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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 2:48 pm
Sorry for size difference in the pictures.
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Tashakinz
Member
11-13-2002
| Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 6:57 pm
Very cool!!! Thanks!
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Neko
Member
08-03-2001
| Sunday, March 20, 2005 - 10:30 am
I like my Canadian one better. W00t. Only a couple of months left!!
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Sunday, March 27, 2005 - 8:19 pm
I've already reserved my copy at the local Hastings. My wife or I will probably go up there at Midnight to get it.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Monday, May 30, 2005 - 12:30 pm
Okay, so who is the Half-Blood prince? My sister and I were talking about this yesterday. We were saying that half-blood doesn't necessarily refer to half-magic, half-not the way you would think. Could be something else altogether. But if it does, who do we know that is half-blood? Seamus is half-blood. We are still holding out for Snape to be a vampire, LOL. Oh, and we think she will kill off a kid this time. I'm guessing Percy. Maybe he dies in some way that redeems his past behavior. I just don't want it to be any of the three. Or Neville, Ginny or one of the twins.
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Neko
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, May 30, 2005 - 5:07 pm
I wonder how much of the twins will be in the book, seeing they left Hogwarts and opened the joke shop... I hope they're in there at least once or twice...
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Monday, May 30, 2005 - 9:25 pm
I'm kinda hoping it's Snape and we'll finally get his story. At one time I thought the HBP would be Hagrid, due to his heritage, but since reading other things about the new book, it doesn't fit.
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Tuesday, May 31, 2005 - 10:28 am
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince FAQ
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Wednesday, June 01, 2005 - 4:02 pm
I would love it to be Snape who is the half blood prince. He fascinates me. My sister and I were saying maybe the "half blood" refers to half-vampire. We love that idea! Neko, I hope the twins are around a time or two also. I just adore their characters. Calamity, cool FAQ. Thanks for the link. I like this one-- "Right at the beginning, when Voldermort tried to kill Harry, how did Voldemort and Harry both survive? That is the crucial and central question and if I answered it there would be hardly any point writing books six and seven... so I won't!" I've always wondered about this. I think it has something to do with his mom. I believe, because of the wand she has, that she is going to have been very good at charms and somehow created a spell that saved Harry's life. I think it was a complex spell that had to have just right conditions. I love speculating!
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Scout
Member
01-20-2005
| Wednesday, June 01, 2005 - 5:02 pm
Maybe Harry himself is the half blood prince. His father might have had royal bloodlines that we haven't heard about until now. We know that his mother didn't, so maybe that's where the half comes in.
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Terolyn
Member
05-06-2004
| Thursday, June 02, 2005 - 5:22 am
Hermione - I agree, I wish we had more of a back story on Snape. I love his character.
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Scout
Member
01-20-2005
| Thursday, June 02, 2005 - 8:48 am
I'd like to see more of Snape, too. Hermione, just to speculate like you, it would be interesting if Harry and Voldemort had some type of acual relationship, i.e. if Voldemort were actually Harry's father, Harry would have inherited all of Voldemort's powers and the powers from his mother. Voldemort might have wanted to destroy someone he thought could be more powerful than he. Of course, that whole scenario has an awful lot of shades of Darth Vader and Luke, so I doubt the author would go that route, but it might be interesting.
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Tashakinz
Member
11-13-2002
| Thursday, June 02, 2005 - 9:03 am
It's been well established that Harry looks just like his father James, except for having his mother Lily's eyes.
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Scout
Member
01-20-2005
| Thursday, June 02, 2005 - 9:17 am
Maybe it's meant to be mis-direction.
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Terolyn
Member
05-06-2004
| Thursday, June 02, 2005 - 10:33 am
<Moving this down so those who don't want to be spoiled can't read it in new messages. RA. > What if he is his Uncle.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Thursday, June 02, 2005 - 2:05 pm
I think JK has already said that Voldemort and Harry are not related. Could be misdirection, though. I think Harry will end up being a descendent of Godric Gryffindor and the story's roots will lie in maybe Gryffindor and Slytherin's relationship. I heard that Chamber of Secrets gives clues to Book 6 and CoS is when more background history on the 4 houses of Hogwarts came out.
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Thursday, June 02, 2005 - 2:24 pm
Yep, not to quash anyone's speculation - 'cause I love reading everyone's thoughts! - JKR has said that Harry isn't related Voldemort (in fact, Scout, she used the same comparison that you did - saying it would be too much like Star Wars). She's also said that neither Harry nor Voldy are the Half-Blood Prince. As I see it, so far all signs point towards Hermione's idea that Harry is related to Godric Gryffindor (perhaps his last heir, as Tom Riddle was Salazar Slytherin's last heir). Guess I still stand alone with my dislike of Snape although I will say that he's probably the most intriguing character, maybe even more so than Harry himself. But I love the twins and dread the thought of something happening to either of them - or to any of the other Weasleys, even Percy. P.S. Maybe this thread will keep me away from Lost spec, lol!
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Tashakinz
Member
11-13-2002
| Thursday, June 02, 2005 - 3:16 pm
there are clues about Harry being related to Griffindor - for example - his parents lived in Godric's Hollow. 
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Thursday, June 02, 2005 - 3:18 pm
I never saw Lost and want to watch it when it comes out on DVD so I hope I stay away from Lost spec, too, LOL! I don't know that I like Snape, but I do find him fascinating. He is a compelling character. How can someone so mean be on the side of good. I like how three-dimensional JK's characters are. As for the Godric-Harry possible lineage, I just remember when Dumbledore said to Harry in CoS, "Only a true Gryffindor could have pulled the sword out of the hat." Makes me wonder if true Gryffindor meant related to Godric instead of merely belonging in the Gryffindor house as we were meant to think. I will not think about anything happen to Fred and George. No no no no no no no no no! La la la la la la la la la! I would be so upset! Yeah, I'm leaning towards Percy. Or maybe Dean or Seamus. Or Colin Creevey. I do think it will be a kid, though.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Thursday, June 02, 2005 - 3:20 pm
Yeah, Tasha! I read that on a fan site. Things that make you go hmmmm, you know? And his dad was apparently independently wealthy. Maybe that came from the Gryffindor lineage!
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Thursday, June 02, 2005 - 3:24 pm
Psssst.... Calamity, you gonna come back to the Workout Thread? I always loved chattering with you in there. 
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Gigglesalot
Member
08-14-2003
| Thursday, June 02, 2005 - 3:27 pm
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Friday, June 03, 2005 - 2:13 pm
Hermione69: Yeah, guess I should join the Workout thread again. It helped me a lot - so see you there! Although there's no chatter anymore, just a time log. But I guess we could sneak in a little, lol. Oh, and in my ever so humble opinion, Lost is way more fun to watch without knowing what's going to happen so definitely stay away from the spoilers and spec if you can. It's a fantastic show and I know you'll love the cast. 
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Tashakinz
Member
11-13-2002
| Friday, June 03, 2005 - 3:46 pm
I don't want to ruin it for those who don't want to know - but read the article at the link for information about an onslaught of betting re: who dies in the next book.... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050603/ap_en_ot/harry_potter_theft
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Saturday, June 04, 2005 - 10:00 am
I don't want to say anything either, Tasha, but I did peek at the article. It's definitely possible. My sister and I have talked about this possibility and I will say no more now. 
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