Much of what Harry says about Malfoy, obviously, but also Hermione's comments on Malfoy, the way Harry is proven wrong (and hence Hermione right) on "how many girls have been princes?", and so on. Oh, and Ron's comment about how it doesn't matter what Dark stuff is smuggled out turns out to be a prediction for the end of that very same chapter.
Wait? How so?
Because it turns out that Malfoy having smuggled out that cursed necklace does in fact matter, quite a bit? Though I don't remember now how he got the necklace out, perhaps he didn't actually smuggle it past Filch...
I thought the whole point of getting it delivered to the village was so he did not have to smuggle it past anyone. It would make no sense to smuggle it out of the school only to have someone else smuggle it back in again, would it?
Trelawney's rambling seems like it should mean something - the "that can't be right" only makes that more likely - but it seems too vague to be very helpful. Unless we figure out who "the questioner" is... Dumbledore? Making the "dark young man" Malfoy? It's a bit of a stretch.
Well, the dark young man is probably Harry. Or Voldemort (but more likely Harry, I think). Malfoy is blonde, I think?
I thought that too, but does it have to be about hair colour? I don't see any interpretation that makes sense with Harry "disliking the questioner".
Well, he is no fan of Trelawny.
Also, knave of spades? Is that a common term?
I think so, in tarot at least? I am suddenly unsure.
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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
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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
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- 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,...
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(Mostly) on Slughorn, Narcissa and Fleur...
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Re: (Mostly) on Slughorn, Narcissa and Fleur...
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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*
- 25/10/2010 05:00:02 PM
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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*
- 25/10/2010 06:39:19 PM
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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.
- 25/10/2010 05:37:28 PM
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Re: Amazing amounts of accurate guesswork here, in hindsight.
- 26/10/2010 09:46:47 AM
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The smuggling and Trelawney's rambling.
- 27/10/2010 12:05:48 AM
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Re: The smuggling and Trelawney's rambling.
- 27/10/2010 08:10:46 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
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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
- 27/10/2010 10:31:39 PM
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My take on Ginny is rather different, I must say... at least this time around.
- 29/10/2010 01:47:20 PM
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Re: My take on Ginny is rather different, I must say... at least this time around.
- 29/10/2010 09:06:16 PM
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Re: My take on Ginny is rather different, I must say... at least this time around.
- 29/10/2010 11:02:15 PM
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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.
- 28/10/2010 10:39:20 AM
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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
- 29/10/2010 08:51:58 PM
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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?
- 03/11/2010 09:52:12 PM
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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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Re: I just watched OotP again Saturday night... quite shocking there as well.
- 15/11/2010 04:50:57 PM
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Some comments inside. *DH Spoilers*