What did you find hilarious in Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince?, Humorous events and quotes |
 Oct 24 2008, 04:50 PM
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Madame Pince's House Elf  Posts: 4,718 Joined: 5:46pm January 28, 2005 Location: In HP Book Club 5, awaiting Deathly Hallow's release.  |
HUMOUR IN HBP Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince is the volume that bridges the conflict of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, to the final rise and eventual destruction of Voldemort. Now that Voldemort has finally revealed himself, to a disbelieving Fudge, himself, consequences come thick and fast. Fudge has been replaced by Rufus Scrimgeour as Minister for Magic. The escaped Bellatrix calls Severus Snape to account for his niggardly participation in DE activities, and Dumbledore, who collects Harry from 4 Privet Drive, has had his hands burnt in some mysterious way. Nonetheless, before Dumbledore meets his fate, there are plenty of moments of humour whilst Ron struggles with his newly found romantic life, Hermione fumes, and life at Hogwarts' school of Wizardry proceeds as nearly normal as a war-time situation could be. After all, humour is a great way to help cope with serious topics such as love and war, and to defuse tension. There are a few new characters whose antics supply some of the humour, such as Horace Slughhorn, Cormac McLaggan, Romilda Vane, and others who serve on the Gryffindor Quidditch team or who attend Slughorn's club sessions. Meanwhile, Narcissa Malfoy does her best to get help for an unappreciative Draco, charged with a mysterious mission, for which he will get the backing of 'friends' such as Fenrir Greyback. Older characters are shown in a new light as Lavender Brown learns why she should be wary of men with red hair, Dumbledore educates Harry about the life and times of one Tom Riddle Jnr, and Weasley's Wizard Wheezes becomes a roaring success in otherwise grim times. What events and saying in Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince did you find funniest? Please let us know what your views might be. You may choose more than one option from each poll. This post has been edited by WaggaWaggaWerewolf: Oct 31 2008, 04:34 PM --------------------  Check out Book Number 5 POA edition. |
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