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deathtocapslockSo YAY then for Harry Potter and the bottle of shiny stuff!
*During Herbology, Ron speaks for the whole of DTCL (on the subject of Dumbledore's memory lessons) when he says: "But I still don't get why Dumbledore's showing you all this." Nor us, Ron. But hey, Hermione thinks it's important and she's jolly clever and therefore probably right.
*Hermione once again gets in a piss about the Prince. This will not stop her from trying to prove that the Prince was a girl. Complicated person, Hermione.
*That plant they're trying to get pods from...Gah! Wouldn't there be some sort of complaint about dangerous foliage? But then again, this is the school that doesn't tell parents when their daughter's been in some kind of coma for months.
*Ah, Ron and Hermione having an argument, thusly proving that they're made for each other. This chapter's a good one for this, you know. Stick around for the canaries. Of course, Hermione was just about to ask Ron to go to the Christmas Slug Club meeting with her, but Oh! The misunderstandings! Harry, for his part (in rare not-the-drama-queen-around-here moment) contemplates the horror of Ron and Hermione either (a)going out and then splitting up, refusing to talk ever again or (b)going out and becoming insufferably coupley. I wouldn't worry too much, Harry, the pair can't be any more insufferable together than they are currently.
*Anyway, Quidditch is looming and Katie is still ill, so Harry asks Dean to replace her. With, the book notes, "a sinking feeling that had little to do with Quidditch". Poor Dean, he's alright really. Anyone shipping Dean Thomas/Romilda Vane after HBP? You never know, once they're no longer both dumb teenagers, they might both be quite groovy.
*Of course, Harry is upset at asking Dean because he didn't want to piss Seamus off. Still nothing to do with Ginny...yet.
*Still, people are "muttering" about Harry's favouritism with choosing his classmates. Well, no shit.
*Ron, meanwhile, suffers from that old favourite, "lack of confidence". Of course he's a fabulous player, he just needs to believe in himself! Has any Slytherin ever suffered from a "lack of confidence" or are they just talentless? It is a mystery.
*Ginny calls Ron a prat for accidently punching Demelza Robins in the mouth. Her explaination for this namecalling is "I thought someone should." Harry has to force himself not to laugh. How kind you are to your best friend, Harry. And likewise you to your brother, Ginny.
*But never mind Quidditch, when we have teh_snogging. Yes! Harry and Ron watch Dean and Ginny giving each other a prime slice of tongue, and Harry gets all monstery. "It was as though something large and scaly erupted into life in Harry's stomach, clawing at his insides". Sounds like indigestion to me, old chap. It'd be all that bouncing about on a broom that does that.
*Ron gets cross! Yes, Ron is indignant that anyone might dare to defile his precious sister. Ginny, for her part, accuses Ron of only ever having been kissed by their Auntie Muriel. Mmm, Weasleycest...alright, sorry. Much shouting and waffle and woe happens before Ginny storms off.
*Harry, meanwhile, indulges his new-found tummy monster with a bit of worry about what Ron would do if Harry had been snogging Ginny instead, and what Harry and Ginny would do if Ron wasn't about. Zzzz.
*Bypassing a good deal of boring introspection on Harry's part, Ron is in a piss because Ginny accused him of snogging his aunt, and shouts at everyone. I wish I could say something clever here, but I really don't care. Ron's still not off the team, though. Wait until tomorrow, Ron, when Harry does something clever with his bottle of FF. After all, he's got Draco Malfoy to beat here! They're always playing Slytherin in these important matches, aren't they? Or am I misremembering?
*Having done the clever thing with the FF, the team goes out to play, noting that conditions are excellent and a couple of Slytherin members are off the team - including Draco. Ron considers the possibility that Harry spiked his drink, but Harry says nothing.
*This Quidditch match would be ignorable if it weren't for Zacharias Smith and his commentary. He's not any more biased than Lee Jordan ever was, but that's not going to stop Ginny committing violence against him. Of course, this is hillarious according to Harry - but then, anything Ginny does is of the divine by his standards :P Also, he distracts the substitute Slytherin Seeker to get to the Snitch. But that's not cheating, no sirs!
*Ha! Harry shows Ron and Hermione that he didn't spike Ron's drink after all! Of course not - the Gryffindor Quidditch team is just naturally splendid on the day, as ever.
*Even Crookshanks is stalking Ginny at the after-match bash. Ginny is irresistible. So is the spectacle of Ron and Lavender getting gropey in a corner. Hermione is so distressed at this she has to dash out and make wee canaries out of nothing. Well done, Hermione. Just the thing to randomly aim at Ron when he comes in. The moral of this story? Don't act pissy with Hermione, she's mental.
*During Herbology, Ron speaks for the whole of DTCL (on the subject of Dumbledore's memory lessons) when he says: "But I still don't get why Dumbledore's showing you all this." Nor us, Ron. But hey, Hermione thinks it's important and she's jolly clever and therefore probably right.
*Hermione once again gets in a piss about the Prince. This will not stop her from trying to prove that the Prince was a girl. Complicated person, Hermione.
*That plant they're trying to get pods from...Gah! Wouldn't there be some sort of complaint about dangerous foliage? But then again, this is the school that doesn't tell parents when their daughter's been in some kind of coma for months.
*Ah, Ron and Hermione having an argument, thusly proving that they're made for each other. This chapter's a good one for this, you know. Stick around for the canaries. Of course, Hermione was just about to ask Ron to go to the Christmas Slug Club meeting with her, but Oh! The misunderstandings! Harry, for his part (in rare not-the-drama-queen-around-here moment) contemplates the horror of Ron and Hermione either (a)going out and then splitting up, refusing to talk ever again or (b)going out and becoming insufferably coupley. I wouldn't worry too much, Harry, the pair can't be any more insufferable together than they are currently.
*Anyway, Quidditch is looming and Katie is still ill, so Harry asks Dean to replace her. With, the book notes, "a sinking feeling that had little to do with Quidditch". Poor Dean, he's alright really. Anyone shipping Dean Thomas/Romilda Vane after HBP? You never know, once they're no longer both dumb teenagers, they might both be quite groovy.
*Of course, Harry is upset at asking Dean because he didn't want to piss Seamus off. Still nothing to do with Ginny...yet.
*Still, people are "muttering" about Harry's favouritism with choosing his classmates. Well, no shit.
*Ron, meanwhile, suffers from that old favourite, "lack of confidence". Of course he's a fabulous player, he just needs to believe in himself! Has any Slytherin ever suffered from a "lack of confidence" or are they just talentless? It is a mystery.
*Ginny calls Ron a prat for accidently punching Demelza Robins in the mouth. Her explaination for this namecalling is "I thought someone should." Harry has to force himself not to laugh. How kind you are to your best friend, Harry. And likewise you to your brother, Ginny.
*But never mind Quidditch, when we have teh_snogging. Yes! Harry and Ron watch Dean and Ginny giving each other a prime slice of tongue, and Harry gets all monstery. "It was as though something large and scaly erupted into life in Harry's stomach, clawing at his insides". Sounds like indigestion to me, old chap. It'd be all that bouncing about on a broom that does that.
*Ron gets cross! Yes, Ron is indignant that anyone might dare to defile his precious sister. Ginny, for her part, accuses Ron of only ever having been kissed by their Auntie Muriel. Mmm, Weasleycest...alright, sorry. Much shouting and waffle and woe happens before Ginny storms off.
*Harry, meanwhile, indulges his new-found tummy monster with a bit of worry about what Ron would do if Harry had been snogging Ginny instead, and what Harry and Ginny would do if Ron wasn't about. Zzzz.
*Bypassing a good deal of boring introspection on Harry's part, Ron is in a piss because Ginny accused him of snogging his aunt, and shouts at everyone. I wish I could say something clever here, but I really don't care. Ron's still not off the team, though. Wait until tomorrow, Ron, when Harry does something clever with his bottle of FF. After all, he's got Draco Malfoy to beat here! They're always playing Slytherin in these important matches, aren't they? Or am I misremembering?
*Having done the clever thing with the FF, the team goes out to play, noting that conditions are excellent and a couple of Slytherin members are off the team - including Draco. Ron considers the possibility that Harry spiked his drink, but Harry says nothing.
*This Quidditch match would be ignorable if it weren't for Zacharias Smith and his commentary. He's not any more biased than Lee Jordan ever was, but that's not going to stop Ginny committing violence against him. Of course, this is hillarious according to Harry - but then, anything Ginny does is of the divine by his standards :P Also, he distracts the substitute Slytherin Seeker to get to the Snitch. But that's not cheating, no sirs!
*Ha! Harry shows Ron and Hermione that he didn't spike Ron's drink after all! Of course not - the Gryffindor Quidditch team is just naturally splendid on the day, as ever.
*Even Crookshanks is stalking Ginny at the after-match bash. Ginny is irresistible. So is the spectacle of Ron and Lavender getting gropey in a corner. Hermione is so distressed at this she has to dash out and make wee canaries out of nothing. Well done, Hermione. Just the thing to randomly aim at Ron when he comes in. The moral of this story? Don't act pissy with Hermione, she's mental.
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Date: 2005-12-08 04:45 pm (UTC)Don't act pissy with Hermione, she's mental.
Ron should've stuck with his original opinion of her and stayed far away.
maybe would have spared us from SPEWprove that the Prince was a girl
Somebody's been reading too much Utena. It was such a completely random thing for her to argue about, even if she was on the right track. I have come to the conclusion that she must contradict Ron and Harry at every possible opportunity. Bonus points if she gets to call them stupid.
Even Crookshanks is stalking Ginny at the after-match bash.
*snerk*
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Date: 2005-12-09 01:56 pm (UTC)There's too much. *weeps*
*patpat*
There's too much of the whole lot, really. Some of this series is like trying to eat your way through a sea of dry crispbread. I'm one of the people who skips the Quidditch, of course, but the romance, the CAPSLOCK, the drama queening, the damn Hagrid...it can fair knock you flat :(
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Date: 2005-12-10 11:53 am (UTC)Here's a tip, Jo: maybe if you tried something other than the formula you use EVERY book (Oooh, Gryffindor are inexplicably the underdogs against Slytherin, whoever will win?!)
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Date: 2005-12-10 12:03 pm (UTC)There needs to be someone who doesn't give a crap about Quidditch or who wins it. Trouble is, Harry probably wouldn't be interested in someone like that.
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Date: 2006-01-20 03:20 am (UTC)You have no idea how much the thought of Hermione the secret otaku warms my heart.
It's that strange woman peddling drug commentary again...
Date: 2005-12-08 05:13 pm (UTC)Felix Felicis reminds me somewhat of Vin Mariani (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin_Mariani), or perhaps the original Coca-Cola (http://www.karlloren.com/diet/p22.htm).
Since no-one has actually taken the potion, obviously the students aren't directly affected by it in this chapter. But the sort of behavior on display here – aggressive, impulsive, self-interested and thoughtless – is very akin to that of cocaine addicts, or indeed speed freaks (http://www.addaction.org.uk/Druginfoamphet.htm) –while speed is usually snorted or injected, like cocaine it can also be added to a drink:
Amphetamines arouse and activate the body in a similar way to the body's natural adrenaline...A battle between the stimulating effects of the drug and the body trying to rest becomes evident when feelings change to anxiety, irritability and restlessness...Initially, sex drive can be increased, so it's important to practise safe sex, but the long-term use of amphetamine can lead to a reduction in sex drive...
...(Psychological effects include) Increased confidence, exhilaration, alertness, along with increased aggression, irritability and feelings of paranoia. High doses of amphetamine, especially if repeated frequently over a period of several days, can produce delirium, panic, hallucinations and feelings of persecution.
(If that isn't Harry in a nutshell...!)
It's almost as if the chapter itself is an overview of the effects – both positive and negative – of the potion.
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Date: 2005-12-11 01:47 pm (UTC)A couple who could use restraining orders before their relationship starts must be some sort of record even at Hogwarts, home of ill-considered teen marriages.
Ron, meanwhile, suffers from that old favourite, "lack of confidence"
What's the deal with Ron and Quidditch, anyway? He's not enjoying it. He performs badly under pressure, i.e. whenever Harry isn't tricking him into feeling confident. Yet quitting is unthinkable. That brutal and inane rich man's game is just that important.
Ron is indignant that anyone might dare to defile his precious sister. Ginny, for her part, accuses Ron of only ever having been kissed by their Auntie Muriel
Essence of Weasley:
Men= reactionaries with Madonna/Whore notions
Women= emasculating shrews
Both sexes: toxic tempers, like to air their dirty linen very loudly in front of other people.
Ideal family? Of course! Being human and flawed just makes them more lovable!
This whole chapter certainly shows why Ginny is the perfect girl for Harry. Open-mindedness, empathy, kindness, compassion – can't allow Harry to develop any of those. He's got a war to win.
-L