Chapter 18 was a really bad place to stop reading in The Prisoner of Azkaban. Sirius Black was on the scene, Lupin was explaining how everyone was connected and Snape had just revealed himself from beneath the invisibility cloak. Then chapter 18 ended and, because I ran out of time, I wasn’t able to keepRead more
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I’ve reached the point in The Prisoner of Azkaban where I find it difficult to put the book down. There’s a slow roll at the beginning but once stuff starts happening at Hogwarts it happens quickly. In chapters 10-13 we learn about Sirius Black’s relationship with Harry’s father, we see Harry’s attempt to defeat theRead more
So far The Prisoner of Azkaban has followed a similar trajectory to the first two Harry Potter novels. There’s been some drama in the classrooms, Harry’s hearing strange voices and Draco Malfoy is still the worst. Things have picked up with Sirius Black allegedly making his way into Hogwarts and Harry taking a tumble offRead more
The Prisoner of Azkaban started very much like the first two Harry Potter books. Harry is back with the Dursleys and his magic again gets him into trouble. I hope one of two things happens by the end of the series: that Harry doesn’t have to go back to the Dursleys’ during summer vacation orRead more
My adventure in the world of Harry Potter continued this past week. I’ve been tempted to get ahead of my reading plan but I have abstained. As things start to pick up at Hogwarts, though, I may find I lack the self-control necessary. Below are some reflections from the chapters 6-9 of The Chamber ofRead more
With all the excitement over The Hunger Games it has been nice to find myself in another universe. I’ve started reading The Chamber of Secrets and, whether you’ve read it before or not, it would be great to have you along for the ride and hear your thoughts. For the reading schedule I’ll be keepingRead more