tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post2339838284984913122..comments2023-10-20T16:03:03.157+01:00Comments on Devouring Texts: "His birthdays were never exactly fun- last year the Dursleys had given him a coat-hanger and a pair of Uncle Vernon's old socks."Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-4323127077892207992013-01-15T02:53:38.283+00:002013-01-15T02:53:38.283+00:00My 11-year old self thought the Dursleys were the ...My 11-year old self thought the Dursleys were the cruelest, most cold-hearted people ever. And then I read it again, and my 26 year old self thought that they were cheesy, like "Matilda's parents" cheesy. <br /><br />I need to keep reading so Hermione can be friends with Harry and Ron. I hate that Hermione is annoying and I hate that the boys are obnoxious to her. They need to be friends like ASAP, haha!<br /><br />I can't do songs in fiction either - so glad the movie chose to leave it out. It would have been painful to bear.<br />Etudesquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13106938419901219249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-19426188016321513152013-01-12T20:24:54.272+00:002013-01-12T20:24:54.272+00:00He fell asleeeep?! That's not on, really! Duuu...He fell asleeeep?! That's not on, really! Duuude, this is going to sound SO dumb, but I totally didn't make that connection. HOW STUPID! Cause it's totally your name! Obviously! *Smacks self upside the head*<br /><br />I'm so relieved you're not a paedophile. That could have been way awk.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-68485930111109843082013-01-12T20:22:21.656+00:002013-01-12T20:22:21.656+00:00It's TOTALLY awkward! I think that might be th...It's TOTALLY awkward! I think that might be the main problem!!<br /><br />The Dursleys are the woooooorst. I wish I could tell you they improve but I can't tell you ANYTHING AT ALL. It's for your own good.<br /><br />YES! That's the thing, I think. Cause as a kid, you've been told that these books are really good, but instead there's just this boy who's kind of been a bit bullied and stuff, and it's like 'righhhht...' But yeah. Way better now, obviously!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-62589619684567380602013-01-12T18:57:46.219+00:002013-01-12T18:57:46.219+00:00I read Chapter 10 out loud to Angel last night (he...I read Chapter 10 out loud to Angel last night (he fell ASLEEP if you can believe it), and every time someone said "Miss Granger," I was like THAT'S ME. Hermione is my people.<br /><br />I'm kind of in love with Harry Potter. The books...not the boy. I'm not gross. <br /><br />Megshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967657695336270359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-46884932447411940052013-01-12T18:37:20.044+00:002013-01-12T18:37:20.044+00:00I can't do songs in books either - unless I...I can't do songs in books either - unless I'm told the tune said song should be sung too. But otherwise it's all awkward in my head. <br /><br />OMG the Dursley's are beyond terrible. Like, it doesn't matter what could be said about them in the future books, nothing can forgive them for treating Harry the way they did.<br /><br />I didn't find the first chapters boring, but all I could think was, this would have been REALLY boring if I was a child reading them!Brie @ A Slice of Briehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02445361407533018855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-70220173140893260302013-01-12T15:17:37.849+00:002013-01-12T15:17:37.849+00:00Who is this Jim Dale I keep hearing things about?!...Who is this Jim Dale I keep hearing things about?! I believe that, clearly, ONLY Stephen Fry should be reading the audiobooks! GAWD!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-49375582158892839742013-01-12T15:16:41.915+00:002013-01-12T15:16:41.915+00:00Woooooow, you had the MOST fun as a 12 year old!
...Woooooow, you had the MOST fun as a 12 year old! <br /><br />...I'm not even sure if that was sarcastic or not. Just don't call it a *song* when it's clearly A POEM. I won't be tricked into reading poetry Rayna!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-67868794789352805092013-01-12T15:12:30.610+00:002013-01-12T15:12:30.610+00:00It would appear so! I mean, I like them NOW but I ...It would appear so! I mean, I like them NOW but I never used to. But yeaaaaah, the magic bits are clearly the BEST :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-56916662622791471462013-01-12T02:23:16.817+00:002013-01-12T02:23:16.817+00:00Lol, the songs in LoTR are awful, but I kind of li...Lol, the songs in LoTR are awful, but I kind of like singing the "school song" (which we never hear again). Though I have to say, listening to Jim Dale sing it on the audio version is less fun, despite his generally fantastic narration.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02127105939589606854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-17244507310834759152013-01-12T01:51:38.562+00:002013-01-12T01:51:38.562+00:00The songs aren't the best BUT they remind me o...The songs aren't the best BUT they remind me of one summer when a friend and I tried to memorize the Sorting Hat song and we would recite it in the backseat while our parents drove us to the mall/the pool/other places where 12-year-olds thrive.<br /><br />So the songs have a special place in my nostalgic heart...Raynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536910555459674118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-65287642411102487412013-01-12T01:49:37.200+00:002013-01-12T01:49:37.200+00:00"Shit poem"
JKR is not amused."Shit poem"<br /><br />JKR is not amused.Raynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536910555459674118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-25640669623595787962013-01-12T00:06:14.636+00:002013-01-12T00:06:14.636+00:00I actually like the first chapters! Am I the only ...I actually like the first chapters! Am I the only one?? The Dursleys are so ridiculous and we hate them so much that Harry is just the coolest seeming kid ever. Or maybe that's my nerd complex showing again... but seriously, I like the first bits, though of course I like the bits with Hagrid and magic better. Kerry Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10624436758426097032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-11796367088252374942013-01-11T21:38:44.384+00:002013-01-11T21:38:44.384+00:00Skimmed, if not skipped. Tom Bombadil, man. That&#...Skimmed, if not skipped. Tom Bombadil, man. That's all I'm saying.<br /><br />See, I wasn't even impatient for Hagrid! Especially in the first chapter when I'm like 'I KNOW WHAT THEY'RE CELEBRATING!!' and so on, but I really think my reaction is just because I remember HATING the first chapters the first time I read it, so now that I like them A BIT, it's like they're amazing.<br /><br />I LOVE THEM SO MUCH! *happy siggggggh*Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-61216421345538841612013-01-11T21:31:11.861+00:002013-01-11T21:31:11.861+00:00Hey, Alice likes them! But Alice is strange. I thi...Hey, Alice likes them! But Alice is strange. I think I'd definitely like them better if they were ACTUAL songs that sang to me, but they clearly haven't thought up music to go with them.<br /><br />Oh man! I forgot there was a time when they were totally like 'ooh, Dumbledore's a bit intimidating, and he might not believe us!' Harry hasn't even had a CONVERSATION with him yet, has he? Oh man, it's so weird being back at the beginning again!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-84285156581060198612013-01-11T21:28:48.885+00:002013-01-11T21:28:48.885+00:00OMG NO! I'm so sorry. I sort of regretted typi...OMG NO! I'm so sorry. I sort of regretted typing it immediately afterwards but there is NO GOING BACK in a blog post (because I'm way lazy).<br /><br />I think I might poke around some skeezy pubs in London, see what I can find. I'll report back. <br /><br />I DID NOT NOTICE MARY'S LIPSTICK! But that's so great! God, she's amazing. Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-71421657240331369052013-01-11T21:26:54.985+00:002013-01-11T21:26:54.985+00:00She really is. Although I think it's kind of a...She really is. Although I think it's kind of a good way to introduce her because SHE DOESN'T CHANGE, and the things that we once found annoying about her turn out to be the things that save them SO MANY TIMES. So that's great!<br /><br />I CAN'T DEAL WITH PARAGRAPHS RIGHT NOW!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-90620771644819812062013-01-11T21:25:42.332+00:002013-01-11T21:25:42.332+00:00IT IS NOT. I think the main thing with songs is th...IT IS NOT. I think the main thing with songs is that I can't HEAR them, and so I'm just like 'so basically I'm reading a kind of shit poem. Right.' If the book ACTUALLY sang to me... That would probably be ok.<br /><br />I love the beginning! And I never used to! But it's just like now I'm all aware of the story, I GET IT ALL. And it's ace!<br /><br />YESSSSSSS! I totally read ahead because, you know, fun, and I was just like yessssssssssssss at the thing that bonds them. Well, just that they were bonded. Because DAMN I love that girl.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-35234308857137618772013-01-11T21:16:15.476+00:002013-01-11T21:16:15.476+00:00I know, me too! I so vividly remember reading them...I know, me too! I so vividly remember reading them and being like 'wtf is this?' but now I'm just like NOSTALLLLLGIA! I think that's what it is, anyway.<br /><br />YAY GIFS! Welcome to the gang :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-20605594823004040912013-01-11T21:11:42.915+00:002013-01-11T21:11:42.915+00:00We SHOULD have a mass butterbeering! That would be...We SHOULD have a mass butterbeering! That would be AMAZING! And YAY your awesome teacher :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-34458897135664427012013-01-11T19:32:05.808+00:002013-01-11T19:32:05.808+00:00Boo songs. They will be skimmed, at best.
I *like...Boo songs. They will be skimmed, at best.<br /><br />I *like* the first chapters because HARRY POTTER! but I was definitely impatient for Hagrid to arrive.<br /><br />JKR builds the magical world SO WONDERFULLY and it's all I can do not to weep thinking about it. Damn, I love these books.Kayleigh vWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889972089506839071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-61628115877473257662013-01-11T18:14:08.088+00:002013-01-11T18:14:08.088+00:00Ok firstly, I mean, those songs. WHY DO YOU EVEN, ...Ok firstly, I mean, those songs. WHY DO YOU EVEN, fantasy novels? NOBODY likes them. <br /><br />And I hear you on the Not Friends Yet busienss. At one point in the second half of the book Hermione is like, We need to go tell Dumbledore, and Ron is like, We don't have any PROOF, and I am like, OH RIGHT, they aren't besties with Dumbles yet and can't just walk up to him all, This is what we think is happening. SO WEIRD.raychhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08321213376462899047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-60084063654303441822013-01-11T15:03:01.493+00:002013-01-11T15:03:01.493+00:00OMG, this post is awesome. Except for the 'sh...OMG, this post is awesome. Except for the 'shooting your wad' part because THERE IS MAYONNAISE IN MY SANDWICH. :(<br /><br />I totally in some tiny part of my heart believe that one day someone will find Diagon Alley. AND THAT DAY WILL BE AWESOME. And not just because then I can legitimately buy my own magic owl (finally). <br /><br />Hermione definitely needed her hair pulled once or twice at the beginning there. And Mary Poppins has exactly managed to match her lipstick to her coat, which is amazing because it's a really odd colour. The girl in Boots would be so proud.<br /><br />I AM EAGERLY AWAITING MORE OF YOUR EXCITEMENT! :DElliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246472269477492583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-79504903320322822342013-01-11T14:40:40.411+00:002013-01-11T14:40:40.411+00:00You and I both said the same thing, almost word fo...You and I both said the same thing, almost word for word, about Harry, Ron, & Hermione being friends. Because SHE IS AWFUL at first.<br /><br />I also tried to write paragraphs and that failed as well. There are SO MANY THOUGHTS.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-20061822696041406972013-01-11T14:28:33.893+00:002013-01-11T14:28:33.893+00:00THE SORTING HAT SONG IS GREAT
The beginning is we...THE SORTING HAT SONG IS GREAT<br /><br />The beginning is weirdly awesome, right? I can't believe it STILL is after I've read it so many times, but ugh. JK, you are the best.<br /><br />Yeah, Hermione being disliked by Harry/Ron is weird and it needs to stop. And it will! In the next chapter! Hurray!Reading Rambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614467198216577755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-8879423678419500262013-01-11T13:54:22.210+00:002013-01-11T13:54:22.210+00:00I couldn't believe how much I enjoyed the firs...I couldn't believe how much I enjoyed the first chapteres--first time I've re-read them in over 10 years I think.<br /><br />AND I used my first-ever GIFS in today's post because in a world with talking portraits and moving photographs, I HAD to. <br /><br />As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.com