Harry Potter

[Tar-Ancalimë]

Well there is a movie thread but I want a book thread as I do not like the movie.

Harry Potter Rules!

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:brave:
:loveyou:
:battle:

I really really really REALLY can't wait for the fifth one! omg I'm dying of anticipation... after leaving us a HUGE cliffhanger she stops writing for three years! mecry

*gasp*...must...have... next................... book

[Ronin]

so...i'm guessing u'd say that the book is better than the movie? ;)

see, my whole thing was...told that Colombus' movie was an exact rendition of the book...and ya know how awful the movie turned out to be pfbbt

[Tar-Ancalimë]

Whoever told you it was an exact rendition of the book was lying, as simple as that. It tore apart some wonderful charaters and misused themes and generally employed lousy actors. The special effects were good, but come on, except in a very few rare cases, special effects don't make the movie.

Anyway, I think you should read the book, then if you don't like it... fine, a lot of people don't. :huh:

[Ronin]

well, perhaps rendition wasn't the best word to use. and while it may have diverged from the book at a few points...i assure u that Rowling didn't let it meander too far off the path she had created. thats one thing that originally annoyed me about the movie, that Rowling had a death hold over the reigns of the project...not letting Colombus deviate, ultimately, from the book.

but as u say, i should read the book.

and btw, i personally thought that the FX for HP was some of the worst stuff on screen last year. from the troll to the quidditch match, awfully cartoonish that threw me right from the movie.

[Lady Arien]

Well then, I guess no one will be inviting YOU to see the next one!!! Personally, I thought the Quidditch match was one of the best parts....like being in a video game....the troll, well, not everyone can do trolls like PJ, can they?

[Nessa the Dancer]

I liked the HP movie, but I prefered the book.
BTW from what I hear JK Rowling has writers block so we are gonna have to wait for the fifth book.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

[Tar-Ancalimë]

heh... nessa hon... we;ve already waited three darn years... more wait is nothing new... and ive read a lot of things where JKR specifically says, she does not have writers block... but thats just what i heard :grin:

[Cuiel Rilwen]

Well, I think the movie was great, and I have children watching it all the time, so I've seen it enough! I started reading the first book a year before it was in the theaters, and I was very comfortable with what Colombus had done. After all, with such a complexed plot, it's impossible to get it all in. I feel that the caracters who are in the film are made to be in the least the essence of what they are in the book, and most of them are portrayed like I imagined them. But then again that's what happens when you make a film out of a book, there will be thousands of opinions on whether it's good or not. But enough about that, I'm straying of subject. The books; These are the best books I have read in a long time. It has to be said that I'm not into heavy, complex litterature, I get whoozzy in the head. (My poor head!) I like fantazy and historical novels, guess that comes as a surprise! Even if HP are ment to be childrens books, Rowlings gives him and the other caracters such vivid life, and the plots are very good! She's managed to surprise me all along, and I can't wait for the fifth book to come out. Which, may I add, is supposed to take place somewhere between january and march. My daughter, like me, is completely Potteroholic, and we spend a little time on the Potter webs to read news about the next book and film. So this is the last imformation about "The order of the Phoenix".

[Tar-Ancalimë]

heh yeah i spend too much time on the net looking for stuff about it as well. I'm suscribed to two listings that keep up updated on book news... but i heard summer of next year at the earliest... tho i could of course be wrong (its been known to happen :o). I love them as well... and even tho i disagree with you about the movie... you do have some good points... it's very difficult to make a wonderful book into a wonderful movie. IMO PJ achieved this... but Columbus didn't do so well. Bu nm, this is all my opinion. :grin:

[Cuiel Rilwen]

Yeah, but that's what it's all about, sharing opinions! I might be guilty of having to low expectations when it comes to making a book into a film, since I've seen some horrific examples, f.ex. the animated LOTR pfbbt i hated it! But then again, every person that reads a book will make their own image on how the caracters are. So maybe my imaginations are more similar to Columbus', who knows! PJ certainly did an excellent job of it.

I think the info on the fifth HP- book came from The Leaky Cauldron, and I seem to remember it said that the statement came directly from Bloomsbury Publishing. Hope it will be true, we're all aching! Will start reading "the Hobbit" to her for the first time these days, wonder if she's gonna like it now. I tried a year ago, but she had no interest in it then.

:wave:

[Nessa the Dancer]

Originally posted by Tar-Ancalimë
heh... nessa hon... we;ve already waited three darn years... more wait is nothing new... and ive read a lot of things where JKR specifically says, she does not have writers block... but thats just what i heard :grin:

I got my info on the grapevine, and you know how rumers spread and change, so Jk may or may not have writers block.

I keep on hearing dates when the next book is comming out and they keep changing.

As my Pa says, 'It's a little closer but it's no nearer'.

[Ronin]

Cuiel, what about the animated Hobbit as opposed to LOTR...ever experienced that one (Hobbit being a great animated interpretation in my mind)?

awww...Lady Arien, does that mean u won't take me? ;) tho i'd agree with u, the Quidditch match had a very video game feel to it...the cartoony graphics and the lack of dramatic tension...guess it just rubbed me the wrong way, i like my fantasy to have some modicum of reality to it (in representation i mean).

and for all intents and purposes, it was not Columbus' take on Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone...it was AOL's and Rowling's. thats the one thing that irritated me about this entire project from the get go, Rowling couldn't stand to let her world be represented by anyone other than herself. somewhat understandle and great for a do or die book adaptation...but strict adherence does not a good movie make. columbus is by far not one of my favorite directors but the ease and relative fluidity in his other films are completely vacant in Harry Potter...its stiff and if anything, something the new Lucas would be proud of.

[Cuiel Rilwen]

I haven't seen the animated Hobbit, actually I don't think it's ever been on sale up here. At least I didn't know anything about it until I got my pc, and started surfing. Is it so good that I should go to the troubble of getting it from f. ex. Amazon?

[Cuiel Rilwen]

Forgot to tell you guys, I visited Bloomsbury Magazine's site this afternoon, and signed up for news on the upcomming book(s). They had no date what so ever, so everything we've all heard is probably just rumours.:( Does anybody know where one can purchase som patience...?

[Ronin]

hmmm...i would personally buy The Hobbit, have bought actually, without a second's thought...but then again i am rather a raving Tolkien-nut whose bias should be taken into account ;) :grin:

[Tar-Ancalimë]

I wouldn't... because I watched it when I was young, and it gave me rediculous nightmares... :rolleyes: tho this is probably because I was a little stupid lol I haven't watched it since tho I certainly wouldn't go buying it online.

Ah yes... patience... what a virtue ;) No Cuiel, I don't know... I would buy some as well :)

[Ronin]

lol...nightmares from The Hobbit...i have to be honest, thats a new one on me ;) :grin:

[Tar-Ancalimë]

well not nightmares... not terrible scary horrible dreams that terrified me and made me afraid to go to sleep... no.

but they were rediculous... I just remember bits and pieces... like Bilbo was running from Smaug wearing his ring but it wouldnt make it invisible and i wanted to yell at him and tell him to put it on his other finger cause that, you see, would make him invisible and he could escape the dragon. but he didnt hear me and smaug ate him.... another scene I still sort of remember is where the dwarves, gandalf, and bilbo were fish in gollum's pool... and i think he ate them but I'm not sure about that one... and another thing about those dreams that scared me was that bilbo sometimes looked like a goblin which confused me because i wanted bilbo to kill all the goblins... yeah :grin: I have just proved to everybody here that I am insane... I know it

anyway! back to Harry Potter... it is terrific... you should read them ronin... if you still dont like them then, well... we can have countless wasted hours arguing the point lol

[Ronin]

oh but Tar, we can have hours of arguments even without me reading the books...lol...tho i guess it would give some legitimacy to my arguments ;)

yeah, yelling at the screen doesn't really help does it? ;) hmmm...not insane my friend...just different, and we like different...and skewed too...skewed is good lol

[Eowyn]

I heard the other day that shes got the book writtern but shes such a 'perfectionist' (her word exactly) that she won't let us see it just yet. It should hopefully be due march ish.... I hope...... :huh: possibly....

actually I give up the date always changes so until the book has hit the shelves I'm just not listening to any dates. ;)

[Tar-Ancalimë]

Originally posted by Ronin
oh but Tar, we can have hours of arguments even without me reading the books...lol heh true! and so we are :)Originally posted by Eowyn
I'm just not listening to any dates. ;) hey, good plan! I mean, when TGoF came out, I heard we would only have to wait a year... and now look, 3+ years later and we're hearing "not this year"!!! :angry: but yeah, Eowyn, you're solution is pretty good :thumbs:

[Eowyn]

yes, it is pretty good but it's difficult when you visit sites. I just hope the excitement of guessing the plot doesn't disappear after the 5th book is released. I don't want to be able to guess how it all ends. There had better be one big twist at the end. lol

[Ronin]

don't u love pointless arguments? :naughty: lol

[Eowyn]

lol yes lol

[Little Devil]

so much fun! :grin:

[Polly Sandybanks]

I love the books. I read them all last Christmas. I couldn't stop, I even forgot to sleep sometimes because I was so into the books.
Just like when I read the LOTR trilogy.
I've been wanting to reread the books since then.. I almost started reading the first book again right after finishing the last one. But I haven' t had time.
As for the movie, I love that too. It's really sweet. :) And I'm going to see the new one tomorrow when it's released over here. I'm looking forward to that.

[Ronin]

Still have to read the books...*sighs*...guess they'll come :rolleyes:

[Tar-Ancalimë]

i just recently reread them... every time, i love them more...i simply worship them... they make me feel so...happy, and...well, this sounds trite, but ...full .... lol...

i ....just...love....those books! :grin:

[Ronin]

so...u hated them right Tar....*sighs*...guess i shouldn't even read them then?

[Tar-Ancalimë]

no way. you really shouldnt. you would hate them. pfbbt


...lol....they re too good for you ;)

[Ronin]

lol....ooooo...harsh!!! lol

hmmm...i might just have to read them now, just to spite u ;) :grin:

[Tar-Ancalimë]

no way, like i said, i dont give you permission ;)

[Ronin]

i don't have permission to read them?? my my...to go through my entire life without the works of Rowling, how will i ever survive!! :elfeek:

[Azaelia Gamgee]

I Loved the movie But I cant compare it to the book because i never read it because I absolutly hate reading not unless i am really forced to:p

[Lord of the Nazgul]

OMG Tar-Ancalimë, you think exactly like me! I have been going crazy roflmao waiting for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and I too love the books, but dislike the movies.

[Blind-Guard]

I've seen tha chamber of Secrets and I loved it. Haven't read the book but I will saturday. Loved the first one.

[Ronin]

dislikers of the movie....UNITE! :grin:

[Blind-Guard]

Well, I like the movies and the books and I'm proud of it :)

[Moriquendi]

I will unite with thee Ronin! For I too dilike the moives!!!1


Mori :dragon:

[Ronin]

woooohooo....another one!!!! :grin: pfbbt

[Catz]

well i cant really say that i DISlike them.......mainly cos ive never seen em, and dont have much of an impetus to do so.......there are so many other movies out there, my dance card is full lol
and as for the books........well ive read a bit of the first one (in the book store lol)......but with all the thousands of books out there, theyre not up there on my list.........*takes cover behind Ronin* but frankly, while Rowling is a competent writer........shes not a great writer......and the ideas have been done before, but better IMO
:catz:

[Brindlescruff]

I have to admit that I've read and fallen in love with Harry.

However, I also am irked by how much she ripped off Tolkien. Tolkien, for hi spart, ripped off lengends and Beowulf, but that's besdies the point! ;)

~brin

[Blind-Guard]

I finally finished book 4 last saturday and I'm going through them once moore. In april the DVD is coming and then in June finally book 5. I love 'm. After that second run, it's time for LOTR once again and them another book (god know what that's gonna be).

[Evenstar]

I will unite with you too Ronin! Because though the movies were OK they completely spoilt the book for me!
Yay not long to go till number five comes out! :grin: only... four or five months! hehe lol but its not as long as the wait for RotK! :drool:

[Blind-Guard]

Harry, book 5,l can't wait. ROTK can't wait either!

[Lord of the Nazgul]

Me too, I'm going crazy roflmao waiting for both of them, but mostly RotK

[Blind-Guard]

Oh yes, I'm also getting really nervous for the new Metallica album, coming around the same time as Harry Potter 5.
What a year this is gonna be!!!!!

[Lord of the Nazgul]

Metallica's pretty good, but what I can't wait for is Linkin Park's Meteora coming out on March 25th...ok a little off topic, but yeah, the OotP should be awesome. And i do love extremely long books.

[Ludibunda]

I'm looking for a post comparing the elements in Potter with LOTR. I saw fragments on lots of different sites and threads but nothing comprehensive. Something right down to Mirror of Galadriel and Mirror in Dumbldore's Closet, spiders, etc. Can anyone produce such a list or direct me? The Star Wars post was a perfect counterpart for what I'm wanting with Harry Potter!
That was Grima Wormtongue's work in Amon Hen (Other Movies)

[Mirkgirl]

Uh the same post (the one by Ludibunda) was a new thread here as well... I regarded that as a mistake and deleted the thread. If you want to talk/compare movies, the place is Other Movies as the author said... please talk about books in the library. Thanks. (:

[Ruby Yavevalar]

OK, the books are better than the movies. I mean, Chris Columbus is taking stuff out!! I mean, taking out just afew liiiitle things, like days that they were just studying, and something funny might have happened I can understand. But taking out CHARACTERS???? I mean, I liked Peeves!!! Iknow he's annoying, but he is pretty funny, you gotta admit. He does help get Harry outta trouble every now and then, by trying to get someone else into trouble, but, nontheless!!! Ok, I'm gonna stop now, b4 I ge myself into trouble!!! ;) :)

[Lintefaniel]

Ok Boys and Girls....If it pleases you.....I want you all to check out this website if you get a chance.... www.mugglenet.com It's got Book 5 facts and theories and ideas and not to mention updates on news about Rowling and her new addition (baby sooon). The reason I was hoping is then maybe we can all talk about what we speculate will happen in Book 5? I know that there are characters already introduced in the previous Books (1-4) that we as readers (as well as Harry himself) aren't aware are magical. And because of that and Voldemort's return we will meet them in Book 5!!! So if you get the chance PM me and let me know what you think....I'm always open to talk about Tolkien or Harry Potter....big fan of both. Take care....:)

[Roxanne Elessar]

Do you think Rowling copied J.R.R Tolkien with some aspects? I get that she probably got the "He Who Must Not Be Named" thing from when characters talk about Sauron sometimes saying "The Nameless land" or the "Nameless". (If she read the book that is)!! What do you think?

[Eowyn]

have you heard who's playing lupin, sirius, pettigrew and dumbledore for the third film? I can tell you! I spend too long trying too find out!

lupin-david thewlis (think bad guy in dinotopia)
sirius - gary oldman!!!!! :whoohoo: (bad guy from 'lost in space')
pettigrew - timothy spall (nicholas nickleby)
new dumbledore - michael Gambon (can't remember where I know him from)

[Arwen Elf]

I finally started reading them! I was really prejudiced at first, but I was cajoled by a million people that I gave in. But they really are good. I started last weekend and I only finished the third. I'm addicted!mecry As a matter of fact, I stayed up late last night at my friend's birthday/sleepover party to finish reading the whole thing. They laughed at me when I said, "Oh my gosh! Scabbers is Voldemort!" Anyway, needless to say, it was great!:) I am now officially a Harry Potter adddict. (Which is a big accomplishment as I hated the poor lad for many years) So, WOOHOO!:thumbs: Oh, and *gulp* I thought that the guy who played Snape (in the movie) was hot as Snape. . . .But that's just me being sick,I guess. . . .

[Bonos-Girl]

don't worry bout the snape thing...you're not alone :blush:...i can't belive iu just told everyone that....nevermind..as long as Pil doesn't read this i'm ok....lol

[Eowyn]

but Alan Rickman -Snape :loveyou: come on who doesn't agree?

[Ronin]

....just like with My Big Fat Greek Wedding, something this popular must be evil ;) lol

[Bonos-Girl]

i found a website proclaiming that harry potter was "from the mind of satan himself"....and warning parents not to let their kids read it....how weird is that?!

[Eowyn]

it's because of the whole witch craft thing! yes because I'm sur eits based on the real thing :rolleyes: some people. parents seem to want to wrap kids up away from the world. last I heard someone tried to get thomas the tank engine band because it scared kids! never did me any harm!

[Lintefaniel]

Well, Satan should find better things to do then make up funny names and have cars saving kids from oversized spiders. Anyway, that's just silly in my opinion.
So, I am in love with these books and all the subtle and not so subtle hints she places in them to help us along. The one hint I cannot figure out is what role Crookshanks still has to play in Harry's life. Obviously he is more important then just a mediator between Sirius and Peter but what...?? He may even be another unregistered Animagus? But he's special and specific to the story still. What are your opionions?

[Evenstar]

http://www.bloomsbury.com/harrypotter/wizard/section/books.asp

Legend of the Pheonix cover! It's very orange!

[Lord of the Nazgul]

Actually that's the cover for the UK version I believe. The cover in the U.S. is this http://r1.us.rmi.yahoo.com/rmi/http://search.barnesandnoble.com/bookSearch/isbnInquiry.asp/rmivars%3ftarget=_top?sourceid=0039849140577533075 6&ISBN=043935806X&bfdate=03-22-2003+15:09:29

[Tar-Ancalimë]

Originally posted by Eowyn
last I heard someone tried to get thomas the tank engine band because it scared kids! never did me any harm! oooh i loved thomas the tank engine! banned? thats rediculous. just as rediculous as banning hp for all the 'witchcraft' junk... i honestly can get furious with some people who take witchcraft seriously... all witchcraft ever was is an excuse to kill people who didnt agree with you... well therefore it seems to me the people who cry witch are followers of the devil... i guess thats a pretty strong opinion but it makes me mad that some people are so short sighted and narrow minded....

anyway. thats an awesome cover *dances around in happy little circles* cant wait for june 21!!!! lol

[Bonos-Girl]

what? thomas the tank engine scaring kids?!

the whole satanism thing was actully created to exuse witch burning (not satanism the religion....the culture that surround stanism...)

[Woodland Gal]

HaRRy PoTTer rules!!!...i love the books abnd the movies....but the sad thing baout the second movie is that they left alot of good parts out! like the de-knoming of the garden ...thats like the best part!.......anyways

cant wait till OoTp

[Tar-Ancalimë]

well i didnt particularily like the first one, and only Lockhart saved the second one from being as bad as the first. but this isnt the thread to discuss the movies, theres one of those in the movies section.... yeah, exactly, BG... people are just pathetic

[Bonos-Girl]

the first one was ok..the second one i thought was saved by lucius malfoy.....Lockhart was really cool though.

[Tar-Ancalimë]

i didnt really like the first one, actually. i think radcliff couldnt act worth beans. but i love lockhart. a lot. lol... anyway this is the wrong thread, we better start talking about books before mirky comes and yells at us :p

[Lord of the Nazgul]

I love the books but Hippos And ToastErs THE FrankfurtIsh Lollipop MuskratS.

You need to read between the lines so to speak, lol!

[Mirkgirl]

Well, just to remind you this is the book section and this thread is about the Harry Potter books, not the Harry Potter movies. Start talking books or move the discussion to the movies section.

[Tar-Ancalimë]

yeah, listen to mirky, she knows best :grin:

i know... we could all convince mirky she needs to read these books... thats on topic... plus some characters are bulgarian!

[Mirkgirl]

I wouldn't call that posting on topic Tar :nono:
lol

[Tar-Ancalimë]

awww well since youre always right, i suppose not.... *ponders on some other good topics*

i know! mirky worshipping... thats a good topic notworthy :grin: lol notworthy

[Mirkgirl]

that's a great topic but this thread's topic is Harry Potter... book, not movie... you know the paper one where nothing moves. Well in some occasions the letters might move but as its a childrens book I'll stop here.

Maybe I should read those lol

[Tar-Ancalimë]

sheesh you just cant please her!! i worship her and this is what i get... 'get back on topic nya nya nya'

well fine then.... oh great irky lirky... theyre some great books... really fantastic... and i GAVE you a link to read them, but did you? noooo

plus there's a bulgarian team that makes it to the world cup.. they have the world's best seeker... surely thats a plus?

and what is a seeker i hear you ask? GO READ THE BOOKS :p

[Woodland Gal]

is thisthe movie section or the book section...i dunno?...i just wrote wehre i saw harry potter

[Bonos-Girl]

this is the books section..i think! lol

[Mirkgirl]

I know! arg lol

[Evenstar]

Originally posted by Lord~of~the~Nazgul
Actually that's the cover for the UK version I believe.
Well I live in the UK so I haven't seen the US one yet. ;)

[Lintefaniel]

OK, so back to the books!!!! I seem to have found an obsession....but I'm certain it will only last a few weeks so I'm ok. Snape's true identity, who the "old crowd " is and who the Harry Potter fan who will die in this next book will be....(I fear it will be a Weasley :elfeek: ) not to mention all the other clues given so far. But these 3 are the ones causing me the most grief. Any ideas? Let me know....one person's theory is Snape is a bat or Vampire...I dunno....I do think Black may be blood related to Harry though...

[Bonos-Girl]

i hope its not ginny...she's really sweet..but it would kinda a=make sense...she does seem rather obbssessed with Harry...although she almost dies in the second book so its unlikely.....

[Evenstar]

Yes, and it wont be Ron... I hope its not one of the twins!

[Woodland Gal]

it will probably be colin creevy...or nevville....but look at this....if you dont wat to be spoiled dont look http://www.mugglenet.com/ootp-us.shtml

[Lord of the Nazgul]

yeah i was thinking about that just recently and i'm leaning towards colin

[Bonos-Girl]

nevvile would be amusing but if they killed him the books woudn't be the same....well..obvioulsy but..you get what i mean.

[Woodland Gal]

yea i hope its no one really important but now that ithinkabout neville dying...hes been thru enough i think...with his parents....u know...would she do that ...to put him out of his misery?....lollollol

[Evenstar]

I don't think it will be Neville. I don't know why, but I don't think JK Rowling would kill him off in the 5th book. It probably could be Colin, but he's quite a small character so his death wouldn't make as big an impact on the reader than if it was Neville... unless Colin gets a bigger part in the 5th book. Of course it could be a totally new character she introduces into the story. But I don't think its that either.
I hope it's not Sirius because that would just be evil, killing him and leaving Harry with no parental people. Who else do you think she might kill?

[Bonos-Girl]

hmm....well....it could be a teacher? dumbledore?

[Lord of the Nazgul]

i don't think so, I read that one of harry's "fans" will die so im stickin with colin

[Woodland Gal]

yea i dont want sirius 2 die he has to come back and every one will no he is innocent!!!...i dont wanna say this but what if hagrid or remus loopin dies.....what if loopin ends up biting someone?.....geeze i cant wait ...its gonna be wierd..diffrent.... scary..and probably sad :'(
lol

yea....i dont wanna think bout it lol.....im gonna say colin

[Bonos-Girl]

i don't want hagrid to die...he's so cool...and who else would bring up dragons and stuff?

[Lintefaniel]

I'm going with one of the Creevy's too but my fear is truly in the Weasley family. Let's hope I'm wrong...;)

[Woodland Gal]

i hope no one in the weasleys
:'(
:huh:

[Eowyn]

me thinks hagrid or possibly dumbledore .......both difficult to write (which she said it would be) and both fans of harry.....hmmm....oh well we'll soon see

[Woodland Gal]

yea i hope neither dumbledor or hagrid especially any of the weasleys

[Lintefaniel]

Here's why I think it won't be Dumbledore or Hagrid. One, Dumbledore is mentioned to be the "one" wizard Voldemort is truly afraid of so he won't be killing him anytime too soon. We have at least 2 more books for that to happen. More likely 6 at the earliest or if at all then in number 7. She may suprise us all and make Dumbledore invincible just to spite Voldemort (since that is what he seeks in the first place). As for Hagrid, there is still a use for him. If he does die in this book it will be at the very end, during a noble and ferocious battle against the dark forces (not unlike Boromir). His heart is bigger then is brain sometimes and with a bodyguard like that Harry can't go wrong.
OK here is why I think it will be a Weasley, in particular Molly Weasley. Yes, the mother. Just because there is a parallel in the deaths of Harry's parents and JK's mother doesn't mean that is how she meant it to be. I do think however that she would mean for a mother figure very dear to Harry ( whom she has always says is another version of herself) to die while he is still young. It could be McGonagall, it could be Hooch, or it could even be, Hermione's mom, but I still think though this always open to debate and is most certainly my own formed opinion so please take it as such, it will be Molly Weasley. What about you guys? Any ideas?:blush:

[Nazgul Queen]

hi! i am COMPLETELY potterholic. (naw, really? lol )

personally, i thought the movies were FAB and i can't wait till TOMORROW cuz HP and the CoS comes out on DVD!!!! WOOHOO! i've got my copy reserved... hehe...

the books are simply brill. my fave series. LOTR comes in second. that took me a while to figure out...

i dunno who is gonna die. she SAID it was gonna be a MAIN character. and does anyone here think that Molly Weasly is a MAIN character? i don't. it CAN"T be Ron or Hermione, because Ron's the sidekick, ya can't have a hero without your sidekick, now can you? and Mione is the 'Miss Brains'. she's the logic of the group. it's probably gonna be a weasley, though. possibly even Hagrid. but Dumbledore won't die, i think. he has to stay for a while, and if he does die, it'll be by the side of Harry, unless he, like Saruman, goes bad... :elfeek: :elfeek: but i highly doubt that.

Harry might die in the Seventh book. he might be drained of all his powers and lie in a coma for the rest of his life. something terrible WILL happen to Harry. she won't make it all 'peaches and cream' for him.

Draco, Eru knows what'll happen to him. he's most likely gonna become a deatheater and die. poor guy... just goes to show you CAN blame everything on your parents! ;) ;) ;) lol joking! any other oppinions?

[Bonos-Girl]

well Molly was very good to Harry...and lket him stay there and stuff. maybe they wuill build up a closer relationship in the next book and then she'll die and itll be really sad....

[Woodland Gal]

please i dont wanna see ron, harry or hermoine die....i cant wait to find out tho but on the other hand i dont wanna know ...:'(...i hope harry isnt drained of all his powers that would suck and end up in coma that would definatly suck!!!...harry potter is out in USA today yay yay yaa!!!!!!!!

[Nazgul Queen]

what, the movie? i no! i got it the day it came out! preordered, with a Tom Riddle diary!! woohoo! now i just gotta find that quill... maybe Tom will write back... lol lol

'My name is Harry Potter.'

'Hello, Harry Potter. My name is Tom Riddle.'

'Do you know anything about the Chamber of Secrets?'

'Yes.'

'Can you tell me?'

'No.'

'But I can show you.'

'Let me take you back fifty years ago...'

:grin: as a matter o fact, the movie's right here in front of me...

i don't wanna see Harry, Ron, or Mione die, either, but it can't be a happy ending, and knowing JKR, it won't be. i mean, she KILLED Diggory. (i didn't like his dad.) i dunno...

Molly could possibly die.

for more facts and rumors about the book, along with other kewl things, check out Mugglenet.com. it's a fab site!

[Woodland Gal]

you got a diary???
how kool!!!!!!.....i love that movie!

[Lintefaniel]

I wish I had the movie...mecry...so much for being a grown up...lol
Only 64(?) days till Order of the Phoenix!!!!! :whoohoo:

[Nazgul Queen]

woohoo! HP and the OotP is gonna be fab! i can't wait. the cover for the U.S. looks really good. i'm not too fond of the one for U.K.

my fave creature in HP is the Basilisk. the thought of a giant snake, and speaking parseltongue, is reely kewl. it'd be awesome if ppl could talk to snakes. 'Syasashi! Syasieth!' i can actually sound exactly like Harry and say that! it's awesome.

[Woodland Gal]

i know i cant waiT!!!!
yes i printed out the cover for HP5....i love it..i didnt se the UK one yet....

[ereinion]

i loved the potter books! its shame though that i'm gonna have to wait forever till it arrives to israel.....the fifth one,i mean......

[Ronin]

is there that much of a delay usually? or is it just because of the current situation?

[Woodland Gal]

oo really/...when does it come to israel?.....it comes to US in june 21 i think but i have ni clue either way i cant wait!

[ereinion]

Originally posted by Ronin
is there that much of a delay usually? or is it just because of the current situation?
there's ALWAYS a delay.......lucky the movie comes out in the same time......

[Ronin]

ah well, good things come to those who wait...tho i don't know i could consider Harry Potter to be all that good ;)

[ereinion]

its allright........full of plagiatizm,but allright.......

[Woodland Gal]

harry potter rules...lollollol
LOL

[Nazgul Queen]

harry potter is the BEST BLOODY BOOK AND MOVIE ON THE WHOLE **** PLANET!!!!

[Ronin]

if u think that, u're very sadly mistaken

and plagarism...quite ;)

[Catz]

please moderate your language Nazgul Queen.......i know your passionate about what youre talking about, but we need to watch that ok?
thank you
:catz:

[Lintefaniel]

We do have to realize that we are all entitled to our own opinions. So if someone thinks that HP is the best book in the whole world then it is to them...that is the beauty of youth...we are blessed with innocence and constant learning! Plagiarisms is the largest trouble among most authors out there including some of our beloveds and we should not be so quick to lay judgement simply because we find simlarities within these books. So what!! If it's not enough to lay legal grounds and cause grand moral discontent, then I say...let the Authors deal with the integrity issues at hand!! We shoudl simply enjoy them as we see fit or ignore them in same said manner....I love you and I don't wish to offend...just take into consideration other peoples opinions....

Catz...I'll be a good girl and not swear too ok!!;)

[Ronin]

Now this may fly in the face of what has been talked about before, especially considering my opinions of late. however! i have utterly no problem with plagarism within books, as long as it is credited. such as HP with LOTR...and Sword of Truth with Wheel of Time. there shall always come a point where "fresh" ideas are just rehashes....just look at Shakespeare.

and what in the tartin' sauce is wrong with swearing?? ;)

[Bonos-Girl]

there is the theory that there are only 6 or summat (can't remember the actual number) stories anyway. every book is just a rehash of one of those plots with different characters and stuff but basically the same storyline.

[Lintefaniel]

Originally posted by Ronin

and what in the tartin' sauce is wrong with swearing?? ;)

I think you bring fits of giggles and bouts of great joy, lol lol lol and I don't suppose there is anything wrong with it...but we must set a good little example as our beloved Catz has asked us to do!!

Thank you for the Smile on my face...roflmao

[Ronin]

*bows so humbly*

a divine pleasure ;) lol

6 stories eh? hmmmm....i don't know if i'd go that far, but human nature hasn't changed since the beginning, and i'd venture that the human mind isn't evolving all that much :rolleyes:

[Lintefaniel]

hmmm, that's a whole different subject that we should let the younger minds journey into with time!! It's to soon to dowse burning ambitions with the buckets of reality...;) Be gentle kind sir...:smooch:

[Ilmarë]

Hmm.. reality hits the young very early these days, i'm afraid. Its a shame... *snickers.. points at Ronin*... him... kind? ... lol .. occasionally, i guess;) lol
*covers her backside with her cushion.. knowing what's about to happen*

[Lintefaniel]

Tis, true...Hey...remember the pillow fight wasn't in this thread!!lol

[Ilmarë]

lol I'm not playing... i know what he's like;) lol

[Lintefaniel]

OoOoOoOooOooOoOo....he's like that is he? *cover's her backside and secretly hopes for it to happen*

[Mirkgirl]

Well either Ronin is HP or this thread has wandered off topic... what can we do about this? :p

[Cuiel Rilwen]

...give Ro a wand and he'll fix it lol or maybe he rather needs a broomstick

[Ronin]

*giggles wickedly, snapping a towel in his hands*....whatever are u girls frightened of? lol

:fanboy:

and yes mirky, i'm surprised u haven't figured it out by now, HP be i am :grin:

[Ilmarë]

*clears her throat... and points to a sign on the wall*... "Snapping of towels, throwing of cushions not permitted... by order of the management" :evilcool:

[Lintefaniel]

Dang it!! *pouting* Awl right...*pouting more* If you insist *lip protruding* Harry Potter is da bomb *half hearted :hooray:*

[Ilmarë]

lol yeah.. I do insist. Its my job:rolleyes: .lol.. sometimes;)
Harry Potter, please!

[Lintefaniel]

*Pom Poms in hand....Rock em Sock Em in the Pan...If Harry Can't beat Him....NO one Can!!! YEAH HARRY!!!!! Drops Pompoms and walks off for cup of the strongest COFFEE she can muster.......* OK, so I love Harry Potter and I am finally getting my book completely paid for!! Do you think Amazon will make me truly wait till July before they send it to me? I would die!!

*picks up Pom Pom and shakes them gently as she sips her Espresso....*

[Ilmarë]

roflmao lol lol roflmao
LOVE the pom poms... somehow very suitable in this HP thread;)
I must admit.. i haven't ordered the new one.. will wait till its out... AM about to order my extended dvd of TTT tho;) :thumbs:

[Cuiel Rilwen]

What?!! Where? We're only getting offers on the theatrical version now a days, is it rue that PJ's added 50 minutes? Ooops I'm astray again...:p

[Mirkgirl]

C'mon people there are many threads in the pony where you can chat.... or the actual chat... please go back to HP now

[Lintefaniel]

I'm on topic..!!! *though i am curious about this extended version now...*lol

[Mirkgirl]

hmmm and you expect to find the best replies in the HP thread? I think in news and movies people'd know more ;)

[Ronin]

mirky....be kindly :grin:

[Lintefaniel]

OK!!! I'm lookin there I'm lookin!!! What do we know about JK and the book? When does she plan to tour with having had the baby and all?

[Ilmarë]

The book is out June 21st here... and as far as i know, she's intending touring a bit... maybe not like she did before.. but i reckon she'll get out there.

[Little Devil]

I can't wai! We're gonna now so much more! JK is going to read some parts of the book out at the Royal Albert hall, that's all I know about her touring.
Btw new Gryffindor keeper is.....



Ron Weasly!

p.s not 100% sure but am quite certain[

[Evenstar]

really!?! I wonder what he's like at quidditch... lol

[Bonos-Girl]

who gets him a broomstick ydo you reckon? or do the weasleys suddenly get rich....:huh:

[Little Devil]

He'd probably just use Fred or Goerge's old one, hang on they get a thousand galloens from Harry so they'll probably get him one or something. ;)

[Bonos-Girl]

i love fred and George....they're the coolest out of Harry potter! lol

[Woodland Gal]

are you serious? ron a keeper:o thats awsome!!! but there has to be a twist tothis, like ron will end up ruining everything for griffindor,!!!:elfeek: or make things better than when harry came :angry:

[Lintefaniel]

Yeah but how do you know it's Ron? It could Be Ginny!! Or Seamus....Or Dean....Or wait....do you have sources??....:)

[Emrenell Laicrist]

bah! :o Ron might be the new keeper!?!?! :o
Ahhh... but I like Oliver Wood!! *whimpers*

[Woodland Gal]

oliver..wood.is..gone..it..ha..tobesomeone...we'll////least....expect..like...hermoine.....or..maybe..co lin..creeevy...now
that..would..be....least....expected...lol
lol....

what..about...all...3...of..themm...as..prefects??

OMG.....19..days:elfeek: ...and..counting!!!!!!siked!mecry :thumbs: :grin:

[Emrenell Laicrist]

*blinks* Why is Oliver Wood gone?!?! :(

[Woodland Gal]

well he doesnt play for griffindor anymore...he graduated or whatever..but he might come back for like a sec. in ootp..he did in book # 4 but i get what ya saying he is pretty good looking in he movies lol...?
lol hehe

[Evenstar]

Well he'll still be in the movies! they're only on #3 at the moment.

OotP comes out very soon now! who's getting up at 12 am so they can get one of the first copies? (I am) lol

[Bonos-Girl]

i;m useless at this....what date does it come out? i keep forgetting...

[Lord of the Nazgul]

june 20th i believe, and no, evenstar, i will not be up at 12 in the morning to get it.......only because i preordered it like 2 months ago!!!! so they ship it out when it arrives:thumbs:

[Emrenell Laicrist]

Yeah, we pre-ordered it too.

[Lord of the Nazgul]

but unforunately i'll have to wait....2 days i believe with the shipping we used so at least i'll get some sleep so i can spend hours and hours everyday reading it

[PunkRock12]

The book comes out June 21.
(the 5th one)
I'm dieing to read it. I find the
books very interesting.
@-^--

[PunkRock12]

I don't think any one can replace
Oliver Wood as
keeper. NO ONE!!!!
lol
Ron would be good as
keeper tho. But he's *snickers* a wimp.
It's just that he does not seem like the
keeper type. That's my opinion tho! So don't
jump on my back and start beating me. lol

[Woodland Gal]

im leaving at 10 pm to standind inline at borders book store!!! heck yea!!!

of course he'll still be in the movies....lollollol its his very last year of hogwarst

[Ereinion]

All of you Europeans and Americans are so lucky! You get to read the fifth book in less then 2 weeks.....mecry mecry mecry
I have to wait forever to take it in the library......mecry

[Woodland Gal]

is it not for sale where ever you live? ouch

im goin to get it on june 20th and waiting inline untill june 21st which is when it comes out!!! at 12 00 pm is when im getting it
omg omg omg im sooo excited!!! lollollollol

[PunkRock12]

lol lol ^ what you wrote
lol

[Ereinion]

Well,it will be onsale,but only in about a year,translated.....I could buy it in English in six months.....:(

[Woodland Gal]

oh really? im sorry ...but at least yoyur getting it thats what i always say!! dont worry be happy!!lollolol

and whats so funny punk rock12?...lol haha yea i am a littlke excited

cant wait omg omg omg omg....it hurts!!! im dressing up and everything !!!

[PunkRock12]

That your waiting that long.
I could never do that...or could I?
:snooze:
But really I could stay up that long I'm
a night owl or later. I just plain to go to
some store and get it. lol
I can't wait till 5th book! lol

[Woodland Gal]

im not standing in line that long if thats what your saying lol..ill get inline at like 10 00 and hang around at the placce where im getting it like always lol....its no biggy i dont mind waiting for somthing ive been dyin to get my hands on lol...ill stay for however long it takes its worth my time and energy lol

[Aravail]

yeah, well... i will get in line, even if it takes forever! ive been waiting THREE years to read this book! THREE YEARS! :p and i want it... now! :grin:

[Woodland Gal]

omg i feel the same way.... it has been three years hasnt it lol omg wow.....now i really wnat it even more!!

[Evenstar]

I wont queue for one... too lazy! lol but my little brother won a competition (that I entered him in!) to loan one from a library at 1 min past 12 and he says I can read it first, bless him! :whoohoo: :)
But I will also buy one later on Saturday as I have drama and I always go shopping before that.

[Ereinion]

On my way to work today,I saw the order of Phoenix poster in a book store.....:whoohoo: As Chandler Bing might say: Can i BE more exited? :grin:

[Bonos-Girl]

i keep seeing the posters saying 6 more days....they haven't changed them since the weekend! lol

[Galadriel]

Only 3 more days! Can't wait! :grin:

[Emrenell Laicrist]

Do you know what I've been hearing lately? Supposedly somebody stole a whole bunch of copies of the book. I find that kind of a ridiculous thing for a person to do. Everyone's afraid he'll leak the story out for a ransom or something. :huh:
Well whatever, as long as I get to read it I'll be happy.

~ Em

[Blind-Guard]

I can't WAIT anymore, I didn't even spend so much time on the internet (been away for a while) but now I hardly put my computer on. I want to read my trough the part where the 'impotant' carracter dies. I don't want to know it before that.

[Evenstar]

so, anyone else (apart from me) read it yet?

[Aravail]

well i got it this morning. i. cant. wait. to. find. out. what. happens. im on chapter 11 page 209 and im dying to find out who dies (no pun intended)! sooo many surprising things happened that i couldn't believe! must... read... now... :grin:

[Lord of the Nazgul]

i just finished it:thumbs: i've been reading non-stop....wow....i have a terrible cramp and i can't tell if there is any blood running through my neck. i dont want to give anything away tho.

[Feebeefi]

I GOT DA BOOK AND ITS BRILLIANT!.

I love the Harry Potter books.
But because i love harry potter everybody assumes i hate lotr but i love that too.

They are all excellent books and great films

HARRY POTTER AND LOTR RULZ!:thumbs:

[Emrenell Laicrist]

Well... we have it, but it must go through the family before I can read it. Anyway, I don't want to read it yet, as I am in the middle of another book and do not like starting another one. *shrugs*
Though I must say.... I really really want to... hmm.. I will survive! Just no other spoilers please. :) I mean, I know somebody dies, Ron becomes keeper.. and all that stuff... just no other.... uhh... secrets.... keke

~ Em

[Elbereth]

I read the whole book yesterday cos I was ill :sneezy: actually, I still am (whoever invented colds, I am going to give them a peice of my mind!)
It was, IMHO, different to the others, it kinda reminded me of some bits of fanfic in a way. I won't say any more - I don'tb want to soil it for those who haven't read it yet (this is a bit much from someone who immediatly flicked through to find out who died before reading it!)

[Evenstar]

well I'm glad other people are fast readers cos no one else would believe me that I've read it!

I think the people in the queue (when I bought it) might have got a bit offended when I told them that LotR was better... lol

[Lord of the Nazgul]

yeah i read it yesterday also...but i wasn't ill. eventually it did feel that way because i did not eat very much or move a whole lot. so? i have no life

[Narisunell]

hey!! i bought the book at midnight on the 21st. i read it, nonstop, and finished in 20 hours!!

i HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE the new Defense teacher... :verymad: pfbbt pfbbt HATE her..... *runs around screaming and saying she hates that 'teacher'* pfbbt

sorry, i had to say that... and after what she did to Harry!! poor guy.. *snif* mecry poor Harry....

and i was quite sad about who died. i cried. literally. mecry mecry i was so sad...

lets see what else can i say... i don't like Cho Chang. she seemd to use Harry... *sniffs disapprovingly* (evil...)

i plan on rereading it soon... lol ;)

i loved the book SOOOOOOO much!!! it was absolutely bril!

Evanstar- i AM a LOTR fan, and a rather large one, but HP still consumes my fave in movies and books. i LOVE Harry Potter.

[Ereinion]

So,who died??????

[Narisunell]

do you really wanna know? if you do, i'l PM you.

[Elbereth]

I thought maybe the DADA teacher went a bit OTT - I found it kinda disturbing really

no one else has read it except here - everyone keeps telling me not to tell them what happened and then swamping me with all these wretched questions

[Narisunell]

what does OTT mean? i HATE the DADA teacher... grrr.... she was quite disturbing.

my dad hasn't read no. 3 yet, (he's a big fan too) and he told me to tell him who died, so then i told him, and he dunno what it means since the guy who died died!!!! quite frustrating.

[Bonos-Girl]

ott=over the top

she was sooo evil....arrghh...i just wanted to kill her so much...shes like the most frustrating character ever......

i finished this morning.....that means i read it in...erm...about 6 hours...whoah....that must be wrong....hmm...weird....i swear it was longer than that but i had sunday eveninng, yesterday evening and this morning which adds up to six...

[Evenstar]

Originally posted by Narisunell

lets see what else can i say... i don't like Cho Chang. she seemd to use Harry... *sniffs disapprovingly* (evil...)


I don't think she fancied Harry at all, at least not much... I think she hadn't recovered from the loss of Cedric and Harry was the last person who saw him alive, except Voldemort of course. I don't think she was evil - Hermione was right, Harry was really tactless and I think Cho was finding it difficult coming to terms with.
Though I do think going out with that Michael guy was evil. :pfbbt:

Originally posted by Bonos-Girl
I finished this morning.....that means i read it in...erm...about 6 hours...whoah....that must be wrong....hmm...weird....i swear it was longer than that but i had sunday eveninng, yesterday evening and this morning which adds up to six...
you probably did read it that fast - I read it in 4 hrs 50 mins (I timed myself - how sad is that!lol) but no one would believe me. I think I skim read. :( oh well I'm reading it again - I've already read pages 710 and 711 5 times!

[Aravail]

lol i bought IT on saturday morning and finished it on monday morning.... yeah, i think cho might have been using harry... and i ALSO hate the DADA teacher!pfbbt :angry: :( i couldnt BELIEVE what she made harry do! :angry: i think ron and hermione should go out though...
i was SO sad when i found out who died... mecry

[Woodland Gal]

hey everyone i was just wondering how far everyone is or if they have finished the book already as of today, june 24th

and also tell me what you think of it but dont give away secrets!! to ruin other peoples reading!!! :thumbs:

yay!!! :)
:thumbs: :cool:

[Mirkgirl]

Well there already are a couple of HP threads... and this has been discussed in all of them... so I'll just merge this with the main one, k?

[Narisunell]

thanks, about the OTT thing. she was SO frustrating! i just wante to kill her!!! "hem, hem." grrr.... even thinkin about her makes me mad!! grr... i was really happy when the centaurs came, y'know? hooray for the centaurs!!! sort of.... and i was also happy that Trelawney got sacked. (sorry for ppl who haven't read that far... at least i'm not blabbing about who died!!) i don't much like Trelawney.

who thinks the Twins are AWESOME?! i do!!! they're my fave characters!! i can't wait to hear more about them!

[Ireth]

I was so sad when i read who died...i was growing very fond of him/her and i was really sad....and especially at the end when someone cries...if you get my drift...i think it is page 844;)

[Narisunell]

yea... that was so sad!!

wasn't the way the Twins left hilarious?! and they're parting comment to Peeves!! (i also love Peeves. "Naughty, Naughty you got Caughty!" "Oh Potter you rotter, oh what have you done? You're killing off students you think its good fun!" lol lol roflmao )

[Bonos-Girl]

the twins are some of my fave characters, along with snape (not evil, just misunderstood), and sirius.

[Ereinion]

My favs are Sirius,Snape and Lupin...I also like the book Harry and quite detest the movie-one.....

[Bonos-Girl]

i fogot lupin...i knew there was another fave character! lol

[Ereinion]

Yeah....You can't not to love Lupin...He's so cool

[Woodland Gal]

lupin is awsome!! especially in the 5th book!!!

[Evenstar]

Originally posted by Ireth
I was so sad when i read who died...i was growing very fond of him/her and i was really sad....and especially at the end when someone cries...if you get my drift...i think it is page 844;)
pages 710 amd 711. Actually you probably have a different book cos mine only goes up to 766 - it's the UK version.

Yeah I love Lupin too! do you think he'll replace the person who died in Harry's life? (trying to tell you what I mean but not giving away too many secrets hopefully! ;)) It would be great if he could cos he was one of James's friends.

Also I felt REALLY sorry for Snape - no wonder he hated James and Sirius! :( and I think it's tight of Harry to blame him for the-person-who-died's death. I have the same fave characters as Ereinion - I don't like the twins as much, tho they are really funny.
:p sorry for making you read my endless droning!

[Bonos-Girl]

i ahev the UK version and mine goes up to 780 or something.....it doesn;t go over 800 though

it would be great if lupin replaces *ahem* you know who! lol

i know about the snape thing...none of my friends like snape...even those who;ev read book5...i'm trying to make them see that hes not ebing evil...hes just misunderstood and has reason behind it. as well as the fact that everyone keeps telling harry how much hes like his dad...it must be awful for snape....awww....

[Lord of the Nazgul]

Originally posted by Woodland Gal
hey everyone i was just wondering how far everyone is or if they have finished the book already as of today, june 24th

and also tell me what you think of it but dont give away secrets!! to ruin other peoples reading!!! :thumbs:

yay!!! :)
:thumbs: :cool:

oh, i started reading it immediately and finished that day (21st). personally...i'd have to say it's probably...my 2nd favorite one out of the series so far... or maybe it is my favorite, i'm too unpredictable (even for myself). but it was awesome :thumbs:

[Bonos-Girl]

its my second fave i think.....3rd ones my absolute favourite...i think! lol

[Striderfan]

I finished the 5th book the day before yesterday around 4:30...ARRRGGGGHHHH!!!! mecry mecry mecry mecry I don't want to ruin it for anyone, but I am SOOOO SAD at this point!! *sobb sobb* Not that the book was bad, I loved it (although the 3rd one is my fav ;) ), but I really am getting sick of all the bad things that happen to harry–give him a break for once, for God's sake!!!! I mean, I know he's the Boy Who LIved and all that and has to fight Voldemort, etc, etc, but why does Rowling have to pick off the best characters!!!! verymad Oh well, on the whole it was excellent, I especially like the whole Cho thing, she wasn't right for harry anyways....lol


mecry mecry mecry...my favorite character too!!!! mecry mecry mecry...

[Ireth]

I know strider.....he was my fave too....i liked him almost as much as Adun likes Glorfindel.....the third one if my favorite too....absolutly hilarious!lol The twins and Lee are the funniest ever....but one thing the book never said is if harry was no longer banished from quidditch(spell?)

[Evenstar]

The third book was my favourite book too! Probably cos no Voldemort. pfbbt
Ireth - I think Ginny makes a comment at the end about being a chaser instead of seeker, naturally assuming Harry will be the seeker, so I am sure he's not banned for life, just for the 5th year of Hogwarts. :p hope so anyway!

BG - about Snape being misunderstood, I totally agree with you! I hope JK Rowling makes us feel more sorry for him in #6 - maybe he will turn out to be a major hero in the end! lol

[Ereinion]

Evenstar - about Snape,I sure hope so.....He's one of the best there are.....
I started to read today and already in chapter 6.....Great beginning! And the house-elf is so weird lol

[Narisunell]

Harry has to have it tough... he's Harry, and he's already proven what all he can stand up against. but still, he's only a young boy, after all... not even eighteen yet! and we'll only know what happens when he's seventeen!

in the seventh book, i think he'll defeat Voldemort, cuz evil CAN'T win, but i think Harry will not survive in one piece, mentally or physically. there will be something that hurts him beyond anything else, and J.K. has proven she isn't afraid to do someting like that, cuz she killed that one person...

my version has 870 pages. i thought they'd all have the same amount... guess not. and i also heard that in the UK they made some without a cover so adults reading it wouldn't be ashamed! but i don't see why adults would... my dad whos over 40 years old, reads it and isn't ashamed...

my fave characters are Fred and George, ofc!! Gred and Forge!! Yay!!

i like the book harry and the movie harry.... they;re both awesome!! (Daniel is awesome...)

Cho and Harry aren't my idea of a cute couple... Hermione/Harry, on the other hand... very nice! but i also like Ron/Hermione!

[Ireth]

well i think Dumbledore will end up being bad in the end......now dont come down on me just here me out....in the end of book #4 when Harry is telling Dumbledore that Voldemort has come back he says.......For a fleeting insant, Harry thought he saw a gleam of something like triumph in Dumbledore's eyes. But the next second, Harry was sure he imagined it....(CH.36 pg.696)
Now why would J.K. put that in if it didnt mean something? I think it is foreshadowing that Dumbledore's true colors will come out...all though it is hard to imagine..
I also have a slight feeling that Harry will die in the seventh book....but I am not sure...if he dosent I think Hermoine and Ron will marry and Harry and Luna Lovegood (sounds crazy I know) will marry....but those are just my opinions...;)

[Nessa]

Well, I finished the book the night before last, and I'm still a bit sad. No spoilers here, but I'll advise you to have tissues near. If you're a sap like me, anyways.

I really liked the book, the change of mood (actually I think it came at the end of four) is rather alarming, but I like it all the better because of it.

I think Snape is one of the best charachtors in the book. A memory of his is expierienced in book 5............. I hope everyone finishes soon because I really want to talk about it!

EDIT: Oh! So we're discussing spoilers, then? Um, okay...

I really loved the hints about how Ron feels about Hermione (I really want them to be together, which is odd considering how much they fight :rolleyes: ), like when he gets jealous when she's writing to Viktor (whom I also like, but oh well) and he buying her perfume for Christmas. lol

I'm glad to see that Cho and Harry appear to be over, I'm not very fond of her...... I still support Harry and Ginny, especially since she became so much more defined in this book.

Regarding new characters: I hated Umbridge more than I thought possible, ick! Tonks is very cool, hope she plays bigger parts in the next books.

About the Weasleys: I knew Percy was going to do that! I wonder how he will treat his family (and vice versa) now that the ministry has clued in...... Fred and George were fantastic in this book, I guessed that they would make their last year a memorable one...... Ron is still one of my top favorates! I nearly cried when he was the Quidditch hero instead of Harry for once!
Oh, and Bill dating Fleur. lol "Private English lessons'' tee hee

*deep breath* Alright, I'm done. Kind of.

[Ireth]

Yeah I can feel your anxiousness all the way over here Nessa! I wish everyone would finish also......**paces room fidgeting with her thumbs**

[Narisunell]

yea... perhaps someone should start a thread for only those who have finished the 5 book? (should i do that? anyone?)

Nessa- amen to your comment about Cho! i don't much like her either... some quotes from her to Harry about Cedric that made me dislike her a tad more...

"I thought," she said, tears spattering down onto the table. "I thought you'd u-u-understand! I need to talk about it! Surely you n-need to talk about it t-too! I mean, you saw it happen, d-didn't you?"

cheez! can't she see he doesn't wanna talk about Cedric's death?i imagine it must have been a nightmare just to have been reminded of that... poor Harry...

Umbridge, and i hate to say this, kinda made me like Voldie more. i like the bad guys more than i like Umbridge! its horrible!! she was freakishly scary...


I don't think Dumbledore was triumphant that Voldie had come back, per say, just that he would be able to prove to the Ministry he had come back, and the Ministry wouldn't think him a cracked old coot. (at least not AS MUCH of a cracked old coot ;) )

[Nessa]

I know what you mean about Umbridge, Nari, she was somehow worse than everything else so far. I think it was her falseness....... blegh...

I don't know about Dumbldore being evil by the end (I would be very dissapointed, I like him so much!), I can't really see how that would make sense, but JK has fooled me before. Many times. One new thing about Dumbledore, though, ((SPOILER)) I was completely taken off guard by his signs of weakness in OOTP. You know? Saying that he had made the mistake of never telling Harry about *that thing* (I'm still not sure about major spoilers! lol ) and so on. I guess I always thought of him as some flawless, steady, and powerful wizard who always seemed in perfect control of the situation...... Now whether this change has made me like the charachter more or less I'm not really sure. Hm.

Another question: Did anyone find themselves seriously pitying Snape? I've always liked him, and I was hoping to find out a bit about his past in this book, and I did..... and it wasn't really pleasant. Alright, so he's rather... grumpy... but in my mind she's been steadily redeeming himself since the end of Book 4, I wish there had been more about his role in the Order, though. Erm, any thoughts or am I alone on this one? lol

[Narisunell]

yes, i pitied him... those people *not mentioning spoilers here..* picking on him for no reason! harry was shocked, and i would be too had i discovered sumthin like that!

Dumbledore CAN"T be evil. he's the ONLY one Voldie ever feared!

[Ireth]

Yeah but that line from the book just got me wondering...
Yeah I felt bad for Snape...I was hoping Harry would tell him sorry or atleast tell him that he is ashamed for what his father did.....but yeah...

[Bonos-Girl]

ok....i'm actually really surprised that people are agreeing with me about snape being misunderstood and having a reason for being so kinda horrible to Harry! lol noone in my class agrees...

i had forgotten about that dumbledore part.....

and i see what you mean that if harry doesn;t die he'll marry luna! she seems like a nice ( if not slightly weird) girl! lol lol but i think Rowling will kill of Harry...otherwise when the copyright rujns out someone will resurrect them and do like harry at university or something....like the did with the famous five...there are loads more written by random other people....

[Ereinion]

Dumbledor wasn't happy because You-know-who returned,he was happy because

"He said my blood would make him stronger...he said the protection my mother left in me - he'd have it too....And he was right - he could touch me without hurting himself,he touched my face"

There must be something involving the blood thing in the future....Maybe now Harry & Vold are more connected or something....Maybe now Vold can be killed :whoohoo: That's why Dumbledor was happy.....

[Luthien Anwamanë]

I like Harry Potter books.
I don't like the end of the fourth book. In my opinion it's too cruel.:( Poor Cedric and poor Harry.mecry

[*lover*of*hobbits*]

Professor umbridge is evil.
George weasley for president.

[Nessa]

Harry and Luna? Hmmmm....... If I wasn't so insistent on Harry and Ginny maybe I could consider it....

I don't think Dumbledore was exactly happy that Voldemorte had returned, just triumphant because he expected it, maybe.... I don't know.

[Ireth]

Or maybe because he looked like that right after Harry said that thing about the blood he looked triumphant because Vold had figured out how to do that...?
Nevermindlol

[Nessa]

Proud of his old student, maybe? lol Perhaps not..........

Anyway, I wanted to talk more about Ginny. I suppose I'll just prattle on about whatever! :p Ahem. So Ginny sort of grew from the quiet, Harry-enamoured little girl of books 1-3 to the slightly more conversational girl of book 4 and in OOTP seems like an entirely new person. She reminds me somewhat of her older brothers Fred and George (though obviously to a lesser degree), you know: more outspoken, daring (enough to join the Quidditch team and accompany Harry and the rest to London), etc. She even goes through two boyfriends! As much as I want her and Harry to end up together, I've been noticing how Neville treats her, didn't he get into trouble one time in book 5 because he wouldn't allow Ginny to be taken away?

Wow, now I'm carrying on about relationships when there are far more important things to wonder about........

Actually, I'm really dying to talk about the BIG event towards the end of book 5, but I'm not sure I should with all the confusion about spoilers...........

[Bonos-Girl]

i know..io really wann atlk to...maybe we should leave it at least til saturday so people have had a weel...lol

Ginnu has really changed...its weird....she hansg round with ron and fre and george and stuff....most younger sisters/brothers wouldnt do that...at least not that i've encountered! lol i dunno...it just struck me as being really weird going from her hardly daring to speak at all near harry to sudenly hanging round with all of them...

[Ireth]

Yea she is more outspoken in this book. And I never really noticed Nessa that Neville did that but I see now that he did! But I am almost positive if Harry lives he will marry Luna.....

[Woodland Gal]

OMG I SO WANT TO PUNCH UMBRIDGE!!!!

why did ( ) have to die??? OMG i cried wtf it was so damn sad, why that person?

[Narisunell]

we all think the same, Woodland Gal, we all think the same...

Harry and Luna together= *gagging smiley* i HOPE they don't end up together. Luna seems... ok... but still... there's sumthin about her... i think she'd get a tad annoying. Crumple Horned Snorkacks? sure.... just my oppinion.

Harry and Ginny would be cute! and i really hope Hermione and Ron get togther. i think they will, cuz Rowling was helping on the HP movies, how she thought it should look... and at the end of HP and the Chamber (movie), Ron and Hermione seemed a bit shy toward each other. cuz Hermoine hugged Harry in a friendly way, and then when it came to Ron... she seemed to blush... if you see where i'm going with this.

i think the 4 book was awesome! i think it was a good thing she made Cedric die. (well, not GOOD, but there was a reason for it, i think...) cuz then Harry got a chance with Cho, and it helped him get over his crush. plus Cedric dying gave Dumbeldore anothe reason to postpone telling Harry the full truth...

[Ireth]

So true yet so sad...

[Narisunell]

what was so true yet so sad?

[Ireth]

It was sad that Cedric had to die but it was true that he needed to so that Harry could get over Cho

[Little Devil]

Finished it on Sunday, is brilliant! I loved every single word. But it was awful that died, almost cried :(. I love Fred and George couldn't have left more spectactuly! Amazing, glad Ginny has a bigger role, Ron is so funny when he finds out she starts dating guys.
But the women Umbridge, can't stand her,ugh she makes me sick and Fudge is almost as bad, and Percy the traitor. The one character I thought was very good was Neville they were all so amazing at the end fighting agaisn't the Death Eaters Neville was really brave, unlike the other books. A masterpeice. :thumbs:

[Ireth]

I agree with everything you just said!

[Bonos-Girl]

i loved fred and Georges exit so much!! lol alos loved tha fact thatm it was obvious the other teachers could haev done something about the mess they caused but they didn't! lol lol lol

[Woodland Gal]

i agree too!!!! yea their exit was awsome...and im glad umbridge got beat outta the school by peeves with mcgonnagles walking stick and a sockfull of chalk!!! how funny and flitwick left a small patch of swamp in honour of fred and george!lollollol

[Ireth]

Yeah that was real sweet of Flitwick to do......

[Aravail]

yeah... and also that peeves accepted the order to "make hell" from fred and george! that surprised em, but he did a pretty good job of that. and also the fact that mcgonagal was helping peeves (when he was unscrewing the light or something like that! ) lol lol lol

[Aravail]

me** and also, i found this awesome list of funny excerpts from HP...
http://www.mugglenet.com/books/funnyexcerpts.shtml
^^ its quite funny lol

[Ereinion]

:whoohoo: Trough half the book already! It's so great! That Umbridge woman is so annoying,I hate her and her stupid inspections....I loved the way McGonagall treated her....lol

[Bonos-Girl]

oh yeah...i love when mcgonagall tells peeves that it screwed the other way

[Galadriel]

The book was so great. I finished it in like 2 days and I can't wait to read it again although I am sad that someone had to die.

[Ireth]

Yeah so am I...:(

[Ereinion]

So does everybody who's ever read any of the HP books,I suppose.....I've got to the part where Snapey teaches Harry the *secret thing*......He's so YUMMM! (Snapey,I mean....)
I suppose that in the seventh book Harry would finaly adress to Snape as "professor" while talking to other people,don't you think?

[Ireth]

Ha Ha...yeah...it's so funny when Dumbledore reminds him thoughlol

[Aravail]

i no! harrys just so used to saying "snape" that he forgets hes his teacher or something! lol thing i want to do that relate to book 5:
1) KILL UMBRIDGE :battle:
2) mourn for (person who died) mecry mecry
3) try and figure out dumbledores explanation.. it confused me :huh:

[Ereinion]

:hyper: I can't ait to read the part about who dies....I already know who it is,but I suppose that reading about how it happened would be something......I'm soooooo saaaad mecry I wish she killed somebody else,if she was feeling so blood-thirsty....Evil war-mongerer Rowling is....

[Bonos-Girl]

i love snape...hes just misunderstood (ok,....that phrase is soon becoming my most-used pharse...oh well...its true! lol)

[Ereinion]

Who doesn't love Snapey? He IS misunderstood and tormented and underuppritiated......:(

[Nessa]

*sigh* My name is Nessa, and I love Snape as well. lol

But, about that death: You know, its funny, I had heard that someone was going to die and all the clues about it, and I had completely decided that it was someone else. I liked this other charachter very much, but I had come to terms with his death before I even picked up the book. Very unwise. That charachter is still around (not that I"m sorry) and you know who is gone (not Voldemorte). I didn't believe it until the very end of the book. Very sad.

[Ereinion]

I also thought that somebody else would die,but I couldn't believe that she would kill that person,and then she goes and kills ......that other person.....That took me completly by surprise....

[Bonos-Girl]

i thought it would be someone else (the person that has an incident with harry under a plant commonly found at christmas....erm...yes....and that person has a weird name...too obvious? i think not! lol) either that person or the person who did die (its getting so confuzzling with the not really being able to talk about it yet...anyways....lol)

any clues to give us nessa and ereinion about who you thought would die?