No Bean Spilling

But I did just finish Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
I’m exhausted from 6 1/2 straight hours of reading; my neck hurts, I’m hungry, I’m thirsty, and I’m going nuts without anybody to talk about it with. So please, if you’ve finished, let me know! (By email, since I don’t want to be responsible for [...]

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In Which I Very Briefly Stop Reading Harry Potter

I’m moving slowly through Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, partly because I want to soak up every little detail, and partly because I’m terrified to toe the precipice of the series’ looming finale. Please don’t kill Harry, Ms. Rowling (or is that Lady Rowling by now?). Please. I still haven’t recovered from Dumbledore’s death [...]

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Snape: Friend or Foe?

If you are not a fan (or a reader) of Harry Potter, it’s probably best to stop reading this post now, as it won’t make much sense.
In The Sorcerer’s Stone, Professor Snape turns out to have challenged Professor Quirrell’s loyalties—not, as Hermione, Harry, and Ron thought, tried to get the stone for himself. It seems [...]

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