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Imogen
post Oct 30 2005, 12:06 PM
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I'm wanting to re-read this anyway, so if anyone wants to join in with a discussion and throwing a few theories around (however wild), let's go for it. It's a fun book and I've not really discussed it anywhere yet.

So if we kick off with chapter 1...

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What did you make of the opening?


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post Nov 1 2005, 08:41 PM
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I have been waited for this discussion. Yeah! I have so many sticky notes in my copy of HBP it looks like it has sprouted feathers. LOL

I rather enjoyed the opening, a next break from the how have the Dursley's been mistreating Harry now. I felt it set a tone that this book unlike OOTP was not going to be Harry focused. Harry I think is much less self-centered in this book and the opening chapter made think JKR wanted the reader to know right away. She does a fabulous job of making you feel the Prime Minister's uneasiness. Upon first reading the chapter I knew I wasn't going to like Scrimgeour, still don't, too much arrogance there.

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"The trouble is, the other side can do magic too, Prime Minister."


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Imogen Mc   Half Blood Prince   Oct 30 2005, 12:06 PM
Drie   I too enjoyed the beginning. We got more of a sen...   Nov 8 2005, 10:52 PM
hockeygod   I like that quote Hershey. I think it shows how cl...   Nov 11 2005, 10:25 PM
hershey   Do you think Rowling did this on purpose? LOL ...   Nov 14 2005, 02:54 PM

 

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