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Tue Aug 02, 2005 9:40 pm |
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Personae |
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Severus Snape: Dumbledore's Man Through and Through |
Two Methyloctane
Replies: 18
Views: 54037 |
If all making a Horcrux required was just killing someone in cold blood, there'd would be tons of people with horcruxes around. Given the lack of information on it and how reluctant Slughorn was to co ... |
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Tue Aug 02, 2005 9:26 pm |
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The Library |
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The DADA curse |
Two Methyloctane
Replies: 19
Views: 23653 |
Another thing I had been thinking of, but don't remember if me or anyone else had posted this thought:
What if Dumbledore needed a reason to get rid of Snape in a years time?
I'm guessing, give ... |
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Sat Jul 30, 2005 6:17 am |
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The Library |
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The quality of the book itself |
Two Methyloctane
Replies: 51
Views: 181786 |
I guess most of the debate on the characterizations comes from *how* we read the books. Verity, you mentioned you can't relate to any of the characters now, and I now understand why I didn't quite get ... |
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Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:00 pm |
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The Library |
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The Portraits |
Two Methyloctane
Replies: 16
Views: 22101 |
Harry hasn't exactly proven himself good at "thinking before acting," that's generally Hermione's bit. I think if he takes some time to think about it, he'll discover going back to Hogwarts will be th ... |
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Thu Jul 28, 2005 7:55 pm |
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The Library |
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The quality of the book itself |
Two Methyloctane
Replies: 51
Views: 181786 |
I think most of the points you have brought up are being discussed in other threads at the moment.
Threads to check:
"Characterizations in HBP" for opinions on how JK handled the characters,
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Sun Jul 24, 2005 3:56 pm |
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The Library |
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Does it really matter? |
Two Methyloctane
Replies: 27
Views: 26129 |
I agree completely. I don't even bother considering the movies when thinking about canon. The movies are neutered versions of the books. They're the pedestrian version, the one people who don't read t ... |
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Sat Jul 23, 2005 6:26 am |
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The Library |
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For all the Snape/Lily Shippers... |
Two Methyloctane
Replies: 29
Views: 145301 |
Speaking of Snape/Lily... anyone read the third part of the Mugglenet/Leaky Cauldron interview with JK? Has some very interesting stuff, but what stood out for a Snaper like me:
ES: Was James the o ... |
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Sat Jul 23, 2005 6:19 am |
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The Library |
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To the authors of romance stories |
Two Methyloctane
Replies: 15
Views: 19883 |
Wee, lol.
Yeah, I figured you guys were dealing with it.
I was just thinking of another warning other than AU because I think a lot of people consider AU to be like "take story formula A, add ch ... |
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Fri Jul 22, 2005 8:54 pm |
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The Library |
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For all the Snape/Lily Shippers... |
Two Methyloctane
Replies: 29
Views: 145301 |
No, I agree with you.
I worded it inappropriately.
What I meant by that is that Snape is incredibly talented at Potions, and his skills go beyond what is taught at Hogwarts, whether by some sor ... |
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Fri Jul 22, 2005 8:35 pm |
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The Library |
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To the authors of romance stories |
Two Methyloctane
Replies: 15
Views: 19883 |
Hmm. Is Sycophant Hex planning on changing policies to deal with HBP? I mean in like adding a new warning for stories started before HBP was released?
Warning: Canon-shafted...
It would seem lik ... |
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Fri Jul 22, 2005 8:29 pm |
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The Library |
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Spinner's End |
Two Methyloctane
Replies: 9
Views: 35326 |
Those pictures were exactly what I was imagining when I read the description. I can definately see Snape living there now.
The thing that always gets me is how small everything in Europe seems to b ... |
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Fri Jul 22, 2005 3:14 pm |
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The Library |
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Pensive question |
Two Methyloctane
Replies: 16
Views: 20519 |
Then essentially you're just creating a copy of the memory. If people use Pensieves to clear out memories (Dumbledore says he feels like there's no room for new memories), you wouldn't keep that memor ... |
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Fri Jul 22, 2005 3:02 pm |
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Personae |
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Characterizations in HBP |
Two Methyloctane
Replies: 23
Views: 56494 |
And given that a lot of fanfic authors try to imitate JK and create canonly-realistic situations, it's not surprising that some fanfiction seems very similar to the book. |
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Fri Jul 22, 2005 2:57 pm |
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The Library |
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For all the Snape/Lily Shippers... |
Two Methyloctane
Replies: 29
Views: 145301 |
Regarding the Death Eater at Hogwarts, an idea I had:
Snape is a Potions Master. Whether this means he took an apprenticeship or not remains to be seen, but it was obvious he knew his stuff (and I ... |
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Fri Jul 22, 2005 12:35 am |
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The Library |
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Snape and Dumbledore's Argument |
Two Methyloctane
Replies: 6
Views: 7502 |
Yeah, I can see him saying to someone like Bellatrix who doesn't trust him:
"If I was loyal to Dumbledore, would I have *really* killed him? And don't give me that crap for not getting any informat ... |
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