I said he did what?Walkinghairball wrote:You said he did.ElfDude wrote:Despite what zillions of people thought, I always believed that Dumbledore really was dead.
I think they all thought he'd be coming back just because Gandalf did...
Harry Potter the SPOILER thread
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Big Blue Owl
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As sad as I am to see the end, I'm very glad to have been around from the beginning and along for this wonderful ride. Another PERFECT episode in a PERFECT series that kept me fascinated and deep into it throughout.
So many things to comment about, but the first thing that comes to mind is how you could feel what it's like to be nearing certain death. To know that you have just a small, limited amount of heartbeats left. To BE the heart that tries to get in a lifetime worth of beats in just a few minutes. To feel your fingers, legs, all of your body come to life for seemingly the first time. Thinking about all the time wasted being upset, difficult, unhappy, lazy, idle. And then to realize that you can live again, grow up and have a family with the person you were always meant to be with. Wow.
She really got it right, eh? Right up to the last sentence.
So many things to comment about, but the first thing that comes to mind is how you could feel what it's like to be nearing certain death. To know that you have just a small, limited amount of heartbeats left. To BE the heart that tries to get in a lifetime worth of beats in just a few minutes. To feel your fingers, legs, all of your body come to life for seemingly the first time. Thinking about all the time wasted being upset, difficult, unhappy, lazy, idle. And then to realize that you can live again, grow up and have a family with the person you were always meant to be with. Wow.
She really got it right, eh? Right up to the last sentence.
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Big Blue Owl
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I did too, for various reasons. And I think I know a few of the reasons you liked it, Elf.
"I could go on for page after page: snippets from ancient hymns and creeds for instance. The most powerful spell in Harry?s world is the Patronus, in which the wizard forcefully says ?Expecto Patronum?. That?s Christian Latin for ?I look for the Savior?. Expecto is used in the Nicene Creed, and Patronum is used in the medieval Dies Irae as the Savior that we look for in the day of judgment. Harry uses the spell when ghastly evil spiritual beings called DEMENtors (caps mine) attack him and another innocent man near a lake. A stag (which just happens to function as a common Christ figure in medieval art) walks across the water dispelling the vile soul-destroying creatures. What?s it take, a 2 by 4 across the forehead? This is Christian stuff!"
Closed-mindedness and unwillingness to really know the history of something so enveloping and life-leading as your chosen religion is the reason that so many brilliant creations go scowled at, brushed off and forbidden. I'm almost positive that God doesn't want us to go through life with Impenetrable blinders on.
We must look deeper to not remain shallow.
Thank you for the thought-provoking article, Elf.
"I could go on for page after page: snippets from ancient hymns and creeds for instance. The most powerful spell in Harry?s world is the Patronus, in which the wizard forcefully says ?Expecto Patronum?. That?s Christian Latin for ?I look for the Savior?. Expecto is used in the Nicene Creed, and Patronum is used in the medieval Dies Irae as the Savior that we look for in the day of judgment. Harry uses the spell when ghastly evil spiritual beings called DEMENtors (caps mine) attack him and another innocent man near a lake. A stag (which just happens to function as a common Christ figure in medieval art) walks across the water dispelling the vile soul-destroying creatures. What?s it take, a 2 by 4 across the forehead? This is Christian stuff!"
Closed-mindedness and unwillingness to really know the history of something so enveloping and life-leading as your chosen religion is the reason that so many brilliant creations go scowled at, brushed off and forbidden. I'm almost positive that God doesn't want us to go through life with Impenetrable blinders on.
We must look deeper to not remain shallow.
Thank you for the thought-provoking article, Elf.
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Big Blue Owl
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I'd been waiting for others to finish at home so it's cool to see this here.
My bro BBO nails it once again for me (he does that alot), perfect in may ways.
I was introduced to the first book just as the second came out and I've been present ever since. Initially for my son, who gave up after the second but installed as an Ogg family fav and one story I hope to pass on to my grandson one day.
Personally I wish that Fred and Dobby didn't have to die and the Lupin/Tonks tragedy genuinely shocked me upon first reading. For some reason the emotions were raised when Percy finally reconciled with the Weasleys and again when Mrs Weasley finally battled and overcame Bellatrix...yay! Yes we guessed that Ron and Hermione would fall for each other and it's narratively satisfying that Harry and Ginny get down to it. Another hunch I had, Snape was a goodie after all so no great surprise but Voldermorts callous 'I regret it' when he left Snape to die, awesome stuff.
I thought the whole Harry/Wormtail obligation would have been put to better use other than Wormtails quick exit and the epilogue, although good, left me feeling a little shortchanged...never satisfied eh?
My bro BBO nails it once again for me (he does that alot), perfect in may ways.
I was introduced to the first book just as the second came out and I've been present ever since. Initially for my son, who gave up after the second but installed as an Ogg family fav and one story I hope to pass on to my grandson one day.
Personally I wish that Fred and Dobby didn't have to die and the Lupin/Tonks tragedy genuinely shocked me upon first reading. For some reason the emotions were raised when Percy finally reconciled with the Weasleys and again when Mrs Weasley finally battled and overcame Bellatrix...yay! Yes we guessed that Ron and Hermione would fall for each other and it's narratively satisfying that Harry and Ginny get down to it. Another hunch I had, Snape was a goodie after all so no great surprise but Voldermorts callous 'I regret it' when he left Snape to die, awesome stuff.
I thought the whole Harry/Wormtail obligation would have been put to better use other than Wormtails quick exit and the epilogue, although good, left me feeling a little shortchanged...never satisfied eh?
