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And then some... Camilla Send a noteboard - 23/07/2010 10:31:56 PM
I loved, loved, loved the scene where Hermione convinces Harry and Ron to break the rules. She seems so excited, but it is probably about the complexity of the potion. It is a lovely character moment.

I am a little stumped by her admiration for Lockhart, though. She is usually so level-headed about that sort of thing, and sees through people like that. Also, I would think Hermione would be the first to dislike someone who so clearly did not know what they were talking about. Perhaps her character is still growing. I think perhaps the astuteness I am thinking about all shows up later. If so, that is a good sign of development of character.

A plot clue I noticed, which I have never noticed before:
Dumbledore comments that it is not a question of who did it, but how -- of course he knows that Voldemort is the culprit. He just needs to figure out how Voldemort is acting in Hogwarts.

Dobby ... Dobby, Dobby, Dobby...
Still annoying. I think Rowling is employing him as a suspense-creator, and all his cryptic hints work that way, I think, but it is overshadowed by his annoyingness (no, this is not my favourite book in the whole world). It is compounded by the revelation that he is the culprit behind the apparently sinister attempts to keep Harry from Hogwarts/kill him. It sets the plot back, in a way. I am not sure I am coherent right now.

The Duelling Club a lot. Mainly because of Snape's disdain for Lockhart (he really should bond with Harry over that). It struck me that expelliarmus is either a brilliant stroke of insight or a problem limiting the development of the world: the fact that it limits the complexity of the magic needed for a child to fight the bad guys is clearly a plus -- all you need is clearly a disarming charm and then later a stupefy -- no need to make it complicated; but that is also a weakness in that there is no need for her to make it more complicated. Hmmm. Again, I find I am incoherent.

I love the conspiracy nuts in Hufflepuff. They are such an excellent satirical sketch of the real kind. They take random facts that suit their idea and quietly disregard anything that contradicts it. Lovely.

And Dumbledore's office made me realise I want a revolving stone staircase and a phoenix.
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I hate Dobby. - 20/07/2010 11:32:58 AM 1759 Views
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Me too. - 20/07/2010 05:56:27 PM 1576 Views
Boo! - 21/07/2010 12:44:33 AM 1706 Views
I hate "movie Dobby." Book Dobby I'm neutral on. *NM* - 21/07/2010 03:42:29 AM 1028 Views
I don't like him either. - 21/07/2010 02:26:47 PM 1658 Views
It looks like all us cool kids hate Dobby - 23/07/2010 07:13:19 PM 1656 Views
Excellent. - 23/07/2010 10:17:16 PM 1651 Views
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Stuff - 20/07/2010 05:54:26 PM 1689 Views
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The Dursleys. - 23/07/2010 11:35:31 PM 1723 Views
Re: The Dursleys. - 26/07/2010 06:02:14 AM 1549 Views
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Re: The Dursleys. - 26/07/2010 02:58:31 PM 1595 Views
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Yes! - 20/07/2010 09:41:09 PM 1746 Views
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My problems with Dobby are very different from my problems with Lockhart - 21/07/2010 07:02:55 AM 1669 Views
I can see that and I understand completely. - 21/07/2010 02:06:27 PM 1821 Views
Exactly. - 21/07/2010 07:20:33 PM 1737 Views
More stuff - 21/07/2010 07:00:04 AM 1612 Views
I really noticed this time around - 21/07/2010 03:10:43 PM 1538 Views
Yeah. - 23/07/2010 10:15:21 PM 1651 Views
This section really brought home to me how well Rowling writes about love and relationships. - 21/07/2010 07:22:43 PM 1688 Views
That last remark made me check out the names in the French translation... - 26/07/2010 05:18:36 PM 1715 Views
Don't get me started on the Norwegian translation. - 26/07/2010 09:52:09 PM 1638 Views
Ahahahahaha! - 26/07/2010 09:55:17 PM 1494 Views
That is indeed genuinely awesome. - 27/07/2010 12:24:07 AM 1643 Views
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Nono. McSnurp. - 27/07/2010 08:48:58 PM 1616 Views
Read it wrong. - 27/07/2010 09:15:07 PM 1477 Views
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Yeah, I didn't like that either. - 22/07/2010 06:56:39 PM 1605 Views
It is a plot device - 23/07/2010 10:11:45 PM 1574 Views
Heh. - 23/07/2010 10:16:48 PM 1546 Views
Colin Creevey. - 22/07/2010 06:55:17 PM 1654 Views
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Suspect I'm more patient with young people than you are. - 23/07/2010 10:18:24 PM 1629 Views
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Three good chapters - 22/07/2010 02:28:20 PM 1581 Views
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Yup. - 23/07/2010 11:32:03 PM 1623 Views
Re: Yup. - 26/07/2010 03:01:15 PM 1602 Views
And then some... - 23/07/2010 10:31:56 PM 1467 Views
Hermione - 23/07/2010 11:29:22 PM 1653 Views
Another example - 24/07/2010 12:56:26 AM 1522 Views
Re: Hermione - 24/07/2010 04:58:14 AM 1422 Views
Something I don't like: - 23/07/2010 11:24:59 PM 1505 Views
I disagree. - 24/07/2010 01:01:17 AM 1446 Views
Re: Something I don't like: - 26/07/2010 03:01:54 PM 1452 Views
Those students are 12 years old, though. - 26/07/2010 05:35:13 PM 1481 Views
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Re: "Goodbye friends of Hagrid..." - 27/07/2010 09:08:24 PM 1527 Views
And... - 26/07/2010 02:54:54 PM 1599 Views
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Lockhart & Dobby get what's coming to them. - 26/07/2010 02:26:42 PM 1587 Views
Finally... - 26/07/2010 02:55:39 PM 1580 Views
He is one indeed, sort of anyway. *NM* - 26/07/2010 05:39:12 PM 958 Views
Harry was a horcrux - 27/07/2010 02:57:42 AM 1409 Views
Yes - 27/07/2010 09:09:38 AM 1551 Views
Voldemort's (sometimes) hilarious names in translation. - 26/07/2010 06:14:58 PM 3782 Views
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Character development - 19/07/2010 09:37:01 AM 1472 Views
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Yeah i have that edition too *NM* - 21/07/2010 12:43:12 AM 881 Views
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OK. - 23/07/2010 10:43:00 PM 1560 Views
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Nooooooooo! - 27/07/2010 02:32:56 PM 1585 Views
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More than anything! *NM* - 27/07/2010 09:01:33 PM 881 Views
It's not Wednesday yet! *NM* - 27/07/2010 09:26:21 PM 795 Views
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