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Me too. And is a "hag" just an old witch, or something more specific? Legolas Send a noteboard - 03/11/2010 09:52:12 PM
I've been wondering the same thing about warlock, for that matter. Occasionally terms like that are used, seemingly non-interchangeably with witch and wizard, but what do they mean?
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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 2629 Views
General comments on the book. - 18/10/2010 06:14:10 PM 1503 Views
I am enjoying this a lot more than I thought I would. - 22/10/2010 07:25:17 PM 1627 Views
Yes, I'm loving that I can read in English again. - 22/10/2010 10:10:32 PM 1735 Views
Me too - 01/11/2010 02:11:28 PM 1498 Views
Suggestions. - 18/10/2010 06:18:46 PM 1545 Views
Re: Suggestions. - 20/10/2010 03:20:18 PM 1687 Views
*cough* - 09/11/2010 09:24:21 AM 1429 Views
Oh yes. I'm being distracted by Towers of Midnight. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:11:22 PM 893 Views
Shocking. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:43 PM 835 Views
Are we having a break right now? - 12/11/2010 06:48:10 PM 1590 Views
Re: Are we having a break right now? - 12/11/2010 10:05:30 PM 1834 Views
Chapters 1-3: The Other Minister, Spinner's End, Will and Won't. - 18/10/2010 06:21:55 PM 1765 Views
Characters: The three Ministers, Snape, Narcissa, Bellatrix, Harry, Dumbledore, the Dursleys. - 18/10/2010 06:25:12 PM 1743 Views
Re: Characters: The three Ministers, Snape, Narcissa, Bellatrix, Harry, Dumbledore, the Dursleys. - 18/10/2010 06:55:06 PM 1770 Views
(minor book seven spoilers) - 19/10/2010 11:27:53 AM 1728 Views
Re: (minor book seven spoilers) - 19/10/2010 05:26:50 PM 1527 Views
*spoilers for book 7* an assortment of characters - 19/10/2010 01:01:35 AM 1722 Views
Re: *spoilers for book 7* an assortment of characters - 19/10/2010 11:39:44 AM 1526 Views
Re: *spoilers for book 7* an assortment of characters - 19/10/2010 11:48:45 AM 1818 Views
I rather enjoyed the new characters. - 22/10/2010 07:30:03 PM 1499 Views
Re: I rather enjoyed the new characters. - 22/10/2010 08:33:44 PM 1615 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 18/10/2010 06:28:16 PM 747 Views
Dumbledore-centered. - 19/10/2010 01:03:05 AM 1631 Views
Re: Dumbledore-centered. - 22/10/2010 07:31:56 PM 1608 Views
Re: Dumbledore-centered. - 22/10/2010 07:33:34 PM 1584 Views
Chapters 4-6: Horace Slughorn, An Excess of Phlegm, Draco's Detour. *NM* - 20/10/2010 03:44:39 PM 900 Views
Characters: Slughorn, Fleur, the Trio, Draco and Narcissa Malfoy,... - 20/10/2010 03:46:47 PM 1672 Views
Re: Characters: Slughorn, Fleur, the Trio, Draco and Narcissa Malfoy,... - 20/10/2010 05:27:26 PM 1667 Views
(Mostly) on Slughorn, Narcissa and Fleur... - 20/10/2010 09:25:20 PM 1717 Views
Re: (Mostly) on Slughorn, Narcissa and Fleur... - 20/10/2010 09:46:08 PM 1633 Views
Re: (Mostly) on Slughorn, Narcissa and Fleur... - 20/10/2010 11:20:28 PM 1515 Views
Re: (Mostly) on Slughorn, Narcissa and Fleur... - 21/10/2010 12:04:23 AM 1248 Views
Re: (Mostly) on Slughorn, Narcissa and Fleur... - 20/10/2010 10:20:28 PM 1609 Views
Re: (Mostly) on Slughorn, Narcissa and Fleur... - 20/10/2010 11:23:38 PM 1510 Views
Re: Characters: Slughorn, Fleur, the Trio, Draco and Narcissa Malfoy,... - 20/10/2010 10:15:58 PM 1653 Views
On Ron's reaction to Fleur... - 20/10/2010 11:30:48 PM 1583 Views
Re: On Ron's reaction to Fleur... - 20/10/2010 11:58:45 PM 1643 Views
Fleur - 23/10/2010 05:11:08 PM 1487 Views
Dumbledore, Slughorn, Tonks, Mr & Mrs Weasley, Hermione, Narcissa and the twins. - 20/10/2010 09:23:04 PM 1536 Views
Characters. - 25/10/2010 03:10:35 AM 1462 Views
Plotting and writing. - 20/10/2010 03:47:55 PM 1593 Views
*minor spoilers for book 7* - 20/10/2010 09:23:44 PM 1638 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 20/10/2010 03:48:07 PM 741 Views
Dumbledore's Stephen Fry moment... or maybe that's just me. - 22/10/2010 07:35:59 PM 1430 Views
It's not just you - 22/10/2010 08:34:25 PM 1431 Views
Chapters 7-9: Slug Club, Snape Victorious, The Half-Blood Prince *NM* - 22/10/2010 07:23:03 PM 888 Views
Characters *NM* - 22/10/2010 07:23:24 PM 837 Views
Harry, Romilda, Malfoy (in luuuve), Snape, Lavender Brown, McGonagall, Hermione and Slughorn. - 22/10/2010 07:26:19 PM 1676 Views
Thoughts about your thoughts. - 23/10/2010 05:28:10 PM 1429 Views
Re: Thoughts about your thoughts. - 24/10/2010 09:18:37 AM 1440 Views
More characters. - 25/10/2010 03:21:33 AM 1434 Views
Re: More characters. - 25/10/2010 10:27:33 AM 1430 Views
Love is in the air, evidently. - 22/10/2010 07:54:35 PM 1609 Views
Re: Love is in the air, evidently. - 22/10/2010 09:04:24 PM 1561 Views
Re: Love is in the air, evidently. - 22/10/2010 09:54:46 PM 1463 Views
Slytherin had been in need of new blood for a long time. (And assorted other comments.) - 22/10/2010 10:34:49 PM 1634 Views
Neville. - 23/10/2010 05:30:39 PM 1530 Views
Re: Neville. - 08/11/2010 02:35:57 PM 1609 Views
NEWT Potions - 24/10/2010 03:24:42 AM 1609 Views
Re: Characters - 24/10/2010 03:41:30 AM 1666 Views
Re: Characters - 25/10/2010 10:44:00 AM 1498 Views
Plotting and writing. *NM* - 22/10/2010 07:23:37 PM 838 Views
Dumbledore, patronuses and the DADA job. - 22/10/2010 07:27:23 PM 1560 Views
Malfoy and the DADA job. - 22/10/2010 10:51:03 PM 1469 Views
Re: Malfoy and the DADA job. - 25/10/2010 11:31:57 AM 1477 Views
Re: Dumbledore, patronuses and the DADA job. - 23/10/2010 05:32:27 PM 1481 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 22/10/2010 07:23:50 PM 855 Views
I believe in Wrackspurts, too. And some questions. - 22/10/2010 07:28:04 PM 1433 Views
Re: I believe in Wrackspurts, too. And some questions. - 23/10/2010 05:33:27 PM 1548 Views
Re: I believe in Wrackspurts, too. And some questions. - 25/10/2010 03:06:43 AM 1543 Views
Chapters 10-12: The House of Gaunt, Hermione's Helping Hand, Silver and Opals. *NM* - 25/10/2010 05:00:02 PM 893 Views
Characters: The Gaunts, the Trio, Hagrid, and many more. *NM* - 25/10/2010 05:02:07 PM 866 Views
Harry's continued insistence about Malfoy really irritates me (even though he's right). - 25/10/2010 06:15:23 PM 1695 Views
*lol* - 25/10/2010 06:39:19 PM 1571 Views
I don't hide from my faults. - 25/10/2010 08:01:39 PM 1408 Views
Re: I don't hide from my faults. - 28/10/2010 04:59:54 AM 1573 Views
Re: *lol* - 26/10/2010 09:50:09 AM 1556 Views
~geeky moment~ - 26/10/2010 03:14:52 PM 1465 Views
Re: ~geeky moment~ - 26/10/2010 09:49:12 PM 1423 Views
Trelawny, Ogden, Gaunt, Ron, Hermione, Ron and Harry - 25/10/2010 10:23:55 PM 1505 Views
Re: Trelawny, Ogden, Gaunt, Ron, Hermione, Ron and Harry - 26/10/2010 11:56:59 PM 1589 Views
Re: Trelawny, Ogden, Gaunt, Ron, Hermione, Ron and Harry - 27/10/2010 08:14:42 AM 1603 Views
Plotting and writing. - 25/10/2010 05:03:16 PM 1578 Views
Amazing amounts of accurate guesswork here, in hindsight. - 25/10/2010 05:37:28 PM 1610 Views
Re: Amazing amounts of accurate guesswork here, in hindsight. - 26/10/2010 09:46:47 AM 1507 Views
The smuggling and Trelawney's rambling. - 27/10/2010 12:05:48 AM 1553 Views
Re: The smuggling and Trelawney's rambling. - 27/10/2010 08:10:46 AM 1467 Views
Things - 25/10/2010 10:24:19 PM 1584 Views
Re: Things - 27/10/2010 12:01:17 AM 1595 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 25/10/2010 05:03:32 PM 687 Views
Dumbledore still sounds like Stephen Fry. And reflections on the nature of Potions class. - 25/10/2010 05:11:24 PM 1406 Views
It's like baking, I think. - 25/10/2010 05:32:42 PM 1562 Views
Good analogy - 25/10/2010 05:52:38 PM 1402 Views
Yes, exactly like baking - and advanced baking involves experimenting, substituting, improvising. - 25/10/2010 06:42:42 PM 1597 Views
But not at high school. - 25/10/2010 07:57:44 PM 1514 Views
Also - 04/11/2010 09:29:47 AM 1463 Views
Also, Parseltongue - is Harry that thick, or is it a magic thing? - 25/10/2010 05:18:41 PM 1530 Views
I think it's a magic thing. - 25/10/2010 05:34:09 PM 1523 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 1483 Views
Huh. I completely missed that. Good thing we're doing a reread. - 25/10/2010 05:57:38 PM 1482 Views
Speaking of Dumbledore and Parseltongue. - 28/10/2010 05:03:10 AM 1754 Views
parseltongue - 25/10/2010 10:24:46 PM 1630 Views
Interesting how many of our remarks are along similar lines. *NM* - 25/10/2010 10:27:30 PM 720 Views
Indeed - 26/10/2010 09:20:43 AM 1537 Views
Chapters 13-15: The Secret Riddle, Felix Felicis, The Unbreakable Vow *NM* - 27/10/2010 04:16:28 PM 858 Views
Characters: The Trio, Ginny, Tom Riddle, Draco,... *NM* - 27/10/2010 04:17:12 PM 840 Views
Dumbledore, Voldemort, Ron & Hermione, Harry, Ginny, Luna - 27/10/2010 10:31:39 PM 1504 Views
My take on Ginny is rather different, I must say... at least this time around. - 29/10/2010 01:47:20 PM 1472 Views
Girls. - 29/10/2010 05:54:25 PM 1510 Views
Draco: Not as confident as he appears, surely. - 29/10/2010 02:02:01 PM 1669 Views
Re: Draco: Not as confident as he appears, surely. - 29/10/2010 09:01:56 PM 1648 Views
Plotting and writing. *NM* - 27/10/2010 04:17:26 PM 656 Views
plot and writing. - 27/10/2010 10:30:14 PM 1541 Views
Re: plot and writing. - 28/10/2010 05:07:03 AM 1673 Views
Draco can dissemble rather well, just like his parents. - 29/10/2010 02:08:35 PM 1550 Views
Re: Draco can dissemble rather well, just like his parents. - 29/10/2010 09:00:36 PM 1565 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 27/10/2010 04:17:42 PM 700 Views
Re: Anything else? - 27/10/2010 10:30:55 PM 1665 Views
Re: Anything else? - 28/10/2010 04:56:10 AM 1619 Views
Harry comments on that when in Snape's memories in book five. - 28/10/2010 10:42:08 AM 1459 Views
I wonder if that's actually true, though. - 28/10/2010 10:39:20 AM 1647 Views
Re: I wonder if that's actually true, though. - 28/10/2010 10:44:22 AM 1522 Views
It's more than that, though. - 28/10/2010 10:55:49 AM 1581 Views
Re: It's more than that, though. - 28/10/2010 11:48:19 AM 1400 Views
Chapters 16-18: A Very Frosty Christmas, A Sluggish Memory, Birthday Surprises *NM* - 29/10/2010 05:40:39 PM 816 Views
Characters: The Trio, Fleur, Scrimgeour, Percy, Remus, Slughorn,... *NM* - 29/10/2010 05:43:02 PM 906 Views
Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 29/10/2010 08:51:58 PM 1665 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 29/10/2010 11:24:02 PM 1478 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 29/10/2010 11:51:06 PM 1491 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 31/10/2010 09:14:46 PM 1720 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 31/10/2010 09:07:19 PM 1585 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 02/11/2010 06:23:04 PM 1553 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 02/11/2010 07:20:26 PM 1243 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 04/11/2010 04:03:02 AM 1487 Views
And - 04/11/2010 10:46:37 AM 1496 Views
Plotting and writing. - 29/10/2010 05:43:49 PM 1433 Views
Re: Plotting and writing. - 29/10/2010 08:52:34 PM 1569 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 29/10/2010 05:44:04 PM 719 Views
My comments on Potions class were heeded! Excellent. - 29/10/2010 11:28:43 PM 1500 Views
Re: My comments on Potions class were heeded! Excellent. - 29/10/2010 11:52:12 PM 1581 Views
Chapters 19-21: Elf Tails, Lord Voldemort's Requests, The Unknowable Room *NM* - 01/11/2010 02:00:22 PM 631 Views
Characters: The Trio, the elves, Draco, Dumbledore,... *NM* - 01/11/2010 02:00:56 PM 940 Views
the twins, Hermione, Ron, Luna, Voldemort, Draco and Tonks - 01/11/2010 02:08:32 PM 1391 Views
Re: the twins, Hermione, Ron, Luna, Voldemort, Draco and Tonks - 01/11/2010 05:10:11 PM 1640 Views
Re: the twins, Hermione, Ron, Luna, Voldemort, Draco and Tonks - 01/11/2010 05:16:30 PM 1718 Views
Plotting and writing. *NM* - 01/11/2010 02:01:13 PM 725 Views
Dumbledore, little girls and the house-elf issue again. - 01/11/2010 02:09:35 PM 1711 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 01/11/2010 02:01:27 PM 743 Views
I want to hear the joke about the hag, the Healer and the Mimbulus mimbletonia. *NM* - 01/11/2010 02:10:11 PM 1312 Views
Me too. And is a "hag" just an old witch, or something more specific? - 03/11/2010 09:52:12 PM 1587 Views
Chapters 22-24: After the Burial, Horcruxes, Sectumsempra - 03/11/2010 09:50:17 PM 1801 Views
Characters. *NM* - 03/11/2010 09:50:33 PM 863 Views
Malfoy, Ron & Hermione, Slughorn, Voldemort, Snape and Ginny. - 04/11/2010 12:12:57 AM 1569 Views
Draco, Slughorn, Snape, the romance. - 04/11/2010 02:02:04 PM 1574 Views
Re: Draco, Slughorn, Snape, the romance. - 04/11/2010 02:16:17 PM 1592 Views
Plotting and writing. *NM* - 03/11/2010 09:50:50 PM 751 Views
Harry wrong again, house elves, horcruxes, free will, well hidden clues and some irony *DH spoiler* - 03/11/2010 10:35:20 PM 1521 Views
Re: Stuff. - 04/11/2010 04:28:04 AM 1590 Views
Re: Stuff. *spoilers for book 7* - 04/11/2010 09:10:19 AM 1586 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 1427 Views
Yes, I think you are right - 04/11/2010 01:24:41 PM 1582 Views
Well, I'm back. Some comments inside. *DH Spoilers* - 08/11/2010 02:28:11 PM 1559 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 03/11/2010 09:51:04 PM 740 Views
Chapters 25-27: The Seer Overheard, The Cave, The Lightning-Struck Tower - 05/11/2010 05:37:42 PM 1414 Views
Plotting and writing. - 05/11/2010 05:39:27 PM 1252 Views
*spoilers for book 7* - 05/11/2010 07:55:07 PM 1465 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 05/11/2010 05:39:43 PM 763 Views
I like how good magic is not flashy. Also, a Tolkien thing - 05/11/2010 07:55:27 PM 1505 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 1733 Views
yes - 05/11/2010 10:06:43 PM 1510 Views
Chapters 28-30: Flight of the Prince, The Phoenix Lament, The White Tomb. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:12 PM 869 Views
Characters. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:25 PM 701 Views
Plotting and writing. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:40 PM 835 Views
Spoilers. - 09/11/2010 02:26:38 PM 1444 Views
Re: Spoilers. - 09/11/2010 04:49:06 PM 1486 Views
I'm assuming not even the Ministry knows 100% what she did. - 13/11/2010 12:26:14 AM 1594 Views
Very true. - 15/11/2010 01:48:36 PM 1585 Views
Not much, no, but there's one fairly crucial mention. - 15/11/2010 04:37:23 PM 1544 Views
Re: Spoilers. - 13/11/2010 12:22:22 AM 1696 Views
Re: Spoilers. - 13/11/2010 09:38:09 AM 1832 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:53 PM 714 Views
We did the Harry Potter marathon thing on Sunday - 09/11/2010 02:28:08 PM 1565 Views
I vaguely remember something of the sort, yes. - 09/11/2010 02:57:56 PM 1755 Views
Re: I vaguely remember something of the sort, yes. - 09/11/2010 02:58:56 PM 1452 Views
This is definitely the most painfully altered of the movies. - 09/11/2010 04:34:33 PM 1577 Views
Re: This is definitely the most painfully altered of the movies. - 09/11/2010 04:36:29 PM 1542 Views
Very true. - 09/11/2010 04:40:24 PM 1798 Views
Re: Very true. - 09/11/2010 04:43:45 PM 2032 Views
Agreed. - 09/11/2010 04:53:46 PM 1577 Views
Re: Agreed. - 09/11/2010 04:58:59 PM 1678 Views

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