tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post9092429542787419384..comments2023-10-20T16:03:03.157+01:00Comments on Devouring Texts: "'Some wizards just like to boast that theirs are bigger and better than other people's.'"Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-78814089419724892742013-06-11T02:34:45.030+01:002013-06-11T02:34:45.030+01:00Is the 'gross wand' bit where it's all...Is the 'gross wand' bit where it's all, He considered being like, But what about EARLIER when you told me MY borrowed wand should work just FINE, Hermione? What about THAT? But then decided not to antagonize her on the eve of their big bank rob? At which point I am like, GOOD THOUGHT.raychhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08321213376462899047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-73186080627742107202013-06-11T01:07:57.868+01:002013-06-11T01:07:57.868+01:00Oh, you TWO. You make me laaaaugh and laugh, you d...Oh, you TWO. You make me laaaaugh and laugh, you do.Megshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967657695336270359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-91911334253970437572013-06-10T03:58:24.678+01:002013-06-10T03:58:24.678+01:00Definitely awesome.Definitely awesome.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259549933849264277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-75407808269844052662013-06-10T02:58:39.731+01:002013-06-10T02:58:39.731+01:00"a hero amongst elves" - LOVE IT.
I don..."a hero amongst elves" - LOVE IT.<br /><br />I don't think the taboo is meant to imply that Dumbledore was foolish but that the Death Eaters are more clever than we give them credit for, to use their enemies' strength to their own advantage.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02127105939589606854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-19641042492106930272013-06-09T02:54:11.618+01:002013-06-09T02:54:11.618+01:00I need to rethink my normal plan of listening to t...I need to rethink my normal plan of listening to the chapters during my commute. I can't be crying on the train. Besides I think I'll need to be drinking while I read.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-7270431158818503102013-06-08T22:40:32.056+01:002013-06-08T22:40:32.056+01:00"Oh Ron. You moron." -- my reaction to R..."Oh Ron. You moron." -- my reaction to Ron ALL THE TIME.<br /><br />Aw, I feel bad saying that but he is kind of a moron. A (mostly) loveable moron, but still a moron.<br /><br />Ugh, I am feeling so despondent that the book is almost over. I mean, I obviously know how it ends, but I don't want the readalong to end! Sad...Raynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536910555459674118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-29695020809720163892013-06-08T17:23:49.424+01:002013-06-08T17:23:49.424+01:00You are so welcome. I like to think I can always b...You are so welcome. I like to think I can always be relied upon for a penis joke.<br /><br />I will love their choices forever! I never realised before this reading that Harry's was the most arrogant choice (in, I guess, going directly up against death and what he does) but I totally get it, and I'm like, hmmmmmm. HMMMMMM!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-9872786147786266112013-06-08T17:22:20.925+01:002013-06-08T17:22:20.925+01:00You are so so right. Ugh, Dobby.
HAHAHAHAHA, I d...You are so so right. Ugh, Dobby. <br /><br />HAHAHAHAHA, I do see what you did there! And they are remarkably well entered into (See what I did there) the text. Juuust when you think you might die of sadness, everything is ok because Harry is touching Draco's wand. <br /><br />Indeed she does. I would love to read an Aberforth backstory, but I kind of wish all the Dumbledore stuff wasn't in this book? I don't know, it's kind of the least interesting to me out of everything, I think. But only in THIS context.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-46386149495673855382013-06-08T17:19:09.211+01:002013-06-08T17:19:09.211+01:00Yeahhh- I think I just generally cried at the actu...Yeahhh- I think I just generally cried at the actual moment of his death, and THEN when Luna was cute, and THEN when it was all like 'he couldn't have left Dobby in a more beautiful place but it made his heart ache to leave him' or whatever. UGH.<br /><br />ALL THE WAND JOKES!! That's all I ever wanted from this readalong (apparently!) hahaha.<br /><br />I am not going to be able to COPE with this weeks reading. I think I'm going to do it tomorrow. I'm preparing for the sadness already.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-76764593055052603932013-06-08T17:16:45.901+01:002013-06-08T17:16:45.901+01:00Aw, yes, Dobby and Kreacher are awesome together, ...Aw, yes, Dobby and Kreacher are awesome together, but I also quite like him when he tries to help out Winky and she's just not having it in GoF! Bless him.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-66669906029841806222013-06-08T17:15:50.371+01:002013-06-08T17:15:50.371+01:00Aw, he is. But that doesn't stop him from bein...Aw, he is. But that doesn't stop him from being annoying earlier! He's a fully rounded annoying and then not-annoying character. It's awesome.<br /><br />SARAH! The wand stuff is so the funniest! We are totally dirty though :)<br /><br />Ah, I enjoy that we both love the taboo, and you definitely explained it better than me! But I do love that they have to get used to being afraid of the name FOR ACTUAL REASONS, as opposed to before when it was just, you know, symbolically scary.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-30116782793241271512013-06-08T17:13:34.364+01:002013-06-08T17:13:34.364+01:00I KNOW! I am going to need about 10 posts and 10 b...I KNOW! I am going to need about 10 posts and 10 boxes of tissues next week. It's going to be rough. <br /><br />Yeah, I read Sarah's post and her thing about the taboo was way smarter and made more sense than mine (as in, by not saying his name, they handed Voldy a weapon because he can weed out the ones who defy him the most.) But I still think it's an awesome thing!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-72251389971976335762013-06-08T16:56:08.003+01:002013-06-08T16:56:08.003+01:00Yeah, it's a very weird thing with Dobby- I th...Yeah, it's a very weird thing with Dobby- I think it's like, you want him to be ok, but you don't necessarily want to see him all the time? Like some more annoying family members hehe.<br /><br />You can OF COURSE be a hero whilst wearing a cardigan! Also I might need to watch the movie now if Neville is in a CARDIGAN (eeeee!)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-26062241963692888372013-06-07T19:51:58.386+01:002013-06-07T19:51:58.386+01:00Thank you, Laura, for following JK's lead and ...Thank you, Laura, for following JK's lead and giving us a penis joke to bolster our spirits.<br /><br />YES, HRH's Hallows choices are so fantastic. And I didn't catch that Harry chooses the Hallow that belonged to the most arrogant brother! Innnteresting. Kayleigh vWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889972089506839071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-17955097912384417102013-06-07T16:26:31.947+01:002013-06-07T16:26:31.947+01:00I so agree about Dobby. I don't retract anyth...I so agree about Dobby. I don't retract anything I said about his annoyingness, because he was. But in Book 6 and Book 7, he actually becomes a *character* and not a *caricature*, which makes all the difference. <br /><br />I am ALL ABOUT the Drarry wand innuendos in this book. And they always seemed to come (see what I did there?) at the most dire moments so that I could laugh even when I was sad or when my heart was in my throat. <br /><br />Aberforth. I feel like there could be an entire book of backstory about him. But how cool is it that JKR probably knew he had a goat patronus back in book one? She plays a long game, that one.As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-58148273325830875312013-06-07T16:03:47.708+01:002013-06-07T16:03:47.708+01:00The way Harry and even the others react to Dobby&#...The way Harry and even the others react to Dobby's death gets me so more than Dobby's death itself. <br /><br />I also included a clapping gif for the whole Voldie's name is taboo thing because that was clever. <br /><br />Bahahahahaha Harry having Draco's wand and those implications. Yes, thank you for that. I think I made zero wand jokes in my post, which is unacceptable.<br /><br />I'm afraid for the next week's reading...Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-36716007499391722032013-06-07T14:25:53.384+01:002013-06-07T14:25:53.384+01:00No, Dobby is annoying in COS. It's undeniable....No, Dobby is annoying in COS. It's undeniable. I did not really hop all the way onto the Dobby train until the fifth book, because that's when he gets to do fun stuff like fight with Kreacher and help Harry figure out what Malfoy's doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-77082419659414515562013-06-07T13:48:12.559+01:002013-06-07T13:48:12.559+01:00Poor, poor Dobby. See this is why even in CoS I...Poor, poor Dobby. See this is why even in CoS I'm all "But he's so great!" cause in the end he's totally the bestest.<br /><br />You guys all have dirty, filthy minds when it comes to this wand business. Somehow I always COMPLETELY miss these things, and then ya'll point them out, and it makes me laugh.<br /><br />I saw your comment on my blog about the Taboo thing :) and I like how you point out that saying Voldemort before was taboo b/c people we just all superstitious but now it has actual dangerous consequences! Yes! JK is a genius, sometimes.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196903315080725315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-42463970916151688722013-06-07T13:23:56.351+01:002013-06-07T13:23:56.351+01:00Everyone's post next week will be HUGE because...Everyone's post next week will be HUGE because there is so much to happen (like the stuff in the room of requirement? That shit is cray!) and it's all emotional and gahhhhh!<br /><br />I love how they twist the taboo - but I don't think it's a statement about Dumbledore being foolish, because I think he's right when he said "fear of the name increases the fear of the thing itself". I think it's just an example of how Voldemort knows how to use people and influence them. He knew that Harry and co were using his name, and he had to reintroduce a reason for them to fear it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259549933849264277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-38226147565652611712013-06-07T08:53:22.154+01:002013-06-07T08:53:22.154+01:00Ooooooh Dobby. I also kind of hate him in the Cham...Ooooooh Dobby. I also kind of hate him in the Chamber of Secrets, although I do still always cheer when Harry frees him at the end :-) <br /><br />And Neville is amazing. The film kind of made me really happy about him because it showed that you can totally be a hero while wearing a cardigan. <br /><br />And that is the limit of my helpful input for this week :-p anarmchairbytheseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593618746095559894noreply@blogger.com