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I think I've noticed one error in the books. In POA Hermoine says it's her birthday in september, so her parents gave her money to buy something. In the last book it's pretty clear that they're only waiting for Harry to get old enough, so they can "run away". Seems weird if Hermoine's not old enough at the time.
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Blight posted:I think I've noticed one error in the books. In POA Hermoine says it's her birthday in september, so her parents gave her money to buy something. She could be a year older then Harry. Hermoine parents properly held her back a year, or just at the cut off.
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Jun 10, 2011 21:25
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bobkatt013 posted:She could be a year older then Harry. Hermoine parents properly held her back a year, or just at the cut off. Still weird. If that's the case, it should be mentioned. Anyhow, does anyone know what Lupins middlename is? R.J Lupin.
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Jun 10, 2011 21:37
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Blight posted:Still weird. If that's the case, it should be mentioned. Anyhow, does anyone know what Lupins middlename is? R.J Lupin. JK Rowlings said she was born in 79 and Harry in 80
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Jun 10, 2011 21:42
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Hermione is almost a year older than Harry (you need to be 11 to get into Hogwarts), Lupin's middle name is John
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Jun 10, 2011 21:50
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One thing that always bothered me about the fifth book is how the ministry explained the death of Cedric Diggory. If he wasn't killed by Voldemort according to them how did they explain it? Always seemed like a massive plot hole to me.
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Jun 10, 2011 22:38
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Double Happiness posted:One thing that always bothered me about the fifth book is how the ministry explained the death of Cedric Diggory. If he wasn't killed by Voldemort according to them how did they explain it? Always seemed like a massive plot hole to me.
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Jun 10, 2011 22:43
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Double Happiness posted:One thing that always bothered me about the fifth book is how the ministry explained the death of Cedric Diggory. If he wasn't killed by Voldemort according to them how did they explain it? Always seemed like a massive plot hole to me. In accident in the maze. They said that nobody saw what happened there where people getting injured and there was a dark wizard there. If not an accident then the Doctor killed him. Remember Umbridge said it was an accident and the Minister thought it was just The Doctor causing problems.
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Jun 10, 2011 22:43
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bobkatt013 posted:In accident in the maze. They said that nobody saw what happened there where people getting injured and there was a dark wizard there. If not an accident then the Doctor killed him. Remember Umbridge said it was an accident and the Minister thought it was just The Doctor causing problems. Have you accidentally got things muddled up with Who? Don't recall a Doctor anywhere in these books.
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Jun 11, 2011 00:06
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David Tennant played Crouch Jr in the Goblet of Fire.
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Jun 11, 2011 00:08
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Speaking of plot holes, it always bothered me that Ginny's eyes changed colors halfway through the books. It's not a huge issue, but it seems like J.K.'s editor should have caught that, what with how hugely famous the books became.
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Jun 12, 2011 21:00
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DragQueenofAngmar posted:Speaking of plot holes, it always bothered me that Ginny's eyes changed colors halfway through the books. It's not a huge issue, but it seems like J.K.'s editor should have caught that, what with how hugely famous the books became. Er, what? I'm pretty sure her eyes are brown all the way through. What did they change from/to?
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Jun 12, 2011 21:08
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Zore posted:Er, what? I'm pretty sure her eyes are brown all the way through. What did they change from/to? In the second book, it describes her as having green eyes. I haven't got a copy in front of me; I'll post a quote later today.
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Jun 13, 2011 16:07
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No, you are wrong. In Chamber of Secrets Harry is described as having green eyes, Dobby is described as having green eyes, and Ginny is described as having brown eyes:Chamber of Secrets, The Burrow posted:They slipped out of the kitchen and down a narrow passageway to an uneven staircase, which wound its way, zigzagging up through the house. On the third landing, a door stood ajar. Harry just caught sight of a pair of bright brown eyes staring at him before it closed with a snap.
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Jun 13, 2011 16:14
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Oh poo poo. You got Reflir involved... he's the King Nerd of Harry Potter quoting. Argument over, move on.
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Jun 13, 2011 18:04
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reflir posted:No, you are wrong. In Chamber of Secrets Harry is described as having green eyes, Dobby is described as having green eyes, and Ginny is described as having brown eyes: My mistake, I am apparently just delusional
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Jun 16, 2011 00:11
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Anyone have a clue what this Pottermore (https://www.pottermore.com) business is? The Scottish book? Been a lot of news about it on fan sites and website just says 'Coming Soon' with no indication of when.
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Jun 16, 2011 01:21
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Ape Gone Insane posted:Anyone have a clue what this Pottermore (https://www.pottermore.com) business is? The Scottish book?
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Jun 16, 2011 02:22
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WeaponGradeSadness posted:This website: http://harrypotterforum.com/discussion/1809/pottermore/p1 says that the patent that the name "Pottermore" is registered under is the same patent types as the other titles in the series, indicating that it's likely another book. That's just an indication though (and I might be reading it wrong, English doesn't seem to be this person's first language), but there doesn't seem to be anything more solid to go on. Could it be the Harry Potter encyclopedia?
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Jun 16, 2011 02:26
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Every fan site is picking up the story. It's quite exciting. I've heard rumours including encyclopedia, a new book, a new series, a HP MMORPG, a HP social networking site (god that's boring, I hope that's not it) and more.
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Jun 16, 2011 02:56
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Yep. It's a loving social networking site.  edit: Ok now I'm hearing those screenshots are fake Hedrigall fucked around with this message at 03:05 on Jun 16, 2011 |
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Jun 16, 2011 03:02
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bobkatt013 posted:Could it be the Harry Potter encyclopedia?
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Jun 16, 2011 03:04
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Not a new book. Probably an MMORPG or some other internet thing. Mugglenet has these two items:http://www.mugglenet.com/ posted:It's official: 'Pottermore' is J.K. Rowling's next Harry Potter project! edit: lol, 'unforgivable vow'. What a dumbass. Additionally, if it's not a book, what's the point? reflir fucked around with this message at 13:09 on Jun 16, 2011 |
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Jun 16, 2011 08:36
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It's kind of a dumb name, too. 
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Jun 16, 2011 14:20
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The thick plottens http://www.youtube.com/JKRowlingAnnounces Looking more and more like a facebook game
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Jun 16, 2011 21:19
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It's an MMO, not many things more profitable then that
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Jun 17, 2011 03:19
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I for one would play the hell out of a Hogwarts MMO. They could cash in on everyone who ever wanted to get to go pretty damned easily.
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Jun 17, 2011 07:37
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Would EA still have developing rights? Even so I'd sell my soul to Origin to play an MMO in the HP universe.
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Jun 17, 2011 20:12
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I, for one, can't wait to fail potions with Snape.  Also I kinda skimmed through the thread and didn't see it raised, but did anyone else hate the quidditch sections in the books as much as I did? Basically any time a chapter about it came around I'd skip 5 pages at a time to see if it was over yet. So boring, SO BORING.
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Jun 17, 2011 21:51
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I am SO excited. I was talking with friends in IRC and we were wondering why a Harry Potter MMORPG never existed. If that's what this is, and it's even 1/4 as good as WoW I will probably lose my life. I'll be checking here for updates! I'm crazy excited to find out what this is. Also has anyone been the Harry Potter world in Universal Studios? I want to go there badly. It's going to be m first trip once I get the money. Edit: I'm going to laugh if the coords for the street thing spell out "Pottermore." Midorka fucked around with this message at 22:03 on Jun 17, 2011 |
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Jun 17, 2011 22:00
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Circle Nine posted:I, for one, can't wait to fail potions with Snape.
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Jun 17, 2011 22:46
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Teenage hormones.
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Jun 17, 2011 22:51
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Yeah, at that age girls override a lot of things, even really, really important ones. P.S. they had better include an acceptance letter that you can fill your name out on in the packaging of this hypothetical Harry Potter MMO. I want them to go all-out in my pretend electronic fantasy.
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Jun 17, 2011 22:57
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Circle Nine posted:Also I kinda skimmed through the thread and didn't see it raised, but did anyone else hate the quidditch sections in the books as much as I did? Basically any time a chapter about it came around I'd skip 5 pages at a time to see if it was over yet. So boring, SO BORING. I hate them too. It's pretty much the most poorly designed game ever. Midorka posted:Also has anyone been the Harry Potter world in Universal Studios? I want to go there badly. It's going to be m first trip once I get the money. I have! It's fun. If you've been to Islands of Adventure before, they have a great coaster there that used to be called the Dueling Dragons. I think it's called Dragon Challenge now. Anyone older that likes roller coasters will really enjoy it, it's a good rollercoaster even without the Harry Potter theme. The other two rides are nothing special, but they built the Hogwarts castle to house one of them, and going through the line is really cool. Butterbeer tastes pretty good but is ridiculously expensive. The coolest part is the wand shop, where about 20 people at a time go in and they do a little show where one kid gets his wand. Everyone else then buys a wand because the wands look cool as hell. There are girls from Beauxbatons and dudes from Durmstrang walking around sometimes. They've got a Zonko's and a Honeydukes that are cool to look around at. I had to buy several chocolate frogs for my cousin. I had a good time, but it's best with young family members. They obviously put a lot of effort into the park, but lines are understandably quite bad, especially now during the summer.
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Jun 17, 2011 22:58
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Are the wands quality? Or do they look flimsy/cheap? I want to go there so bad. How was the castle? Was there an authentic feel to it?
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Jun 17, 2011 23:17
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Also been there. It's really, REALLY cool. Can't comment on the lines because we went in like, December, so it really wasn't bad at all aside from the Hogwarts ride, which we went to first and waited approximately an hour for. But that was at the open of the park, and I think everyone had the same idea; we went on it two more times and the lines were approximately 10 minutes or less later on in the day. Wands feel pretty good. I can't comment on quality versus a replica 'cause I don't have one, but they feel wooden and they definitely have more weight to them than some plastic toy. They have the typical character wands, as well as some original wands that they can "choose" for you based on your birthday I think. The most you see of the castle is a few offices, including Dumbledore's, and it's all viewing the area from the tethered rails of the line. It does look and feel really cool though, and there are a lot of little things to see. The ride itself is pretty cool, too, but the amount of detail in the line to get there is even better. Also, yeah, butterbeer is REALLY expensive. I did find a good recipe for it after the fact, which basically amounts to cream soda and butterscotch (Whipped Cream Vodka makes it even better)
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Midorka posted:Are the wands quality? Or do they look flimsy/cheap? I want to go there so bad. How was the castle? Was there an authentic feel to it? Yeah, the lines are only bad in comparison to how the park was before Harry Potter Land and in comparison to the rest of the park. The longest line is for the wand show, but it's definitely worth it. The wands are definitely quality. I still have my Sirius Black one, they're strong wood, lots of cool designs, they're good buys. They also have a lot of nice mugs and glasses that I also bought so I can bewilder people at dinner parties. The castle is pretty drat sweet/authentic, I didn't look around as much because the lines were not bad, but I can imagine it being very entertaining to wait through. Lots of little references and interesting things to see. The best places for pictures are right in front of the train to Hogwarts, and drinking an actual beer in front of the butterbeer sign.
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Circle Nine posted:Also I kinda skimmed through the thread and didn't see it raised, but did anyone else hate the quidditch sections in the books as much as I did? Basically any time a chapter about it came around I'd skip 5 pages at a time to see if it was over yet. So boring, SO BORING. The Quidditch chapters are unilaterally awful.
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AmbassadorFriendly posted:The best places for pictures are clearly posing with Durmstrang and Beauxbatons thank you very much 
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Midorka posted:Edit: I'm going to laugh if the coords for the street thing spell out "Pottermore." Wow, you're behind. They did spell out Pottermore. That's where the whole announcement came from. goons posted:quidditch chapters I really liked the Quidditch chapters. Try listening to them narrated by Stephen Fry in the audiobook, it makes them way more exciting.
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