Reader's Commentary

[tealin]

The people who held the Harry Potter party last night have two impossibly cute little dogs. Unfortunately, now my book smells of DOG. I am not entirely sure how this happened. And several pages have been christened by condensation dripping off my cup of iced tea. Why can I never manage to keep a book pristine?


CHAPTER 1
Makani is, so far, 100% right about the Malfoys, which is AWESOME, and to celebrate I think she should draw something funny involving Lucius and his peacocks. (heeheehee)

CHAPTER 2
The blue eyes in Harry's shard of mirror are not Dumbledore's – in true Diana Wynne Jones fashion, the mirror holds a mystical connection to another world and Harry saw the reflection of the movie version of himself!

CHAPTER 3
In case you are American and missing the 'translated' books, the CVs mentioned on page 34, when the Dursleys are talking about who will be their bodyguard, are résumés. This is one instance in which I am in favour of the translations because I'm sure most people on this side of the Atlantic, young or old, have no idea what a CV is.

CHAPTER 4
Upon the appearance of seven Potters, I pictured Voldemort, watching on his requisite video monitors, suddenly aghast – 'It's all gone Quantum.'

Isn't seeing your doppelganger supposed to be a death omen? Does it count if it's someone who's taken Polyjuice?

CHAPTER 6
Hermione should have bewitched her dentist parents not into thinking they were Wendell and Monica Wilkins but Paul and Melissa Sherman so they could move to 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney. That would have been so perfect.

It has to be something so destructive that the Horcrux can't repair itself.
... like a VOLCANO!
'I wonder how Dumbledore destroyed the ring?' said Harry. 'I never really asked him...'
By throwing it in a VOLCANO! (or getting a short guy to do it for him)


CHAPTER 7
I open at the close ... close your mouth on it, Harry. They seriously didn't think of that?

CHAPTER 8
Well ... that would explain Dumbledore's racking guilt in the cave ...

CHAPTER 9
(Hmm, how can I put this in a way that doesn't sound horrible?) I was really looking forward to seeing Scrimgeour's death scene. I hoped it would be dramatic and heroic in his own stubborn way. Drat. Will someone write a fic or something?

Oh no, the singing and dancing at the happy Jewish Wizard wedding is being crashed by the nasty Russian soldiers Death Eaters, who are terrorizing people and breaking plates firing off curses! Poor Motel and Tzeitel Bill and Fleur ...

Tottenham Court Road? Could it not have been Mornington Crescent? That would be the first place I'd think of ... toss us ISIHAC fans a bone, wouldja?

CHAPTER 10
Old photo of the marauders, haha, awesome. It's about time I updated theirs on my page...

The muggle photos in Sirius's room won't move in the movie! (provided they have that scene in the movie, or that they won't replace them with moving ones because they are moving photo JUNKIES.)

Hmm, Voldemort want[s/ed] to bring the wizards out of hiding to rule the Muggles ... has Jonathan Stroud heard about this? Perhaps Voldemort and Nathaniel are even more alike than already supposed! Except also kind of opposite in a way! Everybody read Bartimaeus!

Stay tuned if you're interested, I'll post more as I read.

Comments

[tannhaeuser.livejournal.com]

[mincot.livejournal.com]

Oh, I would disagree. And the folks who think HP is "SAY-TAN-IC!" have no grounds to stand on; it's as pretty a Christian allegory as I have seen since C. S. LEwis, and a good deal less preachy. I really liked this book. However, it seems to be eliciting strong negatives from folks; I'd love to see why you're classifying it as a dog.

[tannhaeuser.livejournal.com]

[mincot.livejournal.com]

When you get to the Godric's Hollow chapter, see if YOU don't immediately flash on Wash listening to the "Ballad of Jayne" and asking if the crew can find the crappy little town where he's a hero.

[bubonicwoodchuk.livejournal.com]

...my God, you're right.

[x3-satine.livejournal.com]

Your bit about chapter two made me snicker, that's exactly what I thought at first (:

[zfiledh.livejournal.com]

I'm an exception--I live in one corner of the Pacific, and I am glad I read enough British lit to know what CV means. :)

By throwing it in a VOLCANO! (or getting a short guy to do it for him)

Uh---Peter Jackson? ;)

[revanche.livejournal.com]

CHAPTER 2
The blue eyes in Harry's shard of mirror are not Dumbledore's – in true Diana Wynne Jones fashion, the mirror holds a mystical connection to another world and Harry saw the reflection of the movie version of himself!

I thought the same thing as well.
btw I friended you by stumbling across your not-LJ website and discovering your journal. hello. ^^;

[fani.livejournal.com]

B-but...there's no volcanoes in England!

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

There are also no dragons or Quidditch stadiums or schools of magic in England ... hmm?

And, if all else fails, they could apparate to Vanuatu or something.

[jume.livejournal.com]

evidence seems to hint that you can only apparate so far, but I'm not for certain on that.

[staedtler.livejournal.com]

Nor can you Apparate the maximum distance toward your destination, wait a few seconds, then Apparate toward the destination again.

*boggles*

[jume.livejournal.com]

I guess he can fly but not swim assuming he would land in some body of water

[azvolrien.livejournal.com]

I think you'll find Hogwarts is not in England.

[jume.livejournal.com]

you won't find it! It's unplottable! and has anti-muggle charms on it@!!

[azvolrien.livejournal.com]

...Well, yes, but I was actually referring to the in-universe fact that Hogwarts is in Scotland. Near Dufftown, if we're going to take the PoA film's word for that.

[harbek.livejournal.com]

My book is completely filled with dog-ears, and also has hot cocoa spilled on it...

[octaveleap.livejournal.com]

Your commentary on Chapter nine made me roar with laughter. Now I have to re-read it while listening to the Fiddler wedding song.

I love you!

[anathelen.livejournal.com]

Scrimgeour still confuses me. Rowling released that quote detailing his appearance before Book 6 so I kept on expecting him to be important, and he doesn't even get an on-screen death, much less time in the books. Confusing levels of emphasis!

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

The release of his description confused me because it sounded like he was going to be really cool, so I still have it in the back of my head that he is actually cool, we just don't get to see it because he's a bit of a git with Harry. I was hoping his valiant last stand with the Ministry crumbling around him would finally give him the chance he needed...

[zfiledh.livejournal.com]

The muggle photos in Sirius's room won't move in the movie!

I'm thinking one of them is of Farrah Fawcett...

[iamabutterfly.livejournal.com]

So THAT'S what a CV is!!!

[rebekah-weasley.livejournal.com]

*is intrigued by your icon...*

[hobbitnat.livejournal.com]

Yay Fiddler on the Roof! XD
Arthur Weasley= Tevye ("if I were a rich man!" LOL!

[pyri-prongs.livejournal.com]

I was thinking of Makani's art everytime the Malfoys were onscreen! Good for her, seriously! :D

Oh gosh the LotR vibes were cracking me up XD

Mornington Crescent! Pwns all!!

Actually....who would win in a fight, Harry or Nathaniel? :D