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Sunday, July 17, 2005

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Like all good muggles, I picked up my copy of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince yesterday. I started reading yesterday afternoon and, god help me, I stayed up all night reading it. I just finished and I'm so excited that I just have to share some of the excitement with you. Here's a list of the surprises I found in this latest volume:

Peter "Wormtail" Pettigrew moves to the United States and becomes Deputy Chief of Staff to the President; goes slinking back to Voldemort when a scandal gets him fired.
Mr. Weasly dies.
Harry loses his virginity in a three-way with Cho and Ginny.
Snape dies.
Ron comes out, announces that he and Seamus are a couple.
Professor McGonagall dies.
Hermione finds Christ and renounces magic; sends frequent letters to Ron and Harry, imploring them to "leave this Path of wickidness and Embrace the Savior."
Hagrid dies.
Fred and George are arrested and charged with terrorist activities when one of their exploding candies injures five people in Trafalgar square.
Professor Lupin dies.
Mad-Eye Moody gets contacts.
Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia die.
Voldemort challenges Harry to a magical hot dog eating contest.
Dumbledore, Flitwick, Sprout, Trelawney, Filch, Cornelius Fudge and Madame Rosmerta die.
At page 457, J.K. Rowling gives up and just starts typing "Blah di blah di blah" over and over and over for the next 195 pages.

All in all, a great read!

posted by Joe # 9:37 AM

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I haven't read more than the first two Harry Potter books. Maybe I should read number three to six, well not in one night. I have read in the "Süddeutsche Zeitung" today, that number six is mainly to prepare the reader for the final adventure. The front is set. The battle can and must start. Might against might, man against man, bastard against bastard. Harry Potter will, and that is clear, win in this fight in some way, how big his sacrifice will be and how strong the aristocracy of the wizards will be destroyed. The author will not expect the whole tragedy of the audience, that is applied in this redeemer figure.

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		Sunday, July 17, 2005 The Hairshirt Book Corner Like all good muggles, I picked up my copy of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince yesterday. I started reading yesterday afternoon and, god help me, I stayed up all night reading it. I just finished and I'm so excited that I just have to share some of the excitement with you. Here's a list of the surprises I found in this latest volume: Peter "Wormtail" Pettigrew moves to the United States and becomes Deputy Chief of Staff to the President; goes slinking back to Voldemort when a scandal gets him fired. Mr. Weasly dies. Harry loses his virginity in a three-way with Cho and Ginny. Snape dies. Ron comes out, announces that he and Seamus are a couple. Professor McGonagall dies. Hermione finds Christ and renounces magic; sends frequent letters to Ron and Harry, imploring them to "leave this Path of wickidness and Embrace the Savior." Hagrid dies. Fred and George are arrested and charged with terrorist activities when one of their exploding candies injures five people in Trafalgar square. Professor Lupin dies. Mad-Eye Moody gets contacts. Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia die. Voldemort challenges Harry to a magical hot dog eating contest. Dumbledore, Flitwick, Sprout, Trelawney, Filch, Cornelius Fudge and Madame Rosmerta die. At page 457, J.K. Rowling gives up and just starts typing "Blah di blah di blah" over and over and over for the next 195 pages. All in all, a great read! posted by Joe # 9:37 AM Comments: I haven't read more than the first two Harry Potter books. Maybe I should read number three to six, well not in one night. I have read in the "Süddeutsche Zeitung" today, that number six is mainly to prepare the reader for the final adventure. The front is set. The battle can and must start. Might against might, man against man, bastard against bastard. Harry Potter will, and that is clear, win in this fight in some way, how big his sacrifice will be and how strong the aristocracy of the wizards will be destroyed. The author will not expect the whole tragedy of the audience, that is applied in this redeemer figure. # posted by Konrad : 11:20 AM Post a Comment << Home		Links The Conversation Special Productions Izzle Pfaff Freida Bee Sometimes I Just Talk Alisa and the Stuff Alisa Does Tuna Girl Defective Yeti The Incurable Insomniac The Savvy, The Extreme and The Idealist Caballito del Diablo The Ambivalence of Open Spaces Bug-Eyed Blog Whiskeymarie Version 53 Things I've Noticed (S)wine: ShortLeanCuts Out of Tune Missives from the Beige Sister of Hairshirt Apostrophe Abuse Jonestown Tobacco Brunette The Public Intellectual That's Why Archives July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 March 2011 April 2011