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OotP, Chapter Twenty-Five - The Beetle at Bay
Ah, the memories this chapter brings back of the old ship debates. The Valentine's debacle is one of the first things I remember there being an argument about right after OOTP was released.
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OoTP, Chapter Twenty-Four -- Occlumency
Gacked by SparkNotes. Hopefully with my next post I’ll be all caught up! I can't believe the 7th book comes out next month.
Snape arrives to speak with Harry. Dumbledore has asked Snape to teach Harry Occlumency, which is the defense of the mind against outside penetration. Harry is unhappy about extra lessons with Snape, but he agrees to ( Read more... ) -
OOTP Chapter 23 -- Christmas on the Closed Ward.
Summary yoinked from Spark Notes; commentary by me.
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OOTP, Chapter 22 - St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries
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OotP, Chapter 20 - Hagrid's Tale
A lot of people hate this particular chapter of OotP, which I find strange, considering the number of Slytherfen and other DE fans who accuse JKR of having no subtelity when it comes to writing about power politics in the wizarding world. This is in fact one of the rare chapters, in my opinion, where we see real politics at work, simplified for a ( Read more... ) -
OotP, Chapter Nineteen - The Lion and the Serpent
Yes, another placeholder post. But I'm posting artwork inspired by today's chapter in hopes of appeasing you until I have time to give said chapter my full attention. :)
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OotP, Chapter 18-Dumbledore's Army
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