Deathly Hallows Book Discussion **LoTs Of Spoilers** - Page 20

Morrigoon · 07-27-2007, 04:37 PM

Wood... Biggerstaff... hehehe...

Cadaverous Pallor · 07-27-2007, 04:57 PM

I agree on all the comments regarding long hair. Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, bleh. Add hobbit/ranger hair and hell yeah.

I do kinda wish that the series of films had caught Rickman at an earlier age though.

Gemini Cricket · 07-27-2007, 05:00 PM

You know, long hair is turn off for me. It just is. I don't know why.
All through the Lord of the Rings films, all I wanted to do was cut Viggo's hair and give him a bath.

wendybeth · 07-27-2007, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

You know, long hair is turn off for me. It just is. I don't know why.
All through the Lord of the Rings films, all I wanted to do was cut Viggo's hair and give him a bath.

I just wanted to wash his hair- and take a bath with him.

I thought the boyz were cuter with long hair, especially the twins.

innerSpaceman · 07-27-2007, 05:08 PM

Like baldness, long hair is only sexy on very select men.

Many more men than are sexy bald, but still - it hardly works on everyone.

Re HP: Sirius ... it works. Snape ...works baby. Um Harry and Ron ... not so much. I think they were their least attractive in Goblet of Fire when, coincidentally or not, their hair was longest.

Of course, Ron's hair ain't exactly close-cropped in the latest ... and, well, we all know how I feel about him now.

innerSpaceman · 07-28-2007, 03:23 PM

Yep, stupid thing No. 832 by J.K. Rowling.

The Room of Hidden Things version of the Room of Requirment is described as a cathedral-sized space with towering piles of junk forming a labyrinth. Clearly, people had been hiding stuff there for a looooong time before Riddle hid the diadem.

It's not even clear why Ron says, "And he never realized anyone could get in?" ... when the only way Tom Riddle could have missed that is if he were blind.

So perhaps it's not a matter of Riddle thinking he had the hiding place all to himself, but rather that it was a fine hiding place regardless.

Hmmmm, yeah, doesn't make much sense? Welcome to the Wonderful Wizarding World of J.K. Rowling.

Ghoulish Delight · 07-28-2007, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Hmmmm, yeah, doesn't make much sense? Welcome to the Wonderful Wizarding World of J.K. Rowling.

Meh, I long ago conceded to accept most of the inconsistencies. It is, after all, magic. Cop out? Perhaps, but as long as it remained fun, it didn't really bother me.

It's only the inconsistencies of character and motivation, which have nothing to do with magic, that really stand out to me anymore, and this was the most glaring one.

innerSpaceman · 07-28-2007, 03:56 PM

My personal bugs-me-to-death one:

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman in the OotheP thread aka Harry Potter Thread #6

Worse still, it’s never satisfactorily explained in the book why Voldemort needed Harry to get the prophesy for him.

The prophesy is about The Dark Lord and Harry Potter. Says so on the label. Either one can retrieve the record of it from the warehouse. But J.K. posits that Voldemort was afraid to venture into the Ministry of Magic ... even though he decides to go there once Harry Potter is on the scene. He goes through Machiavellian machinations to get Harry Potter there to retrieve the prophesy only to show up there himself because he’s succeeded in getting Harry Potter there to retrieve the prophesy. Once there, Voldemoret could retrieve the prophesy for his own self, without taking hostages or taking chances that its container will break. This is one of Rowling absolutely stupidest constructions ... and the movie was wise to drop it.

Ghoulish Delight · 07-28-2007, 06:26 PM

Okay, I know I just said I overlook the magical inconsistencies....but why is the wizarding world not plagued with house elves stealing things from otherwise magically protected places?

Mousey Girl · 07-28-2007, 07:47 PM

The Hiding Room didn't bother me at all. When you are looking for someplace to hide something the room appeared, just for your item. When they were looking for the room they were looking for the room that held all of the hidden items, so it showed them everything.

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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	I agree on all the comments regarding long hair. Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, bleh. Add hobbit/ranger hair and hell yeah. I do kinda wish that the series of films had caught Rickman at an earlier age though. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	You know, long hair is turn off for me. It just is. I don't know why. All through the Lord of the Rings films, all I wanted to do was cut Viggo's hair and give him a bath.
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Like baldness, long hair is only sexy on very select men. Many more men than are sexy bald, but still - it hardly works on everyone. Re HP: Sirius ... it works. Snape ...works baby. Um Harry and Ron ... not so much. I think they were their least attractive in Goblet of Fire when, coincidentally or not, their hair was longest. Of course, Ron's hair ain't exactly close-cropped in the latest ... and, well, we all know how I feel about him now.
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Okay, I know I just said I overlook the magical inconsistencies....but why is the wizarding world not plagued with house elves stealing things from otherwise magically protected places? __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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07-28-2007, 03:23 PM	#6
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Yep, stupid thing No. 832 by J.K. Rowling. The Room of Hidden Things version of the Room of Requirment is described as a cathedral-sized space with towering piles of junk forming a labyrinth. Clearly, people had been hiding stuff there for a looooong time before Riddle hid the diadem. It's not even clear why Ron says, "And he never realized anyone could get in?" ... when the only way Tom Riddle could have missed that is if he were blind. So perhaps it's not a matter of Riddle thinking he had the hiding place all to himself, but rather that it was a fine hiding place regardless. Hmmmm, yeah, doesn't make much sense? Welcome to the Wonderful Wizarding World of J.K. Rowling.
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Mousey Girl Just Me Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In The Flagon With The Dragon Posts: 2,437	The Hiding Room didn't bother me at all. When you are looking for someplace to hide something the room appeared, just for your item. When they were looking for the room they were looking for the room that held all of the hidden items, so it showed them everything.
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