Yeah, he's grown up some since the last book. And yet. Sometimes, in his role as moutpiece for the reader and source-of-all-explication, he asked the dumbassiest things. I kept expecting Dumbledore to go all capslock, grab him by the collar and scream, "PUSH THE HORMONES OUTTA YER BRAIN AND THINK, KID, WILLYA? PLEASE??!!!"
He was just the teensiest bit dense at times. I was usually half a page or so ahead of him.
I was convinced that horcruxes (is that right?) were some sort of bizarre magical beasts, judging from the name, and spent half the book yelling at Harry, "Ask Luna about them, you twit! Ask Luna!"
I agree that the last was very poorly written, on the whole. I wish there hadn't been a homophone mistake in the first. I didn't love the first chapter, but I saw its uses.
I loved the first chapter for two reasons -- first, for its collision between the bureaucracies of the Muggle and Wizarding worlds; second, for the playful writing. It seemed JKR was just having a good time writing from a politician's POV.
1) Dumbledore and Snape obviously agreed that, if push came to shove, Snape would deliver the coup de grace to save Draco and keep his cover. That's what their overheard argument was about; that's why Snape's face was so suffused with pain during his final conversation with Harry. I have no doubt about this, and I'm a cynical wench. He broke my heart.
I agree wholeheartedly with all of the above. Snape had to kill Dumbles to live, it was all worked out between them, and Snape was angry because he didn't want to do it and had to, because if he hadn't both he and Draco would have died
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Seriously? People are really buying the Snape-is-evil thing? It's so obviously a red herring! They're gonna feel foolish by the end of the next book, man.
Obviously Dumbles knew his days were numbered. Its why he started teaching Harry "Tom Riddle 101" classes.
Agreed. He had to give Harry a crash course in everything -- from Voldie's background to surviving in the field. It was painful for Harry to force that elixir of doom down Dumbledore's throat in much the same way it was painful for Snape to point that wand on the tower. Which is why Snarry is now as good as CANON, imho.
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I was convinced that horcruxes (is that right?) were some sort of bizarre magical beasts, judging from the name, and spent half the book yelling at Harry, "Ask Luna about them, you twit! Ask Luna!"
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And hahaha, I just got your alter-ego email. But I'm still confused about that damn elephant's head!
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I loved the first chapter for two reasons -- first, for its collision between the bureaucracies of the Muggle and Wizarding worlds; second, for the playful writing. It seemed JKR was just having a good time writing from a politician's POV.
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Yes, yes. ::sob::
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I do believe I've fallen back in love with Snape.
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Obviously Dumbles knew his days were numbered. Its why he started teaching Harry "Tom Riddle 101" classes.
Agreed. He had to give Harry a crash course in everything -- from Voldie's background to surviving in the field. It was painful for Harry to force that elixir of doom down Dumbledore's throat in much the same way it was painful for Snape to point that wand on the tower. Which is why Snarry is now as good as CANON, imho.
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