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Re: the twins, Hermione, Ron, Luna, Voldemort, Draco and Tonks Camilla Send a noteboard - 01/11/2010 05:16:30 PM
The twins: I like how they were planning on buying Zonko's.

Seems a tad unrealistic, though. :P But okay.


Why? They are brilliant and making loads of money, and Zonko is closing down because of lack of students visiting, I am sure.

Hermione: her reaction to Ron almost dying … what can I say? I am a sucker for that sort of thing. Ron muttering her name has less impact on me, but it still makes me happy. In a terribly cheesy way.

Yes, quite a scare, poor Hermione... the good thing is it stops them both from being silly.


Indeed.

Ron: I wonder whether almost dying is what made him realise that he did not want to waste time on Lavender. His happiness that McLaggen is universally despised is also oddly heartwarming.

It's only a culmination of a longer evolution - he's been annoyed by Lavender before, and already pissed her off when under the love spell. It was a matter of time anyway, but no doubt this experience and Hermione's obvious display of interest helped speed things up.


Yes.

His "I love you, Hermione" is also wonderfully casual. I like that. It is not like in Hollywood films.

Seems to me I hear people say "I love you" like that a lot in Hollywood films. :P What's special about this one, of course, is that it sounds like the platonic kind but likely was intended to have a deeper meaning. Still, hardly a declaration of romantic love.


That was my point. It is not the "oh my, I cannot say `I love you' because that is such a massively hughe thing to say bladibladibla let us agonise over it and all go mental so that this film will have a plot". It was straightforward. It has both the "I love chocolate" "you are amazing" and "I love you" sides to it.

Luna: I love her commentary.

But you really have to wonder why McGonagall have her the job... :P


Is McGonagall the one who decides? Could it be Prof Sprout?

Voldemort: I wonder why his eyes flash scarlet when he is looking at the future horcruxes. is it an effect of his already having split his soul? It is clear that the dark arts (or possibly just the horcruxes) have a very physical effect.

That's possible, now that you mention it...

Draco: Myrtle's comments suggest that Legolas is right in supposing Draco is not as confident as he pretends to Snape. He is afraid and alone. Although a description of Draco as "sensitive" is a little surprising. It is interesting, though. And it does fit with the idea of his persona as a mask attempting to cover deep insecurities.

We don't really know what Draco is like because we only ever see the front he puts up for his Slytherin cronies and his Gryffindor enemies. So, well, why not. It's an interesting contrast with Voldemort in his Hogwarts period, though.


Indeed.

Tonks: all right, so her worry for Lupin in a little endearing, but I am still not convinced.

I was wondering why she wanted to see Dumbledore, but you must be right, she's probably asking him about Lupin and to call him off that mission... I've never had any problems with the thing between them, I'm plenty convinced.


She has heard that someone has gotten hurt, assumes it is Lupin, and wants to talk to Dumbledore to find out the truth.
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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 3149 Views
General comments on the book. - 18/10/2010 06:14:10 PM 1804 Views
I am enjoying this a lot more than I thought I would. - 22/10/2010 07:25:17 PM 1928 Views
Yes, I'm loving that I can read in English again. - 22/10/2010 10:10:32 PM 2026 Views
Me too - 01/11/2010 02:11:28 PM 1787 Views
Suggestions. - 18/10/2010 06:18:46 PM 1833 Views
Re: Suggestions. - 20/10/2010 03:20:18 PM 1996 Views
*cough* - 09/11/2010 09:24:21 AM 1715 Views
Oh yes. I'm being distracted by Towers of Midnight. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:11:22 PM 1080 Views
Shocking. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:43 PM 1022 Views
Are we having a break right now? - 12/11/2010 06:48:10 PM 1883 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 2064 Views
Characters: The three Ministers, Snape, Narcissa, Bellatrix, Harry, Dumbledore, the Dursleys. - 18/10/2010 06:25:12 PM 2069 Views
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(minor book seven spoilers) - 19/10/2010 11:27:53 AM 2027 Views
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*spoilers for book 7* an assortment of characters - 19/10/2010 01:01:35 AM 2029 Views
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Re: *spoilers for book 7* an assortment of characters - 19/10/2010 11:48:45 AM 2120 Views
I rather enjoyed the new characters. - 22/10/2010 07:30:03 PM 1815 Views
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Anything else? *NM* - 18/10/2010 06:28:16 PM 940 Views
Dumbledore-centered. - 19/10/2010 01:03:05 AM 1957 Views
Re: Dumbledore-centered. - 22/10/2010 07:31:56 PM 1909 Views
Re: Dumbledore-centered. - 22/10/2010 07:33:34 PM 1892 Views
Chapters 4-6: Horace Slughorn, An Excess of Phlegm, Draco's Detour. *NM* - 20/10/2010 03:44:39 PM 1084 Views
Characters: Slughorn, Fleur, the Trio, Draco and Narcissa Malfoy,... - 20/10/2010 03:46:47 PM 1988 Views
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(Mostly) on Slughorn, Narcissa and Fleur... - 20/10/2010 09:25:20 PM 2050 Views
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Re: (Mostly) on Slughorn, Narcissa and Fleur... - 21/10/2010 12:04:23 AM 1560 Views
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Dumbledore, Slughorn, Tonks, Mr & Mrs Weasley, Hermione, Narcissa and the twins. - 20/10/2010 09:23:04 PM 1849 Views
Characters. - 25/10/2010 03:10:35 AM 1782 Views
Plotting and writing. - 20/10/2010 03:47:55 PM 1879 Views
*minor spoilers for book 7* - 20/10/2010 09:23:44 PM 1921 Views
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Dumbledore's Stephen Fry moment... or maybe that's just me. - 22/10/2010 07:35:59 PM 1710 Views
It's not just you - 22/10/2010 08:34:25 PM 1720 Views
Chapters 7-9: Slug Club, Snape Victorious, The Half-Blood Prince *NM* - 22/10/2010 07:23:03 PM 1085 Views
Characters *NM* - 22/10/2010 07:23:24 PM 1026 Views
Harry, Romilda, Malfoy (in luuuve), Snape, Lavender Brown, McGonagall, Hermione and Slughorn. - 22/10/2010 07:26:19 PM 1977 Views
Thoughts about your thoughts. - 23/10/2010 05:28:10 PM 1747 Views
Re: Thoughts about your thoughts. - 24/10/2010 09:18:37 AM 1765 Views
More characters. - 25/10/2010 03:21:33 AM 1756 Views
Re: More characters. - 25/10/2010 10:27:33 AM 1769 Views
Love is in the air, evidently. - 22/10/2010 07:54:35 PM 1924 Views
Re: Love is in the air, evidently. - 22/10/2010 09:04:24 PM 1861 Views
Re: Love is in the air, evidently. - 22/10/2010 09:54:46 PM 1781 Views
Slytherin had been in need of new blood for a long time. (And assorted other comments.) - 22/10/2010 10:34:49 PM 1941 Views
Neville. - 23/10/2010 05:30:39 PM 1841 Views
Re: Neville. - 08/11/2010 02:35:57 PM 1930 Views
NEWT Potions - 24/10/2010 03:24:42 AM 1920 Views
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Plotting and writing. *NM* - 22/10/2010 07:23:37 PM 1023 Views
Dumbledore, patronuses and the DADA job. - 22/10/2010 07:27:23 PM 1878 Views
Malfoy and the DADA job. - 22/10/2010 10:51:03 PM 1781 Views
Re: Malfoy and the DADA job. - 25/10/2010 11:31:57 AM 1820 Views
Re: Dumbledore, patronuses and the DADA job. - 23/10/2010 05:32:27 PM 1774 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 22/10/2010 07:23:50 PM 1041 Views
I believe in Wrackspurts, too. And some questions. - 22/10/2010 07:28:04 PM 1735 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 1081 Views
Characters: The Gaunts, the Trio, Hagrid, and many more. *NM* - 25/10/2010 05:02:07 PM 1046 Views
Harry's continued insistence about Malfoy really irritates me (even though he's right). - 25/10/2010 06:15:23 PM 2033 Views
*lol* - 25/10/2010 06:39:19 PM 1863 Views
I don't hide from my faults. - 25/10/2010 08:01:39 PM 1702 Views
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Re: *lol* - 26/10/2010 09:50:09 AM 1850 Views
~geeky moment~ - 26/10/2010 03:14:52 PM 1759 Views
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Trelawny, Ogden, Gaunt, Ron, Hermione, Ron and Harry - 25/10/2010 10:23:55 PM 1783 Views
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Plotting and writing. - 25/10/2010 05:03:16 PM 1871 Views
Amazing amounts of accurate guesswork here, in hindsight. - 25/10/2010 05:37:28 PM 1908 Views
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The smuggling and Trelawney's rambling. - 27/10/2010 12:05:48 AM 1855 Views
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Things - 25/10/2010 10:24:19 PM 1902 Views
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Anything else? *NM* - 25/10/2010 05:03:32 PM 854 Views
Dumbledore still sounds like Stephen Fry. And reflections on the nature of Potions class. - 25/10/2010 05:11:24 PM 1740 Views
It's like baking, I think. - 25/10/2010 05:32:42 PM 1840 Views
Good analogy - 25/10/2010 05:52:38 PM 1705 Views
Yes, exactly like baking - and advanced baking involves experimenting, substituting, improvising. - 25/10/2010 06:42:42 PM 1941 Views
But not at high school. - 25/10/2010 07:57:44 PM 1828 Views
Also - 04/11/2010 09:29:47 AM 1768 Views
Also, Parseltongue - is Harry that thick, or is it a magic thing? - 25/10/2010 05:18:41 PM 1810 Views
I think it's a magic thing. - 25/10/2010 05:34:09 PM 1810 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 1779 Views
Huh. I completely missed that. Good thing we're doing a reread. - 25/10/2010 05:57:38 PM 1802 Views
Speaking of Dumbledore and Parseltongue. - 28/10/2010 05:03:10 AM 2069 Views
parseltongue - 25/10/2010 10:24:46 PM 1945 Views
Interesting how many of our remarks are along similar lines. *NM* - 25/10/2010 10:27:30 PM 909 Views
Indeed - 26/10/2010 09:20:43 AM 1822 Views
Chapters 13-15: The Secret Riddle, Felix Felicis, The Unbreakable Vow *NM* - 27/10/2010 04:16:28 PM 1031 Views
Characters: The Trio, Ginny, Tom Riddle, Draco,... *NM* - 27/10/2010 04:17:12 PM 1015 Views
Dumbledore, Voldemort, Ron & Hermione, Harry, Ginny, Luna - 27/10/2010 10:31:39 PM 1852 Views
My take on Ginny is rather different, I must say... at least this time around. - 29/10/2010 01:47:20 PM 1772 Views
Girls. - 29/10/2010 05:54:25 PM 1821 Views
Draco: Not as confident as he appears, surely. - 29/10/2010 02:02:01 PM 1950 Views
Re: Draco: Not as confident as he appears, surely. - 29/10/2010 09:01:56 PM 1951 Views
Plotting and writing. *NM* - 27/10/2010 04:17:26 PM 821 Views
plot and writing. - 27/10/2010 10:30:14 PM 1840 Views
Re: plot and writing. - 28/10/2010 05:07:03 AM 1984 Views
Draco can dissemble rather well, just like his parents. - 29/10/2010 02:08:35 PM 1848 Views
Re: Draco can dissemble rather well, just like his parents. - 29/10/2010 09:00:36 PM 1879 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 27/10/2010 04:17:42 PM 872 Views
Re: Anything else? - 27/10/2010 10:30:55 PM 1979 Views
Re: Anything else? - 28/10/2010 04:56:10 AM 1908 Views
Harry comments on that when in Snape's memories in book five. - 28/10/2010 10:42:08 AM 1770 Views
I wonder if that's actually true, though. - 28/10/2010 10:39:20 AM 1975 Views
Re: I wonder if that's actually true, though. - 28/10/2010 10:44:22 AM 1831 Views
It's more than that, though. - 28/10/2010 10:55:49 AM 1897 Views
Re: It's more than that, though. - 28/10/2010 11:48:19 AM 1713 Views
Chapters 16-18: A Very Frosty Christmas, A Sluggish Memory, Birthday Surprises *NM* - 29/10/2010 05:40:39 PM 1019 Views
Characters: The Trio, Fleur, Scrimgeour, Percy, Remus, Slughorn,... *NM* - 29/10/2010 05:43:02 PM 1090 Views
Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 29/10/2010 08:51:58 PM 1971 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 29/10/2010 11:24:02 PM 1800 Views
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Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 31/10/2010 09:14:46 PM 2032 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 31/10/2010 09:07:19 PM 1911 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 02/11/2010 06:23:04 PM 1857 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 02/11/2010 07:20:26 PM 1543 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 04/11/2010 04:03:02 AM 1805 Views
And - 04/11/2010 10:46:37 AM 1799 Views
Plotting and writing. - 29/10/2010 05:43:49 PM 1764 Views
Re: Plotting and writing. - 29/10/2010 08:52:34 PM 1891 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 29/10/2010 05:44:04 PM 904 Views
My comments on Potions class were heeded! Excellent. - 29/10/2010 11:28:43 PM 1807 Views
Re: My comments on Potions class were heeded! Excellent. - 29/10/2010 11:52:12 PM 1880 Views
Chapters 19-21: Elf Tails, Lord Voldemort's Requests, The Unknowable Room *NM* - 01/11/2010 02:00:22 PM 796 Views
Characters: The Trio, the elves, Draco, Dumbledore,... *NM* - 01/11/2010 02:00:56 PM 1144 Views
the twins, Hermione, Ron, Luna, Voldemort, Draco and Tonks - 01/11/2010 02:08:32 PM 1697 Views
Re: the twins, Hermione, Ron, Luna, Voldemort, Draco and Tonks - 01/11/2010 05:10:11 PM 1934 Views
Re: the twins, Hermione, Ron, Luna, Voldemort, Draco and Tonks - 01/11/2010 05:16:30 PM 2031 Views
Plotting and writing. *NM* - 01/11/2010 02:01:13 PM 902 Views
Dumbledore, little girls and the house-elf issue again. - 01/11/2010 02:09:35 PM 2036 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 01/11/2010 02:01:27 PM 915 Views
Chapters 22-24: After the Burial, Horcruxes, Sectumsempra - 03/11/2010 09:50:17 PM 2091 Views
Characters. *NM* - 03/11/2010 09:50:33 PM 1052 Views
Malfoy, Ron & Hermione, Slughorn, Voldemort, Snape and Ginny. - 04/11/2010 12:12:57 AM 1853 Views
Draco, Slughorn, Snape, the romance. - 04/11/2010 02:02:04 PM 1885 Views
Re: Draco, Slughorn, Snape, the romance. - 04/11/2010 02:16:17 PM 1920 Views
Plotting and writing. *NM* - 03/11/2010 09:50:50 PM 927 Views
Harry wrong again, house elves, horcruxes, free will, well hidden clues and some irony *DH spoiler* - 03/11/2010 10:35:20 PM 1824 Views
Re: Stuff. - 04/11/2010 04:28:04 AM 1879 Views
Re: Stuff. *spoilers for book 7* - 04/11/2010 09:10:19 AM 1927 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 1708 Views
Yes, I think you are right - 04/11/2010 01:24:41 PM 1888 Views
Well, I'm back. Some comments inside. *DH Spoilers* - 08/11/2010 02:28:11 PM 1894 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 03/11/2010 09:51:04 PM 923 Views
Chapters 25-27: The Seer Overheard, The Cave, The Lightning-Struck Tower - 05/11/2010 05:37:42 PM 1708 Views
Plotting and writing. - 05/11/2010 05:39:27 PM 1549 Views
*spoilers for book 7* - 05/11/2010 07:55:07 PM 1757 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 05/11/2010 05:39:43 PM 933 Views
I like how good magic is not flashy. Also, a Tolkien thing - 05/11/2010 07:55:27 PM 1814 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 2056 Views
yes - 05/11/2010 10:06:43 PM 1781 Views
Chapters 28-30: Flight of the Prince, The Phoenix Lament, The White Tomb. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:12 PM 1053 Views
Characters. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:25 PM 882 Views
Plotting and writing. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:40 PM 1008 Views
Spoilers. - 09/11/2010 02:26:38 PM 1742 Views
Re: Spoilers. - 09/11/2010 04:49:06 PM 1799 Views
I'm assuming not even the Ministry knows 100% what she did. - 13/11/2010 12:26:14 AM 1876 Views
Very true. - 15/11/2010 01:48:36 PM 1876 Views
Not much, no, but there's one fairly crucial mention. - 15/11/2010 04:37:23 PM 1846 Views
Re: Spoilers. - 13/11/2010 12:22:22 AM 2016 Views
Re: Spoilers. - 13/11/2010 09:38:09 AM 2138 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:53 PM 898 Views
We did the Harry Potter marathon thing on Sunday - 09/11/2010 02:28:08 PM 1861 Views
I vaguely remember something of the sort, yes. - 09/11/2010 02:57:56 PM 2098 Views
Re: I vaguely remember something of the sort, yes. - 09/11/2010 02:58:56 PM 1751 Views
This is definitely the most painfully altered of the movies. - 09/11/2010 04:34:33 PM 1909 Views
Re: This is definitely the most painfully altered of the movies. - 09/11/2010 04:36:29 PM 1857 Views
Very true. - 09/11/2010 04:40:24 PM 2091 Views
Re: Very true. - 09/11/2010 04:43:45 PM 2345 Views
Agreed. - 09/11/2010 04:53:46 PM 1891 Views
Re: Agreed. - 09/11/2010 04:58:59 PM 1971 Views

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