Re: Dumbledore, Slughorn, Tonks, Mr & Mrs Weasley, Hermione, Narcissa and the twins.
Seriana Sedai Send a noteboard - 20/10/2010 09:56:28 PM
Dumbledore: he really is still very, very cool. His simple statement that Harry will not be attacked because he is with him, for example. You know it is true. And his cool apparent lack of awareness of their last encounter. And his assurance that if he were a death eater he would be a very thorough one. I believe that. I also really like his comment that "something horrible has happened here", when he already knows that Slughorn is hiding. The "horrible" must refer to Slughorn's cowardice.
I need to go reread this now. I thought Dumbledore was initially taken in and then figured out Slughorn set it up, but he would have noticed from the beginning that there was no Dark Mark so your explanation makes a lot more sense.
Slughorn: I like many of Rowling's non-heroic characters, and this one is no exception. You have to love a man who will use age as a card not to help when faced with Dumbledore. And who still cannot help boasting about how quickly he set the scene. Not to mention the comment about making sure the neighbours not seeing you bring in the piano. I was intrigued by his comment that Voldemort could hardly count him as a friend, however. It struck me that if Voldemort remembers the Horcrux conversation, he should have tried to get hold of Slughorn in order to a: see whether he has told anyone about it and b: kill him before he can tell anyone. It is a wonder that he did not kill him years ago.
I blame Voldemort not seeking Slughorn out to kill him on Voldemort's arrogance. He thinks he was incredibly smooth and that Slughorn doesn't suspect him (in my mind) so it doesn't even occur to him to clean up after himself. Just like when Voldemort doesn't think anyone else would have found the Room of Requirement which is beyond stupid. His arrogance is his ultimate undoing.
Tonks: we get indications that she is heartsick. I sympathise, obviously. While I cannot approve of the turn events take, I understand her perfectly.
Mr and Mrs Weasley: I like her worry, and how she is carrying the large clock around with her, even though the hands are stationary at mortal peril. And I like how he misses the muggle stuff and would rather know how aeroplanes stay up than be promoted. I am sure Hermione could tell him.
I'm really surprised he doesn't try to get more information out of Harry and Hermione about how Muggle technology works. Or that no one gets him a series of Dummies books about different technologies for Christmas.
Hermione: you'd think her reaction to knowing exam results are coming are a humorous exaggeration, but I am here to tell you it is perfectly realistic.
I'm surprised she doesn't do better in Defense against the Dark Arts. Do you think that is supposed to tell us something, or just have her not be perfect?
Narcissa Malfoy: I like how she threatens the trio. Very cool and collected. It provides an insteresting contrast to her appearance in the second chapter.
The twins: I love how their reaction in the face of the fear that is completely swamping everyone else is to laugh and provoke laughter. It is a very effective tactic. Very powerful.
They are really great in this book. They are so spot on in how they deal with all the doom and gloom surrounding them, and it's no wonder they attract so many customers.
It is unfortunate that some of their work ends up in Draco's pocket.
I can't quite picture Draco in their store...I wonder if he went or if he had someone else go.
The Great Harry Potter Re-read: Book Six, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- 18/10/2010 06:12:40 PM
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General comments on the book.
- 18/10/2010 06:14:10 PM
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Suggestions.
- 18/10/2010 06:18:46 PM
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*cough*
- 09/11/2010 09:24:21 AM
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Chapters 1-3: The Other Minister, Spinner's End, Will and Won't.
- 18/10/2010 06:21:55 PM
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Characters: The three Ministers, Snape, Narcissa, Bellatrix, Harry, Dumbledore, the Dursleys.
- 18/10/2010 06:25:12 PM
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Re: Characters: The three Ministers, Snape, Narcissa, Bellatrix, Harry, Dumbledore, the Dursleys.
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Re: Characters: The three Ministers, Snape, Narcissa, Bellatrix, Harry, Dumbledore, the Dursleys.
- 19/10/2010 01:07:59 AM
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*spoilers for book 7* an assortment of characters
- 19/10/2010 01:01:35 AM
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Plotting and writing.
- 18/10/2010 06:27:40 PM
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*spoilers for book 7* focalisation and why I'l accept it this time, the power/powerless issue &stuff
- 19/10/2010 01:02:53 AM
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Re: *spoilers for book 7* focalisation and why I'l accept it this time, the power/powerless issue
- 20/10/2010 02:58:54 PM
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Re: *spoilers for book 7* focalisation and why I'l accept it this time, the power/powerless issue
- 20/10/2010 03:14:35 PM
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Anything else? *NM*
- 18/10/2010 06:28:16 PM
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Dumbledore-centered.
- 19/10/2010 01:03:05 AM
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Chapters 4-6: Horace Slughorn, An Excess of Phlegm, Draco's Detour. *NM*
- 20/10/2010 03:44:39 PM
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Characters: Slughorn, Fleur, the Trio, Draco and Narcissa Malfoy,...
- 20/10/2010 03:46:47 PM
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Re: Characters: Slughorn, Fleur, the Trio, Draco and Narcissa Malfoy,...
- 20/10/2010 05:27:26 PM
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(Mostly) on Slughorn, Narcissa and Fleur...
- 20/10/2010 09:25:20 PM
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Re: (Mostly) on Slughorn, Narcissa and Fleur...
- 20/10/2010 09:46:08 PM
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Re: Characters: Slughorn, Fleur, the Trio, Draco and Narcissa Malfoy,...
- 20/10/2010 10:15:58 PM
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Dumbledore, Slughorn, Tonks, Mr & Mrs Weasley, Hermione, Narcissa and the twins.
- 20/10/2010 09:23:04 PM
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Re: Dumbledore, Slughorn, Tonks, Mr & Mrs Weasley, Hermione, Narcissa and the twins.
- 20/10/2010 09:56:28 PM
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Re: Dumbledore, Slughorn, Tonks, Mr & Mrs Weasley, Hermione, Narcissa and the twins.
- 20/10/2010 10:17:23 PM
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Anything else? *NM*
- 20/10/2010 03:48:07 PM
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So. Inferi are zombies aren't they? I just realised. Ick. Do they eat brains? *NM*
- 20/10/2010 09:24:03 PM
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I was kind of disappointed that Harry didn't remark on that fact.
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- 22/10/2010 07:24:11 PM
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- 22/10/2010 07:24:11 PM
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Chapters 7-9: Slug Club, Snape Victorious, The Half-Blood Prince *NM*
- 22/10/2010 07:23:03 PM
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Characters *NM*
- 22/10/2010 07:23:24 PM
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Harry, Romilda, Malfoy (in luuuve), Snape, Lavender Brown, McGonagall, Hermione and Slughorn.
- 22/10/2010 07:26:19 PM
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Love is in the air, evidently.
- 22/10/2010 07:54:35 PM
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Slytherin had been in need of new blood for a long time. (And assorted other comments.)
- 22/10/2010 10:34:49 PM
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Re: Slytherin had been in need of new blood for a long time. (And assorted other comments.)
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Plotting and writing. *NM*
- 22/10/2010 07:23:37 PM
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Dumbledore, patronuses and the DADA job.
- 22/10/2010 07:27:23 PM
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Anything else? *NM*
- 22/10/2010 07:23:50 PM
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I believe in Wrackspurts, too. And some questions.
- 22/10/2010 07:28:04 PM
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I'm not sure if I noticed this before, but awesome Tolkien shout-out there.
- 22/10/2010 09:58:27 PM
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Re: I'm not sure if I noticed this before, but awesome Tolkien shout-out there.
- 23/10/2010 05:34:25 PM
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Re: I'm not sure if I noticed this before, but awesome Tolkien shout-out there.
- 25/10/2010 10:35:43 AM
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Chapters 10-12: The House of Gaunt, Hermione's Helping Hand, Silver and Opals. *NM*
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Characters: The Gaunts, the Trio, Hagrid, and many more. *NM*
- 25/10/2010 05:02:07 PM
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Harry's continued insistence about Malfoy really irritates me (even though he's right).
- 25/10/2010 06:15:23 PM
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*lol*
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Re: Harry's continued insistence about Malfoy really irritates me (even though he's right).
- 26/10/2010 09:23:09 AM
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Trelawny, Ogden, Gaunt, Ron, Hermione, Ron and Harry
- 25/10/2010 10:23:55 PM
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Plotting and writing.
- 25/10/2010 05:03:16 PM
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Amazing amounts of accurate guesswork here, in hindsight.
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Re: Amazing amounts of accurate guesswork here, in hindsight.
- 26/10/2010 09:46:47 AM
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Anything else? *NM*
- 25/10/2010 05:03:32 PM
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Dumbledore still sounds like Stephen Fry. And reflections on the nature of Potions class.
- 25/10/2010 05:11:24 PM
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It's like baking, I think.
- 25/10/2010 05:32:42 PM
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Yes, exactly like baking - and advanced baking involves experimenting, substituting, improvising.
- 25/10/2010 06:42:42 PM
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Also, Parseltongue - is Harry that thick, or is it a magic thing?
- 25/10/2010 05:18:41 PM
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I think it's a magic thing.
- 25/10/2010 05:34:09 PM
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It can be learned actually. Dumbledore implies he knows it and Ron uses it in book 7
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Re: It can be learned actually. Dumbledore implies he knows it and Ron uses it in book 7
- 27/10/2010 04:31:45 PM
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parseltongue
- 25/10/2010 10:24:46 PM
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Interesting how many of our remarks are along similar lines.
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- 25/10/2010 10:27:30 PM
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Chapters 13-15: The Secret Riddle, Felix Felicis, The Unbreakable Vow *NM*
- 27/10/2010 04:16:28 PM
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Characters: The Trio, Ginny, Tom Riddle, Draco,... *NM*
- 27/10/2010 04:17:12 PM
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Dumbledore, Voldemort, Ron & Hermione, Harry, Ginny, Luna
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My take on Ginny is rather different, I must say... at least this time around.
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Re: My take on Ginny is rather different, I must say... at least this time around.
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Plotting and writing. *NM*
- 27/10/2010 04:17:26 PM
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plot and writing.
- 27/10/2010 10:30:14 PM
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Anything else? *NM*
- 27/10/2010 04:17:42 PM
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Re: Anything else?
- 27/10/2010 10:30:55 PM
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I wonder if that's actually true, though.
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Re: I wonder if that's actually true, though.
- 28/10/2010 10:44:22 AM
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Crabbe and Goyle show us what happens when you fail (most of? all of?) your OWLs.
- 29/10/2010 02:10:39 PM
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Chapters 16-18: A Very Frosty Christmas, A Sluggish Memory, Birthday Surprises *NM*
- 29/10/2010 05:40:39 PM
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Characters: The Trio, Fleur, Scrimgeour, Percy, Remus, Slughorn,... *NM*
- 29/10/2010 05:43:02 PM
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Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour
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Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour
- 02/11/2010 06:23:04 PM
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Anything else? *NM*
- 29/10/2010 05:44:04 PM
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Chapters 19-21: Elf Tails, Lord Voldemort's Requests, The Unknowable Room *NM*
- 01/11/2010 02:00:22 PM
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Characters: The Trio, the elves, Draco, Dumbledore,... *NM*
- 01/11/2010 02:00:56 PM
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the twins, Hermione, Ron, Luna, Voldemort, Draco and Tonks
- 01/11/2010 02:08:32 PM
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Anything else? *NM*
- 01/11/2010 02:01:27 PM
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I want to hear the joke about the hag, the Healer and the Mimbulus mimbletonia. *NM*
- 01/11/2010 02:10:11 PM
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Me too. And is a "hag" just an old witch, or something more specific?
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Re: Me too. And is a "hag" just an old witch, or something more specific?
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Re: Me too. And is a "hag" just an old witch, or something more specific?
- 08/11/2010 01:54:59 PM
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Chapters 22-24: After the Burial, Horcruxes, Sectumsempra
- 03/11/2010 09:50:17 PM
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Characters. *NM*
- 03/11/2010 09:50:33 PM
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Malfoy, Ron & Hermione, Slughorn, Voldemort, Snape and Ginny.
- 04/11/2010 12:12:57 AM
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Plotting and writing. *NM*
- 03/11/2010 09:50:50 PM
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Harry wrong again, house elves, horcruxes, free will, well hidden clues and some irony *DH spoiler*
- 03/11/2010 10:35:20 PM
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Re: Stuff.
- 04/11/2010 04:28:04 AM
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Re: Stuff. *spoilers for book 7*
- 04/11/2010 09:10:19 AM
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This "we'll see in book seven" thing is getting old, but still that's what I have to say here...
- 04/11/2010 01:23:01 PM
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- 04/11/2010 01:23:01 PM
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Chapters 25-27: The Seer Overheard, The Cave, The Lightning-Struck Tower
- 05/11/2010 05:37:42 PM
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Characters: Harry, Trelawney, Dumbledore, Draco, Snape. And maybe some other people. *NM*
- 05/11/2010 05:38:19 PM
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Romilda, Snape, Trelawny, Draco, Dumbledore, Voldemort, Harry *spoilers book 7*
- 05/11/2010 07:34:01 PM
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Anything else? *NM*
- 05/11/2010 05:39:43 PM
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I like how good magic is not flashy. Also, a Tolkien thing
- 05/11/2010 07:55:27 PM
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I didn't take the comparison as far, but the gate thing did remind me of Moria, yes. (DH spoilers)
- 05/11/2010 10:03:16 PM
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Chapters 28-30: Flight of the Prince, The Phoenix Lament, The White Tomb. *NM*
- 09/11/2010 02:13:12 PM
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Characters. *NM*
- 09/11/2010 02:13:25 PM
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Snape, Lupin, Hermione & Ron, the Order, Mrs Weasley & Fleur, Luna & Neville, Scrimgeour, Ginny *DH*
- 09/11/2010 02:20:01 PM
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Plotting and writing. *NM*
- 09/11/2010 02:13:40 PM
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Spoilers.
- 09/11/2010 02:26:38 PM
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Re: Spoilers.
- 09/11/2010 04:49:06 PM
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I'm assuming not even the Ministry knows 100% what she did.
- 13/11/2010 12:26:14 AM
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Very true.
- 15/11/2010 01:48:36 PM
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Not much, no, but there's one fairly crucial mention.
- 15/11/2010 04:37:23 PM
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With my keen attention to detail, I somehow missed that.
Another good catch!
- 15/11/2010 09:36:37 PM
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Another good catch!
- 15/11/2010 09:36:37 PM
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Anything else? *NM*
- 09/11/2010 02:13:53 PM
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We did the Harry Potter marathon thing on Sunday
- 09/11/2010 02:28:08 PM
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This is definitely the most painfully altered of the movies.
- 09/11/2010 04:34:33 PM
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Re: This is definitely the most painfully altered of the movies.
- 09/11/2010 04:36:29 PM
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I just watched OotP again Saturday night... quite shocking there as well.
- 15/11/2010 04:45:48 PM
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Some comments inside. *DH Spoilers*