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Jorah March 25th, 2012 7:58 AM

What about that "Making of Harry Potter" tour in London? I see loads of adverts for it here now. £28 a ticket would...not be so bad if there weren't train and bus tickets to think of as well >_> Transport is too expensive in this country. And that programme about the Tube has put me off using their underground system XD Still be cool, though...

RubyJB88 March 27th, 2012 3:02 PM

Next month huh? I guess today's announcement on Pottermore that all seven books available in e-book format may start the celebrations early.

mzmingle April 4th, 2012 4:41 AM

I'm going to the Making of Harry potter!
And maybe (but not likely) I may meet actors there? I don't know.

Jorah April 4th, 2012 5:35 AM

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Originally Posted by mzmingle (Post 7114320)
I'm going to the Making of Harry potter!
And maybe (but not likely) I may meet actors there? I don't know.

Cool! Tell us how it goes. I'll probably go by coach sometime. I don't think actors will be there, though; they might've been for the opening.

Shining Raichu April 5th, 2012 8:46 AM

You know that screeching cat sound they played in the last movie when Harry, Ron and Hermione apparated into Hogsmeade and tripped the magical alarm?

I'm lying in bed right now and that exact noise is happening outside. I think some stuff is about to go down. I'll keep you all posted.

Zeffy April 6th, 2012 7:31 PM

Dangit Andy you made me watch the entire movie again. ;~;

Boohoo, these tours and such. I can't go to them! I don't think I will ever be, too! ):

Shining Raichu April 6th, 2012 7:50 PM

It wasn't anything note-worthy, since I heard no magic and saw no Dark Marks :(

It was probably just cats fighting... but I swear it was exactly like it; the rhythm and everything! Very weird experience when you're half asleep at 2:45 AM :P

Cherrim April 15th, 2012 2:08 PM

News!

1) Rowling announced the title of her next book: "A Casual Vacancy". It's not HP related but it's due out by the end of the year. Yay!

2) Pottermore is now open to public. :D For anyone signing up now, add me and let me know who you are! My username's RiverDust150.

Shining Raichu April 15th, 2012 4:12 PM

I heard about that new book! I will be queuing to be the first to get it; I don't care what it is or what it's about lol. The title does sound intriguing, even independently of its association with JK, so I'm psyched!

And as for Pottermore, ehhh. I might get back into that at some point but it's not all it should be. I'll come back on when they release Book 2.

Cherrim April 15th, 2012 4:22 PM

I actually think the book sounds really boring. I'll get it and I'll definitely read it but it's not top of my list, nor am I dying for its release. :P

Shining Raichu April 15th, 2012 4:27 PM

Well I'm the kind of guy that, if JK Rowling gave a press release stating "I like biscuits", I would jump up and down screaming because I like biscuits too and that brings us closer together!

There's nothing she can say or write that I will not be interested in. I would be enthralled by a textbook she wrote about dirt XD

Cherrim April 15th, 2012 5:26 PM

B-but she's really only ever written the HP series. What if she's absolute rubbish at non-fantasy? XD

I mean, I'm sure it'll be brilliant, but since the plot isn't instantly intriguing for me, I'm not spazzing out. :P

Shining Raichu April 15th, 2012 8:00 PM

Is there anything revealed about the plot? I've heard literally only that which you've told me haha. What is it about?

Cherrim April 15th, 2012 8:03 PM

Spoiler:
When Barry Fairweather dies unexpectedly in his early forties, the little town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty facade is a town at war. Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils…Pagford is not what it first seems. And the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity and unexpected revelations?


That's what's been posted on the publisher's website, anyway.

Shining Raichu April 16th, 2012 3:50 AM

See to me, that sounds absolutely fascinating. It sounds like a small-town English version of The Good Wife and I am practically jizzing myself waiting for it now haha. It sounds like something I would either read or watch, so (while I realise I'm jumping the gun massively here) I hope it gets made into a movie!

Though one thing I think is that she should have chosen to name her protagonist something that doesn't rhyme with "Harry" lmao.

Jorah April 16th, 2012 8:21 AM

That does sound quite interesting. I'll probably read the book :D "Barry Fairwhether" sounds like a very odd name though XD

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Originally Posted by Lightning (Post 7133818)
B-but she's really only ever written the HP series. What if she's absolute rubbish at non-fantasy? XD

She has written articles for newspapers before. I remember one for The Times where she was writing about how hard it is for single mothers. Of course, your usual Times reader is not going to appreciate this...

Shining Raichu April 20th, 2012 7:56 AM

http://www.pokecommunity.com/showpost.php?p=7140552&postcount=2911

Tell me, Harry Potter club... have any of you ever done this? XD

Lozz May 1st, 2012 7:48 PM

Happy 14 years since the final battle! hahahahahaaa

Shining Raichu May 1st, 2012 8:25 PM

Was it written somewhere that that happened on May 2nd? I can't seem to remember that! I could only bring myself to read the seventh book once because it was too painful lol

Lozz May 1st, 2012 8:51 PM

Yes!! It happened May 2nd! hahaha goshhh andy! you should re-read it- and not be pained!

Shining Raichu May 1st, 2012 8:57 PM

But all the deaths and the crying, I can't! Hedwig and Fred and Tonks and Lupin and Colin Creevey and... I CAN'T READ THAT AGAIN. Not until I'm more emotionally mature!

Lozz May 1st, 2012 9:03 PM

I have read it so many times! And I cry every time!! aaaaand sometimes the DH audiobook puts me to sleep at night! ha ha ha

Sakura Rain May 1st, 2012 11:38 PM

Wanna join. Like right now, please. I think there's been a few of these, lol


What house are you in?: Hufflepuff, of course.
Wand description (Wood, Length, Core):Rowan, 8 3/4 inches, phoenix feather core lol original
Sunshine daisies, butter mellow, turn this stupid fat rat...: DEAD. I don't want him to turn yellow, I want him to turn dead. THIS IS NOT UP FOR NEGOTIATION.

um I think it is physically impossible to read Deathly Hallows without crying. It is also physically impossible to read the last few chapters of OoTP without crying. For me, at least.

Cherrim May 2nd, 2012 6:18 PM

Yeah, I still sob for an hour every time I read/listen to DH. :( I mean, I cry at everything so it's not really that big a deal but I still think it's normal to cry.

But yeah, it was May 2nd that the final battle took place. I don't think it says in the books but sometime, Rowling must have released a timeline with exact dates because they've been around in an official capacity for a while, I think.

Shining Raichu May 2nd, 2012 6:46 PM

Welcome Sakura Rain!

When Dumbledore died I was crying so hard I had to stop reading and watch four back-to-back episodes of Frasier just to calm myself down, and even then I couldn't start reading again until the next day because I couldn't bring myself to pick the book back up. I'm glad I did wait now, because holy crap the funeral and the other stuff leading up to it were sadder than the fact he was dead!

So yeah, you can imagine what kind of a basket case I was through Deathly Hallows :P

Sakura Rain May 2nd, 2012 9:59 PM

My basket-case-ness started at the end of OotP, stopped through the first part of HBP, resumed at the end of HBP, and remained in full force throughout all of DH. With a little bit of it at the end of GoF. It was sad okay even though Cedric wasn't a major character and I'm a Hufflepuff okay;____; omg that was really the start
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of all the deaths
wasn't it ;____________________; lol spoilered in the absurd case that someone hasn't read GoF

I can't believe that the last book was released in 2007. was it really that long ago jesus

Frasier is spectacular, I watched it constantly as a kid and am in fact watching it right now XD

Cherrim May 6th, 2012 8:12 PM

When I read most of the series, I was reeeally stoic because as a tomboy I felt it was my duty to not cry at things. That... had kind of changed by the time DH came out so I was a wibbly mess the WHOLE TIME I WAS READING IT and I was so confused because the series had never done that to me before. XD I guess I also cried at Dumbledore but that was the very end of the book and it was totally unexpected for me so I didn't mind it that much. @[email protected] But omg. DH. /baaaw

I remember having to read DH veeery carefully because the day it came out was the day my university had an open house and I wanted to go to it before I came here in the fall. But despite staying up all night, I hadn't finished reading the book so I took it with me and read it during all the presentations. Had a fangirly discussion with one of the profs helping out while I was reading it. XD; (omg that was like 5 years ago and i'm not even close to done my degree what am i doing with my life aaaah)

Frasier is awesome. The Crane brothers are so Ravenclaw it hurts. Hi, my name is Erica and I spend my free time figuring out what houses fictional characters would be in.

Sakura Rain May 6th, 2012 9:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Lightning (Post 7164935)
When I read most of the series, I was reeeally stoic because as a tomboy I felt it was my duty to not cry at things. That... had kind of changed by the time DH came out so I was a wibbly mess the WHOLE TIME I WAS READING IT and I was so confused because the series had never done that to me before. XD I guess I also cried at Dumbledore but that was the very end of the book and it was totally unexpected for me so I didn't mind it that much. @[email protected] But omg. DH. /baaaw

I remember having to read DH veeery carefully because the day it came out was the day my university had an open house and I wanted to go to it before I came here in the fall. But despite staying up all night, I hadn't finished reading the book so I took it with me and read it during all the presentations. Had a fangirly discussion with one of the profs helping out while I was reading it. XD; (omg that was like 5 years ago and i'm not even close to done my degree what am i doing with my life aaaah)

Frasier is awesome. The Crane brothers are so Ravenclaw it hurts. Hi, my name is Erica and I spend my free time figuring out what houses fictional characters would be in.


hun we've already done wall of text in the SE fanclub let's try to control ourselves here DX

I cried most over OotP, because if you haven't figured this out yet
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sirius is my favorite ;___;
Seriously do we have to spoiler tag this stuff? Idk because I'm sure there's someone on earth who hasn't read OotP. But also DH asdfjkl that was just one big bawl-fest.
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FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED ASLD:KFJDS:LKFJSDLFJ ;___________________; and HEDWIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIG KLSDFJSD:LGHSDLKFHGKLSDFJSLKG ;_____________; and DOBBYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY JSLKDGJSD:HLKFHDSLGKSDFJK ;__________; AND LUPINNNNNNNN AND TONKSSSSSSSSSSSSS SJKLDFHSD:LKSKLFSDHGL:KSFJD ;_____; lupin especially since I loved the marauders except for peter, funnily enough and at the end of DH they're all dead ;___; I hate peter


I've always pictured Ravenclaws as a big bunch of nerds. and I mean that in the good way XD so yes, the Crane brothers would fit in very nicely. off topic but omg I was watching that one episode the other day where Frasier wouldn't pay the toll booth man or whatever and Niles had a birdcage on his lap for whatever reason and Frasier goes "Hold on, Niles." AND PLOWS STRAIGHT THROUGH THE TOLL BOOTH GATE SDKLF:JKDFJ I WAS DYING

okay not even close to my normal sheer walls of text thank god DX

Cherrim May 7th, 2012 8:51 AM

I AM USUALLY PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THAT IN THIS CLUB. Mind you, I used to be really good about that in the KH club too. :(

I think the only spoiler tags needed here would just be for new content in the series. Like details about DH2 were spoiler'd last summer, Pottermore got spoilers for a while, and so on. XD; Book content should be fine, honestly.

I liked Sirius too but I uhh... when I read the book, I was speed reading it in one night and I didn't make the connection that he had died until people were yelling it at Harry trying to make him accept it. I DIDN'T THINK FALLING INTO A CURTAIN WAS DEADLY, OKAY? OTL So the sadness of his death was kind of lost on me because it seemed so ambiguous while I was reading it. :(

They also have the pompous thing that a lot of Ravenclaws have going on. Seriously, my welcome letter was entirely "YEAH WE'RE BETTER THAN THE OTHERS BECAUSE REASONS. GOODNESS, WE ARE SO SMART."

Nick May 7th, 2012 9:11 AM

The books don't make me cry at all anymore. I used to cry during Order of the Phoenix, the end of Half-Blood Prince, and in Deathly Hallows, but I re-read it them other month and nothing. The movies, though, they still get me. All of them! I think it has to do with nostalgia or something. I'm still trying to decide if that's bad of me as a fan.

Cherrim May 7th, 2012 9:29 AM

How do the movies get you more than the books? o_O Did you watch them first or something?

Nick May 7th, 2012 9:32 AM

No, I had read the first four before the first movie even came out. :P
I don't really know why. Maybe it's the music? *shrug*

Cherrim May 7th, 2012 9:42 AM

Maybe.

I only find the end of HBP, the end of DH, and ALL OF DH2 to be sad movie-wise so I dunno. :( I know it greatly has to do with the music in DH2 but also just knowing that it was the end. I saw DH2 in theatres like 4 times and I think I cried through most of the movie every. single. time.

Shining Raichu May 7th, 2012 4:46 PM

Do we need to start a Frasier fan club? XD

I didn't find the end of the HBP movie sad at all; and that made me angry. Dumbledore was dead and I was a mess all through the end of that book, yet in the movie I didn't feel a thing. They borked the ending of that movie so badly that it still makes me angry to watch. Which is a shame because the rest of that movie was amazing lol.

I found a lot of DH1 and all of DH2 soul-crushingly sad (I went and saw it 5 times at the movies and cried right through, as well as getting this feeling like I'd been kicked in the stomach each time Snape said "Always"). But beyond that the only part in the movies that moved me to tears (of sadness) was that moment at the end of the Goblet of Fire when Harry had brought Cedric's body back to the edge of the maze and you felt that tone shift from cheer and excitement to "ohhhhh ****" in the crowd. Oddly, Cedric's father didn't really have an effect on me, it was just that energy shift.

Cherrim May 7th, 2012 5:10 PM

I absolutely cannot stand Snape so I don't really feel a thing for any of his scenes ever. I... I might have been cracking jokes the second and third times I saw DH2 during his death scene. (One of the Gryffindors lost their scarf in the boat house. You can see it in the background. Every time Harry runs in after Voldemort's gone, I substitute whatever he says with, "hey, that's where my scarf went!") *horrible person*

But yeah, I tear up at everything during the beginning of DH2 and the moment they get back to Hogwarts and all through the final battle I'm pretty much openly crying. XD;

Sakura Rain May 7th, 2012 6:10 PM

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I liked Sirius too but I uhh... when I read the book, I was speed reading it in one night and I didn't make the connection that he had died until people were yelling it at Harry trying to make him accept it. I DIDN'T THINK FALLING INTO A CURTAIN WAS DEADLY, OKAY? OTL So the sadness of his death was kind of lost on me because it seemed so ambiguous while I was reading it. :(
i mean really jkr you killed him with a curtain. the man survives thirteen years in azkaban and you kill him with a curtain. and then Harry was all upset and throwing stuff in Dumbledore's office and I was like "KSLDGHSD:LFKSDHGSKLFJ:SL SWEETHEART ;____;"


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Originally Posted by Lightning (Post 7166051)
I absolutely cannot stand Snape so I don't really feel a thing for any of his scenes ever. I... I might have been cracking jokes the second and third times I saw DH2 during his death scene.

okay are we like twins or something because this is entirely me omg.

I always found Snape extremely disturbing and creepy. Well, firstly, he is a grown man and he bullies schoolchildren, for christ's sake, and then it comes out that he hated James Potter with the passion of a thousand burning suns which is entirely reasonable, given the way James treated him but what isn't reasonable is that he takes it out on poor Harry, who had absolutely nothing to do with it omg and then in PoA when they're all in the Shrieking Shack he wasn't even willing to hear any of them out he was basically going "hahahahah I caught you, I caught you! Now the lot of you will go to prison and I'll be revered for it, lalalalala~" and he was so happy about sending an innocent man back to Azkaban Now I know he was supposedly so happy about this because he thought Sirius had betrayed Lily. But Sirius didn't, so he did not deserve to have his soul sucked out, no matter how badly he treated Snape in school and then he goes absolutely bonkers when Sirius escapes and immediately suspects Harry which is correct, Harry did help Sirius escape BUT THIS WAS A GOOD THING, OKAY. Snape you are a grown man GET OVER IT ALREADY and he busts in the hospital wing like the Kool-Aid man and goes mental omg.

and then theeeeeeeeeen in DH he's all in love with Lily and I mean I really can't see how this would work he never listened to her she basically told him that she was not impressed by the Death Eaters and he keeps trying to be a Death Eater to impress her. I mean really man? The only thing that I respect him for is helping to protect Harry for Lily. but it still creeps me out this love of his is sort of obsessive omg. The "Always." thing is sort of cute though.

god stopping myself there or I will turn this into another wall of text fanclub

and omgomg lily's theme from DH2 makes me have so many feelings omg

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Do we need to start a Frasier fan club? XD
DO WANT. but it'd probably just be me and erica in there writing walls of text about frasier and we'd turn it into another wall of text fanclub omg and none of you want that, trust me

Shining Raichu May 7th, 2012 7:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Lightning (Post 7166051)
I absolutely cannot stand Snape so I don't really feel a thing for any of his scenes ever. I... I might have been cracking jokes the second and third times I saw DH2 during his death scene. (One of the Gryffindors lost their scarf in the boat house. You can see it in the background. Every time Harry runs in after Voldemort's gone, I substitute whatever he says with, "hey, that's where my scarf went!") *horrible person*

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llqiqoUTKv1qd6zfj.gif

OKOKOK. I understand dislike of Snape considering the way he acted for most of the story, but... THOSE SCENES IN THE PENSIEVE SHOWED YOU WHY HE WAS THE WAY HE WAS AND HE HAD BEEN PROTECTING HARRY BECAUSE HE WAS STILL IN LOVE WITH HIS DEAD MOTHER HOW CAN YOU FEEL NOTHING ABOUT THAT YOU MONSTERS ;;

I will admit though, I did laugh at Snape's death scene the second time I saw it - not the part where Nagini killed him, but his conversation with Voldemort earlier in the scene. Because it hit me that throughout that entire scene, Voldemort had the derp face on. I could not take him seriously lmao.

Also look guys I made the club purty!
Well actually I think it looks boring as hell but I did my best :P

Mana May 8th, 2012 9:01 AM

Snape is amazing don't go there! ;_; I kind of wish there was a prequel/something with Snape as the main character, that might boost everyone's opinion of him as a character. Or maybe some bonus material on him on Pottermore, I'm sure there will be lots.

Speaking of which... are they ever going to finish Pottermore? At least the 2nd book's content would be good ><

Cherrim May 8th, 2012 3:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Sakura Rain (Post 7166135)
I always found Snape extremely disturbing and creepy. Well, firstly, he is a grown man and he bullies schoolchildren, for christ's sake, and then it comes out that he hated James Potter with the passion of a thousand burning suns which is entirely reasonable, given the way James treated him but what isn't reasonable is that he takes it out on poor Harry, who had absolutely nothing to do with it omg and then in PoA when they're all in the Shrieking Shack he wasn't even willing to hear any of them out he was basically going "hahahahah I caught you, I caught you! Now the lot of you will go to prison and I'll be revered for it, lalalalala~" and he was so happy about sending an innocent man back to Azkaban Now I know he was supposedly so happy about this because he thought Sirius had betrayed Lily. But Sirius didn't, so he did not deserve to have his soul sucked out, no matter how badly he treated Snape in school and then he goes absolutely bonkers when Sirius escapes and immediately suspects Harry which is correct, Harry did help Sirius escape BUT THIS WAS A GOOD THING, OKAY. Snape you are a grown man GET OVER IT ALREADY and he busts in the hospital wing like the Kool-Aid man and goes mental omg.

I don't really have anything to add to this except a slow clap that turns into standing applause and a salute.

Well, okay, I will add that nowadays I don't mind so much that Snape wasn't listening to them in the Shrieking Shack because he did think Sirius was an insane killer who was looking to kill Harry. And Harry, for as much as I love him, is kind of dumb so he would probably believe anything Sirius said and let his guard down, whether it was the right thing to do or not. XD; Snape's disregard for their opinions/objections infuriated me when I was younger but I can't tooootally fault him for it now. u_u
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and then theeeeeeeeeen in DH he's all in love with Lily and I mean I really can't see how this would work he never listened to her she basically told him that she was not impressed by the Death Eaters and he keeps trying to be a Death Eater to impress her. I mean really man? The only thing that I respect him for is helping to protect Harry for Lily. but it still creeps me out this love of his is sort of obsessive omg. The "Always." thing is sort of cute though.
Except his definition of "protect Harry" is "be a total dick to him and yeah I guess save his life a lot but always look like the bad guy to him anyway and then with your dying breath, tell him how obsessed you were with his mom for the last 30 years". Ack.
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and omgomg lily's theme from DH2 makes me have so many feelings omg
It's "Statues" that always gets me the worst. It's a really epic song but it's just so powerful to me and evokes so many different emotions that I become a mess when I listen to it, she says, opening Winamp and playing the song because she's apparently a masochist.
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OKOKOK. I understand dislike of Snape considering the way he acted for most of the story, but... THOSE SCENES IN THE PENSIEVE SHOWED YOU WHY HE WAS THE WAY HE WAS AND HE HAD BEEN PROTECTING HARRY BECAUSE HE WAS STILL IN LOVE WITH HIS DEAD MOTHER HOW CAN YOU FEEL NOTHING ABOUT THAT YOU MONSTERS ;;

Uhh... see above for why I can't take his Harry Protective Services very seriously. :( Also, holding onto unrequited love for 30 years is not romantic or brave to me, it's just sad. (I'm sorry, I don't mean to be so blunt or insulting. ;_;) He had a looot of issues and it makes me more sad that he was never able to work through them or get over her than it does that he was so "loyal" all those years. No. If he was loyal and truly respected Lily, then he would also respect that she married someone else that she loved and he would not bully her only child just because he looked like the man she chose over him. His character is pretty much irredeemable to me.
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Also look guys I made the club purty!
Well actually I think it looks boring as hell but I did my best :P
Aww, you took out the part for unsorted members. You should've left it in and listed them as Squibs or Muggles for not choosing. ;D
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Snape is amazing don't go there! ;_; I kind of wish there was a prequel/something with Snape as the main character, that might boost everyone's opinion of him as a character. Or maybe some bonus material on him on Pottermore, I'm sure there will be lots.

Speaking of which... are they ever going to finish Pottermore? At least the 2nd book's content would be good ><

But... he had a whole chapter devoted to explaining his backstory and it worked well enough to redeem him for most people. :/ I don't think fleshing that out even more would ever change my opinion of him because his ends don't justify the means. u_u

I think they've said that CoS stuff is coming in the next month or so. I don't think it's going to be too long from now. Or I hope it isn't, anyway.

Sakura Rain May 8th, 2012 6:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Lightning (Post 7167263)
I don't really have anything to add to this except a slow clap that turns into standing applause and a salute.

Well, okay, I will add that nowadays I don't mind so much that Snape wasn't listening to them in the Shrieking Shack because he did think Sirius was an insane killer who was looking to kill Harry. And Harry, for as much as I love him, is kind of dumb so he would probably believe anything Sirius said and let his guard down, whether it was the right thing to do or not. XD; Snape's disregard for their opinions/objections infuriated me when I was younger but I can't tooootally fault him for it now. u_u

Why thank you hun. -bows- I've been wanting to say all of that about Snape for years but of course everyone looooooves him. I mean, like I said, I think it was very brave of him to turn spy for the Order because he felt so bad about getting Lily killed but that is his only redeeming quality as far as I am concerned. Harry is a bit thick, isn't he? The poor dear, I still love him <3

Sirius? Insane? NOOOOOO. I'd never have guessed! XD but yeah Sirius did not do very much to convince anyone of his innocence in PoA. He was chanting "He's at Hogwarts." in his sleep, he slashed up the Fat Lady attempting to break into Gryffindor Tower, he actually broke into Gryffindor Tower and was standing over a thirteen-year-old boy with a knife, sirius hun what were you thinking omg and he pretty much stalks Harry for the entire year. though he was probably trying to make sure peter didn't try anything and I thought Sirius coming to watch Harry play Quidditch was adorable okay

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Except his definition of "protect Harry" is "be a total dick to him and yeah I guess save his life a lot but always look like the bad guy to him anyway and then with your dying breath, tell him how obsessed you were with his mom for the last 30 years". Ack.
Buuuuuut he still protected him! He was a complete and utter dick to him, but at leaaaaaaast he was protected! look I am trying so hard to find something good about this character omg erica my brain is hurting

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It's "Statues" that always gets me the worst. It's a really epic song but it's just so powerful to me and evokes so many different emotions that I become a mess when I listen to it, she says, opening Winamp and playing the song because she's apparently a masochist.
asdfjkl just the whole soundtrack I accidentally too many feelings asdfjkl hun, you might need some professional help with that too ;__;

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Uhh... see above for why I can't take his Harry Protective Services very seriously. :( Also, holding onto unrequited love for 30 years is not romantic or brave to me, it's just sad. (I'm sorry, I don't mean to be so blunt or insulting. ;_;) He had a looot of issues and it makes me more sad that he was never able to work through them or get over her than it does that he was so "loyal" all those years. No. If he was loyal and truly respected Lily, then he would also respect that she married someone else that she loved and he would not bully her only child just because he looked like the man she chose over him. His character is pretty much irredeemable to me.
Ummm...yeah. This is pretty much entirely me. -slow clap, applause, all that jazz- I really do feel sorry for Snape yeah because I'm so sure he would take pity so well. we'd probably all be dead right now DX. And yesssss @the stuff about him respecting her choice about choosing James. Harry was living proof that Lily loved another man. Snape just couldn't accept that and tormented Harry for it. lol @ harry protective services


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Snape is amazing don't go there! ;_; I kind of wish there was a prequel/something with Snape as the main character, that might boost everyone's opinion of him as a character. Or maybe some bonus material on him on Pottermore, I'm sure there will be lots.

Speaking of which... are they ever going to finish Pottermore? At least the 2nd book's content would be good ><
I HAVE LOTS OF OPINIONS OKAY. I APOLOGIZE IF THEY OFFEND YOU THEY ARE RAMBUNCTIOUS LITTLE RASCALS ;_______; idk about Pottermore. I found a blog on Tumblr that has all of the ~exclusive content omg~ so I just read all of it from there lol. It seems like they're having problems releasing Pottermore to the public-isn't it still locked off to anyone that didn't get in as a beta tester? I really don't know, the last time I heard anything about it it was still locked off to the public please excuse my ignorance omg

Shining Raichu May 8th, 2012 8:44 PM

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Aww, you took out the part for unsorted members. You should've left it in and listed them as Squibs or Muggles for not choosing. ;D

:O crap! That was totally not intentional; I must have forgotten them! Luckily I remember who they were, I shall put them back in later haha.

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Except his definition of "protect Harry" is "be a total dick to him and yeah I guess save his life a lot but always look like the bad guy to him anyway and then with your dying breath, tell him how obsessed you were with his mom for the last 30 years". Ack.

I do understand this, and that's why I think it was so geniusly done. Throughout the books all anybody ever said to Harry was "You look just like your father. Except your eyes, you have your mother's eyes." So Snape was duty-bound by his love for Lily to protect Harry, but at the same time he hated Harry because Harry looked and acted so much like James... the man who he essentially feels stole Lily from him. I think I would have been a total dick to him too, if that were the situation. And then as Snape was dying (in the movie... I can't remember if it was the same in the book) the last thing he said to Harry was "you have your mother's eyes", which was the kindest thing he'd ever said. Just aaaaaaaa I'm almost getting choked up just thinking about it ;;

Cherrim May 8th, 2012 9:06 PM

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Why thank you hun. -bows- I've been wanting to say all of that about Snape for years but of course everyone looooooves him. I mean, like I said, I think it was very brave of him to turn spy for the Order because he felt so bad about getting Lily killed but that is his only redeeming quality as far as I am concerned. Harry is a bit thick, isn't he? The poor dear, I still love him <3

Sirius? Insane? NOOOOOO. I'd never have guessed! XD but yeah Sirius did not do very much to convince anyone of his innocence in PoA. He was chanting "He's at Hogwarts." in his sleep, he slashed up the Fat Lady attempting to break into Gryffindor Tower, he actually broke into Gryffindor Tower and was standing over a thirteen-year-old boy with a knife, sirius hun what were you thinking omg and he pretty much stalks Harry for the entire year. though he was probably trying to make sure peter didn't try anything and I thought Sirius coming to watch Harry play Quidditch was adorable okay

Yeah, being a spy for the Order was pretty bad ass and that's always why I want to think everyone loves him but it's not so it's very confusing. (It's the only reason I have any sort of affection (for lack of a better word) for him. @[email protected]

lmao sirius logic. ;_;' I guess to be fair, even Hagrid who'd only been in Azkaban for like a month went a bit nuts from it. And then look at Bellatrix. I think Sirius has every excuse to be crazy. XD;
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Ummm...yeah. This is pretty much entirely me. -slow clap, applause, all that jazz- I really do feel sorry for Snape yeah because I'm so sure he would take pity so well. we'd probably all be dead right now DX. And yesssss @the stuff about him respecting her choice about choosing James. Harry was living proof that Lily loved another man. Snape just couldn't accept that and tormented Harry for it. lol @ harry protective services
I feel sorry for him because he did have a crappy life but that doesn't excuse his decisions and actions. :(

it could be an alternate name for the Order of the Phoenix, really.
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HAVE LOTS OF OPINIONS OKAY. I APOLOGIZE IF THEY OFFEND YOU THEY ARE RAMBUNCTIOUS LITTLE RASCALS ;_______; idk about Pottermore. I found a blog on Tumblr that has all of the ~exclusive content omg~ so I just read all of it from there lol. It seems like they're having problems releasing Pottermore to the public-isn't it still locked off to anyone that didn't get in as a beta tester? I really don't know, the last time I heard anything about it it was still locked off to the public please excuse my ignorance omg
Noo it's open to the public now. It's still in beta, but anyone can sign up. (They might still be queuing registration so it takes a few hours to get your welcome email but it's definitely open now.) People are just whining because they're in, they've done everything available, and now they have to wait with everyone else for the other books to come along. xD;
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I do understand this, and that's why I think it was so geniusly done. Throughout the books all anybody ever said to Harry was "You look just like your father. Except your eyes, you have your mother's eyes." So Snape was duty-bound by his love for Lily to protect Harry, but at the same time he hated Harry because Harry looked and acted so much like James... the man who he essentially feels stole Lily from him. I think I would have been a total dick to him too, if that were the situation. And then as Snape was dying (in the movie... I can't remember if it was the same in the book) the last thing he said to Harry was "you have your mother's eyes", which was the kindest thing he'd ever said. Just aaaaaaaa I'm almost getting choked up just thinking about it ;;

...you would terrorize and (emotionally? can't think of the right word) abuse a child/teen just because the person you can't get over started a life with someone you didn't like.

*edges away* :(

But uhh... yeah. I don't think hating James is a good enough reason for how Snape acted throughout the books from Harry's POV. Obviously there's bias there since Harry didn't like Snape to begin with but that's Snape's fault anyway. Of course the boy's not gonna like you if you pick on him from day one and do nothing but constantly glare at him from the moment you saw him. And honestly, talking about Harry's dead mother and how much he loved her and then telling Harry that he reminds Snape of her just creeps me the heck out. XD;

Snape did the right thing in the end, and he was on the right side, but it's always felt like he did it for the wrong reasons to me.

Mana May 9th, 2012 1:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Shining Raichu (Post 7167668)
And then as Snape was dying (in the movie... I can't remember if it was the same in the book) the last thing he said to Harry was "you have your mother's eyes", which was the kindest thing he'd ever said. Just aaaaaaaa I'm almost getting choked up just thinking about it ;;

This would have been a much better moment if, at the time, I wasn't thinking.

"BUT THEIR EYES ARE DIFFERENT COLOURS" ;__;.

Shining Raichu May 9th, 2012 6:27 AM

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...you would terrorize and (emotionally? can't think of the right word) abuse a child/teen just because the person you can't get over started a life with someone you didn't like.

*edges away* :(

Well I think 'terrorise' and 'abuse' are a little strong for the kind of things Snape did lol - but in any case his character wouldn't have been nearly as interesting if he had not been surly toward Harry. If he had had the strength to put the past behind him and be nice to Harry (or anybody for that matter - lets not forget that while he did single Harry out, he was not particularly pleasant toward anyone), then his loyalty to the Order would have been compromised, because clearly his love for Lily would not have been strong enough to galvanise him to fight on the side of good. His moral compass independent of that could not really be trusted, judging by the fact that he chose to be a Death Eater in the first place.

Also had he been less 'abusive', the revelations about him that came up in the last two books would not have been nearly as fascinating. He would have been basically Lupin 2.0 - a man with a dark past who overcame his demons and now fights on the side of good. Any interesting cast of characters needs to have light and shade... I see Snape as the shade :P

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"BUT THEIR EYES ARE DIFFERENT COLOURS" ;__;.

LOL. I did notice that through the movies. Harry's eyes were never particularly green, and they never made an effort to make them so. Right now, looking at the cover of my Philosopher's Stone DVD, his eyes are the most shockingly bright blue I have ever seen on any kid. The Chamber of Secrets DVD photoshopped them green, but for the emphasis that is put on his eye colour during the course of the books, they sure put in a half-assed effort of it in the movies XD

Sakura Rain May 9th, 2012 7:03 PM

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Well I think 'terrorise' and 'abuse' are a little strong for the kind of things Snape did lol - but in any case his character wouldn't have been nearly as interesting if he had not been surly toward Harry. If he had had the strength to put the past behind him and be nice to Harry (or anybody for that matter - lets not forget that while he did single Harry out, he was not particularly pleasant toward anyone), then his loyalty to the Order would have been compromised, because clearly his love for Lily would not have been strong enough to galvanise him to fight on the side of good. His moral compass independent of that could not really be trusted, judging by the fact that he chose to be a Death Eater in the first place.

Also had he been less 'abusive', the revelations about him that came up in the last two books would not have been nearly as fascinating. He would have been basically Lupin 2.0 - a man with a dark past who overcame his demons and now fights on the side of good. Any interesting cast of characters needs to have light and shade... I see Snape as the shade :P

Erm. HE WAS NEVILLE'S BOGGART. Meaning out of everything Neville could've been frightened of, Snape was the thing he was most frightened of. I don't think students aren't supposed to fear their teachers quite this much. So at the very least, he terrorized Neville. Though I think this was because if Voldemort had chosen to go after Neville and his parents, Lily would still be alive. Now, if that would've happened, though, Bellatrix might've tortured Lily and James into insanity in place of Alice and Frank. So either way, Lily was most likely doomed, and Neville, like Harry, had absolutely nothing to do with it.

And really, the fact that he doesn't even make the effort to be nice to anyone doesn't improve his character to me. Snape is most definitely in the 'gray' area, as far as I'm concerned. I can't call him a villain, after Lily's death, of course. Before Lily's death, I'm quite convinced he was a villain. and I most certainly can't call him a hero. He's an interesting character, but not a pleasant character.

and then there's this

“‘Please, sir,’ said Hermione, whose hand was still in the air, ‘the werewolf differs from the true wolf in several small ways. The snout of the werewolf - ‘
‘That is the second time you have spoken out of turn, Miss Granger,’ said Snape coolly. ‘Five more points from Gryffindor for being an insufferable know-it-all.’”

—PoA

I mean really snape? Really? You have to resort to name-calling like a child? Really?

and then there's this. spoilered because it's kind of long
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"'Jets of light shot from both wands, hit each other in midair, and ricocheted off at angles—Harry's hit Goyle in the face, and Malfoy's hit Hermione. Goyle bellowed and put his hands to his nose, where great ugly boils were springing up-Hermione, whimpering in panic, was clutching her mouth.

"Hermione!"
Ron had hurried forward to see what was wrong with her; Harry turned and saw Ron dragging Hermione's hand away from her face. It wasn't a pretty sight. Hermione's front teeth-already larger than average—were now growing at an alarming rate; she was looking more and more like a beaver as her teeth elongated, past her bottom lip, toward her chin— panic-stricken, she felt them and let out a terrified cry.

"And what is all this noise about?" said a soft, deadly voice.
Snape had arrived. The Slytherins clamored to give their explanations; Snape pointed a long yellow finger at Malfoy and said, "Explain."

"Potter attacked me, sir—"
"We attacked each other at the same time!" Harry shouted.
"and he hit Goyle—look—"
Snape examined Goyle, whose face now resembled something that would have been at home in a book on poisonous fungi.
"Hospital wing, Goyle," Snape said calmly.

"Malfoy got Hermione!" Ron said. "Look!"
He forced Hermione to show Snape her teeth—she was doing her best to hide them with her hands, though this was difficult as they had now grown down past her collar. Pansy Parkinson and the other Slytherin girls were doubled up with silent giggles, pointing at Hermione from behind Snape's back.

Snape looked coldly at Hermione, then said, "I see no difference"".

—GoF


This. I just asdfjkl this made me rage so much as a kid. I mean how dare he say something like that to a student. It still makes me angry every time I read it. God. it probably doesn't help that I love hermione omg and Snape just seems to go out of his way to pick on her, the jerk. D:<

again my opinions are rambunctious little rascals and I hope I explained all this clearly. D8

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This would have been a much better moment if, at the time, I wasn't thinking.

"BUT THEIR EYES ARE DIFFERENT COLOURS" ;__;.

omg I know like seriously they didn't even bother to make Lily's eyes blue. (since dan is allergic to contacts or whatever and thus in movie canon harry's eyes are blue and not green i guess. They kind of gave up on even making them look green after CoS) THAT'S LIKE THE WHOLE POINT OF SNAPE, ISN'T IT? Like the only reason he would have any sort of affection towards Harry (lol) is because he has his mother's eyes. but then in the movies...they don't have the same eyes. Nice.

Shining Raichu May 12th, 2012 7:18 AM

Well yeah, as I said he was an unpleasant character. He was bitter and didn't care much for the world and that made him easy to hate, but he was easily one of the most interesting characters and I look for that over general niceness any day. I think the fact that he ended up being on the side of good and the reasons for that made me love him, because before that I was hating him right alongside you. I don't think it's pathetic for him to have pined for Lily for that long, either. But maybe I'm just a hopeless romantic :P

Anyway, I don't think anybody is going to change anybody's mind on this haha - I get why people hate Snape.

If anybody ever says anything bad about McGonagall, however... well, you don't want to face me then. :P

Shining Raichu June 4th, 2012 7:16 AM

Hey guys look at what I ordered! Hopefully it shall arrive in September, I'm so psyched :D

RubyJB88 June 4th, 2012 6:15 PM

Can't say anything about her new book except that it sounds like what you see on Barnes & Noble shelves nowadays. Not that it's wrong. I'm curious to see what it is.

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"Barry Fairwhether" sounds like a very odd name though XD

Typical JKR name for a fictional character though. It's like a random wizard who never made it to the books so she's using it for this book.

JKR and Sony have partnered up for a new PS Move game called "Book of Spells" at today's E3 conference.

It's connected to Pottermore since that is partnered with Sony.

Zeffy June 4th, 2012 7:19 PM

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Hey guys look at what I ordered! Hopefully it shall arrive in September, I'm so psyched :D

Holy cow I want that box! D:
And those DVDs of course, but I have a lot of HP DVDs already.

Zayphora June 7th, 2012 5:19 PM

Okay. You have to let me join this. I LOVE Harry Potter.

I want to be in Ravenclaw.

My wand is holly, phoenix, 10 inches.

The rat turned purple.

And Sakura Rain, you are my Sirius fandom buddy lol. He's my favorite character, I don't care how weird he is.

If I start discussing my clearly insane theories that the Veil is a portal to another dimension....feel free to tell me to shut up. XDDDDD


And has anyone mentioned the weird fact that the Marauders all died in reverse order of their names on the Map.
Bet she planned that, lol.

Shining Raichu June 10th, 2012 3:57 AM

Hey Zayphora, welcome!

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JKR and Sony have partnered up for a new PS Move game called "Book of Spells" at today's E3 conference.

I watched that unfold at E3! I was so excited I nearly jumped out of my skin when they first mentioned JK Rowling's name, but I was actually disappointed with what it showed. The spell book idea is pretty cool, but to be honest the execution looks kinda lame. Unfortunately though, I'm going to have to buy it, because it's going to feature original writing by JK Rowling and there's no way I could ever miss that. I must see it all. Damn my franchise loyalty :(.

I still have to finish Book 1 on Pottermore too, before Book 2 is released haha. I couldn't get my interest back after they sorted me into Slytherin.

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If I start discussing my clearly insane theories that the Veil is a portal to another dimension....feel free to tell me to shut up. XDDDDD

Insane or no, I want to hear your theory. Gogogo.

As to the Marauders dying in reverse order, I never noticed that! That's really cool! But if she did plan that, why? What purpose did that serve to the story? WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?!

Zayphora June 10th, 2012 5:04 AM

I actually didn't notice it either, my friend told me...She probably did it as a sort of creepy symbolic thing...

So basically one day I saw this GIF that said something along the lines of
"What happened to Sirius when he went through the Veil? He went to Narnia."
It was pretty stupid but hilarious, but that got me thinking(because as he's my favorite character I am always grateful for a possible explination that would mean he's not dead, lol) What if he didn't actually...die? WHAT IF THE VEIL ISN'T JUST A CREEPY ARCHWAY THAT EATS PEOPLE, HUH?

<.< Told you it was insane.

Shining Raichu June 10th, 2012 5:12 AM

Yeah OK that is pretty insane haha - though again I'm dumbstruck by the amount of people who call Sirius their favourite character!

I guess it surprises me so much because he really wasn't in the story that much. He was a great character, but he was only in the end of the third book, sporadic communications in the fourth and more dominantly in the fifth - but in a story with a wealth of amazing character like the Harry Potter universe has, it just shocks me that people would single him out as their favourite when others got the opportunity for shine twice as bright for twice as long.

Zayphora June 10th, 2012 3:19 PM

Oh and Shining Raichu- Don't worry, they put me in Slytherin too...xDD

Zeffy June 10th, 2012 7:21 PM

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So basically one day I saw this GIF that said something along the lines of
"What happened to Sirius when he went through the Veil? He went to Narnia."
It was pretty stupid but hilarious, but that got me thinking(because as he's my favorite character I am always grateful for a possible explination that would mean he's not dead, lol) What if he didn't actually...die? WHAT IF THE VEIL ISN'T JUST A CREEPY ARCHWAY THAT EATS PEOPLE, HUH?

Well, yeah, the veil is sort of a barrier. Like the one in Platform 9 3/4 (ehh, sort of). The veil is a one-way trip to the land of the dead, so one cannot go back once they've entered. I suppose you already know this. If not, well, then more knowledge for you!

Shining Raichu June 11th, 2012 5:40 PM

I still never really understood the point of the veil. Bellatrix used the Killing Curse on him, so he was dead anyway. I don't understand why it needed to conveniently happen right next to the portal to the realm of the dead :P

I think it would have had more impact if she'd hit him with a Stunning Curse or something and it made him stumble backwards into the veil - because that way it would be more tragic as it were a curse that wouldn't have killed him otherwise; it was just a terrible choice of location that made him die.

Zayphora June 12th, 2012 4:15 PM

My friend and I have actually argued about that. In the book it says specifically that the light shot off by what Bellatrix shot at Sirius was red. Isn't the Avada Kendavra green? Forgive me if I'm just clueless.

The Veil scene confused me too. I read the fifth book when I was around 10 and I was confused. I got that he was dead, but I really sort of forgot about the whole Veil thing until I convinced myself to reread the 5th book. (I had gotten mad right after I read it for the first time and said that I would never read it again. EH WHAT A WEIRDO I WAS I actually like the fifth book a lot now.) And when I reread it I came up with my insane conspiracy theory, which I hope all of you forget I ever said, as it's embarrassing.

Two semi-random things-
1. If the chapter is called "Beyond the Veil" then why didn't the illustrator lady use a picture of the Veil as the illustration at the beginning of the chapter? To keep from giving a little spoiler, maybe? Or maybe to make the Veil itself even more confusing? Anyway, I just don't think that a picture of flying brains was the best one for that chapter.

2. Is "Veil" capitalized like that anywhere but in fan descriptions? I mean, was that something that JKR intended or did we make it up? (Or am I the only one who capitalizes it like that?

Derrrp>.>

Shining Raichu June 12th, 2012 4:23 PM

Oh, so it wasn't the Killing Curse Bellatrix shot at Sirius? Well that does make it a lot better then - I haven't read the book in ages, I was just going by what I remember from the movie, and in the movie she definitely says "Avada Kedavra". I guess they changed it for the movie to dumb it down for people who wouldn't realise he was dead otherwise :P

Also you must be American or something :P in the Australian/English copies of the book there are no illustrations at all, so you're lucky you get any haha. I agree though, the flying brains were definitely not the main event of that chapter. Perhaps the Veil is alluded to somewhere in mythology and if people had seen what it looked like they might have remembered it and knew somebody was about to die? Just spitballing here lol

Sakura Rain June 23rd, 2012 10:10 PM

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Yeah OK that is pretty insane haha - though again I'm dumbstruck by the amount of people who call Sirius their favourite character!

I guess it surprises me so much because he really wasn't in the story that much. He was a great character, but he was only in the end of the third book, sporadic communications in the fourth and more dominantly in the fifth - but in a story with a wealth of amazing character like the Harry Potteruniverse has, it just shocks me that people would single him out as their favourite when others got the opportunity for shine twice as bright for twice as long.

):

I call Sirius my favorite character. Or at least one of my favorites. I just think he's fascinating, and I thought it was so cool that he broke out of Azkaban just to protect Harry and kill peter but really who cares about him but I do wish he'd been given more screentime. He got reckless in OotP, and I didn't much appreciate him saying to Harry, "You're less like your father than I thought." but I think if he'd managed to hang around longer we would've got to see a lot more of him.

@Zayphora YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS WE ARE UNITED IN OUR LOVE FOR PADFOOT <3 and yeah, I saw that, but I don't see what kind of difference it would make. Well, besides making me sadder. not for peter though I HATE PETER

...will I be considered a traitor to the fandom if I don't get the game?

Shining Raichu July 14th, 2012 7:10 AM

Nah you won't be considered a traitor for not getting the game - in fact I've thought about it and I probably won't either. The original content will probably end up on YouTube or another random site I can just look up and the game itself looks absolutely terrible, so I won't bother. It's cute that they made it tie into Pottermore, but I think Pottermore is basically a huge flop itself as well. Does anybody even still use that site?

But onto Sirius - can you shed some light on what makes him fascinating? Maybe it's just because I haven't read the books in so long, but I can't remember anything that particularly stood out to me about his character. I always liked Sirius, because he was on the side of good and he made a great father figure for Harry, but beyond that I've never understood why everybody thinks so highly of him. I guess I just missed what was so special lol.

Cherrim July 15th, 2012 11:21 AM

I still sign onto Pottermore every so often and I still really love it. I've been trying to make time this last week to read the first chapters of Chamber of Secrets that went up. I'm really excited for new content!

So long as you look at Pottermore as a companion site to the series rather than the full-fledged social networking/web game site they were sort of implying it was in the beginning, it's a great resource for additional information and interesting facts. The minigames, sorting, and social networking are just a bit of a bonus. :3
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Also you must be American or something :P in the Australian/English copies of the book there are no illustrations at all, so you're lucky you get any haha.

This post is a little old but I've been MIA in this forum for a while and didn't see it till now. Replying anyway.

I think I vaguely knew that the American books had illustrations at the head of each chapter, even if they're just more thumbnail-ish of an item/setting from the chapter rather than full-fledged illustrations of scenes (right?) but I never felt that not having them affected my enjoyment of the books. If anything, I feel luckier for not having them: instead of going into a chapter with expectations or already having part of the chapter visualized for me, I got to create the whole world in my head with no influence except the words on the page and the cover of the book :(. I really think I prefer my reading experience that way.

(Btw, do the Australian versions use the same illustrations as the British version? Ours do. I prefer them over the American ones. :P)

RubyJB88 July 18th, 2012 8:41 AM

I just got an email saying the first few chapters of CoS is now available for me to read. I don't think I've finished Book 1 yet.

Cherrim July 18th, 2012 11:21 AM

I've been meaning to get to them for a week now. Finally taking the time to go through them now. There's an excellent piece on Muggle Technology (and how Wizards use/avoid it) in Chapter 3 of CoS.

Forgot how much I love learning new stuff through Pottermore. T_T

Shining Raichu July 19th, 2012 6:02 PM

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(Btw, do the Australian versions use the same illustrations as the British version? Ours do. I prefer them over the American ones. :P)

The Australian versions have no illustrations at all, not even with the chapter titles. It's completely illustration-less. I assumed the British copies would be the same way since our book covers are the same as the British ones, but maybe I'm wrong.

I agree with you on the overall feelings about illustrations as well - I prefer they not be there because often illustrations are cartoon-y and make me imagine the scenes going on in a cartoon-y way, whereas I prefer my imagination to work like a live-action film.

Golurks Were Meant to Fly July 19th, 2012 8:12 PM

How have I never noticed this before? I want in!

I'm in Ravenclaw according to Pottermore.

My wand is 10 3/4 inches, Poplar, Phoenix Feather, Hard.

Yellow!

My thoughts on current topics (it's long, so I spoilered it)

Spoiler:
I always kinda liked the illustrations :/ I found them a little fun and liked the little hint they would give me for each chapter. It made me excited to read them, (unlike Game of Thrones where I'm 100% not excited to read Catelyn's chapters, but that's another story) which was hard enough when I was like 9 when the 800-something paged 5th book came out. (I love it now)
I found/find Pottermore really disappointing. When it first came out (I had the beta) I was like, this rocks! (and the beta was like 2 months late) And then 9 months or so happened before it was even released to the public. The second book is just coming out now, in chunks. I bet the 7th will be here when I'm 80. That's my main problem with pottermore - there isn't that much to do. I've read all the things, collected everything (and I get housepoints for grabbing a teacup?) and there's just...nothing. I feel like if it was updated more frequently, I'd be A-okay, but since the updating of the site is so terrible, it doesn't really make me want to come back. As much fun as it is to wait an hour for a cauldron to blow up in my face/press P, then P then T then T the F then F... And why is there one spell that's miles above the rest? That makes dueling REALLY boring!
I knew it wasn't going to be all that I hoped for, but I was really hoping, and then they were kinda dashed...
As for the Veil... I always found that really interesting. First of all, I feel like the Veil is something really old, that would never move (like the pyramids) so how did they get it there? Was the Ministry of Magic BUILT around it? Was it originally built TOO study it? And I really do like the concept that there is a pathway between our world and the world of the dead (even if I don't really believe in the afterlife, but again, another story) I do know that JKR based the Harry Potter books (their values at least) on whatever denomination of Christianity she is... does the Veil have to do with that? And I loved how only those who had seen death could hear the voices (Luna, Harry, Neville) Are thestrals like the gate keepers, or from that world or something? So many unanswered questions...
Hope I'm able to join :)

Rayshin July 20th, 2012 3:03 AM

Why didn't I see this before? I want in too!
What house would you like to be in?: Gryffindor
Wand description (Wood, Length, Core): Ebony|13 inches| Veela hair
Sunshine daisies, butter mellow, turn this stupid fat rat...: Yellow.
Hope the Sorting Hat won't have me as the first rejection.

~Always.

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@ The "Sirius' death by Veil" Topic:
They were originally gonna have Arthur Weasley die, when Nagini attacked him, but instead J.K. Rowling switched to killing Harry's father figure instead. And also, the veil is somewhat of a portal to death, or something like that.

Cherrim July 20th, 2012 6:13 PM

Welcome, guys! :>
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Originally Posted by Shining Raichu (Post 7261639)
The Australian versions have no illustrations at all, not even with the chapter titles. It's completely illustration-less. I assumed the British copies would be the same way since our book covers are the same as the British ones, but maybe I'm wrong.

I agree with you on the overall feelings about illustrations as well - I prefer they not be there because often illustrations are cartoon-y and make me imagine the scenes going on in a cartoon-y way, whereas I prefer my imagination to work like a live-action film.

I meant cover illustrations. I was curious whether the Commonwealth sticks together when it comes to Potter. :P

NeoPsychedelia July 20th, 2012 6:27 PM

What house would you like to be in?: Ravenclaw. On a large RP/fansite hybrid, I'm one of Ravenclaw's Prefects.
Wand description (Wood, Length, Core): Redwood and veela hair, 11 3/4 inches.
Sunshine daisies, butter mellow, turn this stupid fat rat...: Yellow.

Barrels July 21st, 2012 3:20 AM

...To eerily echo the previous two posts: how the hell am I not in this club? (I designed the freaking header, lol.) Laziness is baaad.

What house would you like to be in?: Lord knows (well, Rowling does). I want to be a Gryffindor because I'm just a great big cliché like that, but I have a feeling I'm more Ravenclaw. Wouldn't say no to Hufflepuff though. So, um, yeah. Have fun adding me to the first post, Mr Club Owner Sir. :P
Wand description (Wood, Length, Core): Pine, three feet long and three inches thick with a fiery burning core of dragon tail. Hell YES. This ain't just no wand, it's a big ol' stick for bashing with. When the going gets tough, m'wand gets smacking.
Sunshine daisies, butter mellow, turn this stupid fat rat...: Pink. With purple stripes. And a cute little sunhat. Maybe some bunny slippers. Who says rats can't be adorable?

NOW ONTO THE DISCUSSION... *rubs hands*

My thought is that Sirius is loved by so many people because he was so important to Harry and we identify by proxy - it doesn't matter that he's not around a whole lot in GoF, because that adds to how much Harry misses him.
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It just shocks me that people would single him out as their favourite when others got the opportunity for shine twice as bright for twice as long.
Yeah, but Harry never really had another father figure (unless you count Dumbledore, who's really more of a mad old grandpa, or Arthur, who doesn't interact with Harry all that much, or Lupin, who's more of a kindly but flawed uncle). It's having that particular parent substitute ripped away from him that sends Harry over the edge - he never freaks out anywhere near as much over a death as he does at the end of OotP.

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Was the Ministry of Magic BUILT around it? Was it originally built TOO study it? Are thestrals like the gate keepers, or from that world or something?
That... is really interesting. :D Plot bunny ahoy!

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They were originally gonna have Arthur Weasley die...
Poor old Arthur. He's been bumped off and resurrected at least twice now. BUT STILL!
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LUPIN AND TONKS!
*sobs*

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The Australian versions have no illustrations at all, not even with the chapter titles. It's completely illustration-less. I assumed the British copies would be the same way since our book covers are the same as the British ones, but maybe I'm wrong.
Nah, the British ones don't have illustrations either... which I am so, so glad about. Let me imagine that world for myself, ta very much.

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I think it would have had more impact if she'd hit him with a Stunning Curse or something and it made him stumble backwards into the veil - because that way it would be more tragic as it were a curse that wouldn't have killed him otherwise; it was just a terrible choice of location that made him die.
I was just about to agree... but it's Bellatrix, lol. Why would she shoot anything other than Avada Kedavra? She doesn't exactly strike me as a loving humanitarian. (Mind you, I never ever understood how duelling works, anyway. If you can't block Avada Kedavra, why doesn't everyone just spam that immediately? And don't whinge about 'morals', especially you, Mr Club Owner Sir Yes Sir. You're officially a Slytherin.)

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As to the Marauders dying in reverse order, I never noticed that! That's really cool! But if she did plan that, why? What purpose did that serve to the story? WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?!
Did you notice the other stonker in OotP? xD
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Originally Posted by MuggleNet
In St. Mungo’s, when they are going to visit Mr. Weasley- 'They climbed a flight of stairs and entered the "Creature-Induced Injuries" corridor, where the second door on the right bore the words 'DANGEROUS' DAI LLEWELLYN WARD: SERIOUS BITES.' If you put these words on a sign, they would read:

Creature-Induced Injuries
Dangerous
Dai Llewellyn Ward
Serious Bites

Take the first word of each of these and what do you get get? Creature Dangerous Dai Serious? No - Kreacher dangerous, Die Sirius...



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I couldn't get my interest back after they sorted me into Slytherin.
Ahem.

Rayshin July 21st, 2012 5:23 AM

Actually, Kreacher's behaviour is a result of his pure-blood masters' hatred for Muggles and blood traitors, causing their attitude to rub off on him. A bit of kindness wouldn't hurt him, though. Bribe him a little...

~Always.

Shining Raichu July 21st, 2012 6:44 AM

Oh my God I really suck at being a club owner this week haha - welcome to GolurkIsDaBomb, Daniel Evans, Barrels and NeoPsychedelia :D.

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I meant cover illustrations. I was curious whether the Commonwealth sticks together when it comes to Potter. :P

OH. My bad. Well yeah, the Queen is our homegirl so we stick together, even when it comes to Harry Potter :P

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Originally Posted by Barrels (Post 7263491)
...To eerily echo the previous two posts: how the hell am I not in this club? (I designed the freaking header, lol.) Laziness is baaad.

What house would you like to be in?: Lord knows (well, Rowling does). I want to be a Gryffindor because I'm just a great big cliché like that, but I have a feeling I'm more Ravenclaw. Wouldn't say no to Hufflepuff though. So, um, yeah. Have fun adding me to the first post, Mr Club Owner Sir. :P
Wand description (Wood, Length, Core): Pine, three feet long and three inches thick with a fiery burning core of dragon tail. Hell YES. This ain't just no wand, it's a big ol' stick for bashing with. When the going gets tough, m'wand gets smacking.
Sunshine daisies, butter mellow, turn this stupid fat rat...: Pink. With purple stripes. And a cute little sunhat. Maybe some bunny slippers. Who says rats can't be adorable?

NOW ONTO THE DISCUSSION... *rubs hands*

My thought is that Sirius is loved by so many people because he was so important to Harry and we identify by proxy - it doesn't matter that he's not around a whole lot in GoF, because that adds to how much Harry misses him.

Yeah, but Harry never really had another father figure (unless you count Dumbledore, who's really more of a mad old grandpa, or Arthur, who doesn't interact with Harry all that much, or Lupin, who's more of a kindly but flawed uncle). It's having that particular parent substitute ripped away from him that sends Harry over the edge - he never freaks out anywhere near as much over a death as he does at the end of OotP.

That... is really interesting. :D Plot bunny ahoy!

Poor old Arthur. He's been bumped off and resurrected at least twice now. BUT STILL!
Spoiler:
LUPIN AND TONKS!
*sobs*

Nah, the British ones don't have illustrations either... which I am so, so glad about. Let me imagine that world for myself, ta very much.

I was just about to agree... but it's Bellatrix, lol. Why would she shoot anything other than Avada Kedavra? She doesn't exactly strike me as a loving humanitarian. (Mind you, I never ever understood how duelling works, anyway. If you can't block Avada Kedavra, why doesn't everyone just spam that immediately? And don't whinge about 'morals', especially you, Mr Club Owner Sir Yes Sir. You're officially a Slytherin.)

Did you notice the other stonker in OotP? xD


Ahem.

Quoting this whole post because I just want to LMAO at most of the hilarious things you write, but quoting each individually is tedious :P. Particular honorable mention goes to that last link though. The title of that article had me on the floor (figuratively) for a good five minutes :P.

Oh and until you decide on a definitive house, you are going to be a Muggle! Whahahahahahaha

Anyway on the point of how Sirius died - I know it was Bellatrix that killed him and JK Rowling made the right choice logically in having her use the Avada Kedavra Curse. Because, as you said, it's Bellatrix. JK knows her characters inside and out and that's why she's such a great storyteller. I still think though that it would have had more of an emotional impact if the death were more unnecessary. On me, at least. If it were just this horrible, horrible luck and not necessarily the evil side's intention, it just makes the death even more needless. And the more needless a death, the more heart-wrenching.

Jorah July 27th, 2012 7:46 AM

I was so weirded out by one of the Malfoy's liking Elizabeth. All I can imagine is Lucius Malfoy's actor and something that looks like Elizabeth's portrait together o__O I wonder if the Malfoy's nowadays knew of the "actual" reason they hated muggle-borns. Also, I hate whoever made that gnome game.

Shining Raichu July 30th, 2012 8:08 AM

God I feel like such a terrible Potter fan for asking this, but... who is Elizabeth?

Golurks Were Meant to Fly July 30th, 2012 10:24 AM

@Shining Raichu

This is what Jorah means:

"Though hotly denied by subsequent generations, there is ample evidence to suggest that the first Lucius Malfoy was an unsuccessful aspirant to the hand of Elizabeth I, and some wizarding historians allege that the Queen's subsequent opposition to marriage was due to a jinx placed upon her by the thwarted Malfoy."

(from Pottermore)

So you're not a terrible potter fan after all! :D

And I like the gnome game :/ even if at times it's somewhat infuriating. I HATE the stupid pudding hopping game. D:<

Shining Raichu July 31st, 2012 6:46 AM

Oh! Oh. Man, I really need to go catch up on my Pottermore. I should just get over the fact that it put me in Slytherin so I can go get more of my original content :P

And is this the gnome game from the PS2 games? I love that game so much.

Cherrim July 31st, 2012 8:10 PM

No, pretty sure it's the gnome game on Pottermore. :P Go explore it! Worst case, just make a new account now that it's open. Otherwise I guess you could work to sabotage Slytherin if you don't like it? XD Just start a bunch of duels and lose them on purpose or melt your cauldrons repeatedly! Mwahahaha!

I'm kind of torn, guys. ;~; The Japanese e-books finally went up on the Pottermore store and I really, REALLY wanna get them to help me practise my reading but they don't work on Kindle waaah. I hate reading things on my PC or smartphone but... but... Harry Potter books! Think it's worth it? :c (Especially since just importing the last books [they split all of the later books into two!] is like $50 per book before massive shipping costs because the books weigh a ton. ;__;)

Golurks Were Meant to Fly July 31st, 2012 11:04 PM

@Shining Raichu Just make a bunch of accounts until you get the house you want lol (just skip through the first 6 and a half chapters) That's what I did when I got bored haha

Also, the PS2 games are the best! I used to play them all the time! The fourth is good because of mutiplayer but the fifth is just the best overall. (I don't have 1-3 and I have the rest for wii) Speaking of video games, any one play the lego harry potter's? They're the best! :D

@Lightning. Do it! Worst case scenario you just don't read them and then waste uh... 20 bucks? 30? (I really have no clue as to how much things cost XD) But, best case, you learn Japanese (and Japanese potter spells) in a really cool way ^_^

Jorah August 1st, 2012 6:21 AM

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Oh! Oh. Man, I really need to go catch up on my Pottermore. I should just get over the fact that it put me in Slytherin so I can go get more of my original content :P

And is this the gnome game from the PS2 games? I love that game so much.

I actually loved the gnome game on PS2. I loved the first three games, actually, I replayed them so much when I was younger. OOTP was meh, and let's pretend the GoF game doesn't exist...those two put me off from buying the last 3 games at all.

Shining Raichu August 1st, 2012 7:00 AM

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I'm kind of torn, guys. ;~; The Japanese e-books finally went up on the Pottermore store and I really, REALLY wanna get them to help me practise my reading but they don't work on Kindle waaah. I hate reading things on my PC or smartphone but... but... Harry Potter books! Think it's worth it? :c (Especially since just importing the last books [they split all of the later books into two!] is like $50 per book before massive shipping costs because the books weigh a ton. ;__;

If it's something you want, go for it! It sounds like you're definitely getting out cheap in the end lol. I'd wait for a little bit though and see if a Kindle-compatible version comes out though. It might be worth your while to bide your time a little.

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@Shining Raichu Just make a bunch of accounts until you get the house you want lol (just skip through the first 6 and a half chapters) That's what I did when I got bored haha

Haha I would if I had the patience to do that! With my luck I'd just keep making the same mistakes over and over again and just have seventeen Slytherin accounts :P. Besides I really love the wand I got on my first account and I don't wanna give it up :(

I guess I'll just have to suck it up and be a Slytherin lol.

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On the subject of the PS2 games; omg I love them so much. I agree with Jorah that the first three are the best; I love the format of just running free around the castle. I think that's awesome, much better than the plot-based games from 4 onward. I think the problem with 4 onward is that there is a lot more story to fit into the game, so they couldn't really keep going on in the same format. They had to fit as much in as efficiently as possible so they had to go by plot points instead. Which sucks, but I understand it.

AND THE GNOME GAME OMG. OK I had the first two games on PS1, so when I first got them on PS2, I nearly lost it. I was like "LOOK AT THESE GRAPHICS!!!!!!11!1!1" So then when the first thing you did was play the gnome came in Chamber of Secrets, I think I spent over an hour just throwing gnomes over the Weasley's fence. It was so pretty and serene in the Weasley back garden, I loved it there! Ahhh memories.

My main problem with the Harry Potter games was "Flipendo". What the hell was that lmao.

Jorah August 1st, 2012 7:49 AM

Flipendo is in Pottermore, so I take it it is a canon spell now. I actually liked Flipendo...I like hitting random people with it XD Then again, I do that in most games where you have a gun and are able to shoot random citizens XD The 4th was horrible because you were outside the whole time with a plot that revolved around killing everything. You didn't even enter the castle once. I remember the camera angle being terrible, as well. From 5 onwards, I noticed that they based the plot on the films, rather than loosely on the books as the first 3 did (I have no idea what the 4th was going for). My favourite thing about the old games was running away from the prefects at night XD

I had PS and CoS for both PS1 and 2 as well...it was actually pretty cool because it wasn't just updated graphics, the game play was pretty different, too. ...I...I think I played these games too much :> Good times.

Golurks Were Meant to Fly August 1st, 2012 1:44 PM

The only aspect of the fourth I liked was multiplayer. I'm not sure why that only existed in that one.

As for the first three, I have those on PC. My favorite is the third (so fun) but the second and first are good too.

Flipendo is so dumb, but I liked come of the other spells they created (glacius, carpe retractum, spongify, lapafors, draconifors or whatever it's called)

Oh spongify. :D

Barrels August 1st, 2012 2:13 PM

Well, until they make Hogwarts: Th' Game for PS3/360/Wii, we'll just have to be content with the older games... /sadface

Did anyone ever play the Game Boy Color games? Lord I fell in deep and platonic love with those. I'm with y'all on open-world utterly pwning story-driven - the best part of the first two games (and to an extent the third) was the freedom to do whatever you wanted: that experience of being a student at Hogwarts. Which is why they need to get a shuftie on with H:TG! Warning: incoming daydream alert...

It wouldn't be a MMORPG - nope, the other students would all be CPUs, with lots and lotsa different dialogues all penned by Rowling herself. Like KOTOR! But more. You'd customise your character model to within inches of your true actual self and roam the castle, engaging in midnight escapades whenever you wanted. Also Peeves! There'd be new characters - a new Defence Professor, for sure, this all taking place after the War. And new enemies - not Voldemort, more Malfoy-esque, perhaps based in more hidden Slytherin-y chambers within the castle itself.

After a week you'd know nearly all the secret passages, and use them more frequently than the stairs. There'd be sidequests ad infinitum - some issued by teachers, some not. All the Pottermore content would be there in some shape or form, naturally, and you'd be Sorted, getting to explore all the House-specific areas that Harry never saw. Maybe you'd pick up an adoring house-elf somewhere along the line; maybe you'd strike up a friendship with Hagrid. And Quidditch would finally, finally be fleshed out into a full PES-type sub-game.

There would be an overarching good vs. evil story - but you wouldn't have to complete it if you didn't want to. Most students aren't Harry, after all. Smaller victories, like escaping detentions or duelling Prefects might suffice. There'd be a few cameos from existing Potter celebrities, and Hermione would be back for her seventh year as you started your second or third, but mostly you'd splash happily about in the deluge of new characters. Including the twenty-or-so NPCs available for you to pick and choose your best friends from.

Oh, and you wouldn't have to be good. Slytherin or no, the option would be open to play as an utter scumbag from start to finish. Backstabbing, manipulating, political swerving: the floor would be yours. It'd be as close to actually attending Hogwarts as you could ever reasonably get.

...But we won't see it, I shouldn't think. Not in this lifetime. If only cos the effort required to make the game everything it should be would take twice as long.

*slopes off to cry in a corner*

EDIT: Also, proper voice acting. You'd sidestep the problem of spending all the budget on millionaire movie stars just by having an all-new cast of characters (though Emma Watson or bust), but it goes without saying, really, that this version of Hogwarts would be as immersive as it gets.

Shining Raichu August 3rd, 2012 5:43 PM

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Flipendo is in Pottermore, so I take it it is a canon spell now. I actually liked Flipendo...I like hitting random people with it XD Then again, I do that in most games where you have a gun and are able to shoot random citizens XD

Haha I did that too, all the time - until the third game where you could use any spell you wanted at any time and then I'd constantly run around as Hermione using the freezing spell because it looked the coolest XD

My problem with it though is that it wasn't a real spell. It was never referenced anywhere in the books and it was just a convenience spell for the games. It also bugs me because they could have just as easily used Relashio, which Harry used for Flipendo-y purposes in Book 4.

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Masterful post of wonder

That... I don't even... that sounds like the perfect game. I literally cannot think of a better game than that in the entire world. It'd be like... Skyrim, but in the Potter world. I love that idea so much! I'm just gonna copy and paste your post directly into an email to every gaming company that ever lived. IN FACT! Kura works for a game company, I'm sending this into work with her! We can make this happen, people!

Though unfortunately on a more serious not I think you're right; it never would happen :(. Particularly if Book of Spells is any indication of the future of Potter gaming.

Jorah August 4th, 2012 1:59 AM

I'd buy that game, Barrels...

Hey, JK's new book is available for pre-order...interesting front cover http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/ref=pe_13021_31045131_pe_pack1/140870420X The Kindle version is more expensive in the UK, which is weird. For £9, I may as well get it.

Barrels August 5th, 2012 5:39 AM

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I'd buy that game, Barrels...
Cheers. :D And it's not as if it wouldn't make bucketloads of cash! Why hasn't an idea like that at least been pitched to WB/Rowling?

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Though unfortunately on a more serious note I think you're right; it never would happen :(. Particularly if Book of Spells is any indication of the future of Potter gaming.
Mmm, yes, but... Book of Spells is only the latest product to emerge from this mysterious partnership between Rowling and Sony. I've a sneaking suspicion that, in return for hosting Pottermore (correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think there are any adverts/other profiteering devices on the site), Sony managed to bargain for a ton of new Potter exclusives they could release later down the line. SO MAYBE, IS ALL I'M SAYING. And it's not as if the tech doesn't exist - just get Bethesda to make it! :P

Shining Raichu August 5th, 2012 8:21 PM

I truly hope you're right, though if the deal they've inked has some sort of exclusivity clause attached then it puts a dampener on any other companies making any Potter games. And to be honest I don't trust Sony whatsoever lol.

On the subject of A Casual Vacancy, aaaaaaa I'm still so excited! I read that it's released in 50-something days. I'm rushing to finish The Hungers Games so I can read it the second it comes out (I always finish a book before I start a new one).

I'd never get the Kindle version though. Books are meant to be books /traditionalist

Golurks Were Meant to Fly August 13th, 2012 12:53 PM

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I'd never get the Kindle version though. Books are meant to be books /traditionalist

This. I really can never see myself using one of those...those things! Especially with books I've read already, know and love (like the Potter books, that would be so weird)

I was wondering, anyone ever been to Harry Potter World? Mmm butterbeer...
:D

DiamondBlueMoon August 24th, 2012 2:53 AM

What house would you like to be in?: Ravenclaw
Wand description (Wood, Length, Core): Ash, 12 3/4, Phoenix Feather, Unyielding
Sunshine daisies, butter mellow, turn this stupid fat rat...: yellow

Shining Raichu August 24th, 2012 5:44 AM

Welcome, DiamondBlueMoon! Adding you onto the Ravenclaw list now. Feel free to join in the discussion :D

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I was wondering, anyone ever been to Harry Potter World? Mmm butterbeer...

No, I haven't been myself - but my sister went when she went to America last year and she brought me back a ton of awesome stuff. I got a huge chocolate frog, a Marauders Map, a Time-Turner keyring, McGonagall's wand, and tons of other stuff!

I'll take a picture of it all some time, I can't be bothered right now :P

I also went to the Harry Potter Exhibition back in November when it was in Sydney, that was awesome. I think the most trippy part of the entire experience was seeing the outfit Harry wore when he faced Voldemort in The Philosopher's Stone. I don't think anybody appreciates just how truly tiny that boy was until they see that thing lol.

Shining Raichu September 8th, 2012 7:31 AM

So guys, look what I got!

http://i.imgur.com/mtg6P.jpg

It's cooler than you could possibly imagine.

Golurks Were Meant to Fly September 28th, 2012 1:25 PM

*drool*

Wow, that's awesome! I've heard there are a ton of hidden features ON the discs, and hidden features of the box, augh I'm so jealous! Too bad I'll never be able to afford it. D:

Shining Raichu September 28th, 2012 4:44 PM

Hidden features on the discs themselves? :O I'm gonna have to Google those suckers and find them all!

Also has anybody got The Casual Vacancy, JK's latest book? I got to the store like 9 minutes before it closed at 9pm on Thursday night just to get my copy. I haven't had the chance to read very far yet but I'm like ten pages in and I'm seeing that it's most definitely a JK-style book already. It even smells like a JK Rowling book... you know, superior? It's also set out exactly like the HP books font and spacing wise. Not that that matters, it just brings up a lot of nostalgia :P

Golurks Were Meant to Fly September 28th, 2012 5:02 PM

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Hidden features on the discs themselves? :O I'm gonna have to Google those suckers and find them all!

Oh, well that's what I thought I heard. Don't lose sleep over it. ;)
As for A Casual Vacancy, I have not read it yet, although the fact that it smells superior kind of makes me want to read it. What's it about? Politics or something?

Shining Raichu September 30th, 2012 5:16 AM

Politics is definitely part of it, but on a smaller scale as it's local politics (contained within the small town of Pagford). But from what I've heard her say, she's delved into many different types of relationships for this type of book and she has some profound things to say with it, so I'm looking forward to reading it!

The way I described it just now is probably wildly inaccurate (and made it seem dull - I didn't do it justice whatsoever) but I'm only on page 10 so far!

Hannah October 20th, 2012 10:39 PM

I can't believe I didn't see this club decades ago.

What house would you like to be in?
Gryffindor, of course.
Wand Description Walnut, 10 3/4 inches, Dragon Heartstring, unyielding. Bought it from Ollivander's.
Sunshine daisies, butter mellow, turn this stupid fat rat ... Yellow!

Za_Destroyer October 21st, 2012 5:18 AM

What house would you like to be in?: Ravenclaw, please
Wand description (Wood, Length, Core): Hemlock wood, 12 inches long, unicorn hair core.
Sunshine daisies, butter mellow, turn this stupid fat rat...: Into chocolate Jello!

Man, I love Harry Potter...I read the whole book series...:rambo: Good times...

thisguy647 October 30th, 2012 10:38 PM

What house would you like to be in?: What the hell is a Hufflepuff?
Wand description (Wood, Length, Core)
: 9.8 inches, any type of wood, hippogriff wing.
Sunshine daisies, butter mellow, turn this stupid fat rat...
: YELLOW!

Looks pretty cool; love the Harry Potter series, especially the third and seventh. =D

Totodilesteel99 October 30th, 2012 10:48 PM

I'm in!
I love Harry Potter, and have readed all 7 before i was 9
House: I'm intelligent and learn quickly so... Ravenclaw!
Wand: Pheonix Feather, Hemlock Wood, 10 Inches.
I love HP.
Though Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson was bad In my Opinion.
I like Nevile when he cut of the snakes head in Deathly Hallows part 2.
I'm awesome! Is what i think Nevile says in his mind when he does it.

Shining Raichu October 31st, 2012 4:49 AM

Welcome to Laugh, Za_Destroyer, thisguy647 and Totodilesteel99!

Now, we have some business to take care of.

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Though Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson was bad In my Opinion.

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http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m89k3epmRS1rx73xvo1_500.gif

You must explain yourself. What was wrong with them? WHAT DID THEY DO WRONG? They were marvellous! :(

Cherrim October 31st, 2012 10:20 AM

Well, I know a lot of people aren't fans of Emma for her eyebrow acting... :P

lol I know I'm the only one who still cares but the final chapters of CoS are up on Pottermore today...


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