Harry Potter UO

[sunfrogger88]

ashleymarie26 batcall to the HP thread

[kaydee0402]

www.mtv.com/news/2070159/harry-potter-death-rankings/

I do not agree with this list, Fred's death was much more devastating than Cedric's. But still an interesting read.

[athn64]

Jul 12, 2016 13:55:47 GMT -5 kaydee0402 said:

www.mtv.com/news/2070159/harry-potter-death-rankings/

I do not agree with this list, Fred's death was much more devastating than Cedric's. But still an interesting read.

I think Cedric really hit hard because, even though he wasn't a big character, it was the first time where we realized one of the good guys could die. That there was no getting through this unscathed.

Plus Cedric was my hp crush. I was devestated

[rocksforludo]

Jul 12, 2016 13:45:18 GMT -5 joy said:

Jul 12, 2016 13:42:46 GMT -5 rocksforludo said:

In the movie, Sirius says something like "nice shot James!" to Harry after he lands a curse on one of the Death Eaters.  Before he's dying.

Sirius saw Harry as an extension of James.  I'm not sure he ever saw Harry.  I actually found it profoundly sad because Harry loved Sirius.  He was a connection to his parents, but not his actual parents.  He understood the difference.  I don't think Sirius did.

See this is how I think it comes off in the movie which is what I dislike, it's so depressing and one-note.

I think Sirius loved Harry for himself (in addition to his being James' kid.) He identified with Harry in a way that he didn't even with James. Harry and Sirius had lonely childhoods. They grew up in households where they were openly disliked and, in each other, they had a hope at a home where they were appreciated and welcomed. They gave each other something to look forward to. And then that hope was taken away for Harry, yet again.

UO: I was more sad about Sirius dying than Dumbledore.

[athn64]

Jul 12, 2016 13:59:51 GMT -5 misspatty said:

Jul 12, 2016 13:47:00 GMT -5 athn64 said:

I am really disappointed in JKR for her half assed American school bullshit.

I would completely agree with this... except I took the sorting quiz and I'm in Thunderbird, which is fun as hell to say. 

Her narrative for it is just awful. White European comes to America and starts a school to educate the native population.

[kaydee0402]

Jul 12, 2016 14:13:16 GMT -5 athn64 said:

Jul 12, 2016 13:59:51 GMT -5 misspatty said:

I would completely agree with this... except I took the sorting quiz and I'm in Thunderbird, which is fun as hell to say. 

Her narrative for it is just awful. White European comes to America and starts a school to educate the native population.

I feel like it was half assed, however, I will give The Queen the benefit of the doubt because it was written and published for a website. I would like to think that if she were putting ink to paper, more thought would have gone into it.

That could all be wishful thinking and I recognize that.

[kaydee0402]

It's been awhile since I've viewed HBP, did they show the flashback of Merope in the Gaunt cottage?

[brewcitygal]

Jul 12, 2016 14:04:07 GMT -5 unheardof said:

I just took a 'Which Harry Potter guy is your soul mate?" quiz and got Ron.

Link the quiz please! I need to find my match.

[friendofdobby]

Jul 12, 2016 8:17:51 GMT -5 theseaword said:

Fuck Dobby. Who likes Dobby? Out yourselves.

I'm taking personal offense to this.

[theseaword]

Jul 12, 2016 14:23:28 GMT -5 friendofdobby said:

Jul 12, 2016 8:17:51 GMT -5 theseaword said:

Fuck Dobby. Who likes Dobby? Out yourselves.

I'm taking personal offense to this.

You and mrsweasley are going to lure me into a dark corner of TCF and beat me with a sock filled with quarters, aren't you?

[brewcitygal]

Jul 12, 2016 14:23:44 GMT -5 unheardof said:

Jul 12, 2016 14:22:36 GMT -5 brewcitygal said:

Link the quiz please! I need to find my match.

www.zimbio.com/quiz/uLG_SkNNHLl/Harry+Potter+Guy+Soulmate?utm_source=pint&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Pint-ZM-US-Desktop-Games-Potter_GuySoulmate_Quiz&pp=1

Ron for me, as well

[friendofdobby]

I'm just catching up on this thread. I legit cried when Sirius, Dobby, and Snape died. I liked Dumbledore but his death didn't hold the same level of emotion for me.

The Deathly Hallows movies were my favorite of the series. I loved both parts. I STILL feell sad that the magic of reading one of the books or watching one of the movies for the first time is over.

[thebanich]

Jul 12, 2016 13:40:50 GMT -5 rocksforludo said:

Jul 12, 2016 11:09:26 GMT -5 @nonniedee said:

I Don't think Harry was that great of a friend to Neville.

Does Harry even try to talk to Neville after seeing his parents at St. Mungo's? I don't remember exactly but I have a vague memory of being disappointed in Harry after that whole thing.

Dumbledore told him not to talk to Neville about it when he found out in the Pensive. Then they ran into each other and it was obviously so painful to Neville that he didn't want to bring it up. They both grew up without parents and I don't remember Neville ever saying anything to Harry either

[kellykapow]

Jul 12, 2016 13:59:32 GMT -5 rocksforludo said:

Jul 12, 2016 13:45:18 GMT -5 joy said:

Sirius saw Harry as an extension of James.  I'm not sure he ever saw Harry.  I actually found it profoundly sad because Harry loved Sirius.  He was a connection to his parents, but not his actual parents.  He understood the difference.  I don't think Sirius did.

See this is how I think it comes off in the movie which is what I dislike, it's so depressing and one-note.

I think Sirius loved Harry for himself (in addition to his being James' kid.) He identified with Harry in a way that he didn't even with James. Harry and Sirius had lonely childhoods. They grew up in households where they were openly disliked and, in each other, they had a hope at a home where they were appreciated and welcomed. They gave each other something to look forward to. And then that hope was taken away for Harry, yet again.

UO: I was more sad about Sirius dying than Dumbledore.

I agree. The death of Sirius was the worst death for me in all the books (and maybe all books I've ever read) in the series. I didn't want Dumbledore to die, but it bothered me a whole lot less than most of the other big deaths. 

[icedtea]

I also got Ron. I'm not mad.

[icedtea]

@tinyjoys, love it.

[kellykapow]

Jul 12, 2016 14:19:10 GMT -5 kaydee0402 said:

It's been awhile since I've viewed HBP, did they show the flashback of Merope in the Gaunt cottage?

I don't think they showed any of Voldemort's family or history. This is one of the reasons HBP is my least favorite of the movies. I think all of that stuff is important to show what made him become Voldemort. 

[theseaword]

I got Harry Potter.

[cinnamonsmiles]

I got Neville. I love book Neville and wish they had developed his character more in the movies.

[theseaword]

I'm going to try for Draco now.

[sunfrogger88]

Jul 12, 2016 13:43:55 GMT -5 joy said:

Jul 12, 2016 13:41:39 GMT -5 sunfrogger88 said:

I went to this. It was ah-mazing.

We went to a showing of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone where the Philadelphia Orchestra played the score.  It was wonderful!

Next year, they're doing Chamber of Secrets.

We are in the same metro. I bet I saw you there!
It was amazing. I plan to go next year.

[friendofdobby]

Jul 12, 2016 14:59:52 GMT -5 misspatty said:

Jul 12, 2016 14:53:15 GMT -5 theseaword said:

I got Harry Potter.

+1

+2

[rocksforludo]

Jul 12, 2016 14:17:14 GMT -5 @tinyjoys said:

Jul 12, 2016 13:40:50 GMT -5 rocksforludo said:

Does Harry even try to talk to Neville after seeing his parents at St. Mungo's? I don't remember exactly but I have a vague memory of being disappointed in Harry after that whole thing.

I don't think so. I think he talks to Dumbledore & they agree to not mention it unless Neville does.

Dumbdore really loves not talking about things.

[theseaword]

Easy peasey.

[cinnamonsmiles]

Apparently I had blocked out the fact that Luna and Neville do not end up together because I did a double take when reading this thread. And I don't understand the "misfits ending up with misfits" mentality because I would say that every character was a misfit in their own way (even, or especially, Harry).

[Deleted]

Y'all dislike a lot more characters than I do.

[mimsy]

Surprise surprise. I got Neville without trying.

Neville Longbottom
Neville is an underdog but he outshines all the other guys in your dating life. He has clumsily stumbled his way into your heart with his kindness and impressive knowledge about plants.

[joy]

Jul 12, 2016 15:06:55 GMT -5 sunfrogger88 said:

Jul 12, 2016 13:43:55 GMT -5 joy said:

We went to a showing of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone where the Philadelphia Orchestra played the score.  It was wonderful!

Next year, they're doing Chamber of Secrets.

We are in the same metro. I bet I saw you there!
It was amazing. I plan to go next year.

I hope you didn't have lawn seats...  :-)

[cinnamonsmiles]

I loathe the part in CoS dedicated to Nearly Headless Nick's deathday party. What a snoozefest.

[sunfrogger88]

Jul 12, 2016 15:12:02 GMT -5 joy said:

Jul 12, 2016 15:06:55 GMT -5 sunfrogger88 said:

We are in the same metro. I bet I saw you there!
It was amazing. I plan to go next year.

I hope you didn't have lawn seats...  :-)

We had real seats but we still got wet, lol. Next year I will 100% spring for the covered seats!