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HBP, Chapter Nineteen: Elf Tales
Tweaked from Spark Notes:
( Oh, Harry, what can we say? You saved Ginny... you saved Arthur... now you've saved Ron... ) -
HBP, Chapter Sixteen - A Very Frosty Christmas
Harry, via Ron learns what an Unbreakable Vow is. Apparently, the twins tried to get Ron to one when he was five and Arthur was not impressed.
Ron gets some of his own medicine as the twins start to rib him about Lavender Brown. Soon the friendly banter gets out of hand as Ron throws a knife at Fred just in time for his mother to walk in and see.
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HBP, Chapter Fifteen - The Unbreakable Vow
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HBP, Chapter Fourteen - Felix Felicis
oppugno, v. (Latin): attack, assault, assail; do battle against.
The most important thing to remember about this chapter is that every single mention of Quidditch is a metaphor for sex.
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HBP, Chapter Thirteen - The Secret Riddle
Summary tweaked from Spark Notes. Commentary by me.
( I knew I was special. Always, I knew there was something. ) -
HBP Chapter 12, Silver and Opals
I completely forgot about this until this very minute. So pretend it's still the second. Summary stolen from Sparknotes ( Read more... ) -
HBP, Chapter Eleven - Hermione's Helping Hand
The trio's lessons grow increasingly demanding, and they are left with very little free time. Hermione and Harry bicker about the Potions book Harry has been using in Slughorn's class, and she disapproves when he refuses to return it even after receiving a brand-new copy ( Read more... ) -
HBP, Chapter 10 - The House of Gaunt
The House of Gaunt marks the beginning of what, in my opinion, makes Half-Blood Prince the best book of the series so far : we finally travel into Voldemort's past, and Rowling turns what could be a fastidious and long narrative into vivid action, thanks to the Pensieve. In this chapter, we meet the spooky Gaunt family and see just where the ( Read more... )
