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The LiveJournal Project: June 2003
0Reading through June 2003, though, is the first time I’ve run into the issue of photos that were placed in the posts no longer existing. As I continue the project, I will replace photos with suitable substitutes (when available) or a note about what the missing photo was.
- Let’s play a game…
- Yes, I’m a Harry Potter loser…
(NOTE: This is the entry I wrote right after reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. It’s funny read my predictions about the future books and the predictions of those who replied.) - IMPORTANT SIGN THAT YOU ARE TOO SICK…
- Next time you go to Hogwarts and need to bring cash…
(NOTE: The link in this post still works almost seven years later, but it’s now “premium content” that you need to pay Time for. FAIL) - HOLY SHIT!
(NOTE: What better way to introduce a new puppy than with profanity? This is the first post featuring our dog, Karma.)
Yes, I’m a Harry Potter loser…
109 years ago
After driving back from Orlando on Saturday afternoon…
(we had crashed at Joey Snackpant’s house after a late night of The Hulk and The Ale House. Frog Explode. Hulk Smash. Mentally Challenged Ending.)
…I stopped and picked up my copy of the 870 page “children’s book” Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Upon getting back to the house, I sucked down some major vitamins and started reading. My ever developing cold hindered me, but I managed to complete the entire book in one evening.
Did I enjoy it? Hell yes 
It leaves me wondering some things though. WARNING: Don’t read this part unless you have finished the book or don’t mind learning info early. SPOILERS galore ahead (including the “who dies” part).
1. Okay, the much hyped about death of Sirius Black didn’t seem like a “complete” death. It was too magical and it happened in a place called the Department of Mysteries. Granted it was re-inforced VERY strongly with the Dumbledore/Harry conversation at the end - but still…
2. My favorite line in the who book is on page 32:
“Enough – effing – owls…” muttered Uncle Vernon…
(This is a kid’s book, right?)
3. Again showing my old school bias for kids books, I also got a kick out of 13 year old Ginny Weasley exclaiming “Damn” later in the book.
4. I enjoyed knowing that there was a death, and getting constantly thrown other possibilities: Mr. Weasley, McGonagall, etc. Clever writing.
5. Cameos were a blast, too… especially Lockhart in the mental ward.
6. Is it just me or was Harry’s dad a dick at age 15?
7. Okay… if the Cho girl is out of the picture, does that put Harry back with Hermione… and where does that leave Ron? Or is it Ginny? Or will there be someone else? Or is it (gasp!) Luna? It’s like Degrassi Junior High all over again.
8. I’m really starting to dislike House Elves (though Dobby is much less annoying this time around.)
9. My only complaint in this book was the lack of a “twist” ending. Every Potter book has something you don’t expect at the end. Going in, we all knew there would be a fatality. I guessed early on that it would be Sirius since he had the strongest emotional attachment to Harry. Beyond that, though, this was more a “money” book that an “surprise” book. Money meant in the sense of a “money shot” where you get to see stuff you’ve always wanted to see such as Voldemort and Dumbledore duking it out.
Anyway…
My only worry now is if there’s another three years until the NEXT book. Also, with J.K. Rowling’s current pattern, the next book should be well over 1000 pages.
I’m going back to bed and get rid of this cold now. 
