Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Talk about a Potter overload, I'll be in the theatre with popcorn in one hand and The Deathly Hallows in the other.

I actually watched the trailer four times. I am such a geek.

I'm such a geek that I bought a book called "Geek Love" and thought it was a romance with nerds in it. Turns out the book was about a female circus performer who bites the heads off chickens who marries the ring leader. It's a fictional memoir by the daughter of this odd couple.

The book is by Katherine Dunn.

What was I saying? Oh nevermind. I'm such a geek, I'm tangental about a topic nobody else was talking about.

facsmth said:

I'm such a geek that I bought a book called "Geek Love" and thought it was a romance with nerds in it. Turns out the book was about a female circus performer who bites the heads off chickens who marries the ring leader. It's a fictional memoir by the daughter of this odd couple.

The book is by Katherine Dunn.

What was I saying? Oh nevermind. I'm such a geek, I'm tangental about a topic nobody else was talking about.

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I am, nonetheless, fascinated.

I can't wait for the 7th book to come out so I can finally buy a boxed set.

Who the hell buys a boxed set of a series of 4 books when you know it's a seven book set?

It's too late for me on the box set - I have to get the damn thing as soon as it hits the shelves. Though I'm slightly sorry now I didn't just borrow them from - oh, any member of my family - and hold off. I've been known to call in sick the day after they come out, because I stayed up the whole night to finish. I'm sure there's some sort of tracking system at work for this now. "Harry Potter Absenteeism Syndrome"...

My aunt actually called me up sobbing hysterically after reading the end of book six (stopping there to avoid spoilers). I use this standard whenever I start to worry that I'm a bit obsessed.

Come on, (s)he had to die. It was inevitable.

dclary said:

Come on, (s)he had to die. It was inevitable.

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Right there with you; I applauded (sadly). As long as my favorite character isn't slaughtered, I'm ok.
But I'm not looking forward to another hour-long session of hysterical crying this summer if anyone else croaks - I can't even remember how I calmed her down last time.

Well, we all know Harry dies, so hopefully no one else will have to go.

If I had my druthers, I'd like to see this:

Ron and Hermoine hook up
Harry fakes his own death and goes into seclusion to live a regular life free of both his muggle relatives and the ministry of magic and fame
Neville gets the credit for saving the world from Voldemort

But I don't think any of those things will happen, so I'll stick to the old reliable: harry dies.

Harry just can't die. I'm going to stick to that until the book comes out. But, I agree that the character who died in the sixth book had to die, but I still cried. I couldn't help it.

It's deplorable at my age to be such a fan of the Harry Potter books, but I can't wait for the last one.

Anya Smith said:

It's deplorable at my age to be such a fan of the Harry Potter books, but I can't wait for the last one.

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Don't worry, that's why there's a blank cover edition.

My favorite characters are likely canon fodder in the seventh book so I'm already resigned to seeing them go. Oddly, I couldn't care less about Harry, Hermione, Ron, etc. Probably goes back to my not really caring much for stories about kids. The adults surrounding them were/are much more interesting to me than they are.

I definitely think Neville is going to play a big part in the endgame - I actually wonder if he's going to get offed. For some reason I still can't believe she'll kill Harry, though I know she's threatened it.
I just wanna see more Snape, that's all I ask. I love that guy.
...not, may I say, in a slash fanfiction sort of way. I wandered unwittingly into some of that the other night, and I will never be the same.

Oh yes, I love Snape too. He's such a complex character and I must admit, the type I usually pull for.

And I agree about the slashy fanfic ... horrific.

dclary said:

Who the hell buys a boxed set of a series of 4 books when you know it's a seven book set?

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Christmas presents.

I've been buying the adult hardcovers from Raincoast Books up here in Canada, they look great on my bookshelf. I've had Deathly Hallows on back order since February 9[SUP]th[/SUP] and can't wait to get at it. I'm even planning my reading so that I'm not partway through anything else come release day.

What can I say, I too am a Potter Geek.

s shamelessly at the thought of Book 7 and the movie for O of P:

Southern_girl29 said:

Harry just can't die. I'm going to stick to that until the book comes out. But, I agree that the character who died in the sixth book had to die, but I still cried. I couldn't help it.

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If J.K. Rowling knows what's good for her and wants kids to read her other books, she won't off any of the main characters... As for who gets it in number 7, I think it will be Neville Longbottom or Draco... But then again we'll see..

As for the fifth movie, it looks pretty intense--a bit darker which is on purpose i'm sure--I haven't read all of the books so I only know what my wife has told me about the story.

ChunkyC said:

I've been buying the adult hardcovers from Raincoast Books up here in Canada, they look great on my bookshelf. I've had Deathly Hallows on back order since February 9[sup]th[/sup] and can't wait to get at it. I'm even planning my reading so that I'm not partway through anything else come release day.

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Those are awesome. I wish I didn't already have 1-6, now I want those. A 7-book box set of them.
But I doubt I could justify the expense to my husband, who finds the whole Potter phenomenon a bit baffling.
Heh. I should show him the fanfic I ran across and see what he thinks of that.

"Deathly" Predictions...(yanno, like who will die)

One of the Weasly parents.
Kingsley Shaklebolt
Remus Lupin (such a tortured soul; almost seems kind to put him out of his misery. Tonks will be devastated.)
Mad Eye Moody
Possibly...Snape. He will die defending Harry, because he was in love with Lily.

And, of course, Peter Pettigrew, who will also die protecting Harry, because he owes his life to Harry after Book 3. That'll come back to bite him in the butt.

Also could buy the farm...
Bellatrix LeStrange (killed by Sirius' brother, who you know will appear)
Lucius Malfoy, but I'm betting he'll hang on, like a cockroach.
Crabbe and Goyle's fathers

And just because he didn't believe Dumbledore...

Cornelius Fudge.

Christine N. said:

"Deathly" Predictions...(yanno, like who will die)

One of the Weasly parents.
Kingsley Shaklebolt
Remus Lupin (such a tortured soul; almost seems kind to put him out of his misery. Tonks will be devastated.)
Mad Eye Moody
Possibly...Snape. He will die defending Harry, because he was in love with Lily.

And, of course, Peter Pettigrew, who will also die protecting Harry, because he owes his life to Harry after Book 3. That'll come back to bite him in the butt.

Also could buy the farm...
Bellatrix LeStrange (killed by Sirius' brother, who you know will appear)
Lucius Malfoy, but I'm betting he'll hang on, like a cockroach.
Crabbe and Goyle's fathers

And just because he didn't believe Dumbledore...

Cornelius Fudge.

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I, too, think one of the Weasley parents will die. JK Rowling did say that one character who was supposed to do die got a reprieve, and I'm thinking it's Draco Malfoy. I think he's going to come over to the Order, possibly, but I'm not sure how exactly. I hope Remus doesn't die, as I really like his character.

Someone mentioned upthread about Ron and Hermione getting together, and I know they will. Rowling said it always meant to be the two of them together. But, I think Harry's going to survive, and he and Ginny Weasley will wind up together. That way, the Weasleys will really be his family, the family he always wanted.

Of course, that's the happy ending I'm praying for. Rowling could surprise me, but I hope she won't.

She said "CENTRAL" character. There's only 3. Ron, Hermoine, Harry.

Which one dies?

I say Harry. It makes the most sense.

Killing Hermoine's just mean, and Harry would kill himself if he let Ron die in his place.

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She said "CENTRAL" character. There's only 3. Ron, Hermoine, Harry.

Which one dies?

I say Harry. It makes the most sense.

Killing Hermoine's just mean, and Harry would kill himself if he let Ron die in his place.

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Hmm, in everything I've read (and I'm such a geek that I've read a lot of JKR interviews), I don't think I ever read "central." I'm still holding out that Harry lives, along with Ron and Hermione.

I remember when reading Order of the Phoenix I heard the spoiler that a main character died. I couldn't figure out who. When I read the book and found out it was Sirius, I thought that he wasn't a main character. If he was considered a main character, then any of the Weasley's could be considered a main character, along with Neville or some of the other members of the Order.

Do you have the prophecy handy? I don't.

JKR says this about the prophecy:

The prophecy Harry hears in Dumbledore's office suggests to me that both he and Voldemort will have to die, is that true?

Both Madam Trelawney and I worded the prophecy extremely carefully and that is all I have to say on the subject!