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Re: Characters: Slughorn, Fleur, the Trio, Draco and Narcissa Malfoy,... Camilla Send a noteboard - 20/10/2010 10:15:58 PM

Slughorn...while he is the kind of person I detest in real life I find Slughorn oddly charming even when he is quite clearly only out for himself. I think he is the one who gives Harry the most information about Lily he's ever had. Well, until book 7, but definitely up to this point. Maybe I like Slughorn because he is clever. He is quick thinking and demonstrates it here in more than one way. Maybe I find it understandable that he would want to lay low, just not noble like most of our heroes in the series are. The musing can continue later I suppose.


Me too. I like Slughorn, but I wouldn't want to interact with him at all. He is very Slytherin-like. I think it was Phineas Nigellus who commended Harry on running away to save his own skin in the previous book.

Dumbledore...I feel a little conflicted about his dealing with Slughorn. We are clearly witnessing Dumbledore at his most manipulative, but I don't know what else he is to have done. He needs Slughorn close for a variety of reasons and the decision is ultimately left to Slughorn...I don't know. I like him a lot better in his broom closet conversation with Harry.


Manipulation isn't inherently evil.

I love Mr and Mrs Weasley's conversation before she lets him in the house. They are so charming. :)


Indeed :D

I wind up feeling sorry for Fleur. She's trying really hard. I think I feel sorry for her because I see some of myself in her actions. She tries really hard and then she puts her foot in her mouth. Like when she says there is nothing really to do if you don't like cooking. Totally true, and there is no way Mrs Weasley is sharing that responsibility, but still not the right thing to say here.


Yes. She really just rubs women the wrong way. Have we had any real explanation for Ron's insane susceptibility to her charms yet?

Narcissa. I take it back, she is awful. Whatever devotion to her son she expresses she is clearly in line with at least some of Voldemort's aims with her reaction to Hermione. I'm thinking Draco never really stood a chance to be a decent human being.


True, he was rather ruined. Although I suppose if there is hope for Dudley...

I love our introduction to Fred and George's shop. They really are good businessmen and talented wizards even though we've been led to believe in the early books that they were screw ups.


I always had faith in them :|

Draco. Every time I read this chapter I'm reminded of how we've been so misled. Harry is right about Draco for the entire book. He gets the specifics wrong sometimes, but he knows this trip is important and doesn't let it go. Harry has been wrong so many times we dismiss it like everyone in the book does but he is so, so very right.


We are given the explicit indication that Draco is at the centre of Voldemort's plans already in chapter 2 of this book, so the pattern is rather different this time. But yes. Harry's being right works as a contraindication.
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The Great Harry Potter Re-read: Book Six, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - 18/10/2010 06:12:40 PM 3178 Views
General comments on the book. - 18/10/2010 06:14:10 PM 1842 Views
I am enjoying this a lot more than I thought I would. - 22/10/2010 07:25:17 PM 1972 Views
Yes, I'm loving that I can read in English again. - 22/10/2010 10:10:32 PM 2052 Views
Me too - 01/11/2010 02:11:28 PM 1820 Views
Suggestions. - 18/10/2010 06:18:46 PM 1875 Views
Re: Suggestions. - 20/10/2010 03:20:18 PM 2031 Views
*cough* - 09/11/2010 09:24:21 AM 1746 Views
Oh yes. I'm being distracted by Towers of Midnight. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:11:22 PM 1099 Views
Shocking. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:43 PM 1037 Views
Are we having a break right now? - 12/11/2010 06:48:10 PM 1910 Views
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Chapters 1-3: The Other Minister, Spinner's End, Will and Won't. - 18/10/2010 06:21:55 PM 2098 Views
Characters: The three Ministers, Snape, Narcissa, Bellatrix, Harry, Dumbledore, the Dursleys. - 18/10/2010 06:25:12 PM 2098 Views
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(minor book seven spoilers) - 19/10/2010 11:27:53 AM 2069 Views
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*spoilers for book 7* an assortment of characters - 19/10/2010 01:01:35 AM 2068 Views
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I rather enjoyed the new characters. - 22/10/2010 07:30:03 PM 1849 Views
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Anything else? *NM* - 18/10/2010 06:28:16 PM 961 Views
Dumbledore-centered. - 19/10/2010 01:03:05 AM 1986 Views
Re: Dumbledore-centered. - 22/10/2010 07:31:56 PM 1936 Views
Re: Dumbledore-centered. - 22/10/2010 07:33:34 PM 1922 Views
Chapters 4-6: Horace Slughorn, An Excess of Phlegm, Draco's Detour. *NM* - 20/10/2010 03:44:39 PM 1103 Views
Characters: Slughorn, Fleur, the Trio, Draco and Narcissa Malfoy,... - 20/10/2010 03:46:47 PM 2020 Views
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(Mostly) on Slughorn, Narcissa and Fleur... - 20/10/2010 09:25:20 PM 2087 Views
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Re: Characters: Slughorn, Fleur, the Trio, Draco and Narcissa Malfoy,... - 20/10/2010 10:15:58 PM 2009 Views
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Dumbledore, Slughorn, Tonks, Mr & Mrs Weasley, Hermione, Narcissa and the twins. - 20/10/2010 09:23:04 PM 1882 Views
Characters. - 25/10/2010 03:10:35 AM 1808 Views
Plotting and writing. - 20/10/2010 03:47:55 PM 1909 Views
*minor spoilers for book 7* - 20/10/2010 09:23:44 PM 1952 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 20/10/2010 03:48:07 PM 954 Views
Dumbledore's Stephen Fry moment... or maybe that's just me. - 22/10/2010 07:35:59 PM 1753 Views
It's not just you - 22/10/2010 08:34:25 PM 1755 Views
Chapters 7-9: Slug Club, Snape Victorious, The Half-Blood Prince *NM* - 22/10/2010 07:23:03 PM 1107 Views
Characters *NM* - 22/10/2010 07:23:24 PM 1043 Views
Harry, Romilda, Malfoy (in luuuve), Snape, Lavender Brown, McGonagall, Hermione and Slughorn. - 22/10/2010 07:26:19 PM 2009 Views
Thoughts about your thoughts. - 23/10/2010 05:28:10 PM 1780 Views
Re: Thoughts about your thoughts. - 24/10/2010 09:18:37 AM 1792 Views
More characters. - 25/10/2010 03:21:33 AM 1780 Views
Re: More characters. - 25/10/2010 10:27:33 AM 1810 Views
Love is in the air, evidently. - 22/10/2010 07:54:35 PM 1954 Views
Re: Love is in the air, evidently. - 22/10/2010 09:04:24 PM 1889 Views
Re: Love is in the air, evidently. - 22/10/2010 09:54:46 PM 1818 Views
Slytherin had been in need of new blood for a long time. (And assorted other comments.) - 22/10/2010 10:34:49 PM 1966 Views
Neville. - 23/10/2010 05:30:39 PM 1874 Views
Re: Neville. - 08/11/2010 02:35:57 PM 1959 Views
NEWT Potions - 24/10/2010 03:24:42 AM 1953 Views
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Plotting and writing. *NM* - 22/10/2010 07:23:37 PM 1042 Views
Dumbledore, patronuses and the DADA job. - 22/10/2010 07:27:23 PM 1910 Views
Malfoy and the DADA job. - 22/10/2010 10:51:03 PM 1820 Views
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Re: Dumbledore, patronuses and the DADA job. - 23/10/2010 05:32:27 PM 1801 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 22/10/2010 07:23:50 PM 1057 Views
I believe in Wrackspurts, too. And some questions. - 22/10/2010 07:28:04 PM 1769 Views
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Chapters 10-12: The House of Gaunt, Hermione's Helping Hand, Silver and Opals. *NM* - 25/10/2010 05:00:02 PM 1111 Views
Characters: The Gaunts, the Trio, Hagrid, and many more. *NM* - 25/10/2010 05:02:07 PM 1066 Views
Harry's continued insistence about Malfoy really irritates me (even though he's right). - 25/10/2010 06:15:23 PM 2071 Views
*lol* - 25/10/2010 06:39:19 PM 1892 Views
I don't hide from my faults. - 25/10/2010 08:01:39 PM 1731 Views
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Re: *lol* - 26/10/2010 09:50:09 AM 1878 Views
~geeky moment~ - 26/10/2010 03:14:52 PM 1792 Views
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Trelawny, Ogden, Gaunt, Ron, Hermione, Ron and Harry - 25/10/2010 10:23:55 PM 1812 Views
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Plotting and writing. - 25/10/2010 05:03:16 PM 1904 Views
Amazing amounts of accurate guesswork here, in hindsight. - 25/10/2010 05:37:28 PM 1940 Views
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The smuggling and Trelawney's rambling. - 27/10/2010 12:05:48 AM 1884 Views
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Things - 25/10/2010 10:24:19 PM 1939 Views
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Anything else? *NM* - 25/10/2010 05:03:32 PM 871 Views
Dumbledore still sounds like Stephen Fry. And reflections on the nature of Potions class. - 25/10/2010 05:11:24 PM 1777 Views
It's like baking, I think. - 25/10/2010 05:32:42 PM 1868 Views
Good analogy - 25/10/2010 05:52:38 PM 1732 Views
Yes, exactly like baking - and advanced baking involves experimenting, substituting, improvising. - 25/10/2010 06:42:42 PM 1973 Views
But not at high school. - 25/10/2010 07:57:44 PM 1858 Views
Also - 04/11/2010 09:29:47 AM 1811 Views
Also, Parseltongue - is Harry that thick, or is it a magic thing? - 25/10/2010 05:18:41 PM 1848 Views
I think it's a magic thing. - 25/10/2010 05:34:09 PM 1841 Views
It can be learned actually. Dumbledore implies he knows it and Ron uses it in book 7 - 25/10/2010 05:55:28 PM 1816 Views
Huh. I completely missed that. Good thing we're doing a reread. - 25/10/2010 05:57:38 PM 1835 Views
Speaking of Dumbledore and Parseltongue. - 28/10/2010 05:03:10 AM 2102 Views
parseltongue - 25/10/2010 10:24:46 PM 1969 Views
Interesting how many of our remarks are along similar lines. *NM* - 25/10/2010 10:27:30 PM 930 Views
Indeed - 26/10/2010 09:20:43 AM 1851 Views
Chapters 13-15: The Secret Riddle, Felix Felicis, The Unbreakable Vow *NM* - 27/10/2010 04:16:28 PM 1050 Views
Characters: The Trio, Ginny, Tom Riddle, Draco,... *NM* - 27/10/2010 04:17:12 PM 1035 Views
Dumbledore, Voldemort, Ron & Hermione, Harry, Ginny, Luna - 27/10/2010 10:31:39 PM 1885 Views
My take on Ginny is rather different, I must say... at least this time around. - 29/10/2010 01:47:20 PM 1800 Views
Girls. - 29/10/2010 05:54:25 PM 1860 Views
Draco: Not as confident as he appears, surely. - 29/10/2010 02:02:01 PM 1994 Views
Re: Draco: Not as confident as he appears, surely. - 29/10/2010 09:01:56 PM 1985 Views
Plotting and writing. *NM* - 27/10/2010 04:17:26 PM 837 Views
plot and writing. - 27/10/2010 10:30:14 PM 1873 Views
Re: plot and writing. - 28/10/2010 05:07:03 AM 2014 Views
Draco can dissemble rather well, just like his parents. - 29/10/2010 02:08:35 PM 1877 Views
Re: Draco can dissemble rather well, just like his parents. - 29/10/2010 09:00:36 PM 1905 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 27/10/2010 04:17:42 PM 896 Views
Re: Anything else? - 27/10/2010 10:30:55 PM 2013 Views
Re: Anything else? - 28/10/2010 04:56:10 AM 1939 Views
Harry comments on that when in Snape's memories in book five. - 28/10/2010 10:42:08 AM 1800 Views
I wonder if that's actually true, though. - 28/10/2010 10:39:20 AM 2027 Views
Re: I wonder if that's actually true, though. - 28/10/2010 10:44:22 AM 1857 Views
It's more than that, though. - 28/10/2010 10:55:49 AM 1924 Views
Re: It's more than that, though. - 28/10/2010 11:48:19 AM 1749 Views
Chapters 16-18: A Very Frosty Christmas, A Sluggish Memory, Birthday Surprises *NM* - 29/10/2010 05:40:39 PM 1041 Views
Characters: The Trio, Fleur, Scrimgeour, Percy, Remus, Slughorn,... *NM* - 29/10/2010 05:43:02 PM 1113 Views
Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 29/10/2010 08:51:58 PM 2004 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 29/10/2010 11:24:02 PM 1825 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 29/10/2010 11:51:06 PM 1852 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 31/10/2010 09:14:46 PM 2066 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 31/10/2010 09:07:19 PM 1946 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 02/11/2010 06:23:04 PM 1886 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 02/11/2010 07:20:26 PM 1572 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 04/11/2010 04:03:02 AM 1834 Views
And - 04/11/2010 10:46:37 AM 1849 Views
Plotting and writing. - 29/10/2010 05:43:49 PM 1803 Views
Re: Plotting and writing. - 29/10/2010 08:52:34 PM 1928 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 29/10/2010 05:44:04 PM 927 Views
My comments on Potions class were heeded! Excellent. - 29/10/2010 11:28:43 PM 1844 Views
Re: My comments on Potions class were heeded! Excellent. - 29/10/2010 11:52:12 PM 1910 Views
Chapters 19-21: Elf Tails, Lord Voldemort's Requests, The Unknowable Room *NM* - 01/11/2010 02:00:22 PM 817 Views
Characters: The Trio, the elves, Draco, Dumbledore,... *NM* - 01/11/2010 02:00:56 PM 1164 Views
the twins, Hermione, Ron, Luna, Voldemort, Draco and Tonks - 01/11/2010 02:08:32 PM 1729 Views
Re: the twins, Hermione, Ron, Luna, Voldemort, Draco and Tonks - 01/11/2010 05:10:11 PM 1972 Views
Re: the twins, Hermione, Ron, Luna, Voldemort, Draco and Tonks - 01/11/2010 05:16:30 PM 2055 Views
Plotting and writing. *NM* - 01/11/2010 02:01:13 PM 922 Views
Dumbledore, little girls and the house-elf issue again. - 01/11/2010 02:09:35 PM 2065 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 01/11/2010 02:01:27 PM 935 Views
Chapters 22-24: After the Burial, Horcruxes, Sectumsempra - 03/11/2010 09:50:17 PM 2122 Views
Characters. *NM* - 03/11/2010 09:50:33 PM 1073 Views
Malfoy, Ron & Hermione, Slughorn, Voldemort, Snape and Ginny. - 04/11/2010 12:12:57 AM 1889 Views
Draco, Slughorn, Snape, the romance. - 04/11/2010 02:02:04 PM 1931 Views
Re: Draco, Slughorn, Snape, the romance. - 04/11/2010 02:16:17 PM 1959 Views
Plotting and writing. *NM* - 03/11/2010 09:50:50 PM 945 Views
Harry wrong again, house elves, horcruxes, free will, well hidden clues and some irony *DH spoiler* - 03/11/2010 10:35:20 PM 1859 Views
Re: Stuff. - 04/11/2010 04:28:04 AM 1907 Views
Re: Stuff. *spoilers for book 7* - 04/11/2010 09:10:19 AM 1961 Views
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 1750 Views
Yes, I think you are right - 04/11/2010 01:24:41 PM 1920 Views
Well, I'm back. Some comments inside. *DH Spoilers* - 08/11/2010 02:28:11 PM 1930 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 03/11/2010 09:51:04 PM 945 Views
Chapters 25-27: The Seer Overheard, The Cave, The Lightning-Struck Tower - 05/11/2010 05:37:42 PM 1745 Views
Plotting and writing. - 05/11/2010 05:39:27 PM 1587 Views
*spoilers for book 7* - 05/11/2010 07:55:07 PM 1791 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 05/11/2010 05:39:43 PM 951 Views
I like how good magic is not flashy. Also, a Tolkien thing - 05/11/2010 07:55:27 PM 1844 Views
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 2086 Views
yes - 05/11/2010 10:06:43 PM 1811 Views
Chapters 28-30: Flight of the Prince, The Phoenix Lament, The White Tomb. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:12 PM 1071 Views
Characters. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:25 PM 895 Views
Plotting and writing. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:40 PM 1022 Views
Spoilers. - 09/11/2010 02:26:38 PM 1771 Views
Re: Spoilers. - 09/11/2010 04:49:06 PM 1834 Views
I'm assuming not even the Ministry knows 100% what she did. - 13/11/2010 12:26:14 AM 1923 Views
Very true. - 15/11/2010 01:48:36 PM 1914 Views
Not much, no, but there's one fairly crucial mention. - 15/11/2010 04:37:23 PM 1881 Views
Re: Spoilers. - 13/11/2010 12:22:22 AM 2042 Views
Re: Spoilers. - 13/11/2010 09:38:09 AM 2177 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:53 PM 922 Views
We did the Harry Potter marathon thing on Sunday - 09/11/2010 02:28:08 PM 1894 Views
I vaguely remember something of the sort, yes. - 09/11/2010 02:57:56 PM 2127 Views
Re: I vaguely remember something of the sort, yes. - 09/11/2010 02:58:56 PM 1789 Views
This is definitely the most painfully altered of the movies. - 09/11/2010 04:34:33 PM 1942 Views
Re: This is definitely the most painfully altered of the movies. - 09/11/2010 04:36:29 PM 1881 Views
Very true. - 09/11/2010 04:40:24 PM 2122 Views
Re: Very true. - 09/11/2010 04:43:45 PM 2379 Views
Agreed. - 09/11/2010 04:53:46 PM 1922 Views
Re: Agreed. - 09/11/2010 04:58:59 PM 2005 Views

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