Nothing much happens when you’ve not got work or class to attend. I’ve been hanging around my apartment each day, reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix like mad and occasionally doing the dishes. I can have a completely empty sink then make one meal, and it’s full again; dishes are a perpetual chore for me. Todd and I will be going to his parents’ house this weekend, which means I’ll be reading even more Harry Potter because I tend not to be online a lot there.
I need to get this fifth book reread and get going on the sixth one so that I’m prepared for the movie and seventh book. I’m so incredibly excited about the movie coming out and I keep watching the trailer, which has been updated on the official movie site, I saw yesterday. I was also able to download a neat wallpaper of one of the original movie posters, and I just love the slogan “The rebellion begins.” It just adds to my excitement that I’ve gotten to the part in the book where Dumbledore escaped the Minister and his goons in flashy style, and Fred and George have begun wreaking havoc. Every time Umbridge and Fudge get taken down a peg or two, I cheer, “Yeah, bitches!”. That’s me, alone in my apartment, cheering on fictional characters in a book.
Contrariwise, I’ve got some anxiety about the seventh book. I’m sad that it’s the last book in the series, and also that Dumbledore appears to be dead. I keep hoping he’ll spring back in the seventh, and that his death was all part of some elaborate plot to trick Voldemort, something like that. That would also clear Snape, who I was fond of before and would like to be fond of again.
Kathy from work emailed me today; she has already returned to Lexmark for her co-op position. She says we’ve been moved to a different lab that’s much smaller, which actually perks me up. I was kind of dreading going back to work, knowing that I’ll go back to having 8 hours to fill with work, and just wanting each day to be over so I could have some free time. Now that I’ll be in a smaller lab, though, she says we can talk as loud as we like and the atmosphere is just more comfortable. I think I’m more suited for a relaxed atmosphere rather than a corporate one; small, personal groups of people I know, rather than bunches of people in the same room as me, but whom I’ve never met, doing jobs I’m unfamiliar with. I’m also happy with the idea of a change. I know I’ll be doing new work when I return, but just relocating makes me more excited about coming back.
Dumbledore is dead.
Harry Potter is not the chosen one. Snape is.
Book 7 will prove me correct, yes.
OotP is my favorite book :)
I can’t choose my favourite book, I’m smitten with them all! I hadn’t noticed they had updated the trailer; thanks for the link!
I love the tagline too, it just sounds so summarizing of the story! I was extremely sorry Dumbledore died, but I think it’d ruin the plot if he (or Sirius) came back. As for Snape, I’ve always hated him.
There are so many theories about Dumbledore’s death out there! But people keep saying that Rowling officially stated that he was dead, but that could just be a ploy! Who knows…I kinda hope he’s NOT dead and comes back like his Phoenix…I guess we’ll see!
But OMG I know exactly what you mean about Umbridge and Fudge, I had SO MUCH HATRED FOR THAT ANNOYING WOMAN the first time I read the book I had to keep myself from ripping pages or throwing the book across the room whenever she did something super bitchy!! AUGH I JUST HAAAATE HER! XD
I’m pretty sure Snape is innocent though. My theory is that Snape made another one of those binding pact spells with Dumbledore BEFORE he did with Draco’s mother and when Dumbledore was saying “Severus, please!” he was urging Snape to finish the deal, not spare him. If this isn’t the case I will be sad. :(
Grats on the new location for your job! That will probably refresh things. :D Woot!
I’m sad!!! I’ve been reading Harry Potter for almost 10 bloody years since I was 9 years old. I don’t want it to end :( Let’s hope this last installment will be worth it all! :)
George and Fred’s flight from the school! thats my favourite part of OOTP, i think. except when George kicks Malfoy’s arse. and GEORGE IS MINE, GODDAMMIT. if he were a true person, i would so jump him and make little ginger Weasley babies of my own with him. you should see my LJ, i have an awesome kissy face icon of him.
im sad about the last book coming out, too. it’s like.. the end. but we’ll always have the movies coming out and everything. i’ll never forget when i was like… 20 i think, when mum gave me a copy of SS, and told me she thought i’d like it. and i put it aside for a whole year just ignoring it. and then i think it was you who said something about it or something and over the summer when i turned 22, i picked up the book and read it, and then mum returned from the school district she works at with the remaining 3 books at the time and i went through them in 2 weeks. ADDICTION CITY. ever since then i’ve been nuts for it. GOF is still my favourite book by far, but closely followed by OOTP, and then POA. HBP was good, but not enough Fred and George. and of course, HBP did not have any Sirius, who was my ultimate favourite. but im holding onto the hope that he’s not really dead either.
anyway. miss you! you’re the only person i geek it up about HP with besides my OTHER friend Sarah, who got me hooked on the Twins. (she gets Fred. i get George. that’s the deal and we’re sticking to it. mmmm gingery goodness!)
hope your new lab is nice and everything!