Silje’s Comments (group member since Apr 15, 2015)

Silje’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Joy wrote: "I'm back from a weekend vacation and will soon finish Circe and then hopefully another book by the end of the week."

Good to have you back! Hope you had a nice vacation=)

Cheryl wrote: "I am beginning my final book for Imperius.

I am going to be reading several books in the next few weeks that are ones that I have been on a library wait list since the beginning of the year and w..."

No worries, just list all the letters they work for and if they by accident can be used in a class then add that too=) We will always find a place for them. Make sure you add the cover as well when posting a read book, just so we can see if there is anything on them to potentially use in transfiguration=)

I'm looking forward to see how (view spoiler)[ Prefect Ron is going to handle Fred and George's experiments with new toys and tricks=P (hide spoiler)]

Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "Team Sprout

I've been iffy on re-reading this one or not. [spoilers removed], but I probably will start tomorrow."

Good point...But I want to re-read the last two books and it just wouldn't feel right to skip a book:P

Why do you think the historians (view spoiler)[ portrayed Erra as a man rather than a woman, which was the true story? Because they thought it would be embarrassing to admit that a woman was responsible for so much destruction? Or because it would paint a more terrifying picture if it was a man? What do you think? (hide spoiler)]

I think the quidditch will be easier to understand once we've started playing and you get to see how it works=)

Go go Gryffindor!

Jenny wrote: "I have a couple of questions that aren't clear to me in the quidditch rules.
1- The Seeker rules state that the book found in the clue must be started after the clue is found, but the other positi..."

1)For chasers, the announcer needs to post when quaffle is finished, and the start and completion of each chaser chain? -->YES

2)For beaters, based on logic I assume their books need to be announced at the start and finish to give the other team's beater a chance to block. Correct?-->YES

3)For keeper, would it just be the finish of a quaffle book or the start and finish as well?-->YES

4)For seeker, the mods (Lee Jordan) are announcing when the snitch is found. Is the team announcer responsible for posting when the snitch book is complete?-->YES.

5)Also to send the puzzle answers and link to snitch pick to Lee Jordan.

1) to 4) will be a post on the game thread (to be open) and 5) will be via PM.

The 7 books read for QUAFFLE will be announced when finished (it is allowed to go sneaking and see if you can figure out which books they use before that, so you can get a head start if you are the KEEPER)
The 1-3 books read in the CHAINS will be announced when they start, giving the beaters the chance to read one of them as well to attack/block.

I sent you all an invite to the Lion's Den (Gryffindor's Quidditch planning group) Please check it out as soon as possible and volunteer for playing quidditch if you want=) The first game starts tomorrow, so we need to get all players and plans settled!

Amanda, I'll send you an invite as soon as you accept my friend request=)

Lexi wrote: "Amanda wrote: "Judith wrote: "And let us know if any of the books you've read work for any of the class tasks and we'll get them added there.

I know it's a lot coming at you all at once so take so..."

We can have more of the same: Copied from captain's thread:
Cat wrote: "DADA & Transfiguring... (more DADA, but covering both, just because): do they have to be unique baddies / transfiguration pairs?

Could we have 7 werewolves + silver if we so desired?
Or we could ..."

MODS: I don't see why not.

I won't be impressed by the lack of originality of seeing 7 cats into hats transfigurations, but as long as I see the 7 cats and the 7 hats on the books tab is not against the rules.

Steven wrote: "Karishma wrote: "Steven wrote: "I'm about 17% in. Curran, I don't recall what's going on with you, but watch out for a Kate on the warpath. Syphilis, ew."

Seriously his dissappearing act and then ..."

They really lack communication skills in this relationship...:P

Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "ch 1

[spoilers removed]

ch 2 - 8
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I really feel for Kate in the beginning. (view spoiler)[I can practically see the hurt in her eyes before she takes her broken heart and uses stubbornness and pride to glue the pieces together. (hide spoiler)]

Andrea is spot on with her theory about Kate and her (view spoiler)[lack of references regarding emotions. I think it is good for Kate to have such a perceptive friend. (hide spoiler)]

Teddie wrote: "Having seen Infinity War, Thanos...
[spoilers removed]"

Wow, I had not thought of that comparison, but you are quite right!

I just started this one for team Remus Lupin. Anyone around to discuss it?

I'm only a few chapters in (doing audio so it doesn't go too fast). So far I think that (view spoiler)[Harry is behaving like a brat! He is having a major teenage tantrum about not being kept in the loop. Sure, I get that he feels left out since he doesn't have much contact with the wizard world when staying at the Dursley's, but totally unfair to take it out on his friends who aren't any more in the loop than he is, besides being at the headquarter.
This is one of the moments where I feel Harry thinks he is important and has the right to all information. Molly Weasley is the voice of reason in this; they are underage, barely 15! Who would ever let kids that age be a part of a war council (more or less)?
He also know perfectly well after four years that Albus Dumbledore does nothing without reason. Why jump to a conclusion so fast?

Fudge is another infuriating character in this book. He act like a religious fanatic; no way to make him see or hear anything besides what he want to. He refuses to see reason and logic, believing, like a small child would, that if you ignore something long enough it goes away...trying to get Harry expelled just to discredit his character is way too extreme (hide spoiler)]

I borrowed this from a friend ages ago, but haven't gotten to it yet. Maybe this is the perfect time! I'm in for team Remus Lupin.

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Finished!

Loved it. So glad to have gone back to book 1. I'm trying to decide if I continue to book 2, or just go straight to the book I'm actually up to in the series (#8)... Decisions, decisions..."

I completely agree with you. Those things really make this series special!

Karishma wrote: "✿ Claire ✿ ~ The Clever Berry wrote: "Chapter 4

When asked wether I prefer vampires or weres/shifters stories my aswer is always were/shifters. There's always something about pack community that f..."

I was a bit fascinated by the concept of that in your spoiler. Not something I had read before.

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Chapters 1-4

It's always fun to go back and re-read the first book in a series. It made me realise how much has changed and how many things I had forgotten regarding the development of characters...."

Her first line when meeting Curran is epic!

Magic Strikes
Date: 5/27
pg 310
BR
Added to spreadsheet

I think this is one of my favorite books in the series.

I think I could throttle Jim. (view spoiler)[He risks so many lives, just because he has to prove that he won't fail one more time, even though other times weren't really his fault in the first place! The way he just brushes off Kate after his people attacked her...man, I think I would have arrested them all just out of spite, no matter that he apologized eventually (hide spoiler)]

It is also fun that Norse mythology is dragged in to the story. Being from a Scandinavian country, it is always great to see parts of our culture (old and new) being mentioned.

Curran is just...(view spoiler)[*sigh*. I completely understand that Kate has trouble keeping her resolve on not getting involved, when Curran turns on the charm. And speaking of mates, Raphael's story about his parents' courtship was hilarious! (hide spoiler)]