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[...]It’s impossible for me to read these books without picturing Harry, Ron, Hermione and the other characters as they appear in the movies. We have yet to see Xeno Lovegood, so I have my own mental image of what he looks like, in his yellow jacket and emblem of the [...]
The first two brothers in “The Tale of the Three Brothers” wanted to gain power from their encounter with Death, while the third “did not trust Death. So he asked for something that would enable him to go forth from that place without being followed by Death.” Smart guy. Death [...]
A Taboo!
Who knew?
Did you?
Galagaloo!
The Snitch, the Deluminator, and the Tales of Beedle the Bard. Huh. The whole book I read that as Beedle and Bard. Now it’s Beedle the Bard. I’m beside myself. Anyway, I was going to say that we seem to know the purpose behind two of those: [...]
Couldn’t they Disapparate to someplace a bit warmer and less snowy? I guess they know what they’re doing. But that’s why Ron left, right? Because they didn’t know what they were doing. Might as well be freezing, I guess.
Oooooh, then a silver light appears! A silver-white doe Patronus. But whose [...]
I better pick up the pace if I’m ever going to finish blogging about Harry Potter. On the other hand, it’s a bit of job security I might want to hold onto a little longer. How many chapters are there? I just checked. 36 plus an epilogue.
[...]I’d still enjoy sunrises if I lost my wand.
Anybody remember all the objects Harry has stashed in Hagrid’s pouch? There’s the broken wand, the piece of mirror with shiny blue eyes, the Snitch … what else??? Wonder why they didn’t put the locket in there.
Finally some details about Dumbledore’s [...]
Bathilda’s Secret, indeed. I think this was the scariest chapter so far. I scare easily though.
At one point the old hag said “Come!” from the other room, which made Hermione jump. Maybe… because… it sounded like Parseltongue? And the photos were missing. I didn’t catch that until I read this [...]
It’s a hero’s pain that Harry is feeling. Isolated, deserted, helpless. But he is truly growing up. As much as he wants to return to a care-free life of school-year adventures and friendship, it just isn’t possible. Boo hoo. I wish this part of the book would just scamper by [...]
H, H and R are seeing more of the country these days than they have in their lives. But they still can’t find what they’re looking for. Horcrux hunting is proving difficult, eh? As is Horcrux destroying. Here’s my 8-step plan:
1. Think like Vol…you-know-who.
2. Scour every nook and cranny (They [...]
Sitting at my desk waiting for the phone to ring. What better use of my time than catching up on this blog? Seriously, I can’t think of anything better. Well, there’s sleep. And eating. And perfecting my pronounciation of “Wingardium Levi-OH-sah” (not Lev-i-o-SAH!). Holy cow, I just googled that phrase [...]
I used to like cats. But after seeing them associated with the likes of Dolores Umbridge (Isn’t Dolores a fine name?), I’m having second thoughts. She’s just so…icky. And mean. The first time I read the bit about the eyeball on her office door I imagined it a lot bigger [...]
Hi. I’m still here. Still reading. Still blogging. Sorry I’ve neglected you wonderful readers this week. It’s been kind of busy around here.
I’ve written half a post about Chapter 13, where H, H and R sneak into the you-know-where using Polyjuice Potion! They run into the toad lady, who’s being [...]
… for every time someone said, “Have you gotten to the part where… hehehehe”
It ain’t funny. Thanks for reading though.
[...]Snape is headmaster, Kreacher is being polite, and the three amigos are running INTO the Ministry instead of away from it.
I know I said it before, but it’s so strange to be only this far in the book and have all this excitement already! I mean, the Hogwarts Express (I’ve [...]
Death Eaters loitering outside Grimmauld Place. Can’t be good. Neither was that spat with Lupin.
It seems like the bad guys’ army is growing at a lot quicker pace than the good guys’. But we know good must win out in the end, right? It’s just getting there that makes an [...]
Gawsh! Harry does a lot of stewing in this book. I mean, I know he’s feeling isolated, but … gawsh! He needs an 800 number to call and talk to someone. But it seems like every time he gets discouraged, there’s something to pick him up. Here, it was finding [...]
So they escaped and made it to a little diner, only be discovered by some Death Eaters in disguise! I can’t get over how exciting this book is at this point, compared to the others that typically only saw action toward the end. This book is like the end of [...]
I just read on MuggleNet that today is J.K. Rowling’s birthday. I don’t normally check out MuggleNet during working hours, but I was going to blog about this contest (link goes to JK’s Army Web site) that ends today.
It’s also Harry’s birthday today. Maybe that’s why there [...]
Xenophilius Lovegood, meet Cousin Barny. I was just wondering when Rowling would turn up the action again. This book has been wild!
More for the “remember this” thread: Mr. Lovegood’s charm. Could it be a Horcrux? Or is he a Death Eater in disguise? Eek! I love Luna! And I am [...]
Ha! Now we know how Ron is scoring points with Hermione. And how sweet of him to pass his book about how to charm witches on to Harry for his 17th birthday. Hooray for Harry being of-age, but (uh-oh) that means all those protective spells have worn off.
Speaking of uh-oh, [...]
Ready to go on a ride with me through chapters six through 11? Good, because that’s what this post is going to be. It’s been a busy week here at the H-T. Even though I’ve found time to read Harry Potter, I haven’t been as good about blogging. Hoping to [...]
Wow, when I saw the chapter title and guessed who the fallen hero would be, I didn’t suspect this. Moody wasn’t himself when we first met him … then he showed himself as a respectable leader. Talk about a void in the Order!
And poor George (or is it Fred?) [...]
