Harry Potter Countdown Thread

[Politicalmom]

They thought Americans were to stupid to translate terms such as “jumper” and “lift”.

[Politicalmom]

I figure she could sneak in another death or two... :P

[LongElegantLegs]

Bangers and mash!

[Tanniker Smith]

In previous books, it’s been established the Voldemort’s ability to exist is closely tied to Harry’s life. If Voldemort dies, does Harry also have to die?

"Have to"? No.
The prophecy's wording
... and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives ...
indicates that someone's gotta die.
Now, you might be of the persuasion that "the other" actually refers to A THIRD PERSON, but I'm not falling into that just yet.

TS
And if there is some "Other", with a capital "O", I'm guessing that it'd be Neville. But really, if Neville kills Voldemort, then the wrong name has been on the covers of the books from the beginning.

[Tanniker Smith]

THere are too many Weasleys, so they're the best candidates. I would guess that it won't be anyone that Harry's saved already. Fred or George, maybe, or one of the older brothers.

Of course, if F&G find Percy, we'll know that the prat gets it!

[Tanniker Smith]

I see it as very unlikely that Snape makes it to the end.
If he's evil, Harry will kill him.
If he's not, Voldemort will kill him personally.

I don't see him as (to quote above) the Darth Vader to step in between the Emperor and Luke Skywalker.

[WV Mountain Mama]

Yee haw!!!!! I have started my re-read of all the books. Not sure what I will pick up the sixth time that I haven’t picked up before, but it will be the first time since having read book 6 that I am starting at the beginning again. And no, I don’t have too much time on my hands or I would have done it months ago. It’s go time!

[WV Mountain Mama]

It'll "go to Black". Siriusly.

Just as Voldemort walks out of the bathroom reaching into his robes... LOL!

[Tanniker Smith]

I only reread the last two. I didn't really want to reread Goblet of Fire -- it's probably loaded with clues, but the story seemed a bit forced to me, getting from point A to B to C.

Granted, Half-Blood Prince was so good that I read it faster than I had planned, but definitely slower than the first time (when I read it in less than a week, and hadn't reread OotP -- and didn't really remember the members of the Order, either.)

[Tanniker Smith]

“Honey, wake up. I just had the strangest dream.”
“what is it, Bob?”

[WV Mountain Mama]

Ha! My husband and I looked at each other and I yelled “you gotta be kidding me!” I faithfully got all the kids to bed before 9 every Sunday night (which NEVER happens any other night.) My reward was a black screen.

[Tax-chick]

That was a great scene.

[b9]

What a B2FUL family you have!

[kanawa]

There ought to be a law.

Or a spell ;)

[Tax-chick]

Thank you! They all like Harry Potter :-). I was a holdout until about this time last year, when I was up in the middle of the night with Vlad, and the only thing I could find to read was “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” left on the bathroom floor by some slob who knows better than to leave library books in the bathroom.

By the time I got wonder-baby to bed, I was hooked!

[Tax-chick]

Not sure what I will pick up the sixth time that I haven’t picked up before

I pick up an occasional dangling modifier that I missed when I was in a hurry to see what happened next. Comma splices once in a while, too.

[TightyRighty]

I'm totally late to the whole Harry Potter phenomena. So this year my sisters and I are going to take the kids to the midnight book sale at B & N. We talked about going to the premiere and the hand and wand imprinting at Chinese Mann Theater in Hollywood but it doesn't look like it's going to happen. It's to bad that this is going to be the last time - I wish there were going to be more!!

[alwaysconservative]

That’s the way I feel about OOTP: that book that was hardest for me to read (and re-read). I think every author seems to have a book that contains a lot of “fill”, and all of Harry’s unreasonable anger ALL THE TIME (even with the explanation of Harry channeling Voldemort) seemed like “fill”. It just dragged on and on in places.

On the other hand, GoF was the most disappointing (least magical) movie adaptation to date, IMO. But, then, I still haven’t gotten over mourning for Richard Harris as the KINDLY Dumbledore, since Gambon is anything but kindly or wise-seeming.

[Tanniker Smith]

Gambon is definitely not nonplussed, as Dumbledore should be. He gets too frantic too often.

And as for Goblet of Fire, the movie anyway, Harry didn't grow or learn anything along the way. He seemed to be carried along through the story by events out of his control.

[Politicalmom]

My feelings exactly. All the yelling was a bit much, and I REALLY hate the detention/torture scenes. I hope that they take those scenes out of the movie.