Comments on: Harry Potter #6 spoilers http://www.parenthetical.net/2006/01/23/harry-potter-6-spoilers/ YA reviews and book geekery Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:38:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lesley http://www.parenthetical.net/2006/01/23/harry-potter-6-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-309 Lesley Sat, 11 Feb 2006 23:13:00 +0000 http://www.parenthetical.net/?p=93#comment-309 I agree on the Peter Parker thing. The normal, real teenage angst is sufficient. Creating kooky artificial angst is just plain silly. I agree on the Peter Parker thing. The normal, real teenage angst is sufficient. Creating kooky artificial angst is just plain silly.

]]> By: Eric http://www.parenthetical.net/2006/01/23/harry-potter-6-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-302 Eric Tue, 24 Jan 2006 17:46:57 +0000 http://www.parenthetical.net/?p=93#comment-302 Me TOO! That mirror thing marks Rowling's downfall. She shouldn't have included it at all. Having included it, she should have had Harry use it. Having not had Harry use it, he should have felt REALLY REALLY bad about not using it, seeing as if he had used it, Sirius would not have needed the fireplace comm, and he might have lived. But no. harry rediscovers the mirror at the end of the book and feels vaguely mad that Sirius is not at the other end. Just a gaping plot hole. And I agree, Harry should have taken some serious blame in that book. At least no broom for a week, or something. The lack of punishment for children on TV has really struck me lately. A first Season Stargate: Atlantis episode revolves around a child's misbehavior. The disobedience leads directly to danger for the entire city. But at the end the father isn't angry, just happy the kid is back. OK. That's fine. But really, shouldn't he be grounded? Or at least no dessert? Something? Keep an eye out for this phenomenon. The only place you'll see kids disciplined is on sit-coms. Me TOO! That mirror thing marks Rowling’s downfall. She shouldn’t have included it at all. Having included it, she should have had Harry use it. Having not had Harry use it, he should have felt REALLY REALLY bad about not using it, seeing as if he had used it, Sirius would not have needed the fireplace comm, and he might have lived. But no. harry rediscovers the mirror at the end of the book and feels vaguely mad that Sirius is not at the other end. Just a gaping plot hole.

And I agree, Harry should have taken some serious blame in that book. At least no broom for a week, or something. The lack of punishment for children on TV has really struck me lately. A first Season Stargate: Atlantis episode revolves around a child’s misbehavior. The disobedience leads directly to danger for the entire city. But at the end the father isn’t angry, just happy the kid is back. OK. That’s fine. But really, shouldn’t he be grounded? Or at least no dessert? Something? Keep an eye out for this phenomenon. The only place you’ll see kids disciplined is on sit-coms.

]]> By: Michael http://www.parenthetical.net/2006/01/23/harry-potter-6-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-301 Michael Tue, 24 Jan 2006 11:22:55 +0000 http://www.parenthetical.net/?p=93#comment-301 Phew, you already mentioned spoilers. :) I think Harry misses the point a lot. He "didn't know what the note meant and didn't care," for example. He forgets entirely about the 2-way mirror Sirius gave him (a book ago). The list goes on. In this case, he and Ginny were together for a significant portion of the term; do you think Snape didn't notice that? If Snape were in league with Voldemort (and we're all hoping for some kind of redemption, but the point is that Harry thinks he is) then what could Harry possibly mean about Voldemort eventually "finding out" about the two of them? The boy is not very smart, and I really hated Dumbledore at the end of book 5 for taking so much of the blame. Phew, you already mentioned spoilers. :)

I think Harry misses the point a lot. He “didn’t know what the note meant and didn’t care,” for example. He forgets entirely about the 2-way mirror Sirius gave him (a book ago). The list goes on.

In this case, he and Ginny were together for a significant portion of the term; do you think Snape didn’t notice that? If Snape were in league with Voldemort (and we’re all hoping for some kind of redemption, but the point is that Harry thinks he is) then what could Harry possibly mean about Voldemort eventually “finding out” about the two of them?

The boy is not very smart, and I really hated Dumbledore at the end of book 5 for taking so much of the blame.

]]> By: Lance http://www.parenthetical.net/2006/01/23/harry-potter-6-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-300 Lance Tue, 24 Jan 2006 07:02:53 +0000 http://www.parenthetical.net/?p=93#comment-300 I recall an exchange at Freakhouse--not that I was there for it: "We've thought about stories more than George Lucas has." "We've thought about <i>Star Wars</i> more than George Lucas has." I think the same could be said here. Why aren't wizards high on Felix Felicis all the time? I don't know--why do wizards ever do <i>anything</i>, when they could just wave their wands, have it happen, cloud the minds or erase the memories of any nearby Muggles, and so forth? I recall an exchange at Freakhouse–not that I was there for it:

“We’ve thought about stories more than George Lucas has.”
“We’ve thought about Star Wars more than George Lucas has.”

I think the same could be said here. Why aren’t wizards high on Felix Felicis all the time? I don’t know–why do wizards ever do anything, when they could just wave their wands, have it happen, cloud the minds or erase the memories of any nearby Muggles, and so forth?

]]> By: redbeard http://www.parenthetical.net/2006/01/23/harry-potter-6-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-298 redbeard Tue, 24 Jan 2006 05:25:12 +0000 http://www.parenthetical.net/?p=93#comment-298 <a href="http://www.punksandnerds.com/d/20060123.html" rel="nofollow">Harry Potter goes all Peter Parker</a>. Harry Potter goes all Peter Parker.

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