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Post by HELENA MARIA on Sept 22, 2021 18:23:21 GMT
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Sept 22, 2021 19:02:13 GMT
Deathly Hallows, and not just because it's the grand finale where the stakes are highest, but also because I like how it breaks from the format of the others, largely taking place outside the school and throwing the characters into the larger world.
Order of the Phoenix would probably be my second favorite too - it's sprawling, messy, and angsty, Umbridge is a really great antagonist, plus the climax at the Ministry of Magic is *chef's kiss*
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Post by cherry68 on Sept 22, 2021 21:40:23 GMT
For some reason, the half blood prince was the first book I read (as I felt something was unsaid in the movie). Then I went back reading from the first and finally read the deathly hallows before watching the movie(s).
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Post by futuretrunks on Sept 23, 2021 1:41:59 GMT
Goblet of Fire, and it's not close. Every book before it was good but inferior. Every book after it was vastly inferior.
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Post by Pavan on Sept 23, 2021 6:11:54 GMT
Goblet of Fire or: How to write a thrilling fantasy adventure.
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Sept 23, 2021 11:12:46 GMT
I think I remember liking Order of the Phoenix best.
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Post by stephen on Sept 23, 2021 14:37:01 GMT
1. Prisoner of Azkaban
2. Deathly Hallows
3. Half-Blood Prince
4. Order of the Phoenix (would rate it higher if I didn't find Harry so insufferably mopey in it)
5. Chamber of Secrets
6. Philosopher's Stone
7. Goblet of Fire
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Post by stabcaesar on Sept 23, 2021 17:24:02 GMT
1. Order of the Phoenix
2. Half-Blood Prince
3. Prisoner of Azkaban
4. Philosopher's Stone
5. Deathly Hallows
6. Chamber of Secrets
7. Goblet of Fire
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Post by cherry68 on Sept 23, 2021 18:09:28 GMT
Any of you would have liked a book focusing on Regulus Arcturus Black more?
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Post by jimmalone on Sept 24, 2021 11:03:33 GMT
It's quite clearly separated in two tiers for me. 1. Prisoner of Azkaban 2. Goblet of Fire 3. Deathly Hallows 4. Order of Phoenix The exact order among them can be varied quite a bit though. I think Prisoner has just a perfect build-up and many great ideas. So I usually put it first, despite I alsways wish it would be longer. Therefore usually I put it first. Order of Phoenix has some really brillant things (as the whole last 200 pages), but is a bit uneven in some departs, which get a bit annoying, especially when I think to myself: Why does(n't) Harry do this??? But still often I would probably just the one book of them I read at the latest rank 2nd.
5. Chamber of Secrets 6. Philosopher's Stone 7. Half-Blood Prince I rate Prince a bit beneath the others, cause apart from the memories Dumbledore and Harry visit it really has nothing interesting to offer. And the whole horcrux thing as essential as it is, just feels like a set-up for the seventh book. |
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Post by notacrook on Sept 24, 2021 22:47:30 GMT
I've been returning to these on Audible over the last few months. Honestly still such a source of comfort, especially during my month of isolation.
1. Prisoner of Azkaban
2. Order of the Phoenix
3. Deathtly Hallows
4. Goblet of Fire
5. Half-Blood Prince
6. Philosopher's Stone
7. Chamber of Secrets
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Post by wilcinema on Sept 25, 2021 6:28:13 GMT
Order of the Phoenix for me, closely followed by Goblet of Fire.
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Post by Nikon on Oct 5, 2021 18:03:22 GMT
1. Deathly Hallows - No book matched it in terms of excitement for me...
2. Prisoner of Azkaban - (...except for this one.)
3. Philosopher's Stone - Our entrance to this world. so nostalgic. full of wonders.
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Sept 21, 2022 0:39:29 GMT
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Post by stabcaesar on Sept 21, 2022 3:51:20 GMT
I find the whole design of Tri-wizard tournmanet really stupid. Also, the grand reveal of this book - Barty Crouch Jr.'s scheme - is beyond illogical. Why would any real villain come up with such an elaborate, pointless plan when all he had to do was inviting Harry to his office? |
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Sept 21, 2022 4:04:03 GMT
I find the whole design of Tri-wizard tournmanet really stupid. Also, the grand reveal of this book - Barty Crouch Jr.'s scheme - is beyond illogical. Why would any real villain come up with such an elaborate, pointless plan when all he had to do was inviting Harry to his office? Is it just the whole idea of teachers allowing teenagers to risk their lives in a tournament that you think is dumb? It’s been a long time since I’ve read the book, so I can’t remember if there were any “rules” regarding Portkeys, but perhaps it wouldn’t work inside the castle for some reason? Or even if it did work inside the castle, it might look suspicious that Harry disappears and was last seen by Moody, plus Harry’s friends might know that he was supposed to go to Moody’s office after they last saw him. Making it look like Harry disappeared in the maze avoids casting suspicion onto Moody. |
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Post by stabcaesar on Sept 21, 2022 10:21:14 GMT
I find the whole design of Tri-wizard tournmanet really stupid. Also, the grand reveal of this book - Barty Crouch Jr.'s scheme - is beyond illogical. Why would any real villain come up with such an elaborate, pointless plan when all he had to do was inviting Harry to his office? Is it just the whole idea of teachers allowing teenagers to risk their lives in a tournament that you think is dumb? It’s been a long time since I’ve read the book, so I can’t remember if there were any “rules” regarding Portkeys, but perhaps it wouldn’t work inside the castle for some reason? Or even if it did work inside the castle, it might look suspicious that Harry disappears and was last seen by Moody, plus Harry’s friends might know that he was supposed to go to Moody’s office after they last saw him. Making it look like Harry disappeared in the maze avoids casting suspicion onto Moody. Not really. More like the fact that audience couldn't even see most of the tournament. The champions were under the lake for the second task and inside the maze for the third task. No one could see shit. I don't think there were any rules regarding Portkeys because they used it in book 5. Also, the idea is Barty Crouch Jr. would have fled long before anyone found out Harry was gone. |
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Sept 21, 2022 22:13:01 GMT
Is it just the whole idea of teachers allowing teenagers to risk their lives in a tournament that you think is dumb? It’s been a long time since I’ve read the book, so I can’t remember if there were any “rules” regarding Portkeys, but perhaps it wouldn’t work inside the castle for some reason? Or even if it did work inside the castle, it might look suspicious that Harry disappears and was last seen by Moody, plus Harry’s friends might know that he was supposed to go to Moody’s office after they last saw him. Making it look like Harry disappeared in the maze avoids casting suspicion onto Moody. I don't think there were any rules regarding Portkeys because they used it in book 5. Also, the idea is Barty Crouch Jr. would have fled long before anyone found out Harry was gone. That’s true, unless there was some longer plan in mind where Barty Crouch Jr. was supposed to continue to stay at Hogwarts as a “mole” like Snape and Malfoy (though that would be a long time of drinking Polyjuice Potion). |
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