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Re: Fudge, Hermione, Neville, Cho, Harry, Umbridge, the teachers, Snape, Dumbledore Camilla Send a noteboard - 05/10/2010 10:50:27 PM
Fudge: I cannot help wondering whether he is still in denial. I mean, officially he is denying everything and pinning it on Sirius, but he must have noticed that Dumbledore's predictions are coming through?

He is. Wilfully blind, I believe the term is. Which is why Voldemort is so keen on remaining in the shadows and profiting from Fudge's refusal to see the writing on the wall. The way Fudge actually believes that Dumbledore is creating an army against him, though... he really must have cracked.


Indeed.

Harry: Are teenage boys really that clueless? I feel I should be protesting an unfair stereotype, but then I realised I don't know whether it is accurate or not.

They most certainly are, and if you're going to be fair you have to ask if teenage girls really employ such incredibly stupid and counterproductive tactics. :P Which I'm afraid they do as well.


I am sure I wasn't anything like that!

Umbridge: She really does believe Harry is lying, doesn't she? I mean, I keep forgetting that. But the doubleness of the "the message is not sinking in" comment brought it back to me. Not that it makes her much less of an evil bitch, but...

I think Umbridge is very good at not asking herself questions she doesn't want to know the answers to. She's pretty much the personification of the Nazi bureaucrat to Voldemort's Hitler (well, that's a bit of a stretch at this point, but not so in book seven).


Very true.

The teachers: I think this is what I love the most about this book. The conspiratorial side to the teachers. Here exemplified by the showering Harry in points and candy after the interview. It makes me happy when the teachers band together with the students against a common enemy. Especially when that enemy is Umbridge. Especially Trelawny's prediction that Harry would not die. I love it :D (incidentally, her final prediction is also a true one -- with the possible exception for the exact number of children).

I love how random Flitwick's way of doing it is. He's always kind of off-beat that way.


Very true.

His reactions really point to him wanting Harry to learn. The fact that he gets the most angry from proof that the link to Voldemort is as strong as ever ...

You have to wonder if part of it isn't that he's jealously guarding his own task. Spying on Voldemort and keeping the Order informed is his reason for living, his way of redeeming himself for Lily's death. It would be logical for him to be annoyed at potential "competition" in that regard, any hint that his crucial role might not be so crucial after all. See also the way he says "Indeed Potter, that's my job".


Good point. I hadn't thought of that.

Dumbledore: I love how he handles Umbridge's dismissal of Trelawny. It is the trial all over again. He knows how to deal with bureaucrats. Their power lies in adherence to rules, and by knowing the rules better than them, and by seeing the loopholes, he is able to make the situation worse (from Umbridge's point of view), while making it better for his students. Of course, this runs the risk of having her retaliate, but as the alternative is to lie down and die, I love him for it.

As I read that, it occurred to me that Dumbledore's motives here are not merely being nice to Trelawney. She offers to leave at one point, and he tells her "sharply" to stay. It's not safe out there for the woman who Saw the prophecy, and who can say what Voldemort might get out of her if he can get his hands on her - not that he knows he has to have her yet, but he might find out. Dumbledore wants Trelawney where he can keep an eye on her - that's the reason why she ever got the job in the first place, and it's the reason why she has to stay at Hogwarts now.


Oooh, another good point that completely escaped me. I agree. Although, I don't think she remembers the prophecy at all, so she couldn't actually tell anyone. Could she lift the prophecy from the shelf?

There is of course also the possibility that she could Prophecy again.

I also love (no, I don't think "love" is too strong a word) how he handles the scene in his office. Telling Harry to lie outright and tricking and plotting -- it is beautiful. I like this ability to see the need for cheating. And how he does not hesitate to sacrifice himself in order to keep Harry in school, and how he dismisses the idea of being sent to Azkaban. The complete rejection of following the rules. Lovely, lovely, lovely.

It was fairly awesome, yeah. His finest hour, really - the most obvious display anywhere in the books of his magical superiority to just about everyone else, and the last time he'll be depicted as nearly omniscient and omnipotent, before his re-humanizing in books six and seven. On second thought, penultimate time - there's the showdown at the end of this book, too.


True. It is interesting that after having been told time and time again by Hermione (and Snape) that you cannot possibly under any circumstances apparate or disapparate in or out of Hogwarts because it is impossible and why can't we remember that, Dumbledore does precisely that. Or, probably not precisely that, but something very reminiscent of it. Again with the omnipotence, as you quite correctly remarked.
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Yeah, let's. *NM* Legolas - 20/09/2010 10:37:32 AM 1700 Views
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Re: Weasley goodness. Cockatiel of Doom - 23/09/2010 04:32:45 AM 3036 Views
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Re: Oh, there's more than that. Camilla - 20/09/2010 04:47:53 PM 2934 Views
I remembered now: Barty Crouch Junior. Legolas - 20/09/2010 05:08:16 PM 2859 Views
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Re: Because that's the only modern meaning of "Assyrian". Camilla - 22/09/2010 09:59:39 AM 2985 Views
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True Camilla - 22/09/2010 12:00:12 PM 2930 Views
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Re: Action and reaction Camilla - 22/09/2010 02:43:32 PM 2881 Views
Umbridge StormCrow - 23/09/2010 03:54:48 AM 2985 Views
Re: Umbridge Camilla - 23/09/2010 08:38:47 AM 2899 Views
Re: Plot progression, and continuing themes. Legolas - 22/09/2010 02:03:27 PM 2933 Views
Re: Plot progression, and continuing themes. Camilla - 22/09/2010 02:25:48 PM 3047 Views
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Erm. Cockatiel of Doom - 23/09/2010 04:48:03 AM 2797 Views
Re: Erm. Camilla - 23/09/2010 08:40:19 AM 2964 Views
Not really a distance thing, but... StormCrow - 23/09/2010 02:58:55 PM 2803 Views
The title of chapter 13. Legolas - 27/09/2010 03:58:04 PM 3049 Views
Good point. Camilla - 27/09/2010 04:00:56 PM 2919 Views
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Le plot. Rebekah - 24/09/2010 05:06:34 PM 2851 Views
Reaction -- the forming of the DA Camilla - 24/09/2010 07:08:45 PM 3001 Views
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Re: Reaction -- the forming of the DA Camilla - 27/09/2010 02:30:31 PM 2969 Views
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Re: Reaction -- the forming of the DA Camilla - 27/09/2010 03:59:33 PM 2792 Views
Re: Reaction -- the forming of the DA Legolas - 27/09/2010 04:11:01 PM 3029 Views
Re: Reaction -- the forming of the DA Camilla - 27/09/2010 04:14:39 PM 2941 Views
Anything else? Rebekah - 24/09/2010 05:07:10 PM 2643 Views
Kittens! Camilla - 24/09/2010 07:09:28 PM 2779 Views
Re: Kittens! StormCrow - 27/09/2010 01:54:26 PM 3006 Views
Re: Kittens! Camilla - 27/09/2010 01:57:30 PM 2908 Views
Re: Kittens! StormCrow - 27/09/2010 02:02:55 PM 3005 Views
Monday 27 September: chapters 19-21 ~ Quidditch, Hagrid and thestrals. Rebekah - 13/09/2010 09:28:27 PM 2784 Views
Les Characters Rebekah - 27/09/2010 07:57:17 AM 2771 Views
Ron, Umbridge, McGonagall, Hagrid, Cho, Hermione, Harry Camilla - 27/09/2010 03:26:13 PM 2914 Views
Re: Ron, Umbridge, McGonagall, Hagrid, Cho, Hermione, Harry Legolas - 27/09/2010 04:57:55 PM 2839 Views
Re: Ron, Umbridge, McGonagall, Hagrid, Cho, Hermione, Harry Camilla - 27/09/2010 05:08:10 PM 2752 Views
Re: Various characters you mentioned Cockatiel of Doom - 29/09/2010 03:54:42 AM 2884 Views
Re: Various characters you mentioned Camilla - 29/09/2010 09:41:16 AM 2917 Views
Plot - are we happy with what's happening? Rebekah - 27/09/2010 07:58:33 AM 2864 Views
Definitely some things of note! StormCrow - 27/09/2010 02:43:41 PM 2834 Views
Re: Definitely some things of note! Camilla - 27/09/2010 03:36:39 PM 2938 Views
Re: Definitely some things of note! StormCrow - 27/09/2010 04:03:17 PM 2854 Views
Re: Definitely some things of note! Camilla - 27/09/2010 04:07:20 PM 2689 Views
Mirroring Camilla - 27/09/2010 03:27:51 PM 2853 Views
Re: Mirroring - this is good. StormCrow - 30/09/2010 02:43:21 PM 2899 Views
Any other thoughts? Rebekah - 27/09/2010 07:59:14 AM 2722 Views
Bigotry, the Sorting Hat and Giants Camilla - 27/09/2010 03:28:10 PM 2781 Views
Re: Bigotry, the Sorting Hat and Giants Legolas - 27/09/2010 05:08:42 PM 2789 Views
Re: Bigotry, the Sorting Hat and Giants Camilla - 27/09/2010 05:21:20 PM 2861 Views
Re: Gnomes Cockatiel of Doom - 29/09/2010 04:00:20 AM 2718 Views
Re: Gnomes Camilla - 29/09/2010 09:43:54 AM 2865 Views
Re: Gnomes Cockatiel of Doom - 30/09/2010 03:27:37 AM 2903 Views
Wednesday 29 September: chapters 22-24 Rebekah - 13/09/2010 09:29:12 PM 2982 Views
Characters and characterisation *NM* Rebekah - 29/09/2010 04:43:38 PM 1623 Views
High emotions. Camilla - 29/09/2010 05:11:07 PM 2924 Views
Re: High emotions. Legolas - 29/09/2010 08:21:46 PM 2834 Views
Re: High emotions. Camilla - 29/09/2010 09:51:14 PM 2890 Views
Re: High emotions. Legolas - 29/09/2010 10:06:43 PM 2849 Views
Re: High emotions. Camilla - 29/09/2010 10:28:58 PM 2782 Views
Re: High emotions. Legolas - 29/09/2010 11:31:04 PM 2808 Views
Re: High emotions. Camilla - 29/09/2010 11:35:52 PM 2842 Views
Re: High emotions. StormCrow - 29/09/2010 09:18:42 PM 2651 Views
Re: High emotions. Camilla - 29/09/2010 10:05:32 PM 2905 Views
Re: High emotions. StormCrow - 30/09/2010 04:04:31 AM 2828 Views
Themes and progression of themes. *NM* Rebekah - 29/09/2010 04:44:11 PM 1598 Views
A bit of a respite on that score Camilla - 29/09/2010 05:18:46 PM 2837 Views
Plotting and plot continuity *NM* Rebekah - 29/09/2010 04:44:32 PM 1609 Views
Re: Plotting and plot continuity Camilla - 29/09/2010 05:11:43 PM 3101 Views
Re: Plotting and plot continuity Legolas - 29/09/2010 09:17:02 PM 2941 Views
Re: Plotting and plot continuity Camilla - 29/09/2010 09:58:03 PM 2975 Views
Re: Plotting and plot continuity StormCrow - 30/09/2010 02:36:25 PM 2950 Views
Other things of note. *NM* Rebekah - 29/09/2010 04:44:51 PM 1652 Views
A Question Camilla - 29/09/2010 05:12:06 PM 2909 Views
Rowling is having fun once more, this time with St. Mungo's. Legolas - 29/09/2010 09:19:53 PM 2856 Views
Re: Rowling is having fun once more, this time with St. Mungo's. Camilla - 29/09/2010 10:35:51 PM 2692 Views
Re: Rowling is having fun once more, this time with St. Mungo's. Cockatiel of Doom - 30/09/2010 03:42:21 AM 2902 Views
The Lockheart encounter is great too. Seriana Sedai - 30/09/2010 05:21:17 AM 2866 Views
Re: The Lockheart encounter is great too. StormCrow - 30/09/2010 02:50:18 PM 2915 Views
Hermione is apparently smarter than J.K. Rowling. Or maybe just Harry. Hard to tell. Cockatiel of Doom - 30/09/2010 03:47:22 AM 2879 Views
The fact that she has Hermione use the right term points to a subtle distinction. Camilla - 30/09/2010 03:06:07 PM 2910 Views
Friday 1 October: chapters 25-27 - Sorry I'm late. Rebekah - 13/09/2010 09:29:58 PM 2759 Views
The characters: development, actions, etc. *NM* Rebekah - 02/10/2010 11:25:09 AM 1708 Views
Fudge, Hermione, Neville, Cho, Harry, Umbridge, the teachers, Snape, Dumbledore Camilla - 02/10/2010 07:54:05 PM 2955 Views
Re: Fudge, Hermione, Neville, Cho, Harry, Umbridge, the teachers, Snape, Dumbledore Cockatiel of Doom - 03/10/2010 02:19:37 AM 2941 Views
Re: Fudge, Hermione, Neville, Cho, Harry, Umbridge, the teachers, Snape, Dumbledore Camilla - 03/10/2010 10:05:48 AM 3190 Views
Re: Fudge, Hermione, Neville, Cho, Harry, Umbridge, the teachers, Snape, Dumbledore StormCrow - 04/10/2010 09:10:47 PM 2907 Views
Re: Fudge, Hermione, Neville, Cho, Harry, Umbridge, the teachers, Snape, Dumbledore Camilla - 04/10/2010 09:18:42 PM 2866 Views
Re: Fudge, Hermione, Neville, Cho, Harry, Umbridge, the teachers, Snape, Dumbledore StormCrow - 05/10/2010 01:06:54 AM 2898 Views
Re: Fudge, Hermione, Neville, Cho, Harry, Umbridge, the teachers, Snape, Dumbledore Camilla - 05/10/2010 09:02:36 AM 2998 Views
Re: Fudge, Hermione, Neville, Cho, Harry, Umbridge, the teachers, Snape, Dumbledore Legolas - 05/10/2010 10:39:30 PM 2945 Views
Re: Fudge, Hermione, Neville, Cho, Harry, Umbridge, the teachers, Snape, Dumbledore Camilla - 05/10/2010 10:50:27 PM 2766 Views
Re: Fudge, Hermione, Neville, Cho, Harry, Umbridge, the teachers, Snape, Dumbledore Legolas - 05/10/2010 11:13:36 PM 2858 Views
Plot/action: getting exciting? *NM* Rebekah - 02/10/2010 11:25:48 AM 1635 Views
Beginning of the end Camilla - 02/10/2010 07:55:36 PM 2993 Views
Re: Beginning of the end Legolas - 05/10/2010 10:45:32 PM 2871 Views
Re: Beginning of the end Camilla - 05/10/2010 10:52:28 PM 2934 Views
Re: Beginning of the end Seriana Sedai - 06/10/2010 01:33:57 AM 2865 Views
Other things. *NM* Rebekah - 02/10/2010 11:26:06 AM 1600 Views
The way reactions are given, and an observation about occlumency. Camilla - 02/10/2010 07:55:48 PM 2930 Views
The least important of your points... StormCrow - 04/10/2010 08:18:04 PM 3025 Views
Re: The least important of your points... Camilla - 04/10/2010 08:20:15 PM 2804 Views
Re: The least important of your points... Seriana Sedai - 05/10/2010 07:41:32 PM 2971 Views
Monday 4 October: chapters 28-30 - bad memories, dramatic exits, and large brothers. Rebekah - 13/09/2010 09:32:03 PM 2846 Views
Characters: James, Sirius, Lily, Snape, Umbridge, Fred, George, Hagrid, Grawp Rebekah - 04/10/2010 06:31:44 PM 2932 Views
The twins, the teachers, Cho, Snape, James Sirius, Wormtail, Lupin, Lily, Harry and McGonagall. Camilla - 04/10/2010 07:40:26 PM 2884 Views
Re: The twins, the teachers, Cho, Snape, James Sirius, Wormtail, Lupin, Lily, Harry and McGonagall. Seriana Sedai - 05/10/2010 05:16:45 AM 3033 Views
Re: The twins, the teachers, Cho, Snape, James Sirius, Wormtail, Lupin, Lily, Harry and McGonagall. Camilla - 05/10/2010 09:19:28 AM 3039 Views
Re: The twins, the teachers, Cho, Snape, James Sirius, Wormtail, Lupin, Lily, Harry and McGonagall. Seriana Sedai - 05/10/2010 03:56:50 PM 3191 Views
Re: The twins, the teachers, Cho, Snape, James Sirius, Wormtail, Lupin, Lily, Harry and McGonagall. Legolas - 05/10/2010 11:09:16 PM 2915 Views
Re: The twins, the teachers, Cho, Snape, James Sirius, Wormtail, Lupin, Lily, Harry and McGonagall. Camilla - 05/10/2010 11:27:30 PM 2822 Views
Plotting and themes. Rebekah - 04/10/2010 06:32:16 PM 2887 Views
family and bigotry Camilla - 04/10/2010 07:41:22 PM 2919 Views
Weasley Mayhem. And stuff. Cockatiel of Doom - 05/10/2010 02:07:06 AM 2872 Views
Re: Weasley Mayhem. And stuff. Camilla - 05/10/2010 09:06:04 AM 2792 Views
Re: family and bigotry Legolas - 05/10/2010 11:27:55 PM 2923 Views
Re: family and bigotry Camilla - 05/10/2010 11:37:11 PM 2823 Views
Anything else? Rebekah - 04/10/2010 06:32:43 PM 2874 Views
portaits Camilla - 04/10/2010 07:41:49 PM 2684 Views
I'm wondering if Dumbledore is camping out in his office. Legolas - 05/10/2010 11:19:03 PM 2944 Views
Re: I'm wondering if Dumbledore is camping out in his office. Camilla - 05/10/2010 11:28:37 PM 2938 Views
That would be awesome. Seriana Sedai - 06/10/2010 02:28:33 AM 2857 Views
Wednesday 6 October: chapters 31-33 - OWLs, fights and other such hijinks. Rebekah - 13/09/2010 09:32:40 PM 2888 Views
Characters - so many to deal with. Rebekah - 06/10/2010 08:13:36 PM 2787 Views
Ron, Neville, Harry, Hermione, McGonagall, Professor Tofty, Snape, Umbridge and the second trio. Camilla - 06/10/2010 08:34:55 PM 2972 Views
Re: Ron, Neville, Harry, Hermione, McGonagall, Professor Tofty, Snape, Umbridge and the second trio. Legolas - 06/10/2010 09:30:18 PM 2931 Views
Re: Ron, Neville, Harry, Hermione, McGonagall, Professor Tofty, Snape, Umbridge and the second trio. Camilla - 06/10/2010 09:46:38 PM 2942 Views
Plot! Theme and Action! Rebekah - 06/10/2010 08:14:21 PM 2836 Views
The trap is set Camilla - 06/10/2010 08:36:03 PM 2804 Views
Re: The trap is set Legolas - 06/10/2010 09:37:17 PM 2807 Views
Re: The trap is set Camilla - 06/10/2010 09:50:15 PM 2904 Views
Anything else you want to waffle about. Rebekah - 06/10/2010 08:14:50 PM 2855 Views
exams Camilla - 06/10/2010 08:36:35 PM 2849 Views
Friday 8 October: chapters 34-36 - The big fight and the big farewell. Rebekah - 13/09/2010 09:33:45 PM 3039 Views
Characters: Death Eaters, Order of the Phoenix, and the children. Rebekah - 08/10/2010 11:19:58 AM 2969 Views
Hermione, Harry, Neville, Sirius, Dumbledore, Lupin Camilla - 08/10/2010 07:52:01 PM 2880 Views
Re: Hermione, Harry, Neville, Sirius, Dumbledore, Lupin Legolas - 09/10/2010 01:00:00 AM 3106 Views
Re: Hermione, Harry, Neville, Sirius, Dumbledore, Lupin Camilla - 09/10/2010 10:23:24 AM 2777 Views
Re: Hermione, Harry, Neville, Sirius, Dumbledore, Lupin Cockatiel of Doom - 10/10/2010 03:40:46 AM 2731 Views
Re: Hermione, Harry, Neville, Sirius, Dumbledore, Lupin Camilla - 10/10/2010 10:54:31 AM 2971 Views
Re: Hermione, Harry, Neville, Sirius, Dumbledore, Lupin Cockatiel of Doom - 12/10/2010 02:46:40 AM 3002 Views
First big appearance for Bellatrix. Legolas - 09/10/2010 01:11:54 AM 2966 Views
Re: First big appearance for Bellatrix. Camilla - 09/10/2010 10:13:26 AM 2877 Views
Action. And more action. Rebekah - 08/10/2010 11:20:49 AM 2857 Views
The tragedy Camilla - 08/10/2010 07:51:29 PM 2961 Views
Re: The tragedy Legolas - 09/10/2010 12:42:53 AM 2749 Views
Re: The tragedy Camilla - 09/10/2010 12:49:31 AM 2987 Views
I'm wondering what would have happened... Legolas - 09/10/2010 01:14:58 AM 2676 Views
Re: I'm wondering what would have happened... Camilla - 09/10/2010 10:16:25 AM 2833 Views
Re: I'm wondering what would have happened... Cockatiel of Doom - 10/10/2010 03:22:18 AM 3039 Views
Book 7 spoilers ( I know they are implied, but I'd feel bad if I didn't warn) Seriana Sedai - 11/10/2010 12:51:06 AM 2895 Views
Re: Book 7 spoilers ( I know they are implied, but I'd feel bad if I didn't warn) Cockatiel of Doom - 12/10/2010 02:48:53 AM 2792 Views
Other things. Rebekah - 08/10/2010 11:21:12 AM 2809 Views
Re: Other things. Camilla - 08/10/2010 07:52:45 PM 3002 Views
Well. Cockatiel of Doom - 10/10/2010 03:26:01 AM 2817 Views
Monday 11 October: chapters 37-38 ~ The end of innocence? Rebekah - 13/09/2010 09:35:14 PM 2952 Views
How are our characters left? Rebekah - 11/10/2010 05:25:39 PM 2974 Views
Phineas, Dumbledore, Voldemort, Fudge, McGonagall, Harry, Ron and Moody Camilla - 11/10/2010 11:50:16 PM 2909 Views
Plot and theme: Rebekah - 11/10/2010 05:26:37 PM 2827 Views
Prophecy, choice, house elves and knowledge. Camilla - 11/10/2010 11:50:46 PM 3049 Views
Any other thoughts? Rebekah - 11/10/2010 05:27:17 PM 2760 Views
One minor and one major disappointment. Camilla - 11/10/2010 11:51:08 PM 3046 Views
Re: One minor and one major disappointment. Cockatiel of Doom - 12/10/2010 02:53:28 AM 3041 Views
General comments. Rebekah - 13/09/2010 09:36:13 PM 2949 Views
The first time I read this book I didn't like it much. Darth_Katie - 14/09/2010 04:23:43 AM 2876 Views
It was one of my favourite books from the get-go. Camilla - 14/09/2010 09:08:03 AM 3040 Views
The structure of this book is different from the earlier ones Camilla - 15/09/2010 09:55:26 AM 3056 Views
What do we think of Rowling's writing skills in this book? Rebekah - 22/09/2010 12:54:14 PM 2880 Views
Much improved Camilla - 22/09/2010 03:08:51 PM 2813 Views
How do you feel about the book as a whole? Rebekah - 11/10/2010 05:28:23 PM 2786 Views
Re: How do you feel about the book as a whole? Cockatiel of Doom - 12/10/2010 03:00:01 AM 2987 Views
Suggestions for the re-read. Rebekah - 13/09/2010 09:36:56 PM 2853 Views
Your links don't work Camilla - 14/09/2010 10:37:32 AM 2817 Views
Fixed. *NM* Legolas - 14/09/2010 10:46:08 AM 1727 Views
And fixed the links in the other ones, too - don't bother searching for new posts, there aren't any. *NM* Legolas - 14/09/2010 06:35:37 PM 1607 Views
I just copied old ones. Rebekah - 14/09/2010 06:32:50 PM 2854 Views
Do we need to have another break? Rebekah - 27/09/2010 08:00:04 AM 2897 Views
Before the next book, you mean? Camilla - 27/09/2010 01:05:14 PM 2788 Views
But now I want to keep reading them. </whine> Cockatiel of Doom - 29/09/2010 04:02:57 AM 2765 Views
Will probably just have a little break - i.e. wait till the following Monday to start. Rebekah - 03/10/2010 09:48:52 AM 2863 Views
Re: Will probably just have a little break - i.e. wait till the following Monday to start. Cockatiel of Doom - 06/10/2010 12:01:09 AM 3081 Views
We'll start Book 6 on Monday 18 October. Rebekah - 11/10/2010 05:29:21 PM 2957 Views
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