HP book 6: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

[Xath]

Spoiler

What happened to Karkaroff?

Spoiler

It's insinuated that he's dead. I mean, he sold out on Voldemort and didn't report when the mark was burned on him. That's a dangerous loose end for an evil genius to have. If he's not dead already, he'll be returning to seek help from someone to protect him.

He reminds me of Wormtail. A coward, who follows whoever seems most powerful. Karkaroff was just better at not seeming to be a rat.

-Xath

 

[reveal]

I pre-ordered from Amazon the first day it was available to do so. I got an e-mail a few months ago telling me it would be on my doorstep the day it was oficially released.

 

[Dakkareth]

Well, I ordered it from Amazon reasoning that it would spare me the walk to the next bookshop and that I'd get it for free, if it actually arrived late. Guaranteed to arrive on release - can't beat that

 

[drothgery]

Well, I ordered it from Amazon reasoning that it would spare me the walk to the next bookshop and that I'd get it for free, if it actually arrived late. Guaranteed to arrive on release - can't beat that

Only downside (last time) was that I ended up sticking around my apartment all day because I didn't know when the delivery guy would show up (I've since figured out they'll listen to directions on a Post-It note on your door). Still, I wish other popular authors would get the same treatment as JKR does.

 

[Desdichado]

Well, I ordered it from Amazon reasoning that it would spare me the walk to the next bookshop and that I'd get it for free, if it actually arrived late. Guaranteed to arrive on release - can't beat that

Unless, of course, you're the typical fatbeard gamer living in the basement, in which case the walk to the bookshop would be good for you.

 

[reveal]

Unless, of course, you're the typical fatbeard gamer living in the basement, in which case the walk to the bookshop would be good for you.

AH! NATURAL LIGHT! IT BURNS LIKE HYGIENE!

 

[Jamdin]

Unless, of course, you're the typical fatbeard gamer living in the basement, in which case the walk to the bookshop would be good for you.

Not unless the bookshop is an hour away by car and the area is in the middle of a heatwave :\

 

[Hijinks]

Yeah, it's a pretty common complaint that Harry was a jerk in the fifth book.

Yeah yeah, I know this was posted over a year ago. I just wanted to point out that poor Harry got screwed over by the girl of his dreams (Cho) and to any teenaged boy that's a fine reason to be snappish with other people. Especially with the little romance developing between Hermoine and Ron (at least in the films, there's nudges of it, I don't know if that's what JKR is intending though).

 

[reveal]

Yeah yeah, I know this was posted over a year ago. I just wanted to point out that poor Harry got screwed over by the girl of his dreams (Cho) and to any teenaged boy that's a fine reason to be snappish with other people. Especially with the little romance developing between Hermoine and Ron (at least in the films, there's nudges of it, I don't know if that's what JKR is intending though).

I always chalked it up to the facts that a) he's a teenager, b) a lot people want to kill him and have tried many times, and c) he's always "abandoned" after the end of the school year to go back to people who dispise him and make his life a living hell.

I'm amazed he's not more of a jerk.

 

[Desdichado]

I always chalked it up to the facts that a) he's a teenager, b) a lot people want to kill him and have tried many times, and c) he's always "abandoned" after the end of the school year to go back to people who dispise him and make his life a living hell.

I'm amazed he's not more of a jerk.

Quite right--him being a jerk at that point in his life is actually pretty realistic. It's not as fun to read, though. I expect a little more maturity out of him moving forward, because with Harry as the hero of the story, having him continue to be a jerk is probably the marketing equivalent to JKR using lighter fluid to set her vagina on fire while singing old disco tunes.

Or whatever other metaphor you prefer for doing something very foolish.