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(1) We're introduced to the idea of inferi, which are essentially zombies. The lack of a full-blown zombie chase is one of the series' big missed opportunities.
(2) "The wandlight sparkled on [Slughorn's] shiny pate, his prominent eyes, his enormous, silver, walruslike mustache ..."
- Again with the animal descriptors.
(3) Gwenog Jones must be the Welshest name ever.
— Jun 27, 2020 12:20AM
Notes:
(1) We're introduced to the idea of inferi, which are essentially zombies. The lack of a full-blown zombie chase is one of the series' big missed opportunities.
(2) "The wandlight sparkled on [Slughorn's] shiny pate, his prominent eyes, his enormous, silver, walruslike mustache ..."
- Again with the animal descriptors.
(3) Gwenog Jones must be the Welshest name ever.
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Jayson
is 99% done
Notes:
(1) '"Snape!" ejaculated Slughorn, who looked the most shaken, pale
and sweating. "Snape! I taught him! I thought I knew him!"'
- I sincerely hope that "ejaculated" means something different in British English.
(2) Fleur snatches ointment from Molly and takes over dabbing Bill. Ah, the symbolic passing of the ointment.
(3) Six down, one to go. I'll see you next book!
— Aug 02, 2020 12:30AM
Notes:
(1) '"Snape!" ejaculated Slughorn, who looked the most shaken, pale
and sweating. "Snape! I taught him! I thought I knew him!"'
- I sincerely hope that "ejaculated" means something different in British English.
(2) Fleur snatches ointment from Molly and takes over dabbing Bill. Ah, the symbolic passing of the ointment.
(3) Six down, one to go. I'll see you next book!
Jayson
is 97% done
Notes:
(1) Kicking another wizard's wand must be akin to spitting in their face. At least Snape didn't snap Harry's in half.
(2) Gee, I haven't heard of the Hand of Glory since Book Two. That's a deep call back.
(3) Fleur: "You thought I would not weesh to marry him? ... What do I care how he looks? I am good-looking enough for both of us, I theenk!
- Haha! Nice one, Fleur.
— Aug 01, 2020 12:15AM
Notes:
(1) Kicking another wizard's wand must be akin to spitting in their face. At least Snape didn't snap Harry's in half.
(2) Gee, I haven't heard of the Hand of Glory since Book Two. That's a deep call back.
(3) Fleur: "You thought I would not weesh to marry him? ... What do I care how he looks? I am good-looking enough for both of us, I theenk!
- Haha! Nice one, Fleur.
Jayson
is 93% done
Notes:
(1) On one hand, Harry should be less repetitive with spells. Petrificus Totalus over and over gets boring. On the other hand, if it works, why change?
(2) '"DON’T —" screamed Snape, and his face was suddenly demented, inhuman ... "CALL ME COWARD!"'
- A regular Marty McFly right there: "Nobody. Calls me. Chicken!"
(3) "I, the Half-Blood Prince!"
- Like "I, Claudius"?
— Jul 31, 2020 12:20AM
Notes:
(1) On one hand, Harry should be less repetitive with spells. Petrificus Totalus over and over gets boring. On the other hand, if it works, why change?
(2) '"DON’T —" screamed Snape, and his face was suddenly demented, inhuman ... "CALL ME COWARD!"'
- A regular Marty McFly right there: "Nobody. Calls me. Chicken!"
(3) "I, the Half-Blood Prince!"
- Like "I, Claudius"?
Jayson
is 91% done
Notes:
(1) Amycus calls Dumbledore "Dumby." I imagine a green stick of plasticine with a horse named Pokey.
(2) Fenrir: “I wouldn’t want to miss a trip to Hogwarts ... Not when there are throats to be ripped out... Delicious, delicious.”
- Can werewolves be cannibals? Or does it only count in human form?
(3) "Severus... please."
- Ah... reminds me of many a chatroom debate.
— Jul 30, 2020 12:10AM
Notes:
(1) Amycus calls Dumbledore "Dumby." I imagine a green stick of plasticine with a horse named Pokey.
(2) Fenrir: “I wouldn’t want to miss a trip to Hogwarts ... Not when there are throats to be ripped out... Delicious, delicious.”
- Can werewolves be cannibals? Or does it only count in human form?
(3) "Severus... please."
- Ah... reminds me of many a chatroom debate.
Jayson
is 90% done
Notes:
(1) Malfoy: "He’s a double agent, you stupid old man, he isn’t working for you."
Dumbledore: "We must agree to differ on that, Draco. It so happens that I trust Professor Snape."
- I use "agree to disagree" a lot too.
(2) Malfoy: "I got the idea... from the Mudblood Granger."
Dumbledore: "Please do not use that offensive word in front of me."
- Total boss to the end.
— Jul 29, 2020 12:30AM
Notes:
(1) Malfoy: "He’s a double agent, you stupid old man, he isn’t working for you."
Dumbledore: "We must agree to differ on that, Draco. It so happens that I trust Professor Snape."
- I use "agree to disagree" a lot too.
(2) Malfoy: "I got the idea... from the Mudblood Granger."
Dumbledore: "Please do not use that offensive word in front of me."
- Total boss to the end.
Jayson
is 89% done
Notes:
(1) Draco disarms Dumbledore... the significance of which is yet to be known. I love how Rowling seeds plot points in deep cuts.
(2) Dumbledore: "Killing is not nearly as easy as the innocent believe... So tell me, while we wait for your friends... how did you smuggle them in here?"
- The old "I'm going to die anyway, so tell me your plan" trick! Bond would be proud.
— Jul 28, 2020 12:30AM
Notes:
(1) Draco disarms Dumbledore... the significance of which is yet to be known. I love how Rowling seeds plot points in deep cuts.
(2) Dumbledore: "Killing is not nearly as easy as the innocent believe... So tell me, while we wait for your friends... how did you smuggle them in here?"
- The old "I'm going to die anyway, so tell me your plan" trick! Bond would be proud.
Jayson
is 88% done
Notes:
(1) Harry needs blood to open the archway. Luckily, he was already cut whilst fighting Inferi. Even zombies have a silver lining.
(2) '"It’s going to be all right, sir," Harry said over and over again ... "Don’t worry..."
"I am not worried, Harry," said Dumbledore, his voice a little stronger despite the freezing water. "I am with you."'
- Hits me right in the feels.
— Jul 27, 2020 12:20AM
Notes:
(1) Harry needs blood to open the archway. Luckily, he was already cut whilst fighting Inferi. Even zombies have a silver lining.
(2) '"It’s going to be all right, sir," Harry said over and over again ... "Don’t worry..."
"I am not worried, Harry," said Dumbledore, his voice a little stronger despite the freezing water. "I am with you."'
- Hits me right in the feels.
Jayson
is 87% done
Notes:
(1) How is Harry shocked that blood magic is a thing? Voldemort was revived by his blood!
(2) Dumbldore: "You are underage and unqualified. Voldemort would never have expected a sixteen-year-old to reach this place: I think it unlikely that your powers will register compared to mine."
- So... Harry should be glad the alarm can't detect his negligible amount of magic.
— Jul 26, 2020 12:20AM
Notes:
(1) How is Harry shocked that blood magic is a thing? Voldemort was revived by his blood!
(2) Dumbldore: "You are underage and unqualified. Voldemort would never have expected a sixteen-year-old to reach this place: I think it unlikely that your powers will register compared to mine."
- So... Harry should be glad the alarm can't detect his negligible amount of magic.
Jayson
is 86% done
Notes:
(1) Perhaps Harry's grown too used to magic. He's fine charging headlong into danger, but a short swim in cold water totally freaks him out. Who is he? Film-Ron?
(2) "Harry had long since learned that bangs and smoke were more often the marks of ineptitude than expertise."
- I wonder if he's referring to Seamus, who's gimmick is he often accidentally blows things up?
— Jul 25, 2020 12:20AM
Notes:
(1) Perhaps Harry's grown too used to magic. He's fine charging headlong into danger, but a short swim in cold water totally freaks him out. Who is he? Film-Ron?
(2) "Harry had long since learned that bangs and smoke were more often the marks of ineptitude than expertise."
- I wonder if he's referring to Seamus, who's gimmick is he often accidentally blows things up?
Jayson
is 85% done
Notes:
(1) Ginny: "All Romilda Vane does is ask me if it’s true you’ve got a hippogriff tattooed across your chest ... I told her it’s a Hungarian Horntail ... Much more macho."
- Harry's already kinda got a lightning bolt tattoo, and on his face too! I'd guess that's be even more macho.
(2) "Rage and resentment fought shock and excitement."
- Fight it! Angst was so Book 5.
— Jul 24, 2020 12:10AM
Notes:
(1) Ginny: "All Romilda Vane does is ask me if it’s true you’ve got a hippogriff tattooed across your chest ... I told her it’s a Hungarian Horntail ... Much more macho."
- Harry's already kinda got a lightning bolt tattoo, and on his face too! I'd guess that's be even more macho.
(2) "Rage and resentment fought shock and excitement."
- Fight it! Angst was so Book 5.
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Mrinmayi wrote: "Am I the only one who is still afraid of the inferi??!!🤔I still get creeped out by them"
I'm confident you're not alone in that. I'm sure they creep out a lot of people. I reckon that's the point of them :)
book 3: have the school full of dementorsbook 6: have the school full of inferi
Maja wrote: "book 3: have the school full of dementorsbook 6: have the school full of inferi"
Yes, they're nice renditions of classic horror creatures. It's a combination of the frighteningly familiar and the threatening unknown. You kind of know what they're about, but they're still new and mysterious.
Lol, not sure if brain eaters would step up the game from soul eaters, though I would low key love if there had been a full blown zombie infestation in the book xD My dark side loves the dark creepiness about the dementors, and they've helped inspire stuff for my own writing.
Maja wrote: "Lol, not sure if brain eaters would step up the game from soul eaters, though I would low key love if there had been a full blown zombie infestation in the book xD My dark side loves the dark creep..."Happy to hear that, Maja! It's always nice when creepy things inspire ideas :)
I've always felt that inferi never got their due in the series. Certainly not like werewolves and dementors, or even giants. Really, inferi are only involved at the cave scene at the end of this book. I feel like I missed out on some classic zombie action.
Jayson wrote: "Maja wrote: "Lol, not sure if brain eaters would step up the game from soul eaters, though I would low key love if there had been a full blown zombie infestation in the book xD My dark side loves t..."LMAO I'm not sure my imagination should be encouraged. It's dark and twisted as it is and certainly doesn't need help
OH I had totally forgotten they were in the cave scene xD
Maja wrote: "LMAO I'm not sure my imagination should be encouraged. It's dark and twisted as it is and certainly doesn't need help"Well, so long as you're satisfied with your levels of dark and twisted :)
Maja wrote: "OH I had totally forgotten they were in the cave scene xD"
Yeah, it's one of those things where they were only used in that one scene. I mean, even the Basilisk and the Chamber of Secrets made a reappearance in the last book. Inferi should have been used to greater effect, but I guess they didn't fit in the greater scheme of things.
Jayson wrote: "Maja wrote: "LMAO I'm not sure my imagination should be encouraged. It's dark and twisted as it is and certainly doesn't need help"Well, so long as you're satisfied with your levels of dark and t..."
My imagination is never satisfied. She always trying to figure out more dark and twisted ways in which to torture characters in either fanfics or my own works. It's kinda intrusive when you're watching/reading something happy fluffy stuff and then boom brain goes "but what if...."
Yeah, even great concepts can fall short or be forgettable if it isn't utilized right. They don't have a central role which sort of makes them forgettable, at least in my case. I do remember them from the movie but I keep forgetting to connect them as the inferi.
Maja wrote: "My imagination is never satisfied. She always trying to figure out more dark and twisted ways in which to torture characters in either fanfics or my own works."Not a terrible problem to have if you're a writer. I'm heard Stephen King say the exact same thing, so you're in good company :)
okay, i know i said the fifth book is easily my favorite..... but this one is also my absolute favorite haha hope you enjoy!! 😋
lu (✿´‿`) wrote: "okay, i know i said the fifth book is easily my favorite..... but this one is also my absolute favorite haha"
lu (✿´‿`) wrote "hope you enjoy!! 😋"
Thanks!
Maybe Rowling doesn't know any other way to describe humans😂😂
Sakshi wrote: "Maybe Rowling doesn't know any other way to describe humans😂😂"She also does LOVE using adverbs. If you pay attention, you'd be shocked how prevalent they are. People are always doing things "stupidly" or "annoyingly" or "wearily" or "morosely" or "distractedly" or whatever-ly. Pick any random page and I bet you'll find five to ten descriptive adverbs or more.
TMR wrote: "😂😂😂 love these updates."Happy to hear that 😁👍
Jayson wrote: "Sakshi wrote: "Maybe Rowling doesn't know any other way to describe humans😂😂"She also does LOVE using adverbs. If you pay attention, you'd be shocked how prevalent they are. People are always doi..."
that's true, she loves writing adverbLY. Maybe it's just the author's style. I know it gets annoying, i've read some other books where authors are FOND of using adjectives too much, or i read a series recently and it's author loves to juxtapose words weirdLY, it was SO annoying.
Sakshi wrote: "Jayson wrote: "Sakshi wrote: "Maybe Rowling doesn't know any other way to describe humans😂😂"She also does LOVE using adverbs. If you pay attention, you'd be shocked how prevalent they are. People..."
It's definitely her style to be adverb-heavy, but it works the tone of the series. I mean, it's not the worst thing in the world. It could be like Cormac McCarthy, who hardly use any adjectives, adverbs, or even punctuation.
Jayson wrote: "Sakshi wrote: "Jayson wrote: "Sakshi wrote: "Maybe Rowling doesn't know any other way to describe humans😂😂"She also does LOVE using adverbs. If you pay attention, you'd be shocked how prevalent t..."
Lol I've never read his books
Sakshi wrote: "Lol I've never read his books"He's had a few movies made of his books: "No Country for Old Men," "The Road," "All the Pretty Horses." You might heard of them.
Jayson wrote: "Sakshi wrote: "Lol I've never read his books"He's had a few movies made of his books: "No Country for Old Men," "The Road," "All the Pretty Horses." You might heard of them."
Yeah my brother has watched some, he wants me to watch No Country for Old Men. I'll watch it soon maybe
Sakshi wrote: "Yeah my brother has watched some, he wants me to watch No Country for Old Men. I'll watch it soon maybe"Hope you like it. I enjoyed that a lot until the ending, which I thought was a little too artsy for my taste.
Jayson wrote: "Sakshi wrote: "Yeah my brother has watched some, he wants me to watch No Country for Old Men. I'll watch it soon maybe"Hope you like it. I enjoyed that a lot until the ending, which I thought was..."
Ohh sucks! We'll see if I like it or not
Sakshi wrote: "Ohh sucks! We'll see if I like it or not"😁👍
I still get creeped out by them