The third book for me was always my favorite. This is the climax of the series, as far as I'm concerned, the rest is falling action. All because little Peter escapes....
As to Chamber of Secrets- it becomes important later, but when you first read it, it's just a transition book.
DUMBLEDORE IS TOTALLY AWESOME; and I think it's more about the effect of Lily Potter's sacrifice- it's just so all encompassing because it has to be, and because of what Harry is up against. But it's never made him "invincible." I think.
Ah, you're right! This is the climax, and it is all falling action after this! For an English major, I was always appalling with that stuff. My mind doesn't work that way, or something.
Yes, CoS does feel like just a transition.
I agree, I don't think Lily's sacrifice made Harry invincible. It did, however, make him the first person to ever survive an Avada Kedavra curse.
I totally agree that it's the type of magic you'd want to keep under wraps. It just always seemed to me like the explanation for surviving Avada Kedavra couldn't actually be Lily's sacrifice, because in that case there would at least be *rumors* of other people having been able to do it.
The third book is my favourite as well. I think it's mostly because it's the calmest of the series. The first two are very much about getting to know the world and the enemies, and from four on it's all about Voldemort returning, but PoA is just in between. It's really about people, friendships, and explaining what happened all those years ago. It also introduces the Marauders (both as actual characters and as part of history with the map), who are still my favourite part of the HP world and the HP fandom.
I've just reread PoA, as well, and I still love it. It's amazing how after all these years and readings I can still enjoy it so much, but I suppose that's part of the magic.
You're right, it is very calm, and you do get to really focus just on the characters. Even the plot itself is really, in the end, about the *characters,* about the people that Harry came from. And I'm with you, I adore the Marauders, so that could be why this is my favorite. ;-)
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As to Chamber of Secrets- it becomes important later, but when you first read it, it's just a transition book.
DUMBLEDORE IS TOTALLY AWESOME; and I think it's more about the effect of Lily Potter's sacrifice- it's just so all encompassing because it has to be, and because of what Harry is up against. But it's never made him "invincible." I think.
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Yes, CoS does feel like just a transition.
I agree, I don't think Lily's sacrifice made Harry invincible. It did, however, make him the first person to ever survive an Avada Kedavra curse.
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Cause I really do.
At some point I must steal my sister's HP books (as I got rid of mine when living with her as she said it made no sense to have multiple copies)
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It's really about people, friendships, and explaining what happened all those years ago. It also introduces the Marauders (both as actual characters and as part of history with the map), who are still my favourite part of the HP world and the HP fandom.
I've just reread PoA, as well, and I still love it. It's amazing how after all these years and readings I can still enjoy it so much, but I suppose that's part of the magic.
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