Hello again readers, yes it's been 2 weeks, sorry about that, I'm doing a lot of stuff right now and I'm really busy preparing for a couple weeks off and my driving test. I will actually endeavour to attempt to update more regularly but I make now promises, especially if I get a regular paying day job which will limit my updating power further but I will try.
Summary:
OK, this one starts with Draco Malfoy baiting Ron again and he ends up challenging Harry to a Wizard's duel that night at midnight. well never let it be said that our intrepid heroes aren't a little bit (read: a lot) hot headed so Ron accepts the wizards duel for Harry (Harry doesn't say a word)...and then Hermione buts in and, in typical Hermione fashion, points out that they're going to get in serious trouble if they're caught, typically they ignore her and go on with their day, culminating in sneaking out of the common room at night. Of course, things are rarely so easy for our heroes and they run into Hermione (again) who follows them out of the common room and...gets locked out. Of course she can't just stay there until the Fat Lady comes back so she insists upon coming with them, they run into Neville who got locked out as well and make their way to the trophy room. Of course they soon find out that Malfoy set Filch on them and they run and end up on the forbidden corridor . They go through a locked door and meet... (dun, Dun, dun) a viscous 3-headed dog! (Hagrid, or course, named him Fluffy, because he's Hagrid) and of course they are forced to flee or be eaten. Upon re-entering the common room Hermione goes to bed before either of them come up with another clever idea to get them killed, or worse, expelled. The boys agree that Hermione is a bit of a nightmare (understatement) and that they never want to see hide nor hair of Fluffy ever again.
Review:
I say this about a lot of chapters but I loved it. I love fluffy he's so adorable! He'd be more adorable if he wasn't trying to eat our heroes but still. Of course Malfoy took the cowards way out and set Filch on them instead of actually attending the duel (for shame Draco!) But all's well that end's well (er...sort of) and our heroes find that Fluffy's guarding something. Could it be the same thing that Hagrid took from vault 713? It just might be! Also, they're still not getting along with our bushy-haired friend but that comes later (next chapter I think) but that's to be expected. I expect Ron thinks she acts a bit like Percy, a bit pompous a bit know-it-all-ish and a bit rule happy. All in all it was a wonderful chapter, full of excitement and intrigue and 3 headed dogs. What ever will the next chapters bring? read on and find out!
On a different note I'm going on a bit of a blogging vacation so I won't be able to update until I get back. See you all next time Potterheads!
Tuesday, 28 July 2015
Friday, 10 July 2015
The Harry Potter Re-Read: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone; Chapter 8: Snape, Snape, Severus Snape
Spoilers Ahead: Read with Caution
Hi all I'm Back! It's been a while but life's been busy, again, and I've been working on a couple of projects I've had going for a while, and couple new ones. I will attempt to keep a regular updating schedule but as usual I make no promises.
Summary:
This chapter starts off as an ordinary day at Hogwarts, people wandering around trying to get to their first classes of the year, doubling back to get a good look at the Boy-Who-Lived and his friend...oh wait, that's unusual, and confusing I'd imagine. They find their classes and you meet Professor Flitwick, the charms professor, who falls off his stack of books taking role when he reached Harry's name. Professor McGonagall who changed her desk into a pig and back and set them to learning how to transfigure matchsticks into needles. and the potions master, Professor Snape. Who seems to loathe Harry just for existing, and asks him questions no first year (except maybe Hermione) would know the answer to. At the feast Harry got the terrible feeling that professor Snape may not like him, despite not having met him before, he was wrong of course, professor Snape absolutely hates him through no fault of his own. Other than meeting the professors not really much happens in this chapter.
Review:
This chapter is mostly exposition and setting the scene for late chapters with the relationships between characters, mostly the teachers and our favourite trio of not-yet-friends. Personally I don't like the way Snape treats Harry or Neville but you're not supposed to. Although I kind of do understand the need to terrify you class a bit especially in a potions lab. Anything that were to happen, like a cauldron explosion, could be disastrous, like in a chemistry lab. All in all it's a good chapter if a bit introduction heavy.
That's all for now folks, I'll be back soon with the next chapter review, hopefully it's less than a month this time...until then keep reading, and writing and comment!
Hi all I'm Back! It's been a while but life's been busy, again, and I've been working on a couple of projects I've had going for a while, and couple new ones. I will attempt to keep a regular updating schedule but as usual I make no promises.
Summary:
This chapter starts off as an ordinary day at Hogwarts, people wandering around trying to get to their first classes of the year, doubling back to get a good look at the Boy-Who-Lived and his friend...oh wait, that's unusual, and confusing I'd imagine. They find their classes and you meet Professor Flitwick, the charms professor, who falls off his stack of books taking role when he reached Harry's name. Professor McGonagall who changed her desk into a pig and back and set them to learning how to transfigure matchsticks into needles. and the potions master, Professor Snape. Who seems to loathe Harry just for existing, and asks him questions no first year (except maybe Hermione) would know the answer to. At the feast Harry got the terrible feeling that professor Snape may not like him, despite not having met him before, he was wrong of course, professor Snape absolutely hates him through no fault of his own. Other than meeting the professors not really much happens in this chapter.
Review:
This chapter is mostly exposition and setting the scene for late chapters with the relationships between characters, mostly the teachers and our favourite trio of not-yet-friends. Personally I don't like the way Snape treats Harry or Neville but you're not supposed to. Although I kind of do understand the need to terrify you class a bit especially in a potions lab. Anything that were to happen, like a cauldron explosion, could be disastrous, like in a chemistry lab. All in all it's a good chapter if a bit introduction heavy.
That's all for now folks, I'll be back soon with the next chapter review, hopefully it's less than a month this time...until then keep reading, and writing and comment!
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