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Only George could joke about the loss of an ear


"How do you feel Georgie?" Whispered Mrs. Weasley.
George's fingers groped for the side of his head.
"Saintlike," he murmered.
"What's wrong with him?" Croaked Fred, looking terrified. "Is his mind affected?"
"Saintlike," repeated George, opening his eyes and looking up at his brother. "You see... I'm holy. HOLEY, Fred, geddit?"
Mrs Weasley sobbed harder than ever. Color flooded Fred's pale face.
"Pathetic." he told George. "Pathetic! With the whole wide world of ear-related humor before you, you go for HOLEY?"
"Ah well," Said George, grinning at his tear soaked mother. "You'll be able to tell us apart now, anyway, Mum."

No spoilers here: except to say, Hogwarts, The Next Generation -- love it.

What I liked best about this series is that the books "grew up" with the characters. I don't know any other series where the last book is at a reading and maturity level several years beyond the first one.

Someone asked what age to start kids on Harry Potter, and the group I was with said you could definitely start the first one at age 8 or 9, but you may want to do them a year at a time, because they do get darker and more mature in subject matter.

I liked #1 much better than 2 and 3, because Rowling had left behind the initial magic of a supposedly normal kid finding out that there are wizards, and that he is one. I'm sure we all wished for that to happen at some time during our growing-up years, I know I did!

The books picked up again for me at #4... I'll discuss what I think of #7 when everyone's caught up.

Reminds me of some of my dad's jokes!

I would love to write a fanfic just about Fred & George and the Wizard Wheezes, but I don't know if I could come up with weird enough Wheezes to make the story interesting.

If I'm reading you right, you feel like Harry (and heck, Hermione, who was also Muggle-raised, as we were reminded a couple times in #7) adapted much too quickly to being a wizard.  By the time #2 rolled around, he was kind of taking it for granted.  Yet, there were still things we, the readers, needed to learn about.

Does anyone else think Rowling should write Hogwarts: A History or maybe Beedle the Bard so we all can read it?  Why should Hermione get all the fun books?  

We do have "Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them" and "Quidditch Through The Ages available at Amazon..

but yes A History of Hogwarts, or the authorized "Dumbledore: A Life" (not the trash-tabloid knockoff by Rita Skeeter) would be fun.

Yes, I have both of those! Much preferred Fantastic Beasts, not being a sports person... The more spin-offs, the merrier, I say!

I finished the book last Tuesday. I couldn't put it down since I bought it Saturday afternoon. It was so good!!! I loved the Nineteen Years Later chapter, it was a really nice surprise!

ShaneyG

Happy Birthday to Harry!    Per the books, today is Harry's 27th birthday (check it out, y'all, if he was 1 when his parents died and that was 1981, he was born in 1980... two months after me!)


I am torn about the epilogue - I feel like it could have ended with Harry going for a nap and a sandwich, and I wouldn't have felt cheated.  However, the epilogue does give us a nice rounding out of the series - here go the next generation, off to school, and Harry and Ginny's daughter is complaining about being left behind the same way Ginny did in Book 1.   Gives us a chance to reflect on how nice it is that their kids don't have to grow up (and play major roles in) a huge war.  Thoughts, anyone?

Also... weird question, because I have to throw it out there... any guesses as to why it was 19 years and not 20?  Just seems odd!  

In a recent interview, Rowling gave us more information on what happens to the main characters --

MASSIVE SPOILERS AND BEYOND...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/s...zzpotter31

More information on what happens to the main characters here:  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19959323/