deathtocapslock | 07 HP Chamber of Secrets (Reply)

Ch7 Mudbloods and Murmurs

>Harry is either very passive or very socially awkward here. If he has so big problems with confronting Colin about his behaviour he could ask his friends to talk to the boy. Instead he does everything he can to avoid eleven year old boy with serve case of hero worship. Tom, how can you consider his guy to be worthy adversary? +1 to Leap of Logic

>Ron’s wand starts to be public safety concern. Obviously nothing is done about it. +1 to Spell Count for Ron’s wand for boils.

>Wood didn’t mention to Harry that he planned Quidditch practice next day. Now I’m stuck wondering how he managed to collect female members of the team.
Olivier while standing in middle of the common room: Hey, Kate! Kate?
Random Student: Shut up Woods! It’s friggin 5 AM. Some people are trying to sleep here.
Olivier: Nothing is more important than Quidditch Cup!

>It never ceases to amaze me that Quidditch changing rooms are co-ed and yet we never hear about any shenanigans typical for teenagers.

>I have to agree with George: why Olivier needs his team at ass-crack hour in changing room if he wants to speak about training and strategy? Grab unused classroom or do team meeting in one of dormitories, for god’s sake! +1 to Leap of Logic

>Gotta love Harry here: he feels guilty about missing match, but doesn’t consider that perhaps having reserve Seeker would be good and smart precaution. Nor does Wood.

>”He had a look of trollish cunning on his face as he replied, ‘Plenty of room for all of us, Wood.’” WTF?? How somebody could have a look of “trollish cunning”? If the last book is anything to go off, trolls are stupider than rocks so they can’t be cunning...

>”‘Ah,’ said Flint, ‘but I’ve got a specially signed note here from Professor Snape.” Is there no coordination between teams and all a student has to do is to go to a random teacher?

>So when in PS Harry got to occupy the pitch three times per week it was great, yet now when Slytherins train new Seeker it’s nefarious plot? +1 to Leap to Logic

>A rich Slytherin Graduate funding brooms for his team= buying position on team for his son.
Teacher giving local celebrity professional tier broom so he can out speed everybody= 100% justified +1 to Leap of Logic

>Either Harry or Jo fails at basic English. You can’t be “smirking so broadly his cold eyes were reduced to slits”. The word you are looking for is “smile” or “grin”.

>Draco has a point: Gryffindors could find a sponsor or raise money for new brooms instead of whining.

>I don’t get Weasleys’ reaction to “mudblood” comment. Hermione not only is not offended, but also doesn’t even know what the word means. Additionally leashing out physically to verbal baiting shows just how immature those guys are. +1 to Crime Count

>Ron’s wand performed “summoning Checkov Gun” Spell. It was very effective! +1 to Spell Count for Ron’s wand.

>So Ron is cursed in very nauseating way by damaged wand for who knows how long and his friends decide that the best thing they can do for him is drag him to “Ace Educator of year 1991”. With friends like those two, who needs enemies? +1 to Leap of Logic

>Hermione admits it’s hard to tell what effects a broken wand could have on curse and it might be hard to break, yet she doesn’t decide to get him professional help… words fail me… +1 to Leap of Logic

>Why the heck kelpie would sit in friggin well?

>So Lockhart was employed, because he was the only candidate. You cannot convince me that man as well connected as Albus wouldn’t be able to find a friend of a friend who would be more suited than Gilderoy. At very least ask a member of the Order. +1 to Leap of Logic

>LOL Ron is offended that somebody could be called “of common blood”. And here I thought that ‘Light’ wizards were supposed to be “muggle loving”.

>”If we didn’t marry...” said pureblood guy whose family doesn’t talk about their muggle accountant relative. +1 to Leap of Logic

>I’m surprised that at “Come an’ see what I’ve bin growin’” comment kids don’t start to panic. Who knows what Hagrid adopted this time?

>Hermione starts to show signs of brainwashing: she is both disapproving and amused by Hagrid’s law breaking habit. +1 to Crime Count for pumpkins

>So was Ginny scouting for roosters or just stalking Harry?

>For his detention Harry is tasked with helping Lockhart with his fan mail. He never stops to wonder “Hey, why I am not getting any fan mail?”

>Why the heck is giant snake talking about “ripping” and “tearing”? I was under impression that snakes tend to swallow their prey in one piece. +1 to Leap of Logic

>”And Lockhart said he couldn’t hear it?’ said Ron. Harry could see him frowning in the moonlight. ‘D’you think he was lying? But I don’t get it – even someone invisible would’ve had to open the door.” So our heroes live 10 months out of the year at ancient castle full of whimsical architecture, YET neither of them wonders if there is a secret entrance to Lockhart’s office. +1 to Leap of Logic

Crime Count: 2

Death Count: 0

Freud Would Be Proud: 0

Leap of Logic: 10

Uncovered: 0

Spell Count: Ron’s wand: 2