Status Updates From Harry Potter and the Method...

“It goes well, General Chaos," said Neville in the tone he always used for military matters, a tone so deep that the boy often had to stop and cough.

You could ask which family members they most dislike, and then hire an assassin. I know someone from a certain government-in-exile who is quite competent, and he would give you a discount on multiple Weasleys."
"This Christmas," Harry said, dropping his voice into a lower register, "give your friends the gift... of death."

“I don't do Christmas, Mr. Potter."
"How about Newtonmas?" Harry said brightly. "Isaac Newton actually was born on December 25th, unlike some other historical figures I could name."

“Why, that's very nice of you, Mr. Malfoy," said Granger. "I'm sorry for how I spoke to you earlier. We should be friends. Can I call you Drakey?"
Alarm bells started to sound in Draco's head, but there was a chance she meant it...
"Of course," said Draco, "if I can call you Hermy."

If you got too close to the Boy-Who-Lived, you became part of his story.
You didn't get your own.

Remember when you were a kid how lots of stories had a 'moral' this is one of those kinds of stories. Only the moral is very, very different. I think its about how one should use rationality to make decisions, but that it has to be used with kindness?

Červnová výzva splněna. Tedy co se týče této knihy. Jinak mám pořád fůru práce :D

More like Dad's science fiction and fantasy collection," said Harry. "Sort of my fifth parent, really. I've lived the lives of all the characters in all my books, and all their mighty wisdom thunders in my head. Somewhere in there was someone like Lesath, I expect, though I couldn't say who. It wasn't hard to put myself in his shoes. And it was my books that told me what to do about it, too. The good guys forgive."

Hermione's lips were pursed disapprovingly. "You do know that killing people is wrong, Harry?"
"Yes," Harry said.
"Okay, just checking," Hermione said. "Let's get the Seeker first. I've read some Agatha Christie mysteries, do you know how we can get her onto a train?"

Litany of Gendlin: What's true is already so, owning up to it doesn't make it worse.

I suppose I can work with that. But Mr. Potter, while the scope of your ambition is worthy of Salazar himself, how exactly do you propose to go about it? Is step one to become a great fighting wizard, or Head Unspeakable, or Minister of Magic, or -"
"Step one is to become a scientist."

Mr. Potter, in the end people all do what they want to do. Sometimes people give names like 'right' to things they want to do, but how could we possibly act on anything but our own desires?

But I just wouldn't do that! Ever!

"I know that I have heard that claim before."

I am not Dark Lord material!

"Yes, you are. You really, really are."

I'm a hat, not a god.

Then he looked up and stared at the newspaper headline.

BOY-WHO-LIVED GETS
DRACO MALFOY PREGNANT

Harry's lips opened and said, "buh-bluh-buh-buh..."

Too many competing objections, that was the problem. Every time Harry tried to say "But we're only eleven!" the objection "But men can't get pregnant!" demanded first priority and was then run over by "But there's nothing between us, really!"

"What are you smiling about?" inquired Professor McGonagall, warily and wearily.

"I'm wondering if there's a spell to make lightning flash in the background whenever I make an ominous resolution," explained Harry. . .

"I have the distinct feeling that I ought to be doing something about this," sighed Professor McGonagall.

"Ignore it, it'll go away. Ooh, shiny!"

Author has thought deeply about each character's thinking style. Main characters all act in a rational way, although their inputs are different. Harry uses facts (actions to fulfil curiosity or need for fairness), Draco uses psychology in a broader social context (takes action to influence power players or large groups), Minerva uses psychology on a personal level (actions ensure well being of individual children)

It's okay to bribe people with books, right? That's a -"

"Family tradition."

"Yes, exactly."

Tak tahle poslední část mě teda moc nechytla, ale po Azkabanu jsem toho asi čekala moc...

I can't stop laughing!

"You could hardly see the flinch."

"You could hardly see the flinch."

Instructive and chuckaliscious!

The characters in this book are more rational than your average fantasy characters. If more characters approached problems like they do, we'd have more interesting stories since obstacles are caused not by human stupidity and ignorance but by genuine dilemmas. Not only dilemmas that demand some physical action but also psychological ones.

I heard that you could be hated if you loved this book more than the original series so I won't say anything.

Harry notices something irrational about the death of his genetic parents.

Květnová výzva za mnou. :D uvidíme, kolik si naplánuji na červen. :D :)

Am interesting take

Ch. 6 (might continue)

I will use the scientific method even if it makes me feel stupid.