Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ::SPOILERS::

Chunky Kong12345 · 07-16-2005, 10:21 PM

Well, sine this is out today, I thought I'd make a new topic about it. Yeah.

[ July 21, 2005, 05:18 PM: Message edited by: SOCCER PRACTICE ]

Viceroy Nute Gunray · 07-16-2005, 10:24 PM

Cungrats.

Kain Highwind · 07-16-2005, 10:28 PM

I read a few of the chapters. Woah, this took a turn. I am hearing rumors that a fan killed themself because their favorite person in the book dies, and he left this letter saying: "I have no reason to live".

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Brooser · 07-16-2005, 10:45 PM

That's a bit...extreme...

I don't have the book yet, but I'll get it as soon as possible. I would borrow it from my friend, but he's got to read it first and I'm bored/impatient.

SuperLuigi64 · 07-17-2005, 11:08 PM

Finished it some time ago.

Hurry and finish, we have things to discuss. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

DELICIOUS POISON · 07-17-2005, 11:52 PM

I really don't have much to say about Harry Potter, except that it's pretty amusing seeing the buzz it generates. I mean, it's a bizarre niche series intended generally for children, and it gets all this attention. Hope you guys enjoy yourselves, though.

Tablecloth Girl · 07-18-2005, 03:32 PM

^I'm sorry you don't like it.

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Did we ever find out what happened with Dumbledore's hand? I think I might have missed something.
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OcarinaMan · 07-18-2005, 06:06 PM

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Yeah, it turns out he hurt it getting the ring thingy. Rowling plays it up for so long and then explains it in a hurried sentence. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

**Wyborn** · 07-18-2005, 07:35 PM

Only just finished - much more satisfying than the fifth book, iff only because Harry is once more likable, if not downright charming

Chunky Kong12345 · 07-18-2005, 09:16 PM

^^ Correction, he hurt it DESTROYING the ring.

Tablecloth Girl · 07-19-2005, 05:17 PM

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Correction, his hand was hurt in the beginning of the book. Harry saw Dumbledore's hurt hand, and then the ring.

Thanks, Elf.

DELICIOUS POISON · 07-19-2005, 07:50 PM

Chunky Kong12345 · 07-20-2005, 05:22 PM

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Originally posted by Tablecloth Girl:
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Correction, his hand was hurt in the beginning of the book. Harry saw Dumbledore's hurt hand, and then the ring.

Thanks, Elf.

No, he hurt it destroying the ring before the book.

OcarinaMan · 07-20-2005, 08:05 PM

Harry saw the ring in Dumbledore's study, remember?

imported_ · 07-21-2005, 07:47 AM

Can someone edit the title of this to warn for spoilers? It should be understood of course, but still...

If my memory serves me, Dumbledore screwed his hand up destroying Voldemort's soul-piece that was in the ring, not the ring itself. That is to say, making the ring ordinary again, de-Horcruxing it.

Agreed, Wy - Harry is incredibly sage and funny in this book. OotP seemed to be a sort of messy metamorphosis phase, which he has come out of a much cooler person. I especially admire the hell out of his decision at the end of the book, during his conversation with Ginny.

And HBP has decidedly moved into the realm of not for children. Suitable for adolescents, I suppose, but aimed at adults as much as anyone.

DELICIOUS POISON · 07-21-2005, 05:18 PM

Taken care of, Tik.

Alucard · 07-22-2005, 03:55 PM

Warning: This is for thoes that have read the whole book

Throughout most of the book I thought that the HBP was Voldemort, only to find out that it was Snape...wow...

Also, wasn't Malfoy supposed to kill Dumbledore? then again, since Snape made the Unbreakable Vow, he had to help Malfoy kill him, even if he had to do it himself...

I think that Bill was lucky that it wasn't a full moon. If it was, Greyback would have turned him completly into a werewolf, and Fleur would have still married him. The only side effect of the attack by Greyback was that Bill prefers to eat his meat extra raw...

And what is this between Tonks and Lupin? Will there be another wedding for JKR to write about??? Bill will be married to Fleur within the first five chapters of book seven, I say. But I think that we won't get to see Lupin and Tonks' wedding though, if there is even going to be one...

Glyph Phoenix · 07-22-2005, 11:32 PM

Yeah, I thought it was Voldemort as well. But then again he is the potions professor.

Or, rather, was.

The Dragon · 07-23-2005, 10:58 AM

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Throughout most of the book I thought that the HBP was Voldemort, only to find out that it was Snape...wow...

That's what I thought.

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And what is this between Tonks and Lupin?

Despite all the foreshadowing, it still confused the hell out of me. WTMFH?

Sim Kid · 07-23-2005, 06:15 PM

*screams* DAMMIT!! Another book and Percy is STILL ALIVE! Well, at least he didn't spend too much time here. (Pray Bill turns on him or he gets hit with Avada Kedavara sometime in the future)

Although I was expecting Dumbledore to die sometime in the series, I was surprisingly shocked when he was killed by Snape. I was expecting Malfroy or Voldemort to do the dirty work, and that someone like Snape would die in this book. (I was actually thinking Malfroy would die at one point because of the Unbreakable Vow)

07-16-2005, 10:21 PM	#1
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Kain Highwind Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Pending. Gender: Posts: 5,792 Thanks: 127 Thanked 118 Times in 82 Posts Points: 7,730.86 Bank: 49,043.61 Total Points: 56,774.48 Donate	I read a few of the chapters. Woah, this took a turn. I am hearing rumors that a fan killed themself because their favorite person in the book dies, and he left this letter saying: "I have no reason to live". [img]redface.gif[/img]

07-16-2005, 10:45 PM	#4
Brooser Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Over yonder points Gender: Posts: 3,213 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 3,038.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 3,538.00 Donate	That's a bit...extreme... I don't have the book yet, but I'll get it as soon as possible. I would borrow it from my friend, but he's got to read it first and I'm bored/impatient.

07-17-2005, 11:08 PM	#5
SuperLuigi64 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Louisiana Gender: Posts: 7,695 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 3,940.90 Bank: 585.83 Total Points: 4,526.73 Donate	Finished it some time ago. Hurry and finish, we have things to discuss. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

07-17-2005, 11:52 PM	#6
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07-18-2005, 03:32 PM	#7
Tablecloth Girl Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Earth Gender: Posts: 1,327 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 1,929.00 Bank: 1,214.79 Total Points: 3,143.79 Donate	^I'm sorry you don't like it. Anyways, SPOILERSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Did we ever find out what happened with Dumbledore's hand? I think I might have missed something. . . . . . . . . . . . [ July 18, 2005, 03:41 PM: Message edited by: Tablecloth Girl ]

07-18-2005, 06:06 PM	#8
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07-18-2005, 07:35 PM	#9
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07-18-2005, 09:16 PM	#10
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07-19-2005, 05:17 PM	#11
Tablecloth Girl Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Earth Gender: Posts: 1,327 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 1,929.00 Bank: 1,214.79 Total Points: 3,143.79 Donate	^ Correction, his hand was hurt in the beginning of the book. Harry saw Dumbledore's hurt hand, and then the ring. Thanks, Elf.

07-19-2005, 07:50 PM	#12
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OcarinaMan Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ikana Castle Posts: 2,481 Thanks: 1 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts Points: 9,833.77 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 10,333.77 Donate	Harry saw the ring in Dumbledore's study, remember?

07-21-2005, 07:47 AM	#15
imported_ Banned Join Date: Dec 1969 Posts: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 4,729.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 5,229.00 Donate	Can someone edit the title of this to warn for spoilers? It should be understood of course, but still... If my memory serves me, Dumbledore screwed his hand up destroying Voldemort's soul-piece that was in the ring, not the ring itself. That is to say, making the ring ordinary again, de-Horcruxing it. Agreed, Wy - Harry is incredibly sage and funny in this book. OotP seemed to be a sort of messy metamorphosis phase, which he has come out of a much cooler person. I especially admire the hell out of his decision at the end of the book, during his conversation with Ginny. And HBP has decidedly moved into the realm of not for children. Suitable for adolescents, I suppose, but aimed at adults as much as anyone.

07-21-2005, 05:18 PM	#16
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07-22-2005, 03:55 PM	#17
Alucard Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Hatsurah Gender: Posts: 4,620 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 5,081.67 Bank: 8,588.03 Total Points: 13,669.70 Donate	Warning: This is for thoes that have read the whole book Throughout most of the book I thought that the HBP was Voldemort, only to find out that it was Snape...wow... Also, wasn't Malfoy supposed to kill Dumbledore? then again, since Snape made the Unbreakable Vow, he had to help Malfoy kill him, even if he had to do it himself... I think that Bill was lucky that it wasn't a full moon. If it was, Greyback would have turned him completly into a werewolf, and Fleur would have still married him. The only side effect of the attack by Greyback was that Bill prefers to eat his meat extra raw... And what is this between Tonks and Lupin? Will there be another wedding for JKR to write about??? Bill will be married to Fleur within the first five chapters of book seven, I say. But I think that we won't get to see Lupin and Tonks' wedding though, if there is even going to be one...

07-22-2005, 11:32 PM	#18
Glyph Phoenix Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Gender: Posts: 1,774 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 7,303.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 7,803.00 Donate	Yeah, I thought it was Voldemort as well. But then again he is the potions professor. Or, rather, was.

07-23-2005, 06:15 PM	#20
Sim Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The state of Denial Gender: Posts: 6,931 Thanks: 17 Thanked 72 Times in 37 Posts Points: 42,128.24 Bank: 597.55 Total Points: 42,725.79 Donate	screams DAMMIT!! Another book and Percy is STILL ALIVE! Well, at least he didn't spend too much time here. (Pray Bill turns on him or he gets hit with Avada Kedavara sometime in the future) Although I was expecting Dumbledore to die sometime in the series, I was surprisingly shocked when he was killed by Snape. I was expecting Malfroy or Voldemort to do the dirty work, and that someone like Snape would die in this book. (I was actually thinking Malfroy would die at one point because of the Unbreakable Vow)