Bit of reading to do... O well, it will take me a whole two days to read it...If this is true, then why do we fear it?
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OtakuPenguin's account was hax0red to write:
Serious? Wow.
No, Sirius Black gets killed.
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
wtf Sirius dies ;(((((
This is where I stop posting for a few months.
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leckzilla! had this to say about Optimus Prime:
I think i'm the only person who really didn't enjoy the books that much. My English class read them for the Carnegie Medal (Award for new authors where they get 13 year olds to read about half a dozen books and then vote for the best. The books usually all suck.) and this was about a year before everyone went mad on the first book. Now don't get me wrong, it was the best one out of all of them, but it didn't have much competition and I ended up spending the lessons reading art books anyway. I guess what i'm trying to say is I can't help but think they're just hideously overrated.This is where I stop posting for a few months.
They're not for everyone. I admire her writing, and I find myself drawn into her stories. I especially like the way she makes sure to tidy everything up, and connects back to seemingly insignificant events in previous books, making them into major plot points in later ones. So that's why I like her. She keeps my interest, and she's such a sweet woman in person. Very quiet, but very nice.
But again, they're not for everyone. They are rather easy to read, and some find they're not challenging enough. I think part of the reason I enjoy her so much is that I adored Roald Dahl and they write in a similar style.
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
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leckzilla! had this to say about Captain Planet:
I think i'm the only person who really didn't enjoy the books that much.
ho HO
"Don't want to sound like a fanboy, but I am with you. I'll buy it for sure, it's just a matter of for how long I will be playing it..."
- Silvast, Battle.net forums
I loved the book, it was really good.
My only problem with it, other than my now sore eyes, was that it appears she wrote the book knowing everyone who was going to read it knew someone was going to die. About half way through the book she poorly foreshadows who it is going to be, then proceedes to "nearly kill" just about every other character in the story as teasers. By the point in time she finially gets around to killing the "important character" it was almost a relief. The few paragraphs that described the death were difficult to read, she really must have hated having to write them, as they were all jumbled up and a little confusing.
As much as I enjoyed it, I think I would have enjoyed it more not knowing someone was going to die and not having to read all the "near misses".
I hope she manages to get out the next two in a half way timely manner, three years was too long to wait. =)
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Where's Waisz? Model 2000 was programmed to say:
Damn, I can't believe they killed Harry!
For once I actualy like your post.
Wow
I'm a little confused, though.
Was Sirius hit with like, Avada Kedavra, or was it just falling through the veil that killed him? I thought it was the veil itself, because of how sinister it seemed when Harry and the rest saw it, but I wasn't sure. [ 06-26-2003: Message edited by: Lyinar Ka`Bael ]
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
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Lyinar Ka`Bael had this to say about Optimus Prime:
...Wow
I'm a little confused, though.
Was Sirius hit with like, Avada Kedavra, or was it just falling through the veil that killed him? I thought it was the veil itself, because of how sinister it seemed when Harry and the rest saw it, but I wasn't sure.
The way I read it, he was stunned and fell through the veil, which was a portal you the realm of the dead.
As proof, look at what luna said to harry near the very end of the book.
How do you pronounce Sirius, anyway? I had an unfortunate little accident when telling one of my friends that "Serious" died which resulted in him blurting out "What? Serious?" and ruining it for one of my friends (that went and got it midnight Saturday morning).
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This one time, at Tristan camp:
The way I read it, he was stunned and fell through the veil, which was a portal you the realm of the dead.As proof, look at what luna said to harry near the very end of the book.
Yeah, I thought it was that, but I wanted to get a second opinion.
Still sucks, though 
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
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Tristan had this to say about Optimus Prime:
The way I read it, he was stunned and fell through the veil, which was a portal you the realm of the dead.As proof, look at what luna said to harry near the very end of the book.
That's how I interpreted it too.
I enjoyed the fact that the book was an evolution from the rest of the series - instead of always being The Man, and super-human, Harry is frustrated, pissed off, and not always the first in line for everything. Its a nice diversion from the Honor Harrington Syndrome.
Picturing Umbridge as this terrible principal I had in highschool also added a great deal of fun to the book for me. She had many of the same tendencies - including the cardigan!
It was nice that as they progressed through school, there's an appreciation shown for the fact that getting kicked from school ISN'T the worst thing in the world. It was the biggest threat in the beginning of the series, but then you see Fred & George just fly out of there on their brooms, and even Harry starts to realize that school isn't everything.
Also, Peeves going wild after Fred told him to made me want to cheer. I also thought it was funny Flitwick kept that small portion of swamp
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
I didnt actually realize he was dead till harry got all emotional, maybe since he went headfirst into the portal to the dead he can be retrieved? ooh, and who is the third boy? Its gotta be another kid in their class that ISNT a gryfindoor. Im thinking it might be malfoy, possible His dad is an occulmen and concealed 3 things and voldy enver found out. Hmm? I mean if dumbledore told harry about neville, then why didnt he mentioned anti-voldemort number 3? Because he still keeps harry's happiness at heart! [ 06-28-2003: Message edited by: Elvish Crack Piper ]
Where did you get that there was a third?
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
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Dr. Pvednes, PhD had this to say about Knight Rider:
Did you notice Harry tried the Cruciatus curse?
Yep, and couldn't quite pull it off.
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
Whole days been nothing but 3's, watched B5 earlier and it was the episode where they go screw around in the timeline and say 3 like 40 times.
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When the babel fish was in place, it was apparent Elvish Crack Piper said:
I thought he mentioned a third?Whole days been nothing but 3's, watched B5 earlier and it was the episode where they go screw around in the timeline and say 3 like 40 times.
Don't have it in front of me, but I'm fairly sure it was just two.
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
I read it as two OTHER boys, because I mentally assumed it would have been phrased something mor along the lines of another.
Neville is the other one.
One thing I would have like more about the book is if they had more focus on the DA, hope it comes back in full force in books 6 and 7. Maybe as a dumbledore sponsored thingie?
I also want to see Ron and Hermione finally get together. Did you catch the spot where Harry was thinking they reminded him of Mr and Mrs Weasley? [ 06-28-2003: Message edited by: Lyinar Ka`Bael ]
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
One thing I like about Rowling is that she has nice climatic endings.
I read Psycohistorical Crisis and when the book ran out of pages nothing had really happened in all 850 or so of them.
I don't have the slightest idea of how this is going to turn into a movie. It would be 5 hours long.
[ 07-14-2003: Message edited by: Lyinar Ka`Bael ]
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
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When the babel fish was in place, it was apparent Lyinar Ka`Bael said:
They'll leave some unncessary things out, like they did in the first two movies.
Yeah, like the whole toad-lady thing. [ 07-14-2003: Message edited by: Tristan ]
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
[spolier] first of all,w ahts the ont, thwe book didnt need to take palce int eh first lace, coudlnt they ahev jsut destroyd the minsitires copy of the prochesy at th ebeiging of the year so siriuis woudlnt die and voldomort woudlnt get it, sayign dumbldore coudltn get in is bs, hes all super spiffy magical, and sicne they ahev hundreds of thousands of prophesys i doubt theyd know for qutie sometiem if ever it was gone, and fidn it even less liekly them acutally inkignthem,a dn ther you go, main conflict of the book resoed int he first ten pages [spoiler]
the whoel ron/hermy love ahte relaitonship is kidna getting oldand woudl have expected themt a llready start with the hawt hawt sexsors
cho was kinda anoyng, btu thats to be expect froma yong lad like harrys first romp intot he elusiv world fo wimenz
i liek d hwo ahrry was beging to devolop a darker sad, btut eh book realy amde me feel abd for neville, hoenstly hes bean through so mcuh mroe then harry, yt he keeps going while harry does ntohign but btich an moan abtout he sligthest litle things in life
*hands Mog a /*
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
aperat ein smack it, aperate out, doesnt look liek he woudl be elaving much proof
My ex-girlfriend is on her third time reading OoTP. 
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Lyinar Ka`Bael thought this was the Ricky Martin Fan Club Forum and wrote:
Since it became a phenomenon, they've usually had release parties for it the night before leading up to the purchase at midnight. At least around here.And this book has been long in coming, since she took off a year after she got married.
And then got pregnant right away...
I think it's safe to say we'll see book 6 early 2005. [ 07-14-2003: Message edited by: Absolut Blindy ]
