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Harry Potter Countdown Thread

Posted on 06/27/2007 1:30:44 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith

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To: Tanniker Smith

There’s an IMAX theater in town, so I’ll be watching Order of the Phoenix in 3-D.


321 posted on 07/09/2007 7:16:15 AM PDT by CholeraJoe ("Who are you and what have you done with Hermione Granger?")
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To: CholeraJoe

I’ve never been to the local IMAX. Don’t know what I’m waiting for. (Well, other than a good movie.) I need to find someone else interested in going. My son isn’t. My nephew is, but so’s his dad, so he goes with him. (I take him to a bunch of regular movies.)


322 posted on 07/09/2007 7:28:37 AM PDT by Tanniker Smith (They're Taking The Hobbits To Isengard)
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To: WV Mountain Mama

I love Fred and George. After the trio, they are my favorite characters.


323 posted on 07/09/2007 7:30:02 AM PDT by EmilyGeiger
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To: EmilyGeiger

It’s an interesting possibility, certainly.


324 posted on 07/09/2007 7:50:48 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("A dependence on mass immigration is always a structural weakness and should be understood as such.")
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To: Tax-chick; EmilyGeiger; CholeraJoe; All

Last night in the A&E special, one of the people (the blond woman whose name I have completely forgotten) brought up a really good point that has probably already been discussed, but I’m going to bring it up again anyway. LOL

Who retrieved and saved Voldemort’s wand? Was that last little bit of soul able to do it? It did kill unicorns in SS. Did someone go to Godric’s Hollow with him to kill Harry’s parents?


325 posted on 07/09/2007 8:57:04 AM PDT by retrokitten (I love caffeine)
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To: andyssister

Meant to ping you to my post above, too!


326 posted on 07/09/2007 8:57:38 AM PDT by retrokitten (I love caffeine)
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To: retrokitten
I don't remember if it was canon or speculation, but I have read that it was probably Peter Pettigrew who retrieved the wand. He knew where the Potters lived because he was the secret keeper and the one who told VM where to find them.

He must have hidden them because it would be hard for a rat to drag two wands around for years!

But if VM used his wand to kill unicorns in SS, then....

...my head is spinning!

327 posted on 07/09/2007 9:30:26 AM PDT by andyssister (Accio July 21!)
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To: retrokitten

That was a discussion point in Emerson Spartz’s Book. I seem to recall that he thought it was Wormtail.


328 posted on 07/09/2007 9:58:40 AM PDT by CholeraJoe ("Who are you and what have you done with Hermione Granger?")
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To: CholeraJoe; andyssister

Where would he keep it, though? In the burrow with the Weasleys? Or that secret spot in the Malfoy’s house maybe? Off topic, I hope we see the inside of the Malfoy’s house at some point. I picture it to be creepy, unnaturally clean and with a lot of things you are not allowed to touch- like a museum.


329 posted on 07/09/2007 10:26:27 AM PDT by retrokitten (I love caffeine)
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To: andyssister
I think he's good - I really hope he's the one who gets the repreive. It will kill me if he dies.

Here's a pic from Details magazine of Radcliffe - anyone thinking what I'm thinking?


330 posted on 07/09/2007 10:37:53 AM PDT by TightyRighty (July 21, 2007 - The End Is Near)
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To: retrokitten

I’m at work and Spartz’s book is at home. Will post more on this topic later.


331 posted on 07/09/2007 10:40:08 AM PDT by CholeraJoe ("Who are you and what have you done with Hermione Granger?")
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To: TightyRighty

Somehow, “YMCA” by the Village People burst into my head. Wonder why?


332 posted on 07/09/2007 10:41:26 AM PDT by CholeraJoe ("Who are you and what have you done with Hermione Granger?")
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To: TightyRighty

I don’t know what you are thinking, but that look in his eyes says, “Please, can I take the vest off now? I’m British. I really should be wearing a shirt.”


333 posted on 07/09/2007 10:48:20 AM PDT by retrokitten (I love caffeine)
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To: retrokitten

You know, there is a fine line between British and gay.


334 posted on 07/09/2007 11:01:09 AM PDT by CholeraJoe ("Who are you and what have you done with Hermione Granger?")
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To: CholeraJoe

I’m not even gonna touch that one! LOL


335 posted on 07/09/2007 11:11:00 AM PDT by retrokitten (I love caffeine)
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To: Politicalmom
Ok, nearing the end of Sorceror’s Stone, and I don’t remember: Did we ever find out the identity of the cloaked figure who gave Hagrid the the dragon egg?

Not as such, but it was clearly implied to be Quirrel, seeking answers from Hagrid as to how to bypass "Fluffy".

336 posted on 07/09/2007 11:16:46 AM PDT by kevkrom ("Government is too important to leave up to the government" - Fred Dalton Thompson)
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To: CholeraJoe

LOL!


337 posted on 07/09/2007 11:20:26 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("A dependence on mass immigration is always a structural weakness and should be understood as such.")
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To: Tax-chick
there's more to Neville than has yet been revealed

Neville, in my opinion, shows the characteristic mannerisms of someone hit with one too many memory charms. But by whom, and why? Did Neville's grandmother try to get him to forget his parents? Or did Neville happen to witness their torture into madness, and the memory charms are used to prevent him from going mad himself from the recollections? Or did he see something he shouldn't have seen?

338 posted on 07/09/2007 11:22:24 AM PDT by kevkrom ("Government is too important to leave up to the government" - Fred Dalton Thompson)
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To: kevkrom

All good questions. As someone mentioned up the thread, Neville would only have been a little over a year old at the time of his parents’ ... er ... unfortunate incident. I suppose it’s possible that he has memories that could be retrieved, even if he doesn’t recall, but how would that help anyone? The LeStranges know what happened.


339 posted on 07/09/2007 11:24:19 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("A dependence on mass immigration is always a structural weakness and should be understood as such.")
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To: retrokitten
During the time between Voldemort's death and Pettigrew's staged death, Pettigrew would've had time to hide the wand somewhere. If he was there on that night to let Voldemort in, then he could've gotten it then. If he hatched his plan to be near a wizarding family as a rat so that he could hear of Voldemort's return, it would make sense that he hid the wand.

I have to reread the book about one thing: in the PoA movie, when Lupin is transforming, Pettigrew grabs hold of a dropped wand. Harry shoots it out of his hand, but it's too late. So it appears that Pettigrew didn't have a wand while he was a rat. If he did, we can assume that it was taken from him (although he made no attempt to pull it out and there isn't a mention of it) and when he escapes, he has no wand. So he needs to get a wand.

Likewise, Voldemort was in no condition to kill the caretaker or Cedric, so Wormtail is in possession of Voldemort's wand and can use it. He probably fetched it from its hiding place and brought it to Voldemort as an offering to show that he was still loyal to him.

340 posted on 07/09/2007 11:30:50 AM PDT by Tanniker Smith (They're Taking The Hobbits To Isengard)
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