edit:
it was becoming a little ridiculous.
it was becoming a little ridiculous.
*MySmiley*
structured procrastinator
structured procrastinator
This message last edited by Camilla on 12/07/2010 at 07:53:19 PM
Harry Potter Re-read: The Philosopher's Stone - Final section underway! (& next book plans)
- 12/07/2010 08:27:51 AM
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Chapters 1-3: Introducing Harry
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Characterisation *NM*
- 12/07/2010 08:29:02 AM
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My thoughts, such as they are.
- 12/07/2010 04:09:55 PM
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Re: My thoughts, such as they are. *spoilers*
- 12/07/2010 07:43:49 PM
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Writing style *NM*
- 12/07/2010 08:29:18 AM
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It is very clear it is a children's book at this time
- 12/07/2010 07:18:14 PM
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Vernon's slow descent into madness is great.
- 13/07/2010 04:03:26 AM
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Re: Vernon's slow descent into madness is great.
- 13/07/2010 08:54:40 AM
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Early themes *NM*
- 12/07/2010 08:29:37 AM
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Chapters 4-10: Making Friends at Hogwarts *NM*
- 12/07/2010 08:29:58 AM
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Impressions: thoughts about the school, the teachers, the enemies and the friends. *NM*
- 14/07/2010 08:29:38 AM
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I'd forgotten how annoying Hermione was
- 14/07/2010 01:48:13 PM
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- 14/07/2010 01:48:13 PM
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Yep. I like seeing her transformation in this story though.
- 14/07/2010 04:58:04 PM
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Re: Yep. I like seeing her transformation in this story though.
- 14/07/2010 06:13:13 PM
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Yes and, I think, this may be another candidate for early themes (from above)
- 14/07/2010 07:43:14 PM
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Re: Impressions: thoughts about the school, the teachers, the enemies and the friends.
- 14/07/2010 04:22:54 PM
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Agree. I loved the instant tension between Harry and Malfoy and with Harry and Snape too.
- 14/07/2010 05:03:20 PM
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Some thoughts before I run off to the library again
- 14/07/2010 06:11:45 PM
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It's interesting to look at the beginning of the story from Draco's point of view.
- 26/07/2010 03:08:38 PM
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Re: It's interesting to look at the beginning of the story from Draco's point of view.
- 26/07/2010 03:18:02 PM
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What about the magic?
- 14/07/2010 08:58:51 AM
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The magic wasnt really developed at this point
- 14/07/2010 02:13:41 PM
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Re: The magic wasnt really developed at this point
- 14/07/2010 08:53:08 PM
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I think
- 14/07/2010 04:34:30 PM
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Diagon Alley - Olivander's Foreshadowing
- 14/07/2010 05:11:40 PM
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I really need a remembrall.
- 14/07/2010 08:57:10 PM
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But it doesn't tell you what you've forgotten!
- 15/07/2010 02:51:47 AM
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Chapters 11-17: Harry the Hero *NM*
- 12/07/2010 08:30:29 AM
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What'd you think of the ending? *NM*
- 15/07/2010 05:21:38 PM
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Two separate things:
- 15/07/2010 07:14:08 PM
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Lovely
- 15/07/2010 09:00:11 PM
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Haha
- 15/07/2010 09:16:16 PM
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Re: Haha
- 15/07/2010 09:24:06 PM
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But I thought all girls were made of sugar and spice and everything nice?
- 15/07/2010 09:26:53 PM
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- 15/07/2010 09:26:53 PM
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Oh, we are.
- 15/07/2010 09:35:17 PM
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Honestly, dumbledore is a bit of an ass...
- 15/07/2010 10:48:32 PM
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The decades of manipulation of a child doesn't bother you, but the House Cup does?
*NM*
- 15/07/2010 11:37:54 PM
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*NM*
- 15/07/2010 11:37:54 PM
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Overall thoughts for the book
- 12/07/2010 08:31:37 AM
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Foreshadowing and setting up the future
- 12/07/2010 08:32:10 AM
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Harry's anger management issues?
- 12/07/2010 07:14:58 PM
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Heh.
- 12/07/2010 07:40:40 PM
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Nah, not deliberate.
- 12/07/2010 09:14:20 PM
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Re: Nah, not deliberate.
- 12/07/2010 09:55:32 PM
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I noticed a lot of this.
- 12/07/2010 07:22:54 PM
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Re: I noticed a lot of this.
- 12/07/2010 07:39:25 PM
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Re: I noticed a lot of this.
- 12/07/2010 07:45:32 PM
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On Ginny:
- 12/07/2010 10:36:47 PM
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This was my interpretation too and why I didn't pay much attention to it at the time. *NM*
- 13/07/2010 02:53:08 PM
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I've noticed a lot of the same things, probably because I've reread this book so many times...
- 13/07/2010 04:45:28 AM
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Re: I've noticed a lot of the same things, probably because I've reread this book so many times...
- 13/07/2010 08:58:10 AM
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So much (chapters 1-3) *spoilers*
- 12/07/2010 07:35:57 PM
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I missed the school roof thing this time around too! Good catch there. *NM*
- 12/07/2010 09:22:21 PM
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The thing that tipped me off
- 12/07/2010 09:53:01 PM
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Imagine how easy his test would have been if he remembered he'd done it as a child! *NM*
- 13/07/2010 03:20:27 PM
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You have to wonder why Hagrid and Dumbledore didn't suspect the truth about Sirius.
- 26/07/2010 04:04:05 PM
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I re-read a couple weeks ago, and I was highly amused by all the little things she worked in
- 14/07/2010 04:09:19 AM
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Some stuff (chapters 4-11)
- 14/07/2010 09:18:35 PM
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Re: Some stuff (chapters 4-11)
- 14/07/2010 10:30:23 PM
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I can answer your consistency question!
- 15/07/2010 02:35:42 AM
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More stuff (chapters 12-17)
- 15/07/2010 08:55:34 PM
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Tiny tiny inconsistency (?) in Ch. 12
- 17/07/2010 04:23:15 PM
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What made this book (and the rest of the series) such a success?
- 12/07/2010 08:33:00 AM
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I think it was mostly because it was a simple narrative with an identifiable protagnonist.
- 13/07/2010 11:59:06 PM
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It has tons of things in it that every kid dreams of doing
- 14/07/2010 01:56:05 PM
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It's a simple, well-done little book.
- 12/07/2010 07:46:48 PM
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you don't read instructions, do you?
- 12/07/2010 07:49:24 PM
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When did you pick up this book?
- 12/07/2010 11:30:46 PM
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I was 10.
- 13/07/2010 04:13:44 AM
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Ah book orders...man you just brought back nostalgic memories. I miss being a kid
- 13/07/2010 04:42:12 AM
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1999
- 13/07/2010 09:03:03 AM
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What do you mean by adult version?
- 13/07/2010 02:15:40 PM
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They started publishing copies with 'adult' covers so people wouldn't be caught out reading
- 13/07/2010 11:53:46 PM
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Got a boxed set for Christmas when Order of the Phoenix came out in hardback.
- 13/07/2010 03:06:42 PM
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The first five were out, waited for HBP.
- 14/07/2010 06:20:39 AM
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Very early. Beginning of 1999, so it had just come out in the States. *NM*
- 14/07/2010 08:54:06 AM
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I held out quite awhile because I don't like "fads"
- 14/07/2010 02:04:37 PM
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I did the same thing.
- 15/07/2010 06:39:16 AM
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I would have, if I had known there was hype. I know I would have.
- 15/07/2010 03:28:50 PM
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- 15/07/2010 03:28:50 PM
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Aged 13 or 14 - a while before the first movie (which was Christmas 2001). *NM*
- 26/07/2010 04:13:55 PM
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Jesus Christ.
- 26/07/2010 05:04:46 PM
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^That was me. *NM*
- 26/07/2010 09:55:49 PM
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^That was me. *NM*
- 26/07/2010 09:55:49 PM
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Aw. I was just feeling flattered as I didn't think Tor had read that many of my posts.
*NM*
- 27/07/2010 12:15:52 AM
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*NM*
- 27/07/2010 12:15:52 AM
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Suggestions for the Re-read
- 12/07/2010 08:33:25 AM
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This is my first official time participating and its been fun so far!
- 14/07/2010 05:16:48 PM
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Unfortunately, no. (Silly me, pretending someone's still going to read all my posts...
) *NM*
- 26/07/2010 04:20:35 PM
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) *NM*
- 26/07/2010 04:20:35 PM
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Inconsistencies Re: the Potter's death...
- 15/07/2010 05:16:45 AM
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Because they were tricked? They considered Peter and Sirius to be brothers.
- 15/07/2010 07:05:27 AM
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That's nonsense..
- 16/07/2010 01:08:40 AM
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Take it up with Rowling, since you don't believe me. *NM*
- 16/07/2010 08:19:58 AM
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What's there to believe?
- 18/07/2010 06:03:13 AM
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Peter + Sirius = family. I don't know how to explain it more simply. *NM*
- 18/07/2010 08:58:20 AM
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Re: That's nonsense..
- 16/07/2010 09:37:59 AM
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Also
- 16/07/2010 11:17:51 AM
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Huh?
- 18/07/2010 05:57:58 AM
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But Camilla explained it!
- 18/07/2010 09:27:55 AM
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- 18/07/2010 09:27:55 AM
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I'm fairly certain you guys have that totally wrong...
- 18/07/2010 05:42:18 PM
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Re: I'm fairly certain you guys have that totally wrong...
- 18/07/2010 05:51:36 PM
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Re: I'm fairly certain you guys have that totally wrong...
- 18/07/2010 06:17:04 PM
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Re: I'm fairly certain you guys have that totally wrong...
- 18/07/2010 06:28:27 PM
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That bothers me too.
- 18/07/2010 07:17:14 PM
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Re: That bothers me too.
- 18/07/2010 07:20:44 PM
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Again...
- 18/07/2010 07:35:10 PM
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Re: Again...
- 18/07/2010 08:00:55 PM
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Re: Again...
- 19/07/2010 06:33:13 AM
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Re: Again...
- 20/07/2010 04:45:16 PM
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Yet another load of bosh.
- 21/07/2010 01:00:14 AM
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It was just the sort of things these two daredevils would do...
- 14/09/2010 12:11:20 AM
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Re: It was just the sort of things these two daredevils would do...
- 14/09/2010 09:20:46 AM
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You have to wonder if that's actually true.
- 26/07/2010 04:23:31 PM
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Since Lily and James were unable to leave the house
- 18/07/2010 07:14:21 PM
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Re: Since Lily and James were unable to leave the house
- 26/07/2010 05:07:48 PM
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^ And this, too, was me.
- 26/07/2010 09:58:07 PM
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^ And this, too, was me.
- 26/07/2010 09:58:07 PM
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*NM*