11-24-2002, 06:58 PM | #121 | |
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11-26-2002, 04:51 PM | #122 | |
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Voldie said he won't look for immortality yet, just his fomer powers. Now, let's think. He can't do the same thing he did for immortality because he's too busy. Before, Voldie was just a plain little shadow, but he could not be killed. Now that he DOES have a body, and he's NOT looking for immortality, couldn't that gleam mean that there was a chance of Voldie being killed once and for all?
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11-26-2002, 06:11 PM | #123 |
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Very possibly . I rather think it goes deeper then that, though.
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11-27-2002, 05:54 AM | #124 | |
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11-27-2002, 10:06 AM | #125 | ||
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11-27-2002, 05:29 PM | #126 | |
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11-27-2002, 05:47 PM | #127 |
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Pretty much any time on the web... isn't the internet a lovely substitute for just "popping on over" somewhere? I mean, you might get a bit of an error message now and then, but likely won't get hexed for typing in the wrong URL.
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11-28-2002, 08:14 AM | #128 |
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It is isnt it. I think i might spend all day here cos i hav a day off school. We need to start planning silverstripe
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12-02-2002, 12:10 AM | #129 |
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Should I start a thread, Hanza?
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12-02-2002, 01:18 AM | #130 | |
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"The Astels are an emotional people. They cry at the drop of a handkerchief. Their culture is much like that of Pelosia. They're extremely devot and invincibly backward. It's been demonstrated to them over an over that serfdom is an archaic, inefficent institution, but they maintain it anyway--largely at the connivance of the serfs thmselves. Astellian nobles don't exert themselves in any way, so they have no concept of human endurance. The serfs take advantage of that outrageously. Astellian serfs have been known to collapse from sheer exhauston at the very mention of such unpleasant words as 'reaping' or 'digging'." ----------------------------------------------- “They lost him?!” Lupin asked , amazed. “Voldemort has been after Harry for 15 years, and then he misplaces him?!” |
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12-02-2002, 01:22 AM | #131 | |
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"The Astels are an emotional people. They cry at the drop of a handkerchief. Their culture is much like that of Pelosia. They're extremely devot and invincibly backward. It's been demonstrated to them over an over that serfdom is an archaic, inefficent institution, but they maintain it anyway--largely at the connivance of the serfs thmselves. Astellian nobles don't exert themselves in any way, so they have no concept of human endurance. The serfs take advantage of that outrageously. Astellian serfs have been known to collapse from sheer exhauston at the very mention of such unpleasant words as 'reaping' or 'digging'." ----------------------------------------------- “They lost him?!” Lupin asked , amazed. “Voldemort has been after Harry for 15 years, and then he misplaces him?!” |
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12-02-2002, 01:28 AM | #132 | |
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12-02-2002, 02:01 AM | #133 |
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The Dursleys have protective charms on the house and I rember something about the magic having to do with relative. However I am also one of the people that are strong of the opinio that one day Dumbledore is going to have to send a rescue team after harry when the Dursleys get through with him
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"The Astels are an emotional people. They cry at the drop of a handkerchief. Their culture is much like that of Pelosia. They're extremely devot and invincibly backward. It's been demonstrated to them over an over that serfdom is an archaic, inefficent institution, but they maintain it anyway--largely at the connivance of the serfs thmselves. Astellian nobles don't exert themselves in any way, so they have no concept of human endurance. The serfs take advantage of that outrageously. Astellian serfs have been known to collapse from sheer exhauston at the very mention of such unpleasant words as 'reaping' or 'digging'." ----------------------------------------------- “They lost him?!” Lupin asked , amazed. “Voldemort has been after Harry for 15 years, and then he misplaces him?!” |
12-02-2002, 08:19 AM | #134 |
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I believe (though deep down I harbour the hope that this is not true) that Harry will die in the last book.
All the indicators point to the fact that there is something very special about Harry - almost as though he was born for a specific task (getting rid of Voldemort). Otherwise, why the particularly great secrecy required around the Potters? Why did Voldemort specifically want to go after them, and moreover, why did he specifically want to kill Harry in the first place? He had to kill James and then Lily first, who was protecting him. Why Dumbledore's particular care for Harry? Indeed, it appears Dumbledore was the leader of the main opposition to Voledemort. I'd say Harry was part of the opposition's Plan to get rid of Voldemort. Harry himself is a pawn. This is why Harry is being so carefully groomed at Hogwarts for whatever's coming. It is for these reasons I think Harry will perish in the downfall of Voldemort - yes, Voldemort will be eliminated, but it will be too much for Harry, resulting in something that cannot be fixed by Madam Pomphrey in the Hospital Wing. |
12-02-2002, 08:32 AM | #135 |
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i would not be surprised if harry perents come back to life in the end
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12-02-2002, 11:50 AM | #136 | |
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And if Harry were only a pawn, it would lead children to believe that the "good guys" were really not much better than Voldemort. (also: "No, your teachers, parents, adults never really love you. Everyone just wants something from you. So why fight for anybody but yourself?" is not the lesson I'd want children, or anyone else for that matter, to learn!) Thus the series would begin to deserve a little of the controversy it receives. I don't think Rowling would do that to her books. However, I also do not expect Harry's parents to have a miraculous resurrection. Last edited by Silverstripe : 12-02-2002 at 11:56 AM. |
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12-02-2002, 08:17 PM | #138 |
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But you see Silverstripe, I don't think they are children's books. No more than Concerning Hobbits, and the Long Expected Party are children's tales.
I don't think they are really aimed at any particular age group; Rowling's complex and interweaving ideas are still very satisfying at an adult level. Or unsatisfying - depending on how eagerly one is anticipating the next book! I do not think it cynical to hold that Harry will die, and only through his death get rid of Voldemort. It is one possible interpretation of the direction in which Rowling is heading. I doubt Harry's parents will resurrect. The whole idea of the Avada Kedavra curse is that it is final. Even wizards are subject to mortality. I think Rowling would be against this; look at the way in which Voldemort is restored to a body. It's pretty clear that Rowling disapproves (in the persona of Harry of course, being terrified and horrified) of Voldemort's course of action. She is hardly going to use that sort of thing to resurrect Lily and James. However, I would say they will be more involved in the next books - perhaps by some "magic" means like Voldemort's (Tom Riddle's) diary. They have made a magical appearance in each book so far, somehow: the Mirror of Erised, the Patronus Charm, Priori incantatio... Perhaps an even stronger appearance/s can be expected. But not resurrection. |
12-02-2002, 08:30 PM | #139 |
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Personally, I just don't think the books are going to get THAT dark. Ron could die, possibly. I think that would be a mistake, because everyone I've talked to likes Ron, often more than Harry. Same is true for Hermione. But I doubt that Harry is going to die.
I think there are certain things the Rowling won't do, not only because HP is marketed as a children's series, but also because readers would be unhappy. As a writer, you do have to consider your readers. And few authors like killing off their protagonists, either. I agree that Harry's parents won't come back to life -- or if they do, it WON'T be an entirely good thing! |
12-02-2002, 09:57 PM | #140 | |
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