*This is the book that totally builds up Crucio as the worst thing in the world and horribly illegal. In book V it shrinks down to more of a "Oh no you di'n't" level.
And in Book 6, it's once again serious enough that Malfoy's attempted crucio justifies Harry's nearly skinning him alive.
*Rita has gold teeth?
Hermione's parents were completely right to tell her not to mix teeth and magic.
I like Harry's, "Let's hope they don't look too closely at Winky."
Again, I ask myself: What is Rowling trying to do with the House Elf plot? I bet we'll see more of it in DH, but what is she trying to say with it now? Slavery is bad? Slavery is okay when the slaves are happy with it? Or slavery is bad even when the slaves are happy with it? But then why is Hermione's crusade to free them written as a joke? I don't know what I'm supposed to think about it. Maybe I would care if I could read a page of house-elf dialogue without wanting to tear my hair out.
Poor Ron is just too logical to figure out the evil plot.
Exactly. This must be the logic of Ron's inner brilliant chess player! Too bad the villains work beyond logic as much as they possibly can.
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Date: 2007-06-29 04:18 pm (UTC)And in Book 6, it's once again serious enough that Malfoy's attempted crucio justifies Harry's nearly skinning him alive.
*Rita has gold teeth?
Hermione's parents were completely right to tell her not to mix teeth and magic.
I like Harry's, "Let's hope they don't look too closely at Winky."
Again, I ask myself: What is Rowling trying to do with the House Elf plot? I bet we'll see more of it in DH, but what is she trying to say with it now? Slavery is bad? Slavery is okay when the slaves are happy with it? Or slavery is bad even when the slaves are happy with it? But then why is Hermione's crusade to free them written as a joke? I don't know what I'm supposed to think about it. Maybe I would care if I could read a page of house-elf dialogue without wanting to tear my hair out.
Poor Ron is just too logical to figure out the evil plot.
Exactly. This must be the logic of Ron's inner brilliant chess player! Too bad the villains work beyond logic as much as they possibly can.