tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post115145141801959135..comments2024-03-18T22:44:53.542-05:00Comments on Learn Me Good: Harry Potter and the Unnamed ExpendablesMister Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797744114515551901noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-1151726825973732462006-06-30T23:07:00.000-05:002006-06-30T23:07:00.000-05:00Ahhh, the unnamed expendables.Reminds me of two c...Ahhh, the unnamed expendables.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Reminds me of two comedians I saw years ago who called themselves "The Frantics". Their bit was they'd do every Star Trek episode there ever was in 3 minutes. At one point in the skit they all get beamed down to the surface of a planet where Kirk turns and says, "Who are you?" and the other team member replies, "I'm the expendable crew member, sir"Mike in Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00635962989639829455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-1151702013750377292006-06-30T16:13:00.000-05:002006-06-30T16:13:00.000-05:00What's not to love, Ms. C? For the past three boo...What's not to love, Ms. C? For the past three books, I have gone to the bookstore at midnight, gotten not only the book but also one of the packaging crates stamped with that book's title (who knows, they might be worth something someday), and stayed up for several hours reading as much as I can. I finished book 6 within 24 hours. Afterwards, I had quite the horcrux in my neck!Mister Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00797744114515551901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-1151671514762109182006-06-30T07:45:00.000-05:002006-06-30T07:45:00.000-05:00Every time a new book comes out, I stay up after b...Every time a new book comes out, I stay up after buying it at midnight and read it straight through. With three kids, three dogs, and a husband, this is no mean feat. But nobody better bug Momma 'till that last page is turned and savored. It's just one day every three years, so get over it.<BR/><BR/>Loads of my students read them, even though they're 16-17. Loads of my adult friends read them-- and no we're not all pallid, D&D playing, Klingon-speaking recluses. I once discussed the first four books with my father's cardiac surgeon. For forty-five minutes.<BR/><BR/>I think Snape is pulling the ultimate fast one on Voldemort, who is so blinded by evil that he can't see it. I love Ron, but as another of my favorite sci-fi goofballs once said, "I got a bad feeling about this."<BR/><BR/>I think Dumbledore had to leave the picture so that Harry would become more self-reliant before the ultimate show-down.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if Hagrid won't die so that he can be restored to good standing in the wizarding world.<BR/><BR/>I kept hoping in the first two books that they'd find a portrait of Harry's parents, cause I'm a sympathetic sap.<BR/><BR/>See? I'm like this-- completely obsessive with characters from books. It's pathetic. But I don't care."Ms. Cornelius"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16970201479637588558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-1151550446556019412006-06-28T22:07:00.000-05:002006-06-28T22:07:00.000-05:00Phineus.. don't forget about the chocolate frog ca...Phineus.. don't forget about the chocolate frog cards!<BR/><BR/>And ITA with the whole Big D is really dead, Snape is really a secret double agent good guy thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-1151534022406450132006-06-28T17:33:00.000-05:002006-06-28T17:33:00.000-05:00I think that Snape took one of those Unbreakable V...I think that Snape took one of those Unbreakable Vows with "Big D," which said that he was obligated to do what he did. I think that's why Hagrid reported seeing Dumbledore yelling at Snape (he didn't want to do it), and I think that's why Snape refrained from killing Harry at the end, when he clearly had every opportunity in the world. Instead, he chose to just deflect all of Harry's wild spells.<BR/>And that Moaning Myrtle just freaks me out...Mister Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00797744114515551901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-1151527994214006982006-06-28T15:53:00.000-05:002006-06-28T15:53:00.000-05:00Mister Teach--I have also felt that Ron is doomed,...Mister Teach--I have also felt that Ron is doomed, and I am not so sure that Snape is that bad. We shall see.<BR/><BR/>Funny story: Last fall on a library visit I was having a nice HP #6 convo with some students. My practicum teacher came over, so I included her in the convo. She admitted that she'd never read them, and then she said maybe she'd watch the movies. You should have seen the expression on my students' faces. Priceless.HappyChyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586840416488114845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-1151508333516017142006-06-28T10:25:00.000-05:002006-06-28T10:25:00.000-05:00I am a Die Hard Harry Potter fan- in fact, I somet...I am a Die Hard Harry Potter fan- in fact, I sometimes treat myself to re-reading the series from Book 1 to 6. Usually I do this when the newest book comes out. I am anxious to see if the major character in #6 is really dead. I think he isn't. <BR/>Am curious to know why you think Snape is still good. I go back and forth with this one.Mrs. Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17730747441676219265noreply@blogger.com