Check the wikipedia pageOriginally Posted by kerry'n'ben
Please can someone pm me too!!! im dying to know what happens but i just can't seem to wade through any of the books!!!
Check the wikipedia pageOriginally Posted by kerry'n'ben
Please can someone pm me too!!! im dying to know what happens but i just can't seem to wade through any of the books!!!
SPOILER!!!Originally Posted by Telynn
When I saw the last movie I wondered if leaving out the mirror that Sirius gave Harry meant that it wasn't going to be important. I was wrong. Wonder what the movie people are gonna do about that?
And I did love that last chapter, only I had some trouble figuring out who all the kids belonged to. They threw in so many names. If I read it again, very carefully, I might be able to figure out most of them, but really, it probably doesn't matter.
So he turned out to be "that awful boy" Petunia referred to in "The Order of the Phoenix". He was a very complicated character, to say the least. No wonder everybody couldn't wait to see whose side he was actually on.Originally Posted by Libby'sMom
I knew that Snape loved Lily! I was like they better explain everything.
Dumbledore was referring to previous correspondence with Petunia, and to the magical protection that Harry would have only while he still lived with his aunt (the same protection he had ever since his mother died to save him also made him safe at the Dursley's home.) I don't think it was said explicitly, but Dumbledore must have explained this to Petunia, and she must have promised that she would make sure Harry remained living with them while that protection was active. I believe this was explained in the 5th or 6th book.Originally Posted by Telynn
When Dumbledore sent the howler to the Dursleys, what did he mean by "remember my last". Last what? Last conversation or something? Just an odd why to word it if that is the case.
No, but only because I calculated the date given in "Chamber of Secrets" (Nick's 'deathday' party) and figured out that it was set in 1992...Originally Posted by jcat
Did anybody else find Harry's parents' death date odd: October 31, 1981?
If you go by the years given in the book and "real time", Harry is 26 today. He was born July 31, 1980 if you go by the dates given in 'Chamber of Secrets' and 'Deathly Hallows.' I was born July 25th, 1981 and I am 25 so Harry would be 26 in the current time (for a week or so!)Originally Posted by emrldsky
And if this takes place in the same year as we are in now, Harry is 27, not 17 (he was 1 when his parents died).
The Weasely twins....Originally Posted by Libby'sMom
It's funny that I'm the same age as the Weasely Twins.
So sorry about that. I really liked the twins. I didn't cry over anything though, but I was hurt about the deaths of quite a few people. I can't believe I felt the most for Snape though.Originally Posted by Telynn
The Weasely twins....
That one hurt.... bad.
Is the board you're talking about hpna.com? I've been a member since the beginning of the year there, but since I had under 100 posts I can't post until they lift it. I think they should have a special forum so I could post my ideas on the book.Originally Posted by Cairo
I'm finally finished! I waited in line at midnight and got the book at 12:10, but the whole ordeal was a lot longer than that. Once copies of the book started leaking out everywhere, it seemed certain people felt the need to spoil it for everyone else. One forum that I frequented had a post up in caps by the moderaters saying "HARRY POTTER SPOILERS ARE A BANNABLE OFFENSE". I read the sticky and saw that they had been actively removing posts where poeple were discussing the leaked HP book in both thread titles and in threads not labled about HP.
As silly as it sounds, I became paranoid on Wednesday, and completely shut myself off from everything that could possibly relay spoiler information. By the time I got the book, I read three chapters, and was so exhausted by my nervousness that I fell asleep for over 16 hours. I woke up, read until I fell asleep again, and then finished the book when I woke up.
<<<< SPOILERS >>>>
I was very pleased with the book. I knew at the destruction of the first Horcrux that Harry was one of them. I believed it more strongly as the book emphasised the connection between his scar and Voldemort. Unlike all the other books, in this one I really felt fear at the mention of Voldemorts name. Like it held a sort of power.
I knew pretty well the fate that HP would have to face... but I was hoping against hope that JK could spare him.
The last chapter really ended things the way I wanted them to. I didn't wanna put the book down sobbing, and she definitely made me happy with the way she ended it.