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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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HPatCoS: Part 5: Chapter 15 - Chapter 18
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-the only thing more frightening than a crowd of spiders wanting to eat you is a crowd of clowns wanting to eat you.
-Hagrid does have a penchant for loving monsters...
Ch16
-When McGonagall says Ginny has been taken into the chamber, I get chills. Every. Single. Time.
-Lockhart got his. Dolt.
Ch17
-Ginny has been possessed by Voldemort which comes back in book 5 briefly. Harry unknowingly destroys a horxrux and makes a weapon that can destroy them in the future.
-Learning about Voldemort is interesting. He and Harry are a bit similar but that's partially Riddle's doing.
Ch18
-Dumbledore touches on a part Voldemort being inside Harry but chooses to say Voldemort's power, not soul.
-Again, Harry is such a good person. He frees Dobby with his smelly sock.
Overall, this is my least favorite Potter novel. Flew through it just to get it done. Still enjoyable but not at the same calibre as the other ones.
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*shrug* I devour these book. I can still discuss with everyone!
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This was my least favorite as well. It always feels like a re-hash of the first one with a slightly different story line. I appreciate the little insights we get for last books in the series, but it always kinda falls flat for me. Saying all that, I still enjoy the hell out of it and it makes way for probably the best installment of the series, Prisoner of Azkaban.
Yea, I'm going to have to be that weirdo in the crowd say this is one of my favorites if not THE favorite.
Here's my review
Here's my review
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When Dumbledore is kicked out by Lucius Malyfoy, Draco suggests he'll get his dad to appoint Snape the new headmaster.
We know that's what eventually does happen, but in the short term Snape simply smirks. At this point Voldemort is still diminished, is Snape happy Dumbledore is gone, and happy at the possibility of replacing him, or is he simply putting on the act he's so good at?
We all know now that Snape is Dumbledore's man. He's working as a double agent, or did in the past and will soon be again after Goblet of Fire. He's really the most tragic figure of the series IMHO.
He's furious at Voldemort for killing Harry's mother and has vowed to protect him. Meanwhile Harry demonstrates some of his father's worst qualities, and often comes off as arrogant and a show-of. This is often unintentional on Harry's part, but I doubt Snape is able to see that.
Harry is all Snape has left of the women he loved, and instead of reminding him of her, he's constantly reminding him of his bitter rival.
I'd love for Rowling to write a book that covers the series from Snape's perspective. She can cut out a lot of the details we already have from the current series and provide additional insights on his thoughts at key moments instead.
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But that doesn't make him unredeemable. I think he's meant to reinforce the idea that love is stronger than hate. Just like Harry's mother's love saves him, Snape's love for her overcomes his hatred (mostly).
Great point, Rob. Snape is a total gray area for me. A man who fights on the side of good but is still a dick.
Rab, you're not alone. I was talking to my boss today and Chamber of Secrets is one of her favorites as well.
Dara wrote: "Rab, you're not alone. I was talking to my boss today and Chamber of Secrets is one of her favorites as well."
Excellent! Company! It's not all just in my head :D
Excellent! Company! It's not all just in my head :D
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