How many times have you read the books?

[Dondee Gorski]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "rdransom1" <rdransom at ...> 
wrote:
>
> I've read each one as they come out, but also before each one 
comes 
> out, I re-read all of the previous ones leading up to it. Also, 
> whenever a movie comes out, I read all of the books that lead up 
to and 
> include the movie book - 


Dondee:

Re-reading the books up to GoF just before the movie came out really 
backfired and ruined the movie for me. All I could think about 
through the whole thing was "That's not right, where did that come 
from? Where the hell are Doby and Winkie!" I finaly got excited and 
into it in the graveyard scene with the most excellent Ray Fiennes 
playing Voldie and then it dashed my hopes again with DD ineffectual 
comforting Harry in the dorm and Hermionie's "Everything's going to 
change" mini-meltdown. (Apologies to those who enjoyed the movie.) 
Did anyone else have this problem? 



I just started over and finished Sorcerer's 
> Stone and am begining Chamber - I don't know how many times that 
makes 
> that I've read them - I have only read Half Blood once, however - 
that 
> one was really tough to read, I don't look forward to reading 
about 
> Dumbledore again - He is actually my favorite character - 
> 
> RDR
>

Reading all of the scenes with DD and Harry before he dies are much 
more significant and special knowing what is to come - and following 
the ambigous path that leads Snape to that scene on the tower is 
much more significant as well.

Cheers, Dondee