yes...I've been reading on the bus ride, and the lunch hour...
You know the drill...spoilers follow.
Chp 8 Luna Lovegood can see through the disguise.
Krum wants to fight Luna’s dad because of a symbol.
Chp 9 – Hermione saves the day by pre-packing. (Aww…just like MyBetterHalf.)
Death eaters quickly find them.
Chp 10 – Kreacher is back. They are nice to him, eventually. And it seems to pay off.
Chp 11 – Lupin wants to ditch his pregnant wife. Aw…the good guys can make bad decisions, thanks JK! Scringolor, who was a jerk in Chp 7, allegedly dies protecting the secret location of Harry. Once again, jerks can do good. Muggle born registry…anyone else picking up on the Nazi implications? And, surprisingly, house elves seem to have some cool powers. Did I miss some of that? What the other magical sentient creatures…goblins, giants, house-elves, centaurs….can do? I am interested in the race relations (which seem to be going down hill under the Deatheater influence.)
Chp 12 – Kreacher cleans up the house, seems to be kind towards the Harry et al. Snape is in charge of Hogwarts (ha! once again passed over for the Defense Against Dark Arts post!!). See, he’s in the perfect place to look like he’s working for Voldamort, but, can make sure the children are not abused too much.
Chp 13 & 14 ….eh…Ministry adventure / fiasco. (It seems Harry relies too much on luck.) Also I think here it was mentioned that Ginny et al had to help Hagrid with chores as punishment…which, is kind of a safe punishment, if Hagrid likes you.
Chp 15 Goblins on run. Yup, bad race relations. Will all the oppressed stand against the DeathEaters? I dunno. The goblins say, “…it’s a wizards war.” Ron leaves.
Posted by joncim at August 17, 2007 09:31 PM