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HBP: Chapter One

Jun 24, 2005 18:58

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This is the discussion post for Chapter 1 of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (and for all chapters prior to chapter 1). SPOILERS are expected to be contained in these comments for all of these chapters--though not for later ( Read more... )

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isiscolo July 15 2005, 01:32:36 UTC

Woo! Can I just say that I enjoyed chapter 1 very much? The collision of the magical world and the Muggle world looks like a theme here. And now we know who the quoted description is - and I don't think he's the HBP.

And, breeding Dementors! Yikes!

jeannie81 July 15 2005, 09:23:47 UTC

I kinda like Scrimgeour already. He's straightforward at least and I think he'll be heaps better than Fudge. I was kinda sad to see Amelia go, because I though she'd have made a good Minister.

And, breeding Dementors! Yikes!

Ditto!

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veryshortlist July 16 2005, 18:09:22 UTC

How do Dementors breed anyway? Would it be in Fantastic Beasts?

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hpsauce July 15 2005, 23:54:19 UTC

Fudge/PM = OTP

I love these unrelated first chapters.
It's an interesting thought of how the muggle and wizarding world interract, and, I suppose, something we overlook.

Oh well, seems JK has been reading fanfic. I swear most post-OotP fanfic started with the 'Sirius is innocent, Fudge is sacked' ideal, but I'm not complaining...

I know I love the book already (and Scrimgeour, despit having a really hard to spell name seems a more competent minister of magic...)

Something is going to have to go terribly wrong to make up for this nice, cosy, thank-god begining...then again the blurb kind of gave that away...

(sorry if I make no sense in this comm, it's ten-to-one, so I should be forgiven)

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hpsauce July 16 2005, 00:02:02 UTC

*raises hand*

I've seen it too many times as a 'serious' spelling (just realised how innappropriate the word was) to be able to giggle at it...kwidditch or however it was spelt, however, I found much less annoying...

vale_of_plenty July 16 2005, 04:52:47 UTC

Anyone feel like posting the chapter list? Or cover synopsis? :)

smaragdgrun July 16 2005, 05:03:42 UTC

Okay, so how does one pronounce Scrimgeour? And what does it mean?

garillama July 16 2005, 08:23:29 UTC

Clan website here. They probably have a pronunciation guide somewhere about. . .

druid_child July 18 2005, 01:41:07 UTC

I was thinking Skrim-gee-oor. French-y-like.

smaragdgrun July 18 2005, 01:42:53 UTC

Sadly, I think we'll need to hear from JK on this. Or britglish.

I'm guessing either Scrim-jow-er or Scrim-gerrrr. Frency with lots of rolled Rrrrrs.

violet_musings July 16 2005, 05:17:26 UTC

I think I read a fanfic like this once...

But, wow. This is a departure from the trend, isn't it? No Privet Drive to start us off. Backed away from Harry a bit.

Dementors breeding! How do they manage it? No, nevermind, someone will write that fanfic in a day or two I'm sure.

Scrimmy scares me. (I can't spell that bloody name, not at one in the morning on four hours sleep...) I don't know why... He's certainly more capable than Fudge, but he's also rather, I dunno, hard-edged.

Poor Amelia!

Kingsley as a secretary made me giggle. Just, OMG.

anandangel July 16 2005, 05:38:14 UTC

I'm not sure I want to contemplate how Dementors breed, but I love that the breeding creates mist. Or is that just the Muggle perception? I'm not sure, but it's an interesting thought.

Dementor sex will be the new squick, taking over from the squid obsession.

applegnat July 16 2005, 07:15:13 UTC

Harry's shrouded in 'unseasonal' mist too, so it must be an after-effect?

anandangel July 16 2005, 07:18:59 UTC

Now I'm even more disturbed. All of England mopes around shrouded in the Dementors' version of the unsightly wet spot. Ew.

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