rereading harry

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April 2013

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January 2013

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July 2012

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“‘There are all kinds of courage,’ said Dumbledore, smiling. ‘It takes a great...”

– I just realized today how much more meaningful this quote is when you remember Dumbledore’s backstory. For years, Albus remained at Gellert Grindelwald’s side even as Grindelwald became more and more corrupt, simply because he was his friend. He turned a blind eye to the immorality of Gellert’s...

May 2012

1 post

jasonferulo asked: I'm re-reading Deathly Hallows and reading your posts in between chapters and I miss seeing these on my dash everyday. You brought up so many points that I never would have thought of otherwise. Don't ever delete this blog! :) Hope all is well!

March 2012

1 post

Anonymous asked: What is some of the foreshadowing for the Deathly Hallows? Jo does a lot of foreshadowing and I'm curious to see what hints and clues she left about the three hallows in previous books.

December 2011

1 post

For all of you fanfic-minded readers:

If you like Marauders era and/or Remus/Sirius fic and/or Shoebox Project, I thought you should know (if you don’t already) that the lovely people over at Fuck Yeah SBP is having a Shoebox Project Reread (or just Read, if this would be your first time reading it) this month! It actually began a couple of days ago, but it’s only two chapters to catch up on if you start now. They’re...

October 2011

1 post

Anonymous asked: You are my idol. Marry me pls.

September 2011

1 post

saintelumiere asked: I LOVE your blog. Please never deactivate; I'm going to go through all of it during my study breaks as little rewards xD <3 If you do, please issue a warning, at least! :)

August 2011

6 posts

Anonymous asked: Hi - i have something i have always wondered about. It has plagues me all through my HP life. How come Harry can't see the thestrals when he first comes to Hogwarts? By seing his mothers murder, shouldn't he have been able to see them from the very beginning and not just after Cedrics death?

jasonferulo asked: To help answer the Anon question about the Love Room: I heard in an interview that Jo gave on PotterCast back in 2007 that the Love Room had a fountain or well full of Amortentia at its center, and that the Unspeakables in charge of the Love Room would take the potion and study its effects. Hope this helps!

Anonymous asked: I just discovered this blog like last week, so I know I'm late to this rereading Harry party, but I have a couple of questions for you. Maybe you have some ideas about these things.

In "Prisoner of Azkaban," Harry finds out that the general population believes that Sirius betrayed James & Lily, therefore causing their deaths. Harry's reaction is something...

Anonymous asked: Hm, Okay, this may have been asked before, but it's been irking me- If boggarts have no shape/form until they see someone and transform, then how did Moody know it was a boggart banging around in that cupboard in Sirius's house? Obviously Moody could have seen it, but how could it have seen Moody, since the door was still closed, and how would it have known what to transform into?

Links for Easier Backreading

I’ve gone through all of the chapter recaps/reviews and linked their respective posts to the chapter titles on the rereading schedule post. Now, if you’re looking for just a specific chapter recap, or if you want to read from the beginning or just from a certain book, you can just go to the schedule post and click through to whichever chapter you want to read. :)

Anonymous asked: I hope this is the right way to be asking questions. I have a few.
First, I think I have found a sort of loop hole. So in the Epilogue, James comes back and says that Teddy Lupin, Remus and Tonk's son, is on the Hogwarts Express snogging Victoire. I was thinking if the epilogue takes place 19 years later, and Teddy was born just before the war ... wouldn't he be 19 (two years past...

July 2011

56 posts

Anonymous asked: On The Prince's Tale, what does Dumbledore mean when he said (I think), "...we Sort too soon"? Could it be that Dumbledore thought Snape was sorted in the wrong house or something?

Anonymous asked: Okay, this is something that has bothered me ever since I read the last book and I want to know how you feel about it...if Harry's cloak is an infallible hallow, why was Mad Eye Moody's eye able to see through it in Goblet of Fire? Whoever made the eye wouldn't have access to that specific cloak to make sure it can see through it, and nothing else affects the cloak...

Anonymous asked: There's a few things I've always wondered about and I wanted to get your opinion. In the 7th book when Harry&Gang are looking for the diadem in the Room of Requirement, do you think the room would have been damaged by the Fiendfyre? I can't remember when in the books but Hermione says that in order to destroy a horcrux it must be beyond all magical repair. I mean, if it can...

Anonymous asked: I can't find your blog! I'm like dying to read it, I love Harry Potter, TRUST ME!

Anonymous asked: what is this?

Anonymous asked: Ohhh dear. The words I have for you. This blog has totally just turned the 6th and 7th books into a whole new experience for me. You have seriously just helped me see the depth and complexity in all the characters that I never really saw before. Thank you for renewing my love for HP!! And also giving me something to do instead of crying in the fetal position on my bed because it's all over...

lunarlynx2501 asked: Hi there, first of all, I love your blog :) Grants me so much more appreciation for J.K. Rowling's awesomeness.

Anyway, I'm here to talk about Occlumency. I mean I'm pretty sure people thought of this, but I just wanna know if you agree with this. Harry was only able to distant his mind from Voldemort because he was grieving (or according to Dumbles, loving through...

annabelleemilylyons asked: To be honest I just found your blog tonight but I. Love. It!!!!! i have been sitting here for about 3 hours reading all your comments of the 7th book. Your are hilarious and very perceptive. I loved the connection with the three brothers. Do you think the 2nd brotheris snape or dumbledore, i guess it could be both. I was very depressed after the 7th movie, cause i didnt really know what to do but...

mariaisflabbergasted asked: Hii, first off, I love your blog. I reread the whole series as well and every time I finished a chapter I looked to see what you posted :) After rereading, I wanted to get your opinion on something. In the Epilogue, when james says that he saw teddy lupin kissing Victoire, their cousin apparently, who is Victoire?? When I read this for the first time I thought it was maybe dudley's daughter!...

heartsrunrighttotheend asked: how can i read your recaps from the beginning? I just found your blog today and i want to read all of them without clicking next a million times.

petite--agneau asked: How did I only find your blog now?! You. are. so. funny. I'm so depressed over the last movie and this really cheers me up. JKR would be proud.

endless-bonds asked: I think I read somewhere that Hugo was named after one of Hermione's favourite authors, Victor Hugo. Not sure if it's true or just a rumor or someone's fanon, but yeah. If it is true, I can see why his name wasn't Victor; Ron wouldn't have liked that. xD

I feel immensely said that this blog has come to the end. *sniffs* It has been great reading this since...

Oliver Boyd and the Rememberalls - End of an Era...

Epilogue: Nineteen Years Later

Well. Here we are. Nineteen years later. Albus’s voice drifted back to Harry over the surrounding clamor; his sons had resumed the argument they had started in the car. “I won’t! I won’t be in Slytherin!” Oh, kid, this is something you’re really going to have to get over. “Parked all right, then?” Ron asked Harry. “I did. Hermione...

peet-a asked: I saw the double screening as well, its really good, but i spent the whole of part 1 fidgeting in my seat because the excitement and anticipation for part 2 was too much to handle! It was brilliant by the way (: and as said before, make sure you have tissue's with you, they will be needed. Your blog is brilliant by the way, will it continue after part 2?

dunhamblenai-deactivated2012090 asked: Let me just tell you.
I'm Australian. So we've already seen the movie.
Just take a fuck load of tissues.
Like seven or eight boxes might do you.

Good luck.

ohheyimovedaway-deactivated2012 asked: Will you review the movie too?

didithurtwhencasfellfromheaven asked: Sorry for posting again. I just have so much to say to you!! Firstly, "I sincerely hope that Neville just spent like a year getting laid after this. For real. He deserves it." -- LMAO That's awesome. Neville is such a motherfuckin BAMF

One thing I wish you would have included in this was the part where Harry goes "You still dont get it, Riddle, do you?"...

didithurtwhencasfellfromheaven asked: Can I just say that I am SOOO glad you also see the raging douche bags that were James and Sirius. Honestly. In TOoTP, I'm not sure if you chose this excerpt but it says "What was making Harry feel so horrified and unhappy was not being shouted at or having jars thrown at him -- it was that he knew how it felt to be humiliated in the middle of a circle of onlookers, knew exactly how...

courfeys asked: I've been following this blog since March and uuggh I can't believe it's almost over :( I've enjoyed every minute of reading this, though, so thank you for starting it in the first place -- we share so many opinions on things! :)

The Flaw In the Plan

Holy fuck, this is the last actual chapter. Tomorrow’s only the epilogue! Holy fuck. “My Lord…my Lord…” It was Bellatrix’s voice, and she spoke as if to a lover. Bellatrix, you need to calm down. Severely. Hands, softer than he had been expecting, touched Harry’s face, pulled back an eyelid, crept beneath his shirt, down to his chest, and felt his heart. He could...

januaryblues-deactivated2012040 asked: In your Dursley's departing chapter, I thought your personal canon was the cutest thing! I really had a new respect for Dudley after that chapter too. :P

And also, according to Harry Potter Wiki that "The cousins eventually reconciled as adults, remaining on "Christmas card terms" and visiting each other occasionally. At these times, Harry's three children...

And finally, for a thankfully much less emotionally-draining chapter. A long time later, or maybe no time at all, it came to him that he must exist, must be more than disembodied thought, because he was lying, definitely lying, on some surface. Therefore he had a sense of touch, and the thing against which he lay existed too. Almost as soon as he had reached this conclusion, Harry became...

probablytrue asked: I'm so late in realizing this tumblr existed, but can I just say I love how much you love Dean Thomas? I'm also sad we didn't get to learn more about him (though it's totes understandable that Jo needed to develop Neville more. But still.) and I swear I'm the only one who was upset he was cut out of DH Part 1. Le sigh.

Anyways. Your commentary is hilarious...

carlydemers asked: I love the comparison of Harry, Snape and Voldemort to the three Peverell brothers. I'd never seen it, but it seems to just make perfect sense!
Also, I cried reading this summary :'P

Excellent. Excellent.

patronuslight asked: Oh Rowling, why are all my favorite characters the dead ones? Ugh James, Lily, Sirius, and Remus whyyyyyyyyyy ;____;

blank-void asked: "I love the choice to show the common thread among Harry and Voldemort and Snape in this unlikely moment. I believe that the three of them are meant to represent the three brothers in Beedle the Bard’s Tale—Voldemort dying trying to achieve ultimate power, Snape dying for a lost love, and Harry, I know I’ve mentioned before, living a long life and greeting death as old...

The Forest Again

Holy wow, last night’s post currently has 152 notes. That’s. Wow. And this blog also reached 302 followers! How exciting! Thank you so much, everyone! Let’s get today’s chapter recapped, shall we? Finally, the truth. Something that’s always struck me about what Snape shared with Harry is that he didn’t have to tell Harry that entire story. He was only...

silverfoxin asked: I thought I didn't really care much about HP anymore now.

Then why am I leaking tears right now at some of your read-overs?

Thank you. <3

consultingcunt-deactivated20120 asked: "Crabbe can—wow, I was legit about to say that Crabbe can die in a fire for all I care, so, uh."

I honestly think that there are no words or gifs to demonstrate how freaking hard I laughed at that.

heisenbergsays asked: lol at how this blog has become jeri rereads harry potter (and jessie trolls the ask box).

AND JUST SO THIS IS EVEN SLIGHTLY RELEVANT: tell me, pumpkin, what do YOU think would have happened had snape ended up in gryffindor instead?

slytherinforthewin asked: You are so perfect.
“My word, Severus, that I shall never reveal the best of you?”
That quote always makes me cry like a baby.
I feel so bad for both of them. They're the only two people who know who Snape truly.
Snape needed a Tumblr or some shit.

battledress asked: SHUT
UP

the-wolfbats asked: This is slightly unrelated to your readthrough, so I'll understand if you don't answer it publicly. Who do you think has the more promising career of all our grown-up magical children from the films?

battledress asked: goddamn it. I CHOOSE TO BELIEVE THAT WAS LESS A BIZARRE TYPO MORE MY SUBCONSCIOUS AT WORK.

endless-bonds asked: I wish you had included the scene where Lily had asked if it made a difference being Muggle-born and Snape had hesitated before lying to her. I always get teary-eyed because it's so heartbreaking. :(