tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post9004480131860316088..comments2023-10-20T16:03:03.157+01:00Comments on Devouring Texts: "His immediate reaction was that it would be worth becoming a Prefect just to be able to use this bathroom."Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-76085880812543610652013-03-10T16:53:29.869+00:002013-03-10T16:53:29.869+00:00It could have been something apart from a charm, r...It could have been something apart from a charm, right? Just... Make it a spell that wouldn't be in the EXACT place they were looking, huh JK?<br /><br />Exactly- and he does it all the time and MANY READERS *looks around suspiciously* just let him. I don't think it's an excuse to go 'but he was young!' because hey, I was young too and I never tried to murder anyone! Mostly I just read books. <br /><br />Stupid Sirius.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-1790221092626079782013-03-10T16:49:51.473+00:002013-03-10T16:49:51.473+00:00She would absolutely have written to Ginny! And Gi...She would absolutely have written to Ginny! And Ginny would have been like 'er, no mum' and then all would have been well. STUPID JK.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-70665275341446933452013-03-10T16:49:00.933+00:002013-03-10T16:49:00.933+00:00But but but, what about being defensive of Hermion...But but but, what about being defensive of Hermione over stupid Rita Skeeter?! I find this a really unattractive quality in Mrs W, I have to say.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-20498873872538106162013-03-10T16:46:45.687+00:002013-03-10T16:46:45.687+00:00The internet is magicker than magic. I think. So i...The internet is magicker than magic. I think. So if we HAVE to choose...Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-53581248220720959712013-03-09T18:58:04.264+00:002013-03-09T18:58:04.264+00:00'how did the others find the Bubblehead charm?...'how did the others find the Bubblehead charm?! They couldn't find the charm for that?' - HAHA, RIGHT? I feel like JK slipped up with that one.<br /><br />And yes, Sirius is a Totally Responsible Grown-Up now, but being a pranky, murdery student is not something you can just shrug off.raychhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08321213376462899047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-35957610742491260612013-03-09T05:01:06.497+00:002013-03-09T05:01:06.497+00:00Yep, this thing. I am Big Sister to no fewer than ...Yep, this thing. I am Big Sister to no fewer than SIX brothers (two of whom are older than I am, but let's face it, I'm still their Big Sister because they are boys) and my tiger claws come OUT. I can't even.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613555994015659052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-58281792266165474412013-03-09T04:58:47.348+00:002013-03-09T04:58:47.348+00:00Maybe if you're a half-blood you get BOTH? Int...Maybe if you're a half-blood you get BOTH? Internet + Magic = WINNING.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613555994015659052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-85203211217963310692013-03-09T03:06:34.866+00:002013-03-09T03:06:34.866+00:00Oh my god, the tiny Easter egg. I want to cry eve...Oh my god, the tiny Easter egg. I want to cry every time I read that section. Hermione must have just felt like shit - it would have been less awful to get no egg than to get a tiny one. But I agree that it's out of character for Mrs. Weasley - she's too sweet and good-natured. At the very least she'd write a letter to Ginny to figure out what's going on before being all mean. Speaking of which, that's TOTALLY what she should have done. Ginny sees all.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02127105939589606854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-36202368883044849692013-03-09T01:09:49.868+00:002013-03-09T01:09:49.868+00:00I thought about that with Mrs Weasley, too, but my...I thought about that with Mrs Weasley, too, but my friend's mom is exactly like her, right down to the sometimes resemblance to a saber-toothed tiger, and she would have reacted the same way. Both times, reacting to the Arthur article and the Harry article, she gets ferociously defensive of her boys.Kayleigh vWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889972089506839071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-73939875339762850432013-03-08T22:47:27.958+00:002013-03-08T22:47:27.958+00:00That would be the *worst*. But in the next section...That would be the *worst*. But in the next section she admonishes Diggory for believing Skeeter saying she's always trying to stir trouble. And then Harry tells her he never dated Hermioneband she gets happier. So I think your Mrs Weasley theory stacks up. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259549933849264277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-26813379147254620672013-03-08T21:31:05.311+00:002013-03-08T21:31:05.311+00:00"'Dobby cannot let Harry Potter lose his ..."'Dobby cannot let Harry Potter lose his Wheezy!'"<br /><br />Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.<br /><br />I'll bet they could've found that bubble charm if wizards had the internet. Seriously, that is the WORST. I will stay Muggle, thank you.<br /><br />("It doesn't work like that")<br />("Quiet, you")Reading Rambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614467198216577755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-73570053277922026572013-03-08T19:59:49.303+00:002013-03-08T19:59:49.303+00:00I love the image of parchment and quills until I t...I love the image of parchment and quills until I think what it must be like to actually use them. Think how often the students are spilling their inkwells. THAT SUCKS, THIS IS WHY WE HAVE PENS. I think wizards are just snobs when it comes to Muggle things. Jerks.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-54058738095952509812013-03-08T19:58:19.380+00:002013-03-08T19:58:19.380+00:00It is the VERY cutest! It's actually even cute...It is the VERY cutest! It's actually even cuter than Harry and his 'Wheezy' AND than Harry wanting to SAVE ALL THE HOSTAGES, and both of those things were really really cute!<br /><br />Hehehe, that was totally the quote I thought you'd have! And I neaaarly chose it too, but then I was like 'but but but the prefects' bathroom!' and had to go with that. Sirius totally doesn't follow it, cause he's a prick. But I still think it's a totally good mantra (or, whatever.)<br /><br />Um, ballpoint pens are clearly a Muggle replacement for magic, Alley! (Or, actually, no... But don't pretend you don't love the quills and parchment, because they are clearly really awesome, and the image of them is perfect. So there.)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-10387229740080378712013-03-08T19:54:56.055+00:002013-03-08T19:54:56.055+00:00EXACTLY! Nothing makes sense anymore. Nothing.
I...EXACTLY! Nothing makes sense anymore. Nothing. <br /><br />It was SO cute! He's all like pale, and he's like RON I LOVE YOU (in his brain, obvs). The Percy thing is a thing I can totally only vaguely remember, so... Shhhhh. Hehehe.<br /><br />She really is that kinda mum. But what if JK means that she actually believes what she reads? THE HORROR!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-5812066691439920012013-03-08T19:53:08.011+00:002013-03-08T19:53:08.011+00:00Oh my gosh, you are so right. I feel like Hermione...Oh my gosh, you are so right. I feel like Hermione wouldn't have even torn the page out of the book, she just would have been like 'so I found this info out guys!' but then she got all petrified and they needed the page to solve stuff. So, you know, plot necessities and all.<br /><br />It's totally weird! And they said that it's the bubblehead CHARM, which is stupid because they looked at ALL THE CHARMS. Stupid book.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-40727156327421097242013-03-08T19:51:17.843+00:002013-03-08T19:51:17.843+00:00It is really really silly, and yet I seriously lov...It is really really silly, and yet I seriously love it. Probably because I'm silly too :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-32779604294007833112013-03-08T19:50:45.124+00:002013-03-08T19:50:45.124+00:00I KNOW RIGHT?! I definitely forgot when I was read...I KNOW RIGHT?! I definitely forgot when I was reading CoS that there's a Dobby-love curve. My relations with Dobby are a lot better now.<br /><br />I love their love. I love it so much. Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-23697383328011230872013-03-08T15:10:00.136+00:002013-03-08T15:10:00.136+00:00"Percy is all adorably worried about Ron beca..."Percy is all adorably worried about Ron because OMG SO CUTE!" I forgot to mention this but my heart grew three sizes for Percy at this moment. I mean he goes back to being a pompous douche again pretty quickly but for those moments he's just a big brother worried about his littler brother and it's THE CUTEST. And I guess also shows that Harry wasn't the only one worried about the hostages.<br /><br />I ALMOST went with that Sirius quote for the title (cos of course) but then I sorta thought it was cheesy and Sirius doesn't really follow it and that makes me (kinda) sad.<br /><br />Does all that magic in the air at Hogwarts prevent ball point pens from working? Like I get electronics won't work there, but I still feel like we've moved enough beyond quills and bottles of ink.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-7569117428880275972013-03-08T14:47:44.735+00:002013-03-08T14:47:44.735+00:00Yeah see I assume the bubble head charm comes from...Yeah see I assume the bubble head charm comes from the proper amount of years at school, but then why can't they find it? <br /><br />That moment when Percy runs into the lake? LOVE! Pity he ruins it again. Stupid Percy.<br /><br />I feel like mrs Weasley could absolutely know Ron's feeling before Ron. There's nothing to indicate this but she's that kinda mum.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259549933849264277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-2518139207470988122013-03-08T14:17:25.838+00:002013-03-08T14:17:25.838+00:00"All those substitutes for magic Muggles use-..."All those substitutes for magic Muggles use- electricity, and computers and radar and all those things- they all go haywire around Hogwarts, there's too much magic in the air."- This explains the quills. And all the candles. And also, you know, the lack of internet and all. - YES. And this also explains why they couldn't have a freaking copy machine in Book 2 so Hermione could COPY a page from a library book instead of TEAR IT OUT, although I still think there should be some kind of spell for that, really.<br /><br />I never thought of how odd it was that the other champions find ways to breath underwater that don't require a house elf indebted to you for his freedom stealing supplies from a professor (who already hates you, mind you), given that Harry (and Ron, and Hermione) spend AGES looking up ways to breath underwater. <br /><br />Also, Dobby. Love.Kerry Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10624436758426097032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-86106313914359579702013-03-08T13:32:50.674+00:002013-03-08T13:32:50.674+00:00>>>But seriously, I guess when he's s...>>>But seriously, I guess when he's saving Harry's life instead of RUINING it, he's a lot less annoying.<br /><br />THIS. JESUS.<br /><br />Also, Hagrid's love for Dumbledore is one of my favorite things either. I love how Dumbledore is so faithful to Hagrid too, what with the saving of the hippogriff and the standing up for him in the fifth book and also in the second book, and no wonder Hagrid loves him so. Aw.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-44100377725492642382013-03-08T13:01:57.189+00:002013-03-08T13:01:57.189+00:00Yeah, the Dursleys pretend Harry doesn't exist...Yeah, the Dursleys pretend Harry doesn't exist when he's right in their faces, so why would they think of him around Christmas-time? And how did they send it? The regular postal service doesn't come to Hogwarts, I'm sure. So silly.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196903315080725315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-59214683495017981092013-03-08T11:08:01.775+00:002013-03-08T11:08:01.775+00:00The bath is totally big enough to swim in!! Harry ...The bath is totally big enough to swim in!! Harry does a few lengths before settling down, I believe. It's just the greatest thing in the entire world in my imagination! I really hope someone HAS recreated it. Because I will be ALL OVER that person. For reals. (If you find it, you'd better come back and link me to it!!)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-83259983828191091122013-03-08T11:05:38.414+00:002013-03-08T11:05:38.414+00:00I am kind of forgiving Dobby for the Chamber of Se...I am kind of forgiving Dobby for the Chamber of Secrets. I forgot that this is what happens...<br /><br />That's exactly what I thought about the tissue! They just wouldn't send anything, right?! MADNESS!<br /><br />Meh, you may be right. That quote is totally awesome and true though, even if it WAS Sirius saying it haha. Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-86728918459461559442013-03-08T10:34:10.023+00:002013-03-08T10:34:10.023+00:00Love love love these posts. But then you already ...Love love love these posts. But then you already knew that. I'm like, way far behind now and only vaguely remembering these things, but OMG THE PREFECT BATHROOM. It's pretty darn awesome in my head too, all twirly taps and multicoloured bubbles. And isn't there some indication that the bath's big enough TO SWIM IN? What a way to get clean, swimming around in a fairytale pool. AND it's wizard bubble bath so I bet the bubbles DON'T EVEN STING WHEN THEY GET IN YOUR EYES. I wonder, if I Google this long enough, will I come across some rich eccentric person who's made a real one already? *heads off to waste three hours looking* :)Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246472269477492583noreply@blogger.com