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Week 1, Day 1

Jun 15, 2008 23:30

Reading for 06/16/08:
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Chapters 1 & 2

( The Boy Who Lived; The Vanishing Glass )

1x01 the boy who lived, harry potter and the sorcerer's stone, 1x02 the vanishing glass

Comments 3

jennybenz June 17 2008, 04:04:19 UTC

Yay for kicking off the re-read!

The Dursleys' efforts to be normal, and the usual backfiring, never fail to amuse me. Duddly is such a spoiled brat, but I admire the manipulation of his parents. I didn't really think of a parallel to Harry and the snake until you mentioned it. Now that I have, it's kind of similar to Harry escaping the crappy life the Dursleys have given him for the fun of Hogwarts.

I am interested to know about the books people are reading... normally when I re-read HP I'm using my family's battered, abused books, which have binding issues and stains galore. 5 through 7 were all obtained at midnight. But those are at home since I got the boxed set for Christmas! So I'm reading crisp, new books[that smell really good].

rinoachan326 June 17 2008, 04:10:24 UTC

I looked up the symbolism of snakes in various religions, and most are either sin and evil and death and destruction, but I also found that snakes can represent rebirth and life, which I think fits more to this situation, as the glass disappearing is the Harry Potter's first step back into his old life in the wizarding world.

rinoachan326 June 17 2008, 04:14:19 UTC

*sigh*
And the first time I read the series, I read Jess's books 1-6, and forced my dad to go out and buy book 7 after I had finished 6. I got the same boxed set for Christmas, so I'm reading that now.