The Lair

Last HP post. I promise. No, I mean it. No matter how amusing subsequent events are; I’ll restrain myself from posting. You know, people look upon my reading of Harry Potter with a mixture of disdain, despair and amusement. At my age? Reading a children’s book? The horror, etc. This is the ideal time for me to play the snooty lit-critic and say that the writing is shoddy, that JKR sucks etc etc. It’s not that. I actually do like the books. But then, I also read Da Vinci Code for the entertainment value; so take this with a pinch of albino monk.

No, the most fun is reading the reactions before, during and after release. I alluded in an earlier post to the wildly overused phrase “internet history”. But it’s really true. Each book release was a larger and larger event, as the hype machine took over. The fan fiction (which I have mostly avoided); the ships – it all contributed to the buildup.

So this is not really anything original, but more a pointer to the hilarious outpouring of emotion (call it wank, everyone else does).

Oh that Epilogue was kind of not that great, but the anger it will engender (and the amusement I will draw from said anger) will probably make up for it.
Probably? Who am I kidding?

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Word. I’ve stopped pretending to work, I’ve found myself some food, and I’m ready to trawl through the anguish. Onward.

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Yes, more HP7. I can’t stay away from the soap opera, the claims, the counter-claims. The accusations, the cries of betrayal, the inconsistencies in dialogue and plot points touted as proof of a fake. It’s wonderful internet history.

Yes, there may be spoilers. Usual warning applies – I try to keep the references vague and only link to spoilers instead of mentioning them in text.

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Harry Potter 7. Yes, it’s been available for a couple of days now. Yes, I’m reading one of the dodgiest copies around. Slowly, labouriously. Why? Can’t I wait another 4 days? I don’t know really. It just seems useful to get the read out of the way during the week, for some inexplicable reason. It’s actually a lot like Order of the Phoenix in pace thus far (I’m about three quarters of the way through). Minor spoilers and links to major oopsie level spoilers follow, so stop reading if you don’t want to know.

BEWARE. HERE BE SPOILERS AND OTHER DEMONS.
But then, it could all be an elaborate hoax. Your mileage may vary. I’d certainly laugh long and loud if this book turns out to be a fake.

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