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Re: Three good chapters Camilla Send a noteboard - 23/07/2010 10:34:40 PM
Thoughts, feelings, etc.

We get a laugh in all three, with Lockhart disolving all the bones in Harry's arm. More with Lockhart getting blasted by Snape in the dueling club. Yet more with Hermoine turning into a cat with the Polyjuice Potion. :D

Harry's revelation as a Parselmouth is big in this as well, with all the suspicion towards him as the heir of Slytherin and the following attack on Justin Finch-Fletchey (sp?) .


Yes, I like how this develops the Brazilian Boa in the first book.

Also, these chapters were an interesting expansion of the tension between Malfoy and Harry. In the Quiditch pitch, then in the dueling club (where Malfoy cheats, of course), and then an inside look into Slytherin and the "relationship" between Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle.


Yes, they show, respectively, how Malfoy is incompetent, how he must cheat in order to gain the upper hand, and how he is aware of it (compensating by complaining that Harry this and Harry that).

Can't say I'm sorry to see Colin Creevey, the human Dobby, get petrified and out of the story for a few chapters!


SO true.
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The Great Harry Potter re-read: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Rebekah - 19/07/2010 09:32:22 AM 2356 Views
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I'm not a huge Dobby fan either. *spoilers from end of book* StormCrow - 20/07/2010 03:18:27 PM 1565 Views
Me too. Camilla - 20/07/2010 05:56:27 PM 1499 Views
Boo! Dark Knight - 21/07/2010 12:44:33 AM 1611 Views
I hate "movie Dobby." Book Dobby I'm neutral on. *NM* Deadsy - 21/07/2010 03:42:29 AM 981 Views
I don't like him either. nossy - 21/07/2010 02:26:47 PM 1577 Views
It looks like all us cool kids hate Dobby Monkey - 23/07/2010 07:13:19 PM 1568 Views
Excellent. Rebekah - 23/07/2010 10:17:16 PM 1559 Views
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Another character we love to hate! Gilderoy Lockhart. Plus Weasley vs Malfoy. StormCrow - 20/07/2010 03:29:39 PM 1588 Views
Yes! Seriana Sedai - 20/07/2010 09:41:09 PM 1651 Views
Re: Yes! Camilla - 21/07/2010 07:05:13 AM 1594 Views
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I don't think I ever truly "hated" Lockheart Seriana Sedai - 26/07/2010 06:09:20 AM 1506 Views
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I can see that and I understand completely. StormCrow - 21/07/2010 02:06:27 PM 1726 Views
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More stuff Camilla - 21/07/2010 07:00:04 AM 1516 Views
I really noticed this time around aria - 21/07/2010 03:10:43 PM 1447 Views
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This section really brought home to me how well Rowling writes about love and relationships. Rebekah - 21/07/2010 07:22:43 PM 1600 Views
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Don't get me started on the Norwegian translation. Camilla - 26/07/2010 09:52:09 PM 1557 Views
Ahahahahaha! Rebekah - 26/07/2010 09:55:17 PM 1411 Views
That is indeed genuinely awesome. Legolas - 27/07/2010 12:24:07 AM 1568 Views
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McSnurf? MCSNURF?? WTH? *NM* fionwe1987 - 27/07/2010 08:47:55 PM 939 Views
Nono. McSnurp. Camilla - 27/07/2010 08:48:58 PM 1554 Views
Read it wrong. fionwe1987 - 27/07/2010 09:15:07 PM 1383 Views
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Heh. Rebekah - 23/07/2010 10:16:48 PM 1459 Views
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Suspect I'm more patient with young people than you are. Rebekah - 23/07/2010 10:18:24 PM 1534 Views
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Even more stuff Camilla - 23/07/2010 10:10:39 PM 1584 Views
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Re: Mrs Norris. Rebekah - 23/07/2010 10:17:41 PM 1487 Views
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Three good chapters StormCrow - 22/07/2010 02:28:20 PM 1487 Views
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Yup. Rebekah - 23/07/2010 11:32:03 PM 1529 Views
Re: Yup. Camilla - 26/07/2010 03:01:15 PM 1515 Views
I agree. And plain jealousy that Harry's hogging the spotlight time and again. Legolas - 26/07/2010 05:28:09 PM 1609 Views
And then some... Camilla - 23/07/2010 10:31:56 PM 1387 Views
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Another example aria - 24/07/2010 12:56:26 AM 1441 Views
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Re: OK. Camilla - 23/07/2010 10:43:56 PM 1481 Views
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It's not Wednesday yet! *NM* Legolas - 27/07/2010 09:26:21 PM 751 Views
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Aaaah Camilla - 27/07/2010 10:34:51 PM 1429 Views
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