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I just finished rereading the Harry Potter books, in anticipation of Half Blood Prince in a few weeks.
It's a great experience to reread these books, especially close together for continuity.
An important part of the plot structure of these books is very similar to mystery novels. Small clues are introduced that later prove useful. Rereading the novels is a richer experience due to this added dimension.
[SPOILER WARNING - if you haven't read Chamber of Secrets, the following contains info that may spoil some surprises]
Harry's a dark hero, isn't he.
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I wonder if there will be consequences after his using an Unforgivable Curse. He attacked Bellatrix with the Crucio curse -- OK, it's true that it didn't quite work out, but he did use it on a human, and that's a life sentence to Azkaban.
And why didn't he make use of the communication mirrors that Sirius gave him?
[SPOILER WARNING - Goblet of Fire]
Also, why the whole tournament in Goblet of Fire? Couldn't any object have been used as a portkey? Didn't have to depend so much on the tournament at all, did it?
It's a great experience to reread these books, especially close together for continuity.
An important part of the plot structure of these books is very similar to mystery novels. Small clues are introduced that later prove useful. Rereading the novels is a richer experience due to this added dimension.
[SPOILER WARNING - if you haven't read Chamber of Secrets, the following contains info that may spoil some surprises]
Harry's a dark hero, isn't he.
[SPOILER WARNING SPACE ]
[SPOILER WARNING SPACE ]
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[SPOILER WARNING SPACE ]
[SPOILER WARNING SPACE ]
[SPOILER WARNING SPACE ]
I wonder if there will be consequences after his using an Unforgivable Curse. He attacked Bellatrix with the Crucio curse -- OK, it's true that it didn't quite work out, but he did use it on a human, and that's a life sentence to Azkaban.
And why didn't he make use of the communication mirrors that Sirius gave him?
[SPOILER WARNING - Goblet of Fire]
Also, why the whole tournament in Goblet of Fire? Couldn't any object have been used as a portkey? Didn't have to depend so much on the tournament at all, did it?