Short chapter..jenderellyAugust 26 2007, 20:47:24 UTC
I love that the Death Eaters couldn't Accio the cloak.
And Aberforth wins this chapter. Although, on my first read through, I was irritated that the suspense was stopping so we could learn more about Dumbledore and Ariana. I was like, "Ok!! Move along, Harry! Stop wasting time!"
"Stag? It's a goat, idiot!
"Brains like that, you could be a Death Eater, son. Haven't I jut proved my Patronus is a goat?" "Oh. Yeah.. well, I'm hungry!" lol, Ron, ILU!
Re: Short chapter..coervusAugust 26 2007, 21:08:50 UTC
I love that the Death Eaters couldn't Accio the cloak.
Well, Death Eaters are generally stupid, as Aberborth says. ;) I don't think it's possible to Summon Harry's cloak, anyway. In GoF, Snape was positive that Harry was hiding under the cloak, and proceeded to just feel blindly around for him. He had likely already tried to Summon it back in his school days with James, and knew it wouldn't work.
Re: Short chapter..coervusAugust 26 2007, 21:10:17 UTC
IGNORE ME. I just realized what you were actually talking about, instead of what I thought you were suggesting. I'm not actually reading the book with the community, just seeing what everybody else thought of each chapter!
NEVILLE! and more on DDbeatletteAugust 26 2007, 20:48:25 UTC
The picture of Ariana in the chapter art really does justice to JK's description of her. She looks so sweet and innocent, it's so sad that she went the way she did.
Wow, the cloak didn't get taken when it was summoned. It's a hallow.
Harry was able to conjure a Patronus even when whispering the charm. IDK but that seems pretty impressive, even if he's able to produce a Patronus anyway.
Aberforth: well the man's got some balls to talk down to the DEs. Go Aberforth! And he has a thing with goats for sure :-P And the mystery of the blue eye in the mirror is solved.
The barman's face was impassive. I guess he turned hard after Arianna's death.
"Brains like that, you could be a Death Eater, son." That stings but it's funny.
"Oh," said Ron. "Yeah...well, I'm hungry!" HAHA always blaming the lack of food. ILY.
The story about Ariana: it's so sad and hearing Aberforth tell it makes me so depressed.
...till he came. Dun Dun DUNNNN. Way to add to the G/D shipping JK. But anyway...
And the greater good comes up again. Hearing
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Re: NEVILLE! and more on DDannalisa_ljAugust 26 2007, 21:46:17 UTC
I was surprised too, to hear that three teenagers were throwing unforgivable curses at each other. We know that at least the Cruciatus was used, and something was strong enough to kill Ariana ... and they think any of them could have done it, so they were all using some powerful curses.
Re: NEVILLE! and more on DDpica_scribitAugust 26 2007, 22:31:19 UTC
The duel-- A vs DD vs G = if Ariana ended up dead, one of them must've used the AK. If G used the Cruciatus Curse on A, who knows what anyone else was capable to do. Of course, Ariana could've died with a regular hex because of her state...
That could be, or a backfiring hex could have been deflected on her. Or it could have been her own explosive magic that did it. I have a theory that Grindelwald *knows* he's the one responsible and that's why he ran -- he thought the others would figure it out.
Wow, what a chapter...randomnesesAugust 26 2007, 20:53:17 UTC
1) Can't get enough of these screw ups ♥
2) I was SO worried they lose the cloak! And that DE was such an idiot to think that Voldemort would have been okay with kililng a souless!Harry. I really think Voldemort wanted to do all the dirty work. Not half him half dementor.
3) It was of Ron and Hermione that he thought as he whispered, "Expecto Patronum!"
AW :3 I'm glad he doesn't have to shout it to give it power anymore. Oh Harry, you're so ~*~skilled~*~
Or did he just scream in the movie?
4) I totally got the Hog's Head mixed up with the Three Broomsticks and wondered if it was Tom or whoever. BUT IT WAS OUR GOAT LOVING PAL, ABERFORTH.
5) ABERFORTH VS. DEATH EATERS = FTW Y/Y?
"If I want to put my cat out, I will, and be damned to your curfew!" "You set off the Caterwauling Charm
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Re: Wow, what a chapter...jenderellyAugust 26 2007, 21:11:11 UTC
4) lol... Tom is at the Leaky Cauldron ;)
6) Me too! I didn't see that one coming at all. After Dobby showed up, I thought it had been Dobby's eye and we were done with hearing about the mirror.
--"Achingly familiar Hogsmeade High Street." ;_; Oh Harry. It's like Diagon Alley--both have been reduced to ghost towns, and it's such a sad contrast to how bustling and cheery we've known them to be. --"They set up that spell to tell them we'd come." No, REALLY? Do you think so? --"It was of Ron and Hermione he thought as he whispered "Expecto Patronum!" WAH. Trioluv. ♥ --ABERFORTH FTW MUCH? My god, he is cool. Goat-fiddling and all. :] I love he how literally shouts the Death Eaters into submission. --"Yeah...well, I'm hungry!" Ronniekins. ♥ He's such a boy, I love it. --Ariana. I really love her story, it's just...really fascinating, I think. Poor girl. But...what exactly did the muggle boys do to her? I'm guessing a severe beating, but it just seemed weird that JKR didn't say that outright. --"She used to help me feed the goats." God, who thought that'd be a sad line? --Who shot J.R. Ariana? That's really something terrible to live with. Poor Dumbledore. --"He was never free." ;_; Damn.
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Ariana. I really love her story, it's just...really fascinating, I think. Poor girl. But...what exactly did the muggle boys do to her? I'm guessing a severe beating, but it just seemed weird that JKR didn't say that outright.
It seems likely that it was something worse than that, but Jo couldn't do more than imply it, given the age of some of her readers.
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The first thing I thought was rape.
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And Aberforth wins this chapter. Although, on my first read through, I was irritated that the suspense was stopping so we could learn more about Dumbledore and Ariana. I was like, "Ok!! Move along, Harry! Stop wasting time!"
"Stag? It's a goat, idiot!
"Brains like that, you could be a Death Eater, son. Haven't I jut proved my Patronus is a goat?"
"Oh. Yeah.. well, I'm hungry!" lol, Ron, ILU!
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Well, Death Eaters are generally stupid, as Aberborth says. ;) I don't think it's possible to Summon Harry's cloak, anyway. In GoF, Snape was positive that Harry was hiding under the cloak, and proceeded to just feel blindly around for him. He had likely already tried to Summon it back in his school days with James, and knew it wouldn't work.
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Wow, the cloak didn't get taken when it was summoned. It's a hallow.
Harry was able to conjure a Patronus even when whispering the charm. IDK but that seems pretty impressive, even if he's able to produce a Patronus anyway.
Aberforth: well the man's got some balls to talk down to the DEs. Go Aberforth! And he has a thing with goats for sure :-P And the mystery of the blue eye in the mirror is solved.
The barman's face was impassive. I guess he turned hard after Arianna's death.
"Brains like that, you could be a Death Eater, son." That stings but it's funny.
"Oh," said Ron. "Yeah...well, I'm hungry!" HAHA always blaming the lack of food. ILY.
The story about Ariana: it's so sad and hearing Aberforth tell it makes me so depressed.
...till he came. Dun Dun DUNNNN. Way to add to the G/D shipping JK. But anyway...
And the greater good comes up again. Hearing ( ... )
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That could be, or a backfiring hex could have been deflected on her. Or it could have been her own explosive magic that did it. I have a theory that Grindelwald *knows* he's the one responsible and that's why he ran -- he thought the others would figure it out.
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aberforth rocks the house. wish we saw more of him in the series.
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2) I was SO worried they lose the cloak! And that DE was such an idiot to think that Voldemort would have been okay with kililng a souless!Harry. I really think Voldemort wanted to do all the dirty work. Not half him half dementor.
3) It was of Ron and Hermione that he thought as he whispered, "Expecto Patronum!"
AW :3 I'm glad he doesn't have to shout it to give it power anymore. Oh Harry, you're so ~*~skilled~*~
Or did he just scream in the movie?
4) I totally got the Hog's Head mixed up with the Three Broomsticks and wondered if it was Tom or whoever. BUT IT WAS OUR GOAT LOVING PAL, ABERFORTH.
5) ABERFORTH VS. DEATH EATERS = FTW Y/Y?
"If I want to put my cat out, I will, and be damned to your curfew!"
"You set off the Caterwauling Charm ( ... )
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yeah i melted when i read that line too.
7)he seems like a bit of a hardass, like one of those people that keep their feelings to themselves.
aberforth sassmouth appresh.
9) i approve!
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6) Me too! I didn't see that one coming at all. After Dobby showed up, I thought it had been Dobby's eye and we were done with hearing about the mirror.
11) Um, yes, totally weird.
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Not to be nit-picky, but Dobby's eyes are (were T_T) green, weren't they?
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--"Achingly familiar Hogsmeade High Street." ;_; Oh Harry. It's like Diagon Alley--both have been reduced to ghost towns, and it's such a sad contrast to how bustling and cheery we've known them to be.
--"They set up that spell to tell them we'd come." No, REALLY? Do you think so?
--"It was of Ron and Hermione he thought as he whispered "Expecto Patronum!" WAH. Trioluv. ♥
--ABERFORTH FTW MUCH? My god, he is cool. Goat-fiddling and all. :] I love he how literally shouts the Death Eaters into submission.
--"Yeah...well, I'm hungry!" Ronniekins. ♥ He's such a boy, I love it.
--Ariana. I really love her story, it's just...really fascinating, I think. Poor girl. But...what exactly did the muggle boys do to her? I'm guessing a severe beating, but it just seemed weird that JKR didn't say that outright.
--"She used to help me feed the goats." God, who thought that'd be a sad line?
--Who shot J.R. Ariana? That's really something terrible to live with. Poor Dumbledore.
--"He was never free." ;_; Damn. ( ... )
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It seems likely that it was something worse than that, but Jo couldn't do more than imply it, given the age of some of her readers.
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