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colorlessgreenideasFirst of all, let me just say how much I love being able to type umlauts with such ease on my Mac. They're just so much more friendly to non-English typing.
That said, this is not my favorite Potter book. It never has been, and I actually enjoyed reading it more this go-round than I did in English or in Spanish. Naturally, some of Rowling's humor gets lost in translation ("Uranus" will never be as funny in German as it is in English, for example), but not most. I love Fred and George throughout this entire book, and their depature from school makes me all teary eyed with joy.
Then there's Capslock!Harry. It's necessary, I know, for him as a character and a person, to let off this much steam. The kid's got issues, and no one ever thinks of sending him to therapy, so screaming is a reasonable outlet. It does get old, though, as he keeps taking out his feelings on the people who've been the most patient with him, who've been with him through it all, and who actually do understand how things are for him.
Umbridge is a brilliant character. I wonder if Rowling had any real-life inspiration for her, which I can easily imagine. She's so evil without having any connection to an evil organization, and her sweetness and kittens just make it so much worse.
Other characters I love from this book: Professor McGonagall and Luna Lovegood. Of course, McGonagall is one of my favorites of the whole series (hence my on-going mental fanfic involving her). Moody I like, but I have a hard time reconciling him with his being trapped in a trunk for all of GoF. As for Tonks, this is her best book by far.
I don't remember how I felt the first time I read this book, but as I read it now, I find the ending pretty unsatisfying. Harry's been much of this information before - about his mother's love, his special relationship with Voldemort, etc. And in the end, the profecy meant practically nothing. At series end, Dumbledore comes out with much more, much more useful information, despite his promise to Harry here to "tell him everything."
That said, this is not my favorite Potter book. It never has been, and I actually enjoyed reading it more this go-round than I did in English or in Spanish. Naturally, some of Rowling's humor gets lost in translation ("Uranus" will never be as funny in German as it is in English, for example), but not most. I love Fred and George throughout this entire book, and their depature from school makes me all teary eyed with joy.
Then there's Capslock!Harry. It's necessary, I know, for him as a character and a person, to let off this much steam. The kid's got issues, and no one ever thinks of sending him to therapy, so screaming is a reasonable outlet. It does get old, though, as he keeps taking out his feelings on the people who've been the most patient with him, who've been with him through it all, and who actually do understand how things are for him.
Umbridge is a brilliant character. I wonder if Rowling had any real-life inspiration for her, which I can easily imagine. She's so evil without having any connection to an evil organization, and her sweetness and kittens just make it so much worse.
Other characters I love from this book: Professor McGonagall and Luna Lovegood. Of course, McGonagall is one of my favorites of the whole series (hence my on-going mental fanfic involving her). Moody I like, but I have a hard time reconciling him with his being trapped in a trunk for all of GoF. As for Tonks, this is her best book by far.
I don't remember how I felt the first time I read this book, but as I read it now, I find the ending pretty unsatisfying. Harry's been much of this information before - about his mother's love, his special relationship with Voldemort, etc. And in the end, the profecy meant practically nothing. At series end, Dumbledore comes out with much more, much more useful information, despite his promise to Harry here to "tell him everything."
