Jayson’s Reviews > Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix > Status Update
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(1) Harry: "Why had Ron and Hermione got together without inviting him along, too?"
- Oh, I can think of a few reasons...
(2) Harry openly insulting his aunt and uncle and picking a fight with Dudley? This isn’t the Harry I know!
(3) Super-angsty to start. "No one understands me, no one tells me anything"... Someone’s been listening to Radiohead.
— May 05, 2020 11:50PM
Notes:
(1) Harry: "Why had Ron and Hermione got together without inviting him along, too?"
- Oh, I can think of a few reasons...
(2) Harry openly insulting his aunt and uncle and picking a fight with Dudley? This isn’t the Harry I know!
(3) Super-angsty to start. "No one understands me, no one tells me anything"... Someone’s been listening to Radiohead.
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Jayson
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(1) Well, I'm nearly finished with this. Now I've got to hunker down and write my review. I simultaneously hate writing reviews but love finishing reviews. It's like exercise, and Harry Potter reviews are especially stressful and demanding on account of the extra attention.
(2) Feel free to use my gifs. They're on my Imgur at: https://imgur.com/user/jaysongo/posts.
— Jun 23, 2020 12:10AM
Notes:
(1) Well, I'm nearly finished with this. Now I've got to hunker down and write my review. I simultaneously hate writing reviews but love finishing reviews. It's like exercise, and Harry Potter reviews are especially stressful and demanding on account of the extra attention.
(2) Feel free to use my gifs. They're on my Imgur at: https://imgur.com/user/jaysongo/posts.
Jayson
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(1) "Cornelius, I am ready to fight your men — and win again!"
- Dumbledore giving orders to Fudge while still an enemy of the state is one of the series most boss moments.
(2) Phineas Nigellus: "You see, Dumbledore? ... Never try to understand the students. They hate it. They would much rather be tragically misunderstood..."
- A bit cynical, but he's not incorrect.
— Jun 22, 2020 01:01AM
Notes:
(1) "Cornelius, I am ready to fight your men — and win again!"
- Dumbledore giving orders to Fudge while still an enemy of the state is one of the series most boss moments.
(2) Phineas Nigellus: "You see, Dumbledore? ... Never try to understand the students. They hate it. They would much rather be tragically misunderstood..."
- A bit cynical, but he's not incorrect.
Jayson
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(1) Neville: "A brain attacked Ron but I think he’s all right — and Hermione’s unconscious, but we could feel a pulse —"
- You'd think all the time fighting with Hermione would have better prepared Ron to fight another brain.
(2) Voldemort calls Bellatrix "Bella"... wonder if he's a "Twilight" fan?
(3) It's easy to forget that people still think Sirius is a murderer.
— Jun 21, 2020 01:00AM
Notes:
(1) Neville: "A brain attacked Ron but I think he’s all right — and Hermione’s unconscious, but we could feel a pulse —"
- You'd think all the time fighting with Hermione would have better prepared Ron to fight another brain.
(2) Voldemort calls Bellatrix "Bella"... wonder if he's a "Twilight" fan?
(3) It's easy to forget that people still think Sirius is a murderer.
Jayson
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(1) "[Harry] just wanted to get them all out of this alive, make sure that none of his friends paid a terrible price for his stupidity."
- That's certainly a good reason.
(2) Harry: "How come Voldemort wants it?"
Bellatrix: "You dare speak his name?"
Harry: "Yeah."
- Good answer, Harry. Very forthright.
(3) Ron: "Accio brain!"
- C'mon, Ron, you've already got brains.
— Jun 20, 2020 12:30AM
Notes:
(1) "[Harry] just wanted to get them all out of this alive, make sure that none of his friends paid a terrible price for his stupidity."
- That's certainly a good reason.
(2) Harry: "How come Voldemort wants it?"
Bellatrix: "You dare speak his name?"
Harry: "Yeah."
- Good answer, Harry. Very forthright.
(3) Ron: "Accio brain!"
- C'mon, Ron, you've already got brains.
Jayson
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(1) Hermione treats Luna like McGonagall treats Trelawney. With open disdain at the mere mention of absurdities, but with affection and friendship when faced against a common enemy.
(2) Harry, Luna and Neville being the only ones who can hear voices behind the veiled archway should have been a light bulb moment, since they're also the only ones who can see thestrals.
— Jun 19, 2020 12:10AM
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(1) Hermione treats Luna like McGonagall treats Trelawney. With open disdain at the mere mention of absurdities, but with affection and friendship when faced against a common enemy.
(2) Harry, Luna and Neville being the only ones who can hear voices behind the veiled archway should have been a light bulb moment, since they're also the only ones who can see thestrals.
Jayson
is 88% done
Notes:
(1) Ron: "What’ve you done with Umbridge?"
Harry: "She got carried away."
- Very James Bond of him.
- Even in life-threatening situations there's always time for jokes.
(2) Harry: "Ron’s the only one with a broomstick that isn’t being guarded by
a security troll, so —"
Ginny: "I’ve got a broom!"
- Ginny being invisible to Harry again. He'll change his tune next book.
— Jun 18, 2020 12:30AM
Notes:
(1) Ron: "What’ve you done with Umbridge?"
Harry: "She got carried away."
- Very James Bond of him.
- Even in life-threatening situations there's always time for jokes.
(2) Harry: "Ron’s the only one with a broomstick that isn’t being guarded by
a security troll, so —"
Ginny: "I’ve got a broom!"
- Ginny being invisible to Harry again. He'll change his tune next book.
Jayson
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(1) '"What did you call us?" shouted a wild-looking black centaur, whom Harry recognized as Bane.'
- Bane? I bet he was born in the darkness.
- In my head he's voiced by Tom Hardy.
(2) "Real tears [slid] down [Hermione's] face now. “We haven’t done anything to hurt you ... we just want to go back to school.”
- Of course she wants to go back to school, she's Hermione.
— Jun 17, 2020 12:20AM
Notes:
(1) '"What did you call us?" shouted a wild-looking black centaur, whom Harry recognized as Bane.'
- Bane? I bet he was born in the darkness.
- In my head he's voiced by Tom Hardy.
(2) "Real tears [slid] down [Hermione's] face now. “We haven’t done anything to hurt you ... we just want to go back to school.”
- Of course she wants to go back to school, she's Hermione.
Jayson
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(1) Umbridge: "They were all bleating about silencing you ... but I was the one who actually did something about it ... Only you wriggled out of that one, didn’t you, Potter?"
- How very "If it wasn't for you meddling kids..."
(2) "Though Hermione was sobbing desperately into her hands, there was no trace of a tear."
- Great! Cries all the time, but now she's unable!
— Jun 16, 2020 12:15AM
Notes:
(1) Umbridge: "They were all bleating about silencing you ... but I was the one who actually did something about it ... Only you wriggled out of that one, didn’t you, Potter?"
- How very "If it wasn't for you meddling kids..."
(2) "Though Hermione was sobbing desperately into her hands, there was no trace of a tear."
- Great! Cries all the time, but now she's unable!
Jayson
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(1) "The confederation had met for the first time in France ... Goblins had tried to attend and been ousted ... And nobody from Liechtenstein had wanted to come."
- Typical Liechtenstein, always going their own way.
(2) Hermione: "This isn’t a criticism, Harry! But ... don’t you think you’ve got a bit of a—a—saving-people-thing?"
- Well, not the worst complex to have.
— Jun 15, 2020 12:30AM
Notes:
(1) "The confederation had met for the first time in France ... Goblins had tried to attend and been ousted ... And nobody from Liechtenstein had wanted to come."
- Typical Liechtenstein, always going their own way.
(2) Hermione: "This isn’t a criticism, Harry! But ... don’t you think you’ve got a bit of a—a—saving-people-thing?"
- Well, not the worst complex to have.
Jayson
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Notes:
(1) Hermione loves elves but hates giants... a bit hypocritical if you ask me. Also ironic since nearly every elf hates her, but Grawp adores her.
(2) 'Harry raised his wand, looked directly at Umbridge, and imagined her being sacked.
"Expecto Patronum!"'
- Sure, that's a happy thought... though, if it were me, I'd add some sort of humiliation to make it extra happy.
— Jun 14, 2020 12:20AM
Notes:
(1) Hermione loves elves but hates giants... a bit hypocritical if you ask me. Also ironic since nearly every elf hates her, but Grawp adores her.
(2) 'Harry raised his wand, looked directly at Umbridge, and imagined her being sacked.
"Expecto Patronum!"'
- Sure, that's a happy thought... though, if it were me, I'd add some sort of humiliation to make it extra happy.
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Aaahaha, so true! Emo-Harry is a challenge...
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Hannah wrote: "Aaahaha, so true! Emo-Harry is a challenge..."Definitely a shock to the system. Though, if anyone deserves an emo phase, it's Harry :)
Harry definitely got more sentimental in this book 😑The emotional outrage he had during particular parts of the book were entertaining and emotional at the same time
I enjoyed particular emotional parts and then felt bad for enjoying them
But then l remember l am a reader and this is meant for my entertainment 😅
Mrinmayi wrote: "Harry definitely got more sentimental in this book 😑The emotional outrage he had during particular parts of the book were entertaining and emotional at the same time
I enjoyed particular emotiona..."
Circumstances notwithstanding, I think it's funny. Usually Ron and Hermione are the hot-headed ones and Harry's the dispassionate, cool-headed one. Like you, I sort of feel bad for enjoying it, but it's such a departure from his usual disposition that you just watch it like a car wreck, and can't look away. Also, I appreciate that it's not just change for change sake or for shock value. There's a reason why he acts the way he does, and it makes perfect sense.
Now that you mention it, I wonder what artists Harry, Ron and Hermione liked to listen to... Would they know of muggle music, or would they have their own wizard bands and magical pop stars? I feel like the only wizard music that gets mentioned is that of that one person Mrs. Weasley loved to listen to (can't remember the name)
Roel ✿ wrote: "Now that you mention it, I wonder what artists Harry, Ron and Hermione liked to listen to... Would they know of muggle music, or would they have their own wizard bands and magical pop stars? I feel..."I believe Mrs. Weasley's favorite singer is Celestina Warbeck. You're right, we don't really hear about many wizard musicians. The only other one I can recall are the Weird Sisters, who played at the Yule Ball. I'm guessing Ron might listen to them.
As for Harry and Hermione, who likely only have the chance to listen to music when not at school, it's probably whatever was popular in the 1990s when the books take place. Though, perhaps there's some sort of wizard radio they listen to at school, despite it never being mentioned. I'd rule out muggle radio since electronics don't work there.
