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Anyone finished the Harry Potter book yet? Need to ask a question.....

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IlanaK · 17/07/2005 18:34

I can't discuss it with my husband as he has not read it yet, but this is driving me mad....

DO you think that when Dumbledore pleaded with Snape just before he was killed, what he was ACTUALLY pleading for was for Snape to go through with the killing to keep up the pretence of being on Voldermorts side? Not pleading for his life.

I NEED to know!

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Bouquetsofdynomite · 12/08/2007 11:41

Yes because he could always offer himself again, take a bullet for the people (a la Jesus and Captain Jack Harkness). And if he dies that bit of Voldemort dies too and the people would just have the snake to kill which should be quite manageable.

nappyaddict · 11/08/2007 11:59

so when he hose to do the big battle did he know he would win it?

Bouquetsofdynomite · 10/08/2007 17:06

Took me 5 days of being grumpy with anyone we had plans with or who popped round LOL.
I watched Goblet of Fire last night, it was really touching watching it knowing what happens to them all.

bookwormtailmum · 09/08/2007 21:04

I had to finish it faster than I'd have liked as my dp was threatening to tell me who died in it (he read the last page in addition to that). In the event he was wrong - he thought it was Hermione who snuffed it.

LowFatPumpkinJuice · 09/08/2007 17:47

I read the book in 48 (actually 8 hours in total)hours by staying up late for two three and a half hour sessions. And then as I was so close, DH was very kind and let me have an hour to myself - God love him

Bouquetsofdynomite · 09/08/2007 17:40

He still can't finish off the last bit of Voldemort without dying himself so that was his choice - die now so the others just have the snake to fight or die later after a big battle, a dead snake and a long life.

nappyaddict · 09/08/2007 14:13

so he could have chosen to die and go to heaven if we wanted?

and when he was talking to dumbledore was that like a dream?

bookwormtailmum · 09/08/2007 13:54

He went back .

nappyaddict · 09/08/2007 13:07

back to the naked lump thing. so which did he choose? to finish off voldemort or go elsewhere?

Bouquetsofdynomite · 08/08/2007 13:04

I wouldn't introduce HP before junior school personally and even then I think the more imaginative ones will find it scary enough to to worry about it privately. Kids might appear to cope with watching / reading scary things, esp trying to impress older siblings, but it's what sneaks back into their heads when you're not around to reassure them.
Friend of mine's 3y11m old's favourite film is Ghostrider!!! I kept shtum in case I went off on one.

The Potters and Weasleys are also on the House of Black family tree that JKR did for a charity auction once.

skay · 08/08/2007 11:21

In The bit just after Harry and Co have been to see Xeno Lovegood.
Harry recalls how Marvolo Gaunt was wearing the Peverall Ring. Then he goes on to say that the Potter family are descendants of the Peverall Family. So they are albeit - distantly related.

Habbibu · 08/08/2007 11:15

How are Harry and Voldemort related? I read the book pretty quickly, so may well have missed something, but...??

skay · 08/08/2007 11:11

I've just realised that Harry and Voldemort are related and that Dobby, and a few other characters die so I'm not really sure.
Or maybe like Katiekin suggested, I should hide them and bring them out every Christmas when he is old enough to read them himself.
What do you think?

Sunshinemummy · 08/08/2007 10:55

There's some quite scary concepts in the later books Skay. Do you think he can handle them?

skay · 08/08/2007 10:51

My DS is 4.5 and he wants to try reading the book!!!!!
Or he wants me to read it to him.
Should I or shouln't I?

skay · 08/08/2007 10:51

My DS is 4.5 and he wants to try reading the book!!!!!
Or he wants me to read it to him.
Should I or shouln't I?

fakeblonde · 08/08/2007 10:28

Aaaah yes that makes sense.Thanks for that.

bookwormtailmum · 08/08/2007 08:11

Ah yes that makes more sense. It's unlikely that Voldemort himself would have ended up somewhere so peaceful on the way to Heaven.

FrannyandZooey · 08/08/2007 08:05

I thought the naked 'lump' was the part of Voldemort that was placed in Harry as a Horcrux. Not a whole person, just an unformed piece of soul.

bookwormtailmum · 08/08/2007 07:51


The naked person is Voldemort. Harry is being given the chance to decide whether to go back and finish him off for good or go somewhere else.

fakeblonde · 07/08/2007 22:55

Sorry i haven`t read the whole thread, but what was the bit about the naked person crouching in the corner, when harry was sort of half way to heaven talking to dumbledore-what was that all about ?

Katiekin · 07/08/2007 17:44

he is obviously not a curious child!! My nose is always in a book. After I've done all the housework , cooking etc

bookwormtailmum · 07/08/2007 17:19

My dd has seen me with my nose glued to it the last few weeks . Natural curiosity?

Katiekin · 07/08/2007 17:09

How do you get them to want to read it? My DS1 is 9 and is happy for me to read to him, he will watch the film or listen to an audio book but reading is something he will only do when he has to!

LadyVictoriaOfCake · 06/08/2007 23:42

yes dd1 is 7 and wants to start reading harry potter. i am getting her own copy of philosophers stone soon, then see how she goes (my own copy is very battered after being read so often)