Friday, May 23, 2003 :::
And (drum roll) suds has dug out for you (continued drumroll) the synopsis of the fifth book.. (applause) ~sudie pie brings thee potta' news..
"I say to you all, once again ? in the light of Lord Voldemort?s return, we are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided. Lord Voldemort?s gift for spreading discord and enmity is very great. We can fight it only by showing an equally strong bond of friendship and trust.?
So spoke Albus Dumbledore at the end of Harry Potter?s fourth year at Hogwarts. But as Harry enters his fifth year at wizard school, it seems those bonds have never been more sorely tested. Lord Voldemort?s rise has opened a rift in the wizarding world between those who believe the truth about his return, and those who prefer to believe it?s all madness and lies ? just more trouble from Harry Potter.
Add this to a host of other worries for Harry?
A Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher with a personality like poisoned honey
A venomous, disgruntled house-elf
Ron as keeper of the Gryffindor Quidditch team
And of course, what every student dreads: end-of-term Ordinary Wizarding Level exams
?and you?d know what Harry faces during the day. But at night it?s even worse, because then he dreams of a single door in a silent corridor. And this door is somehow more terrifying than every other nightmare combined.
In the richest installment yet of J.K. Rowling?s seven-part story, Harry Potter confronts the unreliability of the very government of the magical world, and the impotence of the authorities at Hogwarts.
Despite this (or perhaps because of it) Harry finds depth and strength in his friends, beyond what even he knew; boundless loyalty, and unbearable sacrifice.
Though thick runs the plot (as well as the spine), readers will race through these pages, and leave Hogwarts, like Harry, wishing only for the next train back.
The opening lines of the book...
The hottest day of the summer so far was drawing to a close and a drowsy silence lay over the large, square houses of Privet Drive. ... The only person left outside was a teenage boy who was lying flat on his back...[fades out]
::: posted by Sudhanshu at 1:50 PM
Quotes from JKRowling that y'all might find interesting: enjoy
"What's very important for me is when Dumbledore says that you have to choose between what is right and what is easy. This is the setup for the next three books. All of them are going to have to choose, because what is easy is often not right." (1)
"You'll be seeing Mrs. [Arabella] Figg in book five, and you'll find out all about her." (2)
Harry will see him [the real 'Mad-Eye' Moody] in book five (2) but he won't want to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher after spending months in that trunk (7)
Why do some wizards/witches become ghosts and others don't? "You will find out much more about that in book five." (3)
There will be a female Defense Against The Dark Arts teacher. (3, 7)
"You see Lupin in Book Five. Yes you see a lot of old characters in Book Five." (4)
Book five will be scary. Harry finds out a lot of things he hasn't stumbled across so far. (4)
"The Dursleys are in the next book, and there's stuff coming with them that people might not expect." (5)
"Ginny Weasley [little sister to Harry's best friend, Ron] will play more of a role in Book Five." (5)
"In book five [Harry] has to examine exactly what death means, in even closer ways." (6)
"You may see a little more of Mundungus and there's a new sorting hat song." (7)
"Yes, it is looking (like it will be as long as book 4) - it's already passed Azkaban, so I think yes, we are looking at Goblet of Fire length." (7)
::: posted by Sudhanshu at 1:48 PM
Tuesday, May 20, 2003 :::
hey best friend.. okay, i have to confront this... i have everything i could need around me right now..comp, fridge, microwave, tv, dvds, indian food, enough cash and i dont give a fuck.. i have no one's room to go to.. i have no jess's lap to lie on, no kate shoulders to swing on, no colleen board to write on, no yvone empty room door to knock on, no kiehl to scream at, and the phone.. the fucking phone never EVER has any messages.. i dread finishing work.. this is what it feels like to come back to a person less well-furnished, super-rich, super-cool manhattan apartment.. i dread coming back to it.. coz there is nobody here... and i sit around, watching movies, eating good food and "enjoying" myself..but i need people.. like i always said, i hate singles... i can only have so much of me-time.. after that, i need to jibba-jabber and there is none-o-dat-crap happening right now.. plus, i have this unspoken rule, i cant sleep before 3 (even tho i have to go to get up at 8) so i have nothing to do from 5 - 3... this is loneliness, but this bitch - she comes and goes.. happy and not.. i wish someone was here... i met barb today and i jumped out of my skin, after a nice fuzzy hug, and some talk about haircuts.. we really chatted for some time and she is going to bring her daughter to me for some career counselling... i might help out on some workshop for her... and she says she will put me in her acting 2 class in-da-spring.. i love barb.. thats enough... i need to get digicable.. another thing to fill up the hours..
::: posted by Sudhanshu at 9:17 PM
sorry i havent updated but im beside myself.. just met her, and she told me i can definately make it... this is just great. i wish i was as confident about myself. :) IM me for details.
::: posted by Sudhanshu at 10:10 AM
