbridge, the teachers, Snape, Dumbledore
- 03/10/2010 10:05:48 AM
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Re: Fudge, Hermione, Neville, Cho, Harry, Umbridge, the teachers, Snape, Dumbledore
- 04/10/2010 09:10:47 PM
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Re: Fudge, Hermione, Neville, Cho, Harry, Umbridge, the teachers, Snape, Dumbledore
- 04/10/2010 09:18:42 PM
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Re: Fudge, Hermione, Neville, Cho, Harry, Umbridge, the teachers, Snape, Dumbledore
- 05/10/2010 01:06:54 AM
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Re: Fudge, Hermione, Neville, Cho, Harry, Umbridge, the teachers, Snape, Dumbledore
- 05/10/2010 09:02:36 AM
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Re: Fudge, Hermione, Neville, Cho, Harry, Umbridge, the teachers, Snape, Dumbledore
- 05/10/2010 10:39:30 PM
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Re: Fudge, Hermione, Neville, Cho, Harry, Umbridge, the teachers, Snape, Dumbledore
- 05/10/2010 10:50:27 PM
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Re: Fudge, Hermione, Neville, Cho, Harry, Umbridge, the teachers, Snape, Dumbledore
- 05/10/2010 11:13:36 PM
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Plot/action: getting exciting? *NM*
- 02/10/2010 11:25:48 AM
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Beginning of the end
- 02/10/2010 07:55:36 PM
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Re: Beginning of the end
- 05/10/2010 10:45:32 PM
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Other things. *NM*
- 02/10/2010 11:26:06 AM
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The way reactions are given, and an observation about occlumency.
- 02/10/2010 07:55:48 PM
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The least important of your points...
- 04/10/2010 08:18:04 PM
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Monday 4 October: chapters 28-30 - bad memories, dramatic exits, and large brothers.
- 13/09/2010 09:32:03 PM
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Characters: James, Sirius, Lily, Snape, Umbridge, Fred, George, Hagrid, Grawp
- 04/10/2010 06:31:44 PM
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The twins, the teachers, Cho, Snape, James Sirius, Wormtail, Lupin, Lily, Harry and McGonagall.
- 04/10/2010 07:40:26 PM
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Re: The twins, the teachers, Cho, Snape, James Sirius, Wormtail, Lupin, Lily, Harry and McGonagall.
- 05/10/2010 05:16:45 AM
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Re: The twins, the teachers, Cho, Snape, James Sirius, Wormtail, Lupin, Lily, Harry and McGonagall.
- 05/10/2010 09:19:28 AM
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Re: The twins, the teachers, Cho, Snape, James Sirius, Wormtail, Lupin, Lily, Harry and McGonagall.
- 05/10/2010 03:56:50 PM
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Re: The twins, the teachers, Cho, Snape, James Sirius, Wormtail, Lupin, Lily, Harry and McGonagall.
- 05/10/2010 11:09:16 PM
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Re: The twins, the teachers, Cho, Snape, James Sirius, Wormtail, Lupin, Lily, Harry and McGonagall.
- 05/10/2010 11:27:30 PM
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Plotting and themes.
- 04/10/2010 06:32:16 PM
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family and bigotry
- 04/10/2010 07:41:22 PM
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Anything else?
- 04/10/2010 06:32:43 PM
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portaits
- 04/10/2010 07:41:49 PM
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Wednesday 6 October: chapters 31-33 - OWLs, fights and other such hijinks.
- 13/09/2010 09:32:40 PM
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Characters - so many to deal with.
- 06/10/2010 08:13:36 PM
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Ron, Neville, Harry, Hermione, McGonagall, Professor Tofty, Snape, Umbridge and the second trio.
- 06/10/2010 08:34:55 PM
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Re: Ron, Neville, Harry, Hermione, McGonagall, Professor Tofty, Snape, Umbridge and the second trio.
- 06/10/2010 09:30:18 PM
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Re: Ron, Neville, Harry, Hermione, McGonagall, Professor Tofty, Snape, Umbridge and the second trio.
- 06/10/2010 09:46:38 PM
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Plot! Theme and Action!
- 06/10/2010 08:14:21 PM
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The trap is set
- 06/10/2010 08:36:03 PM
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Friday 8 October: chapters 34-36 - The big fight and the big farewell.
- 13/09/2010 09:33:45 PM
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Characters: Death Eaters, Order of the Phoenix, and the children.
- 08/10/2010 11:19:58 AM
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Hermione, Harry, Neville, Sirius, Dumbledore, Lupin
- 08/10/2010 07:52:01 PM
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Re: Hermione, Harry, Neville, Sirius, Dumbledore, Lupin
- 09/10/2010 01:00:00 AM
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Re: Hermione, Harry, Neville, Sirius, Dumbledore, Lupin
- 09/10/2010 10:23:24 AM
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Re: Hermione, Harry, Neville, Sirius, Dumbledore, Lupin
- 10/10/2010 03:40:46 AM
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Action. And more action.
- 08/10/2010 11:20:49 AM
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I'm wondering what would have happened...
- 09/10/2010 01:14:58 AM
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Re: I'm wondering what would have happened...
- 09/10/2010 10:16:25 AM
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Re: I'm wondering what would have happened...
- 10/10/2010 03:22:18 AM
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Book 7 spoilers ( I know they are implied, but I'd feel bad if I didn't warn)
- 11/10/2010 12:51:06 AM
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Re: Book 7 spoilers ( I know they are implied, but I'd feel bad if I didn't warn)
- 12/10/2010 02:48:53 AM
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Monday 11 October: chapters 37-38 ~ The end of innocence?
- 13/09/2010 09:35:14 PM
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How are our characters left?
- 11/10/2010 05:25:39 PM
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Phineas, Dumbledore, Voldemort, Fudge, McGonagall, Harry, Ron and Moody
- 11/10/2010 11:50:16 PM
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Any other thoughts?
- 11/10/2010 05:27:17 PM
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General comments.
- 13/09/2010 09:36:13 PM
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Suggestions for the re-read.
- 13/09/2010 09:36:56 PM
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Your links don't work
- 14/09/2010 10:37:32 AM
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Fixed. *NM*
- 14/09/2010 10:46:08 AM
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And fixed the links in the other ones, too - don't bother searching for new posts, there aren't any. *NM*
- 14/09/2010 06:35:37 PM
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Do we need to have another break?
- 27/09/2010 08:00:04 AM
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But now I want to keep reading them. </whine>
- 29/09/2010 04:02:57 AM
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Will probably just have a little break - i.e. wait till the following Monday to start.
- 03/10/2010 09:48:52 AM
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Re: Will probably just have a little break - i.e. wait till the following Monday to start.
- 06/10/2010 12:01:09 AM
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