Here's to Parry Otter!

[abigail89]

*skids into class late*

I forgot!!!

Chapter 22: After the BurialHarry's really feeling the pressure to get the memory about the horocruxes from Slughorn as the chapter opens. Ron suggests that he use the "lucky potion." Though reluctant to use it (because he was saving it for sometime involving Ginny--hormone alert!!), he decides to take a swig

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[cadesama]

Ahh, the chapter featuring the nearest approximation of drunk!Harry we will probably ever see in canon.

Seriously, what is up with using all the students to convey messages? Is it somehow part of the security in the school? 'Cause that doesn't make any sense. Or, it does, but it doesn't fit with Hermione's blind conviction that no one could possibly get anything inside the school, so it wouldn't matter if things could be taken out or sent to other students without checks.

"What on earth is more important than this memory, Harry?" -- Oh, just a guess, but the typical end of the year fiasco that sees Harry in a near death situation? Okay, a couple pages in and I have to say that Hermione really doesn't shine this chapter. She badgers Harry not to obsess about Draco, she shows no empathy for Hagrid's obvious grief, she pouts over Ron having a good idea that she didn't have, and then she asks this stupid question.

"I don't reckon I'll need all of it, not twenty four hours' worth" -- Psst, Harry, it's only twelve hours worth (

[schtroumph_c]

"I don't reckon I'll need all of it, not twenty four hours' worth" -- Psst, Harry, it's only twelve hours worth (188US). I think the poor boy is going senile on us. Or else JKR totally forgot how she previously defined a day

Editor's error, it's twelve in the UK version.

[cheeringcharm]

Okay, a couple pages in and I have to say that Hermione really doesn't shine this chapter.

Seriously, when was the last time in this book that Hermione did shine?

[cadesama]

No idea, but that's probably a question for someone who, um, likes Hermione more than I do. But a heck of a lot of the characters come off as extremely petty and selfish in this book to me, so it's definitely not just her. Honestly, I think I came away from this book only genuinely liking Harry, Luna, and Neville.

[madderbrad]

And Harry made me nauseous with his adamant stand that he was "Dumbledore's Man" for no real reason, following Albus everywhere and chanting "yeah, right" at appropriate intervals. As I've/we've said before.

Make that just Luna and Neville being characters faithful to the previous books and genuinely likeable?

[cadesama]

The Dumbledore stuff I tend to mentally file as being part of my general hatred of Dumbledore, and the warping JKR inflicts on the characters to try to convince us that he's likeable -- so it doesn't take away from my liking of Harry anymore than the various plotholes in the books do. Plus, that blind loyalty got Dumbledore killed, so I feel that there's the slight possibility that Harry will actually evaluate his opinion there.

But faithful to previous character arcs and likeable, you're right. Pretty much Luna and Neville alone.