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(1) "He felt his heart pounding fiercely in his chest. How strange that in his dread of death, it pumped all the harder, valiantly keeping him alive."
- I don't find it strange at all. Harry's dreading death, after all.
(2) "He saw the mouth move and a flash of green light, and everything was gone."
- Huh, I thought Voldemort was more proficient in non-verbal spells.
— Sep 12, 2020 12:10AM
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(1) "He felt his heart pounding fiercely in his chest. How strange that in his dread of death, it pumped all the harder, valiantly keeping him alive."
- I don't find it strange at all. Harry's dreading death, after all.
(2) "He saw the mouth move and a flash of green light, and everything was gone."
- Huh, I thought Voldemort was more proficient in non-verbal spells.
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Jayson’s Previous Updates
Jayson
is 97% done
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(1) My audiobook re-read of "Harry Potter" is nearly at an end. Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for all the great discussion and enthusiasm. It was like having one big buddy-read with hundreds, even thousands, of people. I know many of you friended and followed me because of my "Harry Potter" updates, and I hope you decide to stick around for what comes next :)
— Sep 15, 2020 12:10AM
Notes:
(1) My audiobook re-read of "Harry Potter" is nearly at an end. Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for all the great discussion and enthusiasm. It was like having one big buddy-read with hundreds, even thousands, of people. I know many of you friended and followed me because of my "Harry Potter" updates, and I hope you decide to stick around for what comes next :)
Jayson
is 95% done
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(1) Voldemort: "Pick up your little friend, Hagrid. And the glasses — put on the glasses — he must be recognizable —"
- Of course, the glasses... otherwise he'd be totally unrecognizable... a regular Clark Kent.
(2) Molly: "NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH! ... OUT OF MY WAY! ... Get back! Get back! She is mine!"
- Well, at least we know where Ron gets his foul mouth from.
— Sep 14, 2020 12:10AM
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(1) Voldemort: "Pick up your little friend, Hagrid. And the glasses — put on the glasses — he must be recognizable —"
- Of course, the glasses... otherwise he'd be totally unrecognizable... a regular Clark Kent.
(2) Molly: "NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH! ... OUT OF MY WAY! ... Get back! Get back! She is mine!"
- Well, at least we know where Ron gets his foul mouth from.
Jayson
is 93% done
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(1) '"Explain," said Harry.
"But you already know," said Dumbledore. He twiddled his thumbs.'
- Always the teacher, Dumbledore. Makes you sound it out.
(2) Dumbledore: "Your wand imbibed some of the power and qualities of Voldemort’s wand ... and it regurgitated some of his own magic against him."
- Yuck! Voldemort magic apparently doesn't sit well in a wand's belly.
— Sep 13, 2020 12:10AM
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(1) '"Explain," said Harry.
"But you already know," said Dumbledore. He twiddled his thumbs.'
- Always the teacher, Dumbledore. Makes you sound it out.
(2) Dumbledore: "Your wand imbibed some of the power and qualities of Voldemort’s wand ... and it regurgitated some of his own magic against him."
- Yuck! Voldemort magic apparently doesn't sit well in a wand's belly.
Jayson
is 89% done
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(1) "[Harry] heard Snape shout at [Lily] in his humiliation and his fury, the unforgivable word: "Mudblood."
(2) Lily: "You call everyone of my birth Mudblood, Severus. Why should I be any different?"
(3) Phineas Nigellus: "They are camping in the Forest of Dean! The Mudblood —"
Snape: "Do not use that word!"
- That, boys and girls, is what we call a "character arc."
— Sep 11, 2020 12:20AM
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(1) "[Harry] heard Snape shout at [Lily] in his humiliation and his fury, the unforgivable word: "Mudblood."
(2) Lily: "You call everyone of my birth Mudblood, Severus. Why should I be any different?"
(3) Phineas Nigellus: "They are camping in the Forest of Dean! The Mudblood —"
Snape: "Do not use that word!"
- That, boys and girls, is what we call a "character arc."
Jayson
is 87% done
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(1) "A lone clog, the size of a small boat, lay abandoned in front of them. There was no other sign of Grawp or of his attacker."
- Huh, didn't know Grawp was Dutch, wooden shoes and all.
- Kidding. Hagrid found him east of Minsk so he's likely Russian.
(2) Snape: "You’re a witch."
Lily: "That’s not a very nice thing to say to somebody!"
- I mean, what do you expect?
— Sep 10, 2020 12:10AM
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(1) "A lone clog, the size of a small boat, lay abandoned in front of them. There was no other sign of Grawp or of his attacker."
- Huh, didn't know Grawp was Dutch, wooden shoes and all.
- Kidding. Hagrid found him east of Minsk so he's likely Russian.
(2) Snape: "You’re a witch."
Lily: "That’s not a very nice thing to say to somebody!"
- I mean, what do you expect?
Jayson
is 85% done
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(1) Goyle: "You was looking for a die-dum! What’s a die-dum?"
- I bet Goyle will die dumb.
(2) Ron: "If we die for them, I’ll kill you, Harry!"
- Can the dead be killed?
(3) Hermione: "Are you a wizard, or what?"
Ron: "Oh — right — yeah — Wingardium Leviosa!"
- Nice callback to the first book, where the roles were reversed. Also, to the first spell they ever learned.
— Sep 09, 2020 12:15AM
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(1) Goyle: "You was looking for a die-dum! What’s a die-dum?"
- I bet Goyle will die dumb.
(2) Ron: "If we die for them, I’ll kill you, Harry!"
- Can the dead be killed?
(3) Hermione: "Are you a wizard, or what?"
Ron: "Oh — right — yeah — Wingardium Leviosa!"
- Nice callback to the first book, where the roles were reversed. Also, to the first spell they ever learned.
Jayson
is 83% done
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(1) "Running at Ron, [Hermione] flung [her arms] around his neck and kissed him full on the mouth. Ron ... responded with such enthusiasm that he lifted Hermione off her feet."
- Huh, it's a lot more aggressive in the book.
(2) Harry: "D'you think you could just — just hold it in until we’ve got the diadem?"
Ron: "Yeah — right — sorry."
- I bet he's not really sorry.
— Sep 08, 2020 12:20AM
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(1) "Running at Ron, [Hermione] flung [her arms] around his neck and kissed him full on the mouth. Ron ... responded with such enthusiasm that he lifted Hermione off her feet."
- Huh, it's a lot more aggressive in the book.
(2) Harry: "D'you think you could just — just hold it in until we’ve got the diadem?"
Ron: "Yeah — right — sorry."
- I bet he's not really sorry.
Jayson
is 81% done
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(1) '"Our headmaster is taking a short break," said Professor McGonagall, pointing at the Snape-shaped hole in the window.'
- So much sass.
(2) I find it hard to believe that Dumbledore never knew about the Room of Requirement.
(3) '"It was Ron, all Ron’s idea!” said Hermione breathlessly. "Wasn’t it absolutely brilliant?"'
- Ron being brilliant makes Hermione swoon.
— Sep 07, 2020 12:10AM
Notes:
(1) '"Our headmaster is taking a short break," said Professor McGonagall, pointing at the Snape-shaped hole in the window.'
- So much sass.
(2) I find it hard to believe that Dumbledore never knew about the Room of Requirement.
(3) '"It was Ron, all Ron’s idea!” said Hermione breathlessly. "Wasn’t it absolutely brilliant?"'
- Ron being brilliant makes Hermione swoon.
Jayson
is 79% done
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(1) Harry uses the Cruciatus Curse and McGonagall uses the Imperius Curse. Sure, rules get thrown out when it comes to war, but do the ends justify the means?
(2) In the film McGonagall duels Snape one-on-one until he flees. In the book, it's Flitwick that runs Snape off.
(3) 'Professor McGonagall dryly, "we teachers are rather good at magic, you know."'
- Ha! Sassy.
— Sep 06, 2020 12:10AM
Notes:
(1) Harry uses the Cruciatus Curse and McGonagall uses the Imperius Curse. Sure, rules get thrown out when it comes to war, but do the ends justify the means?
(2) In the film McGonagall duels Snape one-on-one until he flees. In the book, it's Flitwick that runs Snape off.
(3) 'Professor McGonagall dryly, "we teachers are rather good at magic, you know."'
- Ha! Sassy.
Jayson
is 77% done
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(1) Ron: "Yeah, well, food’s one of the five exceptions to Gamp’s Law of Elemental Transfiguration."
- Hermione must be beaming.
(2) Seamus: "We’ve been hiding out [in the Room of Requirement] ... and it even sprouted a pretty good bathroom once girls started turning up —"
Lavender: "— and thought they’d quite like to wash, yes."
- So... boys don't "require" washing?
— Sep 05, 2020 12:20AM
Notes:
(1) Ron: "Yeah, well, food’s one of the five exceptions to Gamp’s Law of Elemental Transfiguration."
- Hermione must be beaming.
(2) Seamus: "We’ve been hiding out [in the Room of Requirement] ... and it even sprouted a pretty good bathroom once girls started turning up —"
Lavender: "— and thought they’d quite like to wash, yes."
- So... boys don't "require" washing?
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lol XD guess he wanted a dramatic finish afterall it's Voldemort the most dramatic person in the world of books XD
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Aizlyn wrote: "lol XD guess he wanted a dramatic finish afterall it's Voldemort the most dramatic person in the world of books XD"Yes, indeed. We're talking about a person who decided to give himself an ridiculously extravagant name and then insisted people not use it 😁
Ah, yes. The infamous Draco-Voldemort hug.
Mehnova wrote: "Ah, yes. The infamous Draco-Voldemort hug."Who knew Voldemort was a hugger? Bellatrix must be so jealous...
RenardRouge wrote: "Hm."🤷♂️😁👍
I don't think it was actually nonverbal, since I can't imagine Voldie not verbaling the hell out of that moment. I took more as a "Harry not hearing the shot that killed him" kind of deal.
Linda ~ they got the mustard out! ~ wrote: "I don't think it was actually nonverbal, since I can't imagine Voldie not verbaling the hell out of that moment. I took more as a "Harry not hearing the shot that killed him" kind of deal."I agree. Was just making a joke. I think it's funny imagery, the idea that Voldemort might have to move his lips to do non-verbal spells, like moving your lips while reading :)
Aarja wrote: "Yep, me too."😁👍
Hermione Granger wrote: "HARRY POTTER YAYYIEEE!!! ❤❤"
That hug honestly looks so awkward. 😂
Layla wrote: "That hug honestly looks so awkward. 😂"Voldemort looks like he's only acquainted with the concept of a hug while Draco, sadly, looks like he's not used to receiving many hugs. Lucius should have hugged his kid more!
that hug actually wasn't planned
✝✝ Christina ✝✝✝ wrote: "that hug actually wasn't planned"I don't know, personally, I find spontaneous hugs the best 😁👍
i didn't say it was bad, i loved draco's face, i'm just saying they didn't plan for the hug
✝✝ Christina ✝✝✝ wrote: "i didn't say it was bad, i loved draco's face, i'm just saying they didn't plan for the hug"Another reason why spontaneous hugs are the best 😁👍
true true
Jayson wrote: " Voldemort looks like he's only acquitted with the concept of a hug while Draco, sadly looks like he's not used to receiving many hugs. Lucius should have hugged his kid more! Lucius doesn't seem like the hugging type, or in general a sentimental person, which explains why Draco is not used to the concept of affection. Perhaps Narcissa would be a better fit in the patently love aspect.
✝✝ Christina ✝✝✝ wrote: "true true"Even if you're a habitual hugger, spontaneous hugs are often awkward :)
Layla wrote: "Lucius doesn't seem like the hugging type, or in general a sentimental person, which explains why Draco is not used to the concept of affection. Perhaps Narcissa would be a better fit in the patently love aspect."Draco seems like the sort of kid who makes a face and peels off from his mom's hugs both in public and in private.
✝✝ Christina ✝✝✝ wrote: "yeah"There's no shortage of awkward spontaneous hugs in the series...
and kisses
✝✝ Christina ✝✝✝ wrote: "and kisses"Yes, kisses get awkward too...
Jayson wrote: "✝✝ Christina ✝✝✝ wrote: "and kisses"Yes, kisses get awkward too...
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LOL
✝✝ Christina ✝✝✝ wrote: "LOL"Hugs and kisses in this series are rarely how you expect and nearly always skew awkward...
This one is sad tho😢😭
✝✝ Christina ✝✝✝ wrote: "This one is sad tho😢😭"Ah, yes, definite a sad one... 😭
Jayson wrote: "✝✝ Christina ✝✝✝ wrote: "This one's sad thoughdata:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD/2wCEAAkGBwgHBgkIBwgKCgkLDRYPDQwMDRsUFRAWIB0iIiAdHx8kKDQsJCYxJx8fLT0tMTU3Ojo6Iys/RD84QzQ5OjcBCgoKDQ..."
LOL
✝✝ Christina ✝✝✝ wrote: "Jayson wrote: "✝✝ Christina ✝✝✝ wrote: "This one's sad thoughdata:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD/2wCEAAkGBwgHBgkIBwgKCgkLDRYPDQwMDRsUFRAWIB0iIiAdHx8kKDQsJCYxJx8fLT0tMTU3Ojo6Iys/RD8..."
I deleted that comment prematurely when you deleted yours. lol
For he benefit of making sense of the conversation, I wrote:
Do you mean this one? Where Harry's awkwardly creeping in on the hug action?
no, but this one is halarious
✝✝ Christina ✝✝✝ wrote: "no, but this one is halarious"I have no shortage of awkward spontaneous hug gifs :)
Are you going to listen to another audiobook after Harry Potter? You did Game of Thrones before that, I think. What's next? I'm obsessed with your update 🤗💖✨
Kayla wrote: "Are you going to listen to another audiobook after Harry Potter? You did Game of Thrones before that, I think. What's next? I'm obsessed with your update 🤗💖✨"
Andy Chen | ★シs a r a h · a v e r yシ☆ wrote: "boooooooopp sad bookk"
TMR wrote: "Voldemort and his powers.."
HUNGER GAMES! yes!
✝✝ Christina ✝✝✝ wrote: "HUNGER GAMES! yes!"
Hunger Games?!? You won't believe how nicely I have avoided spoilers all I know is that Hunger Games is a Game! XD well I'll read it soon its soo difficult to avoid them!
Aizlyn wrote: "Hunger Games?!? You won't believe how nicely I have avoided spoilers all I know is that Hunger Games is a Game! XD well I'll read it soon its soo difficult to avoid them!"Apologies for that. I'm trying to do these audiobook updates for books I think nearly everyone's read. I think The Hunger Games may be the most popular book on Goodreads. I do try to avoid spoilers and cite quotes that don't give away plot. Of course, if you'd like to read along with me, that's be great. Being an audiobook, I'll be going slow, so unless you're slumping, you'll almost certainly be ahead :)
oh no its ok i love your updates i was just messing around XD and yeah i have to buy it soon, i want to know what the hype is about! :)
Aizlyn wrote: "oh no its ok i love your updates i was just messing around XD and yeah i have to buy it soon, i want to know what the hype is about! :)"Looking forward to bookish chit-chat about it 😁👍
