Hary Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

[T-Man]

Is anyone reading/read it?(I love the series...and Palms...weird combination, anyway)I just finished half an hour ago, 12:30 Midnight in eastern USA. I have to say its probably the saddest :( , someone, if you've read,that you would nevr have thought have dying, has died, but I wont give away who. So, anyone else reading?
(Sorry for the semi(ish) off-topic)

Timm

[Sharkk717]

went to the launch party at midnight on the 16th and finished it on the 16th :D sad but true lol. i enjoyed it, thought it was the best yet.

regards, sharky

[Shrink]

Thought it was TOPS!!!
alan

[treffmeister]

They've got to bring [the character who dies] back to life! The way he/she died was so.. weak; I expected him/her to go down with a bang.

[T-Man]

Yes, I know, I never thought him/her would've died that way. I never liked Snape...So all thats left for book 7 is for Harry to find the rest of the Horcuxes and finish off Vodermort, right? I wonder how much Hermione, Ginny, and Ron will be involved in book 7?
Good for you Sharky, I never could've read that in a day. Last night was my 6th night staying up to midnight(I stayed up to 1 the night before) reading, plus, I started 2-3 days before I decided to stay up all night. It took me 7-8 days then.

Timm

[CroCo]

I just wonder if Snape is really bad/evil or if this will turn out as a big sheme they are running to tear down "You know who".
I think if the someone who died would come back, then it would be kind of awkward. On the one hand it would be great, and would go with the good-Snape conspiracy, on the other hand it would be a bit like in LordOfTheRings where one Char "died" in the eyes of the reader and came back as well.
And who is the chosen one, the one from the prophecy? Neville? Maybe, or is it all a mixup.
Hope the last book comes out rather sooner that later, since I´d like to get the answers:)

[cyberdude]

I thought it was excellent! Yes it was sadder than the others, but it was intense and true to form. I too could not believe he/she died (although I had a few ideas about it about 2/3rd of the way through the book). I had a much better idea of who the half blood prince was at the same point in the book. In terms of Snape, that's still an open question as far as I'm concerned; ESPECIALLY if the person who died comes back. I can't wait to see the next movie (Goblet of Fire). The person who plays Snape is excellent and can be seen in a great role Galaxy Quest.

[Srcguy]

Right.....

Are your reading it.... thats what your said ... and then you said this is possibly the saddest....

YOU ALMOST HAD ME

Ive just got to the cave and do not want to know what happens next. I have not read any more of this post but rather think you were going to go on to tell us all what happens.... CRUEL

By the way, this is a great book, really engrossing... and that's coming from a 28 year old criminal barrister....

When I have finished it, I will come back to this post.... and if people are giving away the ending THERE WILL BE TROUBLE... If not I will apologise

Srcguy

[T-Man]

No, no one gave away the ending.
The part your at: a little scary and gross, and its where it turns bad for we-know-who(not He-who-mustnt-be-named, we-know-who, as srcguy might not know who yet.) AND DONT GIVE OUT THE ENDING. ANYONE! There are usually quite a few guests on these boards... :cool:

[T-Man]

I thought it was excellent! Yes it was sadder than the others, but it was intense and true to form. I too could not believe he/she died (although I had a few ideas about it about 2/3rd of the way through the book). I had a much better idea of who the half blood prince was at the same point in the book. In terms of Snape, that's still an open question as far as I'm concerned; ESPECIALLY if the person who died comes back. I can't wait to see the next movie (Goblet of Fire). The person who plays Snape is excellent and can be seen in a great role Galaxy Quest.

The first well-known character to die, right?(well, other than Sirius) Yes, the Half-Blood Prince. Before the 16th, a lot of people were wondering who the 1/2 Blood Prince was, I wonder if anyone guessed right. It might be akward if that person came back, yes, but I dont know how there could be a book 7, in my opinion. Whens GoF being released? 2006?? 2007??? I cant wait that long for such movies! Yes, the actor of Snape does do well, doesnt he?

Timm

[cyberdude]

Whens GoF being released? 2006?? 2007??? I cant wait that long for such movies! Yes, the actor of Snape does do well, doesnt he?

Timm
Goblet of Fire is due to be released in November 2005 see http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/gobletoffire/index.html

[T-Man]

YAY! November!

@CroCo: Your first wuestion is one of mine too...

[poissonsouriant]

ummmmm...off-topic? maybe this forum should be moved?

I love Harry Potter by the way.

[T-Man]

Yeah, I know its off-topic, but theres no off-topic topic. Just for stuff not related to electronics at all, so, I put it in General, although it doesnt really fit in...

[smoothjordan]

This book was too good to put down. I still think prisoner of azkaban is the best book out of all the HP's, and chamber of secret's is the book i liked the least, but they are all really good.

[T-Man]

Thats a reason I stayed up to midnight reading for 3 hours(I read some of Pheonix in 5 hours), they're just too good to put down. Just as good as the HALO series books: The Fall of Reach, The Flood and First Strike(I dont want to go OffTopic, but has anyone read these?)

[Srcguy]

Apologies...

Best book yet.... and very palm orientated (keeping it on topic)

[T-Man]

;) Are you getting close to the end?

(And if it was an eBook, we could read it on our Palms :))

[javabird]

The person who plays Snape is excellent and can be seen in a great role Galaxy Quest.

That is the wonderful Alan Rickman. One of my favorite movies in which he stars is the quirky "Truly, Madly, Deeply." He also plays deliciously evil villains (Die Hard, most noteably).

[T-Man]

He plays villians well...

[rlauzon]

;) Are you getting close to the end?

(And if it was an eBook, we could read it on our Palms :))

Well, it sort of is an eBook (unofficially) and I am reading it on my Palm. I'm over 2/3 of the way through.

Very good so far.

Too bad there wasn't an official eBook version. But it would be DRMed up the wazoo and priced more than the paper version, so no one would buy it anyway.

[xMist]

Rlauzon: can you tell me where I can get the eBook of HP/HBP? I've already read the book (I bought the hardback) and have read the whole thing, but it sure would be nice to have it on my Zodiac too. Or, let me know if I should PM you. :)

Back to the book: I'm arguing with myself over whether or not the person in question near the end of the book will become an Obi-wan Kenobi sort of thing...hmmm...

[T-Man]

Yes, I'd like the eBook too. @xM: I dont know... Only JKR knows :)

[rlauzon]

Rlauzon: can you tell me where I can get the eBook of HP/HBP? I've already read the book (I bought the hardback) and have read the whole thing, but it sure would be nice to have it on my Zodiac too. Or, let me know if I should PM you.

It was posted on Usenet within 12 hours after the book was released. More proof-read versions have been posted lately.

You should be able to access them via Google Groups. alt.binaries.e-book is the newsgroup.

[RichieFarmer]

I loved this book and can't wait to see what they do with it on the big screen. I'm also really looking forward to seeing Goblet of Fire this winter.

[T-Man]

Since I got the 'ebook', I'm rereading it, this way, I'll also understand some things I didnt the first time

[RichieFarmer]

This bookmade me want to go back and reread the lst 3 that came out before it, in hopes of finding some stuff I may have missed.

[spvwolfy]

Yup, I LOVE the Harry Potter books!! I am reading "Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince" now.

[T-Man]

I think I also want to start from the beginning again...

[RichieFarmer]

I'm not sure i would reread the first two because I've read each twice and seen the movies plenty, but starting with Azkaban, i could do them all over again.

[T-Man]

Yeah, I've seen the movies too, but dont think I ever read the first two. I might've gotten half way in Chamber of Secrets...

[smoothjordan]

The second HP book was my least favorite of them all... It didn't do it for me :(

[T-Man]

It was ok, but I didnt like Lockhart.

[RichieFarmer]

Agreed. I think Chamber of Secrets wasn't as good as the rest. My favorites are Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, and half Blood Prince

[T-Man]

Favorites:HBP/OotP/PoA

[cyberdude]

I decided to reread them all before HBP came out. I started a couple of months ago. I didn't read straight through - I read other books in between as well as going to work, etc - but I finished them all before reading HBP. I like them all as a set. The character development is great, but each can stand on it's own, if you don't mind missing a couple of references here and there.

I guess if I HAD to pick favorites I'd say:

Half Blood Prince
Prisoner Of Azkaban
Goblet of Fire - would be 2nd if it had Quidditch :rolleyes:

[T-Man]

Maybe some day I'll get to reread all of them...

[RichieFarmer]

I think the reason I liekd Goblet of Fire so much is becuase I'm really competitive, and it brought that out in the tournament.

[T-Man]

Yeah....(I'm trying to remember the exact stoyline of GoF....)The main part of the story was the Qudditch tournament, right?

[cyberdude]

Yeah....(I'm trying to remember the exact stoyline of GoF....)The main part of the story was the Qudditch tournament, right?
NO! That's the point GoF didn't have any quidditch. All Quidditch was cancelled for the Tri-Wizard Cup tournament.

[T-Man]

Oh, ok(LOL :D)Tri-wizard, yes, that makes more sense. The Goblet of Fire was part of the tournament, I remember now :)

[RichieFarmer]

I thought it was cool in GoF that they showed you wizards from other places rather than just those at Hogwarts.

[T-Man]

Yeah...... I really just remember Karkaroff(SP), I dont even remember his school...

[T-Man]

Did anyone here from SrcGuy?

[RichieFarmer]

Anyone have any idea what the release date of the GoF movie is?

[cyberdude]

Anyone have any idea what the release date of the GoF movie is?
Beginning of November '05.

[potter]

Watch this space:
http://www.gobletoffire.com/

[T-Man]

It doesnt work...

[RichieFarmer]

Watch this space:
http://www.gobletoffire.com/

Nice! Thanks for that post.

[tonyreynolds]

That is the wonderful Alan Rickman. One of my favorite movies in which he stars is the quirky "Truly, Madly, Deeply." He also plays deliciously evil villains (Die Hard, most noteably).

He also had the wonderful part of the Colonel in 'Sense and Sensibility'.

He played the evil sheriff of Nottingham in Kenvin Costner's 'Robin Hood'.

Tony

[RichieFarmer]

He also had the wonderful part of the Colonel in 'Sense and Sensibility'.

He played the evil sheriff of Nottingham in Kenvin Costner's 'Robin Hood'.

Tony

I forgot how good he was in Robin Hood. Good memory.