introduction + some thoughts

[Kristel Ponet]

No: HPFGUIDX 27543

Hi!

Time to de-lurk... Just finished the 5th reading of HP (I always read 
the lot, never only one) and I feel ready to put in my 5 Knuts!

Well, I'm Kristel, 31, married, 2 yr old son. I'm from Belgium. And my 
pet hates are the Dutch HP translations, YUK!

First of all some thoughts on the Priori Incantatem thingy. Don't 
scream! I'm perfectly aware of the editing fault and that my (wrong) 
copy of GoF will be worth zillions in the future, LOL. I'm talking about 
Steve's theory : that Harry was attacked first and his parents killed 
later - due to the fact that the spell cast on Harry did not appear when 
the two wands connected.  Well, now over to some nitpicking... My copy 
of GoF (1st UK hardback edition) says on p. 605 (The Parting of the 
Ways) : "One  of the wands will force the other to regurgitate spells it 
has performed - in reverse". (Dumbledore speaking). My point is : the 
text says spells and not the spells or all spells. Now, I'm a licensed 
translator and there is a hell of a difference between spells and the 
spells . In my opinion the line I quoted means that not all cast spells 
will appear, but only some. Which ones? Maybe only the ones that 
actually worked, and the spell on Harry didn't work, did it?

On Snape now. Vanessa wrote : "Not all good people must be NICE people". 
Well, that just says it all I think. Remember the way Sirius describes 
Severus in his youth? "Slimy, oily, greasy-haired kid, he was "... Now 
imagine the whole school thinking that way about you when you are 15! 
*I* would turn to the Dark Arts if that were the only people who would 
have me... He came back though, didn't he. And I don't think he is a 
vampire, no way, but maybe an unregistered Animagus and guess what 
animal... yes, a bat!

Have to cut this short, parental duties call!

Kristel




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