Comments on: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J. K. Rowling http://www.danahuff.net/?p=4021 Too many books, not enough time. Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:40:21 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: mrswp93 http://www.danahuff.net/?p=4021&cpage=1#comment-122443 mrswp93 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 01:03:33 +0000 http://www.danahuff.net/?p=4021#comment-122443 I’m winding my way through the Stephen Fry audio books for the umpteenth time. I’ve had to order new copies of Goblet of Fire and Deathly Hallows due to careless borrowers’ scratches. I’m so tempted to get the digitals for my iPad/Kindle, but I only want the UK editions and we can’t get them here. I’m a bit jealous of you and your gift, in a completely good way.
By the way, I’ve always thought Mrs. Figg was brewing, or trying to brew, Polyjuice Potion, despite being a Squib. All those references to a cabbage smell…

]]> By: Elaine Willis http://www.danahuff.net/?p=4021&cpage=1#comment-122308 Elaine Willis Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:31:15 +0000 http://www.danahuff.net/?p=4021#comment-122308 “The DADA teachers seem to be the Red Shirts of the Harry Potter universe.”

I absolutely love this line. This is an excellent example of cultural literacy.

Star Trek does classify as culture, doesn’t it?

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