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(1) "Hermione," Harry said, through gritted teeth, "will you shut up for a bit, please?"
- Without Ron, I guess the job of reining in Hermione falls to Harry.
(2) Moody: "Cheating’s a traditional part of the Triwizard Tournament and always has been."
- I knew it! Though knowing the twist at the end, I question how true this statement actually is.
— Apr 08, 2020 12:10AM
Notes:
(1) "Hermione," Harry said, through gritted teeth, "will you shut up for a bit, please?"
- Without Ron, I guess the job of reining in Hermione falls to Harry.
(2) Moody: "Cheating’s a traditional part of the Triwizard Tournament and always has been."
- I knew it! Though knowing the twist at the end, I question how true this statement actually is.
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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
Notes:
(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
Notes:
(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
Notes:
(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.
Jayson
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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
Notes:
(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
Notes:
(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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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.
— 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
Notes:
(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
Notes:
(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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TMR wrote: "Oooh.."The gif? Yes, quite scandalous 😁🔥
Autumn wrote: "Oh my God! That hug! THE SCANDAL!"Especially in the eyes of Molly Weasley. It was enough to make her believe Hermione jilted her boy!
Hermione is just entusiastic *lol* I don't think that particular part is too unbelivable... I mean, a competition to see who is the best? It practically begs
Alexandra Elend Wolf wrote: "Hermione is just entusiastic *lol*I don't think that particular part is too unbelivable... I mean, a competition to see who is the best? It practically begs for you to look for ways to cheat and get ahead. I really think that the only one that didn't cheat in that particular tournament was Cedric. And we all know how that ended for him."
Lol. Yes, she’s definitely enthusiastic!
I agree with you about cheating being accepted. Especially if the tournament hasn't happened in hundreds of years and has a sort of legendary status. I fully expect that cheating is a regular thing, and perhaps privately encouraged, (view spoiler). I've always got the impression that cheating is a thing that's done in the tournament, but that no one openly acknowledges. You know, sort of like how teachers "cheat" with the house cup points and quidditch.
What I've never understood is why teachers and other staff of some of the finest schools in the wizarding world literally send their students to their death in a tournament. I know signing up is 100% a voluntary act, and not all participants die, but it's still crazy to me that this tournament even exists!
Roel ✿ wrote: "What I've never understood is why teachers and other staff of some of the finest schools in the wizarding world literally send their students to their death in a tournament. I know signing up is 10..."The whole wizarding world still operates under a kind of medieval mindset. That's why they wear robes and pointy hats and write with quills and parchment. I think it's very much like Game of Thrones, where dying in battle is seen as virtuous, and risking death for fame and glory is one of the highest accolades.
Jayson wrote: "Alexandra Elend Wolf wrote: "Hermione is just entusiastic *lol*I don't think that particular part is too unbelivable... I mean, a competition to see who is the best? It practically begs for you..."
Yeah, this Moody may not have had the Harry's best interest at heart when he said that. Doesn't take away from the reality of it.
*lol* The teachers *cheating* abaout all those things is actually quite funny.
Alexandra Elend Wolf wrote: "Yeah, this Moody may not have had the Harry's best interest at heart when he said that. Doesn't take away from the reality of it.*lol* The teachers *cheating* abaout all those things is actually qu..."
Teachers cheating is one of the unsung aspects of what makes Hogwarts such a delightful and endearing school :)
After reading your reviews l think l am gonna end up re- reading the entire HP series 😅😁
Mrinmayi wrote: "After reading your reviews l think l am gonna end up re- reading the entire HP series 😅😁"Happy to hear that, Mrinmayi! It took me a long time to commit to a reread myself, but it's been totally worth it :)
