Dumbledore's Army discussion

hi ppls

I pointed out we don't have goblet of fire, anyway... I just finished the third book and have the Goblet of Fire.
Is this book good?

kinda

Courtney wrote: "Katelyn wrote: "I pointed out we don't have goblet of fire, anyway... I just finished the third book and have the Goblet of Fire.
Is this book good?"

It is GREAT!! It is one of my favorites."

Hmm.. good reviews.

Yeah, it's really good. Not the best, but it's awesome. I liked how they introduced the dark mark in the movie.

GoF is my favorite book after DH and OotP. I don't like the movie though.

There were too many things missing in ALL of the movies, actually!

I agree. I don't want to rant about the fourth one (I kind of did that on the other topic). I don't like it because so many small things are changed everywhere that don't help the story and the pacing is bad, in that scenes like the Yule Ball and first task are drawn out so much, while there is next to no explanation at the end.

Good job, Pandy.

What did I do?

Pandy wrote: "I agree. I don't want to rant about the fourth one (I kind of did that on the other topic). I don't like it because so many small things are changed everywhere that don't help the story and the pac..."

That.

Yeah, lots of things about the Yule Ball was screwed up. Like, especially what the people wore. Like, Hermione.

Yeah - Hermione and the Patil twins' clothes were wrong, but even that alone wouldn't make me dislike that part so much, since it doesn't really affect tha pacing, characterization, or plot. I didn't like the added comedy with Neville practicing dancing on his own or Madame Maxime eating something out of Hagrid's beard (That's what it looked like to me).

So they could both be in the Gryffindor common room and say "Hi Harry" together - I hated that.

Pandy wrote: "So they could both be in the Gryffindor common room and say "Hi Harry" together - I hated that."

Ah, I didn't notice that. Yeah, "*giggle* Hi Harry. *giggle*"

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mwahahaha! when i was in 3rd grade, a friend and i use to LUV acting out cedrics death scene...

yeah... no surprise considering the way I turned out, lol

Depressed Vampire wrote: "yeah... no surprise considering the way I turned out, lol"

=D Depressed?!

O.h

Priori Incantatem is called "the reverse-spell effect." It can occur when two wands which share the same source for their cores are forced to compete in combat. It can also be induced by analytical spells, like an extension of the Prior Incantato spell.

During a wand duel, a simultaneous spellcasting by both parties will trigger an effect where both wands are linked through a golden thread of energy. The 2 wand holders then compete in a battle of wills, in which the loser's wand is forced to display in ghostly form the spells which had been cast by said wand.

The effect is similar to the spell Prior Incantato, which causes the targeted wand to recall its last spells.

I hardly understood that. Please, I don't know what spell Pandy cursed on you!

I didn't curse anyone! That's from wikipedia, right?
It just explains Priori Incantatem, as in the time Harry's wand overpowers Voldemort's in the graveyard in GoF. The reverse spell effect occurs because they have brother wands. You understood it when Dumbledore explained it, didn't you?

Tiffany wrote: "I hardly understood that. Please, I don't know what spell Pandy cursed on you!"

*nods seriously* I'm afraid she did.

=D

Wait. Why did Harry's wand win again?

The brother wands compete in "a battle of wills." Harry's will overpowers Voldemort's - the book describes how he concentrates hard to force the bead of light to move and connect with Voldemort's wand.

Yeah..

This is also the first book with Fleur in it!!

Yes..... Too bad she loses all the tasks....

=P Lol, and really badly too. Except we dunno aobut the 1st task.

Which one?

Or the treasure one?

...

i just got finished reading this one. a book you don't want to put down.

This is my fav book.

I'm re-reading this book again for my HP marathon and i'm already at the Yule Ball. My previous readings of the book has always made it seemed like there was more going on. Strange...

<3 these books!!!

same here.