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only a sinner saved by grace ([personal profile] owl) wrote2005-07-16 08:13 pm

Further thoughts on HBP

I don't think that if Snape were really Ever So Evil that the Potions book would have played such a big part in the book, even to the name. It seems like it was setting up something for Book 7. Harry seemed to rather like the 'Prince' than otherwise.

I liked Ginny's reaction to Harry's following instructions in an unknown book. Reminder of the events of CoS.

How did R.A.B. get the locket without drinking the potion?

Harry tricking Ron into thinking that he'd taken the potion for luck was great. I actually thought he'd done it at first. Friendship is a wonderful thing in this series.

I could have done without the "I'll make you jealous!" "No, I'll make you more jealous!" R/Hr stuff. JKR's writing of the ships is a little light compared to the tone of the rest of the book, but Ron and Hermione are getting downright nasty here.

OTOH...'I love you, Hermione'...aaawww.

Harry has turned into Fanon!EveryoneWantsHim!Harry. NOOOOOO!!!

'Mollywobbles'? (!!!!)

So if people have been snogging each other's faces off at Hogwarts, how come Harry never noticed it before? The boy is seriously myopic even with his glasses.

Zacharius Smith...related to Hepzibah Smith? Long shot, I know, with a name like that.

The Unbreakable Vow...how come we've never seen something like that before? An Unbreakable Vow + Fidelius would seem like a foolproof method.

Talking of Fidelius, what's happened to 12 GP now that the Secret Keeper is dead? Can the Order actually get inside it any more?

[identity profile] ravenclaw-devi.livejournal.com 2005-07-22 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmmm... could've been a case of "you notice that which is on your mind" though, maybe? It's like that famous phenomenon when you're afraid you might be pregnant (or hope you might be pregnant), and suddenly you see women with babies everywhere. In this book, Harry became consciously aware of his attraction for Ginny and wanting to kiss her, so he noticed all the others kissing. Hm?

Of course, you could say he didn't notice it like that back when he was attracted to Cho, but I don't think his attraction for Cho was as serious as his attraction to Ginny.