Eventually I will stop posting about Harry

[kaitou]

After finishing Deathly Hallows, I decided to go back and read through the books again to see where all the foreshadowing was that I didn't notice. (Say what you will about JK Rowling's prose, but she is one hell of a plotter) And though I haven't touched it in years, I'm loving Philosophers/Sorcerers Stone all over again.

Last night I got to the bit where Ron, Harry and Hermione face off against the troll and become friends, and it made me feel SO warm and squishy inside. It's nice to go back to where everything is happy and shiny and, to steal from Hermione, the worst threat is getting expelled.


I wonder if Chocolate Frog Card portraits work like other Wizarding Portraits. I mean, Dumbledore wandered out of his frame of the card. If so...best spying method ever. Except for the fact that really, you could probably only spy against children, and you probably wouldn't get to see much because you'd be in a rubberbanded pack in the bottom of a school trunk or something. But still, it would be kind of awesome.

I know that they talked about how Harry set the snake on Dudley because he was a Parselmouth in Prisoner of Azkaban. But it didn't really hit me until now that he was probably speaking Parseltongue at the time. So it makes sense that Dudley's friend was kind of freaked.

Hermione totally rocks my world.

I am staying spoiler free, but I have to say that after Book 7, I have a new appreciation for all the Snape stuff. *hugs Snape*

Quidditch! I still want to play quidditch so bad, even though I suck at all sports. I remain convinced that if anything is going to bring about the invention of a personal flying-machine of some type, it will happen because enough Geeks want to play quidditch.

Comments

[flidgetjerome.livejournal.com]

I am staying spoiler free, but I have to say that after Book 7, I have a new appreciation for all the Snape stuff. *hugs Snape*

I now want to re-read the books just so I can squee at Snape. That said, I'm still not sure I have the strength to re-read book 5. I don't care how well the series wrapped up, that was a bad book, yo.

[kaitou1412.livejournal.com]

I know. I'm worried that that one might break me. We'll see if I actually make it through the whole series. I'm missing my Chamber of Secrets book, so I either have to see if my mom's got it, or try reading it in Japanese. But if I read it in Japanese it will probably take so long that it will sap my enthusiasm (though the translation is awesome).

On the other hand, we get 'Commentator!Luna' in book 5, and that's worth something at least.

[m-steelgrave.livejournal.com]

I sort of think of Book 5 as being along the lines of cottage cheese. It's something I know I should like, and that it may be good for me, but I've tried it and tried it again and I just can't make myself stomach it.

I'm perfectly happy reading the battle at the Ministry, and ONLY the battle at the ministry. The rest of it I can do without.

*delurks*

[kahlii.livejournal.com]

Honestly, book 5 was the opposite for me. I was quite happy up until they got on the thestrals to head to the Ministry. I just can't get myself to read any further than that point. >.

Re: *delurks*

[m-steelgrave.livejournal.com]

It's interesting to see how absolutely polarized opinions are about that book! I do see your point, though. Maybe a better way to put it would be to say that there are things I like about it, but a lot of page skipping in between those things. I guess it just didn't need to be as long as it is.

Re: *delurks*

[kahlii.livejournal.com]

Completely agree. I feel that from that point on she put emphasis on the wrong parts. Also, the end felt really rushed as compared to the rest of the book. Like she hadn't put as much thought into it.

I always find it interesting to see how different people react to the books. I haven't read book 7 yet, but there are so many mixed opinions about it already.

[velithya]

I want to do the exact same thing! I don't think I've read them all through since book 4 came out.