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(1) '"Hogwarts is hidden," said Hermione, in surprise. "Everyone knows that ... well, everyone who’s read Hogwarts, A History, anyway.”
"Just you, then,” said Ron. "So go on."'
- Hermione citing "Hogwarts, A History," expecting everyone's read it, and Ron saying she's the only one who ever has never gets old. It's my favorite recurring bit.
— Mar 25, 2020 12:30AM
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(1) '"Hogwarts is hidden," said Hermione, in surprise. "Everyone knows that ... well, everyone who’s read Hogwarts, A History, anyway.”
"Just you, then,” said Ron. "So go on."'
- Hermione citing "Hogwarts, A History," expecting everyone's read it, and Ron saying she's the only one who ever has never gets old. It's my favorite recurring bit.
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(1) For someone who doesn't think much of muggles, Fudge sure loves to wear their clothes.
(2) "Sirius Black!" [Mrs. Weasley] shrieked, pointing at him.
"Mum, shut up!" Ron yelled. "It’s okay!"'
- Often a good "shut up" is the quickest remedy for hysteria.
(3) Dumbledore forces Sirius and Snape to shake hands. Ever the teacher, ever the students.
— May 02, 2020 12:10AM
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(1) For someone who doesn't think much of muggles, Fudge sure loves to wear their clothes.
(2) "Sirius Black!" [Mrs. Weasley] shrieked, pointing at him.
"Mum, shut up!" Ron yelled. "It’s okay!"'
- Often a good "shut up" is the quickest remedy for hysteria.
(3) Dumbledore forces Sirius and Snape to shake hands. Ever the teacher, ever the students.
Jayson
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(1) Fawkes uses his tears to speed up Harry's wounds healing. That's handy... sort of like wizard Polysporin.
(2) Now that Fleur likes Ron and pays him attention, I guess she's not hot no more. Not surprising. (see gif)
- Alternatively, once kissed, perhaps her veela powers wore off.
- Alternatively, perhaps Ron's shifted his attention elsewhere.
— May 01, 2020 12:45AM
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(1) Fawkes uses his tears to speed up Harry's wounds healing. That's handy... sort of like wizard Polysporin.
(2) Now that Fleur likes Ron and pays him attention, I guess she's not hot no more. Not surprising. (see gif)
- Alternatively, once kissed, perhaps her veela powers wore off.
- Alternatively, perhaps Ron's shifted his attention elsewhere.
Jayson
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(1) Harry's first clue should have been that Crouch always called Voldemort "The Dark Lord." All upright wizards use "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named." The boldest just say Voldemort.
(2) Wonder if all the lip licking meant David Tennant needed ChapStick on standby?
(3) Karkaroff fled? Who's going to sail the ship back to Durmstrang? Magic, most likely.
— Apr 30, 2020 01:00AM
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(1) Harry's first clue should have been that Crouch always called Voldemort "The Dark Lord." All upright wizards use "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named." The boldest just say Voldemort.
(2) Wonder if all the lip licking meant David Tennant needed ChapStick on standby?
(3) Karkaroff fled? Who's going to sail the ship back to Durmstrang? Magic, most likely.
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(1) Not the most impressive group of Death Eaters here. A bunch of no-names, Buckbeak's would-be executioner and some Slytherin dads.
(2) Wormtail speaks rat. Apparently being animagus gives you the ability to speak to animals. I guess McGonagall speaks cat.
(3) Voldemort gives a traditional villain tell-all monologue. A tad cliché if you ask me.
— Apr 29, 2020 12:15AM
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(1) Not the most impressive group of Death Eaters here. A bunch of no-names, Buckbeak's would-be executioner and some Slytherin dads.
(2) Wormtail speaks rat. Apparently being animagus gives you the ability to speak to animals. I guess McGonagall speaks cat.
(3) Voldemort gives a traditional villain tell-all monologue. A tad cliché if you ask me.
Jayson
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(1) '"Stop being noble," said Harry irritably. "Just take it, then we can get out of here."'
- Yeah, Cedric, stop being noble! Wait... no! Be noble! Take a dive!
(2) First student death, and the series is never the same again.
(3) Baby Voldemort is no Baby Yoda.
(4) Color-changing tattoos would be a goldmine!
(5) "Lord Voldemort had risen again."
— Apr 28, 2020 12:10AM
Notes:
(1) '"Stop being noble," said Harry irritably. "Just take it, then we can get out of here."'
- Yeah, Cedric, stop being noble! Wait... no! Be noble! Take a dive!
(2) First student death, and the series is never the same again.
(3) Baby Voldemort is no Baby Yoda.
(4) Color-changing tattoos would be a goldmine!
(5) "Lord Voldemort had risen again."
Jayson
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(1) Harry: "Mrs. Weasley, you didn’t believe that rubbish Rita Skeeter wrote in Witch Weekly, did you? Because Hermione’s not my girlfriend."
Molly: "Oh! ... No — of course I didn’t!"
Narrator: "But she became considerably warmer toward Hermione after that."
(2) In North America we say "uh" not "er." The sphinx's password's "spiduh" to us.
— Apr 27, 2020 12:35AM
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(1) Harry: "Mrs. Weasley, you didn’t believe that rubbish Rita Skeeter wrote in Witch Weekly, did you? Because Hermione’s not my girlfriend."
Molly: "Oh! ... No — of course I didn’t!"
Narrator: "But she became considerably warmer toward Hermione after that."
(2) In North America we say "uh" not "er." The sphinx's password's "spiduh" to us.
Jayson
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(1) Continuity error. This is set in 1994, the Macarena (see gif) wasn't a thing until 1996.
- The male cheerleader on the right's creeping me out.
(2) "Fleur ... was eyeing Bill with great interest over her mother’s shoulder. Harry could tell she had no objection whatsoever to long hair or earrings with fangs on them."
- Fleur loves ze bad boys.
— Apr 26, 2020 12:30AM
Notes:
(1) Continuity error. This is set in 1994, the Macarena (see gif) wasn't a thing until 1996.
- The male cheerleader on the right's creeping me out.
(2) "Fleur ... was eyeing Bill with great interest over her mother’s shoulder. Harry could tell she had no objection whatsoever to long hair or earrings with fangs on them."
- Fleur loves ze bad boys.
Jayson
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Glitchreads:
(1) Somehow, my recent review for "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" switched editions. Normally I'd switch it back, but it's the second review I've written for the book, and Goodreads only lets you switch the edition of either your earlier or more popular review. So now my book covers no longer match! and my OCD is driving me nuts!
— Apr 25, 2020 12:10AM
Glitchreads:
(1) Somehow, my recent review for "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" switched editions. Normally I'd switch it back, but it's the second review I've written for the book, and Goodreads only lets you switch the edition of either your earlier or more popular review. So now my book covers no longer match! and my OCD is driving me nuts!
Jayson
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(1) Krum's oddly puritan about Hermione possibly being with other guys. Who knew?
(2) Hagrid: “The less you lot ’ave ter do with these foreigners, the happier yeh’ll be. Yeh can’ trust any of ’em.”
Harry: “You were getting on all right with Madame Maxime.”
Hagrid: “Don’ you talk ter me abou’ her! ... You can’ trust any of ’em!”
- Xenophobic much?
— Apr 24, 2020 12:40AM
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(1) Krum's oddly puritan about Hermione possibly being with other guys. Who knew?
(2) Hagrid: “The less you lot ’ave ter do with these foreigners, the happier yeh’ll be. Yeh can’ trust any of ’em.”
Harry: “You were getting on all right with Madame Maxime.”
Hagrid: “Don’ you talk ter me abou’ her! ... You can’ trust any of ’em!”
- Xenophobic much?
Jayson
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(1) 'Both Harry’s and Ron’s [Easter eggs] were the size of dragon eggs and full of homemade toffee. Hermione’s, however, was smaller than a chicken egg. Her face fell when she saw it.
"Your mum doesn’t read 'Witch Weekly,' by any chance, does she, Ron?" she asked quietly.
"Yeah ... Gets it for the recipes."
Hermione looked sadly at her tiny egg.'
— Apr 23, 2020 12:10AM
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(1) 'Both Harry’s and Ron’s [Easter eggs] were the size of dragon eggs and full of homemade toffee. Hermione’s, however, was smaller than a chicken egg. Her face fell when she saw it.
"Your mum doesn’t read 'Witch Weekly,' by any chance, does she, Ron?" she asked quietly.
"Yeah ... Gets it for the recipes."
Hermione looked sadly at her tiny egg.'
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Ahhhh... Hermione being Hermione and not to be outdone Ron being himself too!! This is really making me wanna read HP again! Its been soo long!
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Fatima wrote: "Ahhhh... Hermione being Hermione and not to be outdone Ron being himself too!! This is really making me wanna read HP again! Its been soo long!"Happy to hear that, Fatima! Reconnecting with Harry Potter is always beneficial :)
Jayson wrote: "Fatima wrote: "Ahhhh... Hermione being Hermione and not to be outdone Ron being himself too!! This is really making me wanna read HP again! Its been soo long!"Happy to hear that, Fatima! Reconnec..."
Yep... I just created a poll about a buddy read... Are you on polls for our souls? If so, head on over and vote on it!!
Fatima wrote: "Yep... I just created a poll about a buddy read... Are you on polls for our souls? If so, head on over and vote on it!!"Thanks, I'll have a look for it! I'm quite deep into the series to start a buddy read, but I'm happy for any opportunity for discussion :)
Jayson wrote: "Fatima wrote: "Yep... I just created a poll about a buddy read... Are you on polls for our souls? If so, head on over and vote on it!!"Thanks, I'll have a look for it! I'm quite deep into the ser..."
Sure..... We might not even read HP so....
Fatima wrote: "Sure..... We might not even read HP so...."Just voted :)
Jayson wrote: "Fatima wrote: "Sure..... We might not even read HP so...."Just voted :)"
Thanks!!
Fatima wrote: "Thanks!!"😁👍
I would have read Hogwarts, A History. I would have read every single book in the Hogwarts library by the end of the first week. I think this recurring gag really just demonstrates how granted wizards take the magical world they live in.
Juho wrote: "I would have read Hogwarts, A History. I would have read every single book in the Hogwarts library by the end of the first week. I think this recurring gag really just demonstrates how granted wiza..."That's great! I'm sure you would have, given the opportunity. Though, realistically speaking, I'm not sure how many 10-13 year-olds would have the constitution to read full non-compulsory tomes about their school during an already busy school-year, no matter how interesting. Hermione herself learned the lesson of overburdening herself with elective courses in their third year. Additionally, it's an added expense, and people may not be able to afford non-required books when school supplies are already long and costly. I could see it as summer reading, though.
I think it’s super cute and essential to Hermione’s character.Also, I just started a reread! Figured quarantine is a great excuse
Annie wrote: "I think it’s super cute and essential to Hermione’s character.Also, I just started a reread! Figured quarantine is a great excuse"
Yes, I absolutely agree with you about Hermione! I noticed you started a reread from your recent updates. That's great! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts as you go along 😁👍
