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L.E. Fidler is on page 330 of 366 of The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Sigh. How does one provide solace for a gutted 7.5 year old? What’s the best way to explain Middle Earth afterlife?? Asking for a friend...
Apr 14, 2021 06:11PM Add a comment
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

L.E. Fidler
L.E. Fidler is on page 310 of 366 of The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Alternate professions for Bilbo: guard, swordsman, medic, emotional support hobbit
Apr 12, 2021 05:52PM Add a comment
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

L.E. Fidler
L.E. Fidler is on page 300 of 366 of The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
A metaphoric storm is brewing, ravens as excellent translators for thrushes, a quick
Biography of Tolkien, greed is not good (and gold shouldn’t be deemed a necessary part of any habitat), cram - it’s what’s for dinner!
Apr 11, 2021 06:13PM Add a comment
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

L.E. Fidler
L.E. Fidler is on page 285 of 366 of The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Hobbit Trivia Part Deux, greed and gold as the source of many a war, an interlude without hobbits, a debate over whether or not Bilbo would like adventures or not after this one ends, the desolation of the dragon
Apr 10, 2021 06:05PM Add a comment
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

L.E. Fidler
L.E. Fidler is on page 266 of 366 of The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Hobbit trivia game (we need to practice our dwarves’ names), the root of dimly is dim and if it had an a sound it would be a bad word, more Arkenstone fun, a spirited debate over whether Gollum calls himself or the Ring precious (and if he has become one with the Ring, can we really answer that question)
Apr 09, 2021 06:02PM Add a comment
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

L.E. Fidler
L.E. Fidler is on page 253 of 366 of The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Powerful words: owe (not Oh!), enchanted, Arkenstone

Chatter: the characteristics of a dragon, connections to Harry Potter and Sofia the First, the dwarves as “dummies”, Bilbo hatched a plan
Apr 08, 2021 06:25PM Add a comment
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

L.E. Fidler
L.E. Fidler is on page 230 of 366 of The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Small talk: Gollum and the disastrous effects of greedy monomania, the definition of grim (and connections to Harry Potter), the difference between a journey and a quest
Apr 07, 2021 06:05PM Add a comment
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

L.E. Fidler
L.E. Fidler is on page 219 of 366 of The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Hobbit recaps, what came first - the goblin or the troll?, fish preferences (don’t ask), why sometimes they say Bilbo but others Mr. Baggins, the Master of Lake-town
Apr 06, 2021 05:58PM Add a comment
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

L.E. Fidler
L.E. Fidler is on page 205 of 366 of The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Chitchat: more connections to Harry Potter, the fickle nature of luck, Bilbo has a Titanic moment, learning from Ratatouille that stealing food is wrong (but we get why Bilbo does it), the greed of men and monsters
Apr 05, 2021 06:00PM Add a comment
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

L.E. Fidler
L.E. Fidler is on page 185 of 366 of The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Chitchat: how going off the path into a forbidden forest and finding spiders feels familiar, the siren-esque nature of the wood elves party, Bilbo as a fast learner in the art of distraction, a necessary recap of major events and characters, hamlet and Thorin and Inigo Montoya as sons with overdeveloped senses of vengeance
Apr 04, 2021 06:30PM Add a comment
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

L.E. Fidler
L.E. Fidler is on page 144 of 366 of The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Sleepy time murmurs: the endless advantages of skin changing, dragons and treasures, Gandalf always knows a guy
Apr 01, 2021 06:24PM Add a comment
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

L.E. Fidler
L.E. Fidler is on page 123 of 366 of The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Book chatter: the literary function of the deus ex machina and how it breaks realism, confusticate it!, a spirited debate over whether or not Wargs look like saber tooth tigers, what exactly goblins are and do, the Eagles 🦅
Mar 31, 2021 06:21PM Add a comment
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

L.E. Fidler
L.E. Fidler is on page 100 of 366 of The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Riddles in the dark: the unlikely genius of Bilbo Baggins, the inability to think when scared, the many personal definitions of misery, Gollum (my precious)
Mar 30, 2021 06:12PM Add a comment
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

L.E. Fidler
L.E. Fidler is on page 76 of 366 of The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Campfire Chat: a spirited debate as to the presumed futility of naming inanimate items, defining: prosperous, steady, cavern, uncanny; our parallels to goblins, the height of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Mar 29, 2021 06:05PM Add a comment
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

L.E. Fidler
L.E. Fidler is on page 61 of 366 of The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Fireside Chats: imagining sun dancing on water, the various races in Middle Earth, gleaming, dwarves’ mistrust of elves, beginner’s guide to cartography
Mar 28, 2021 05:47PM Add a comment
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

L.E. Fidler
L.E. Fidler is on page 51 of 366 of The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Drawing-room language: barn owl vs barred owl and whose call wins, defining scuttle / glum / muttering / purloined, connecting trolls to Medusa, Gandalf’s cleverness, roast mutton vs porkchops, the rangy gaminess of dwarves
Mar 26, 2021 06:34PM Add a comment
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

L.E. Fidler
L.E. Fidler is on page 31 of 366 of The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Bedtime Chatter: why the party is unexpected, what a hobbit is, fairy magic in the Took lineage, comfort, Gandalf is awesome, Bilbo is NOT Frodo, so many dwarves and so little cake
Mar 25, 2021 06:32PM Add a comment
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

L.E. Fidler
L.E. Fidler is on page 420 of 547 of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
Book Chat: can animagi transform into multiples animals or just the one?, if we were an animagus and wanted to play hide and seek - what would we change into?, Snape as vindictive and petty, Poppy Pomfrey Saves the Day (with her chocolate boulders- which is not a euphemism), the myriad potential plot points that could have been more easily resolved by a time turner
Mar 23, 2021 06:25PM 2 comments
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)

L.E. Fidler
L.E. Fidler is on page 400 of 547 of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
Chatty Kathy: the trouble when Sirius and Severus actually sound similar and they’re both in the same scene and it’s problematic, how a person’s face can be a mask even if they’re not wearing a mask, Peter Pettigrew is still the worst, Dementors kissing should not be part of anyone’s sexual awakening
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)

L.E. Fidler
L.E. Fidler is on page 385 of 547 of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
Hot Topics: what the description of “glittering eyes” means, the figurative expression “to stop dead”, Peter Pettigrew as the actual worst, Snape and whether his mad glee when he finds them is legit (some felt he “was kinda right” to yell given the perceived dangerousness of the situation), if you attack a professor to save another professor...how is that handled??
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)

L.E. Fidler
L.E. Fidler is on page 365 of 547 of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
Hot Topics: defining “convulsively”, trying to figure out how there could be underaged unregistered animagi but if Harry accidentally farts magic the Ministry knows?, the logic of the shrieking shack as a werewolf residence, ten points for Gryffindor, the myriad benefits of an invisibility cloak
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)

L.E. Fidler
L.E. Fidler is on page 340 of 547 of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
Pep Talk: It is okay to cry when we are sad. We are okay. We are loved (lots of sad babies tonight).
Mar 18, 2021 06:22PM Add a comment
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)

L.E. Fidler
L.E. Fidler is on page 325 of 547 of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
Chatty Kathy: recapping the Gryffindor win, a dispute over whether the ref showed penalty favoritism toward G, what euphoria means, professor Trewlawney makes an accurate prediction, the return of Scabbers, the Fate of Buckbeak
Mar 17, 2021 05:59PM Add a comment
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)

L.E. Fidler
L.E. Fidler is on page 305 of 547 of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
Hot Topics: If an animagus dies in animal form, do they revert back to human or stay animal, the many definitions of atmosphere, how you can be taller than someone but younger, why Gryffindor “always” has to win the Quidditch Cup (except when they don’t)
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)

L.E. Fidler
L.E. Fidler is on page 275 of 547 of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
Hot topics: Black’s monomania and why approaching Lupin first might have been more logical than stabbing Ron’s curtains, Hermione continues to be much maligned and this book would be shorter if they just listened to her good sense, poor Hagrid, poor Neville, what a grudge is
Mar 15, 2021 06:29PM Add a comment
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)

L.E. Fidler
L.E. Fidler is on page 250 of 547 of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
Hot Topics: how one can be both pretty and pretty impressive, how Mommy’s reading with inflection helps us understand how characters feel, trying to recall Prongs, the difference between being a werewolf, animagus, or polyjuice fiend, poor Neville, hermione is all of us, another thrilling episode of “this would be easier for you if you just told dumbledore”
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)

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L.E. Fidler is on page 116 of 246 of Lucky
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Lucky

L.E. Fidler
L.E. Fidler is on page 220 of 547 of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
Hot Topics: the origins of “thirteen at dinner” and a brief history of Christianity, a discussion of belief and faith/religions/polytheism vs monotheism, what patronus we’d have (red panda, goat, something ridiculous, giraffe, golden retriever), whether Jesus was a real person and why it is ok to say Jesus when talking about the man but not “Oh Jesus!” When you drop a toy on your toes
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)

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