Magic works the way it needs to work at the moment it is used. Just go with that and all issues fade away.

It is the Star Trek equivalent of "for everything that needs detection, there is a particle" or "for every anomalous region of space there is a poorly conceived justification for entering it."

Kids Lit though it may be, I find I want a more well-constructed and motivated universe created for a series of novels than I do for a series of television shows.

Sure, I'd want the same, but unless the whole series is written all at once before release it won't happen, at least not perfectly.

At some point the writer just has to decide (sometimes consciously, sometimes not even aware of it because they'll never be so into the picayune as the fans) to sacrifice perfect continuity over the entire series to the demands of the story at the point in the story.

I have no idea if the issues raised here are big and obvious or small and picayune but I long ago gave up on putting too much concern into anything like perfect continuity unless the entire story is released all at once. And it isn't even a "kid's lit" allowance but any series.

Actually, I find the phoenix explanation to be rock solid. It's very clearly stated that the Horcrux's host must be completely destroyed in order to kill the horcruxiness. Phoenix tears are always a full cure-all, as long as it's "in time", which it was, apparently.

I love the word "horcruxiness."

That is all.

I agree with CP - Harry was "dying" not "dead".

I think Rowling's wizarding world is wonderfully well-constructed.


Say that three times fast.:D

Well, that was a rollicking fun read! I haven't been this "into" a HP book for since HP 2. I was amazed how she got everyone out of the sticky situations in a reasonably believable fashion. I only had one major "huh" moment, which is, "Where did Nevil get the Sword of Gryffendore to kill the snake?"

I'll go back and read the rest of this thread now.

From the sorting hat just like Harry did. A true Griffendore can pull the sword from the sorting hat if he/she is worthy and needs it.

OK. I just read all 5 pages of this thread and feel my questions have been answered. I, too, had a problem with the RoR being filled with lots of stuff and Tom Riddle not noticing that, but the explanation makes sense. Of course, I barely remember the details of the other books, so I'm willing to believe just about anything.

I. too, thought the baby thing was Voldermort.

My crushes in the book are Sirius and Snape with a fascination for Bellatrix and Narcissa. I LOVE both of their names. I think it is the hair all around. Malfoy Sr also seems pretty hot, but I love the actor as Hook. And, speaking of hair, John Malkovitch as Valmont is super hot. I love long hair on men. Love it love it love it.

I was a voracious reader as a kid - much more so than I am now. L'Engle, Nancy Drew, Phantom Tollbooth, Black Beauty, (Misty of Chincoteague, any horsey books) Narnia, Roald Dahl - I couldn't get enough of any of them.


Oh, and when Harry wakes up naked, I could totally picture it. ;)