Jayson’s Reviews > Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix > Status Update
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(1) '"Tell me, how does it feel being second-best to Weasley, Potter?" he asked.
"Shut up, Malfoy," said Hermione sharply.'
- More Ron/Hermione mirroring. Until now, it's always been Ron who's defended Hermione's honor against Malfoy's jibes. Here it's the other way around.
(2) With Delores Umbridge, it'd be far more fitting for her initials to be FU instead of DU.
— May 17, 2020 12:20AM
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(1) '"Tell me, how does it feel being second-best to Weasley, Potter?" he asked.
"Shut up, Malfoy," said Hermione sharply.'
- More Ron/Hermione mirroring. Until now, it's always been Ron who's defended Hermione's honor against Malfoy's jibes. Here it's the other way around.
(2) With Delores Umbridge, it'd be far more fitting for her initials to be FU instead of DU.
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(1) Well, I'm nearly finished with this. Now I've got to hunker down and write my review. I simultaneously hate writing reviews but love finishing reviews. It's like exercise, and Harry Potter reviews are especially stressful and demanding on account of the extra attention.
(2) Feel free to use my gifs. They're on my Imgur at: .
— Jun 23, 2020 12:10AM
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(1) Well, I'm nearly finished with this. Now I've got to hunker down and write my review. I simultaneously hate writing reviews but love finishing reviews. It's like exercise, and Harry Potter reviews are especially stressful and demanding on account of the extra attention.
(2) Feel free to use my gifs. They're on my Imgur at: .
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(1) "Cornelius, I am ready to fight your men � and win again!"
- Dumbledore giving orders to Fudge while still an enemy of the state is one of the series most boss moments.
(2) Phineas Nigellus: "You see, Dumbledore? ... Never try to understand the students. They hate it. They would much rather be tragically misunderstood..."
- A bit cynical, but he's not incorrect.
— Jun 22, 2020 01:01AM
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(1) "Cornelius, I am ready to fight your men � and win again!"
- Dumbledore giving orders to Fudge while still an enemy of the state is one of the series most boss moments.
(2) Phineas Nigellus: "You see, Dumbledore? ... Never try to understand the students. They hate it. They would much rather be tragically misunderstood..."
- A bit cynical, but he's not incorrect.
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(1) Neville: "A brain attacked Ron but I think he’s all right � and Hermione’s unconscious, but we could feel a pulse �"
- You'd think all the time fighting with Hermione would have better prepared Ron to fight another brain.
(2) Voldemort calls Bellatrix "Bella"... wonder if he's a "Twilight" fan?
(3) It's easy to forget that people still think Sirius is a murderer.
— Jun 21, 2020 01:00AM
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(1) Neville: "A brain attacked Ron but I think he’s all right � and Hermione’s unconscious, but we could feel a pulse �"
- You'd think all the time fighting with Hermione would have better prepared Ron to fight another brain.
(2) Voldemort calls Bellatrix "Bella"... wonder if he's a "Twilight" fan?
(3) It's easy to forget that people still think Sirius is a murderer.
Jayson
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(1) "[Harry] just wanted to get them all out of this alive, make sure that none of his friends paid a terrible price for his stupidity."
- That's certainly a good reason.
(2) Harry: "How come Voldemort wants it?"
Bellatrix: "You dare speak his name?"
Harry: "Yeah."
- Good answer, Harry. Very forthright.
(3) Ron: "Accio brain!"
- C'mon, Ron, you've already got brains.
— Jun 20, 2020 12:30AM
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(1) "[Harry] just wanted to get them all out of this alive, make sure that none of his friends paid a terrible price for his stupidity."
- That's certainly a good reason.
(2) Harry: "How come Voldemort wants it?"
Bellatrix: "You dare speak his name?"
Harry: "Yeah."
- Good answer, Harry. Very forthright.
(3) Ron: "Accio brain!"
- C'mon, Ron, you've already got brains.
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(1) Hermione treats Luna like McGonagall treats Trelawney. With open disdain at the mere mention of absurdities, but with affection and friendship when faced against a common enemy.
(2) Harry, Luna and Neville being the only ones who can hear voices behind the veiled archway should have been a light bulb moment, since they're also the only ones who can see thestrals.
— Jun 19, 2020 12:10AM
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(1) Hermione treats Luna like McGonagall treats Trelawney. With open disdain at the mere mention of absurdities, but with affection and friendship when faced against a common enemy.
(2) Harry, Luna and Neville being the only ones who can hear voices behind the veiled archway should have been a light bulb moment, since they're also the only ones who can see thestrals.
Jayson
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(1) Ron: "What’ve you done with Umbridge?"
Harry: "She got carried away."
- Very James Bond of him.
- Even in life-threatening situations there's always time for jokes.
(2) Harry: "Ron’s the only one with a broomstick that isn’t being guarded by
a security troll, so �"
Ginny: "I’ve got a broom!"
- Ginny being invisible to Harry again. He'll change his tune next book.
— Jun 18, 2020 12:30AM
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(1) Ron: "What’ve you done with Umbridge?"
Harry: "She got carried away."
- Very James Bond of him.
- Even in life-threatening situations there's always time for jokes.
(2) Harry: "Ron’s the only one with a broomstick that isn’t being guarded by
a security troll, so �"
Ginny: "I’ve got a broom!"
- Ginny being invisible to Harry again. He'll change his tune next book.
Jayson
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(1) '"What did you call us?" shouted a wild-looking black centaur, whom Harry recognized as Bane.'
- Bane? I bet he was born in the darkness.
- In my head he's voiced by Tom Hardy.
(2) "Real tears [slid] down [Hermione's] face now. “We haven’t done anything to hurt you ... we just want to go back to school.�
- Of course she wants to go back to school, she's Hermione.
— Jun 17, 2020 12:20AM
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(1) '"What did you call us?" shouted a wild-looking black centaur, whom Harry recognized as Bane.'
- Bane? I bet he was born in the darkness.
- In my head he's voiced by Tom Hardy.
(2) "Real tears [slid] down [Hermione's] face now. “We haven’t done anything to hurt you ... we just want to go back to school.�
- Of course she wants to go back to school, she's Hermione.
Jayson
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(1) Umbridge: "They were all bleating about silencing you ... but I was the one who actually did something about it ... Only you wriggled out of that one, didn’t you, Potter?"
- How very "If it wasn't for you meddling kids..."
(2) "Though Hermione was sobbing desperately into her hands, there was no trace of a tear."
- Great! Cries all the time, but now she's unable!
— Jun 16, 2020 12:15AM
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(1) Umbridge: "They were all bleating about silencing you ... but I was the one who actually did something about it ... Only you wriggled out of that one, didn’t you, Potter?"
- How very "If it wasn't for you meddling kids..."
(2) "Though Hermione was sobbing desperately into her hands, there was no trace of a tear."
- Great! Cries all the time, but now she's unable!
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(1) "The confederation had met for the first time in France ... Goblins had tried to attend and been ousted ... And nobody from Liechtenstein had wanted to come."
- Typical Liechtenstein, always going their own way.
(2) Hermione: "This isn’t a criticism, Harry! But ... don’t you think you’ve got a bit of a—a—saving-people-thing?"
- Well, not the worst complex to have.
— Jun 15, 2020 12:30AM
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(1) "The confederation had met for the first time in France ... Goblins had tried to attend and been ousted ... And nobody from Liechtenstein had wanted to come."
- Typical Liechtenstein, always going their own way.
(2) Hermione: "This isn’t a criticism, Harry! But ... don’t you think you’ve got a bit of a—a—saving-people-thing?"
- Well, not the worst complex to have.
Jayson
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(1) Hermione loves elves but hates giants... a bit hypocritical if you ask me. Also ironic since nearly every elf hates her, but Grawp adores her.
(2) 'Harry raised his wand, looked directly at Umbridge, and imagined her being sacked.
"Expecto Patronum!"'
- Sure, that's a happy thought... though, if it were me, I'd add some sort of humiliation to make it extra happy.
— Jun 14, 2020 12:20AM
Notes:
(1) Hermione loves elves but hates giants... a bit hypocritical if you ask me. Also ironic since nearly every elf hates her, but Grawp adores her.
(2) 'Harry raised his wand, looked directly at Umbridge, and imagined her being sacked.
"Expecto Patronum!"'
- Sure, that's a happy thought... though, if it were me, I'd add some sort of humiliation to make it extra happy.
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Ugh I totally agree about Umbridge. She is such a despicable character!!
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Rae wrote: "Ugh I totally agree about Umbridge. She is such a despicable character!!"She's the best villain in the series, in my opinion. Much more real world and visceral than Voldemort. We all know the feeling of hating school teachers for injustices endured.
As much as I hate the toad, Umbridge kinda immediately makes a scene because of her God awful personality and annoying "hem hem"s every 5 seconds. Don't know if I described that well.
TheOtakuStory wrote: "As much as I hate the toad, Umbridge kinda immediately makes a scene because of her God awful personality and annoying "hem hem"s every 5 seconds. Don't know if I described that well."I get what you're saying. She's certainly a scene stealer and the character that provokes the strongest reaction regardless of who she's sharing the stage with.
It's rare to find a villain such as Umbridge in books! A character that feels so real and at the same time you completely and sincerely hate!
Vio wrote: "It's rare to find a villain such as Umbridge in books! A character that feels so real and at the same time you completely and sincerely hate!"I think part of it is that she is sort of a stand-in for all the terrible teachers we've all experienced growing up. In that sense, it's more real because she's an actual person, or persons, that we know and have had bad experiences with. So, she taps into the existing bad feeling we have innately. It's bonus hatred, on top of what she does in the book.
Jayson wrote: "Vio wrote: "It's rare to find a villain such as Umbridge in books! A character that feels so real and at the same time you completely and sincerely hate!"I think part of it is that she is sort of..."
I agree, Rowling's somehow managed to channel all our bad school experiences with teachers in one character.
Vio wrote: "I agree, Rowling's somehow managed to channel all our bad school experiences with teachers in one character."Yes, also Umbrdige is all our suspicions about teachers made literal. For example, we all can say our teachers tortured us in school, or hated us implicitly, or subjected us to draconian rules. Here Umbridge actually does.
Omg I love your status updates.😂 It makes me want to reread the books.
that gif is sickening for my eyes
Lia wrote: "Omg I love your status updates.😂 It makes me want to reread the books."So happy you're enjoying them, Lia!
Spriya wrote: "that gif is sickening for my eyes"It's enough pink to make you vomit or melt your brain. So much pink! 😲🤢🤯
but it's Hermione defending Harry
✝✝ Christina✝✝� wrote: "but it's Hermione defending Harry"While it's directed at Harry, it's an insult to Ron, hence Hermione is defending Ron.
Finishing second best isn't inherently bad. Finishing second to someone like Hermione or Cedric or Neville (at herbology) might be seen as an achievement. But making the comparison to Ron, with the intention of putting Harry down, is to imply that Ron's a loser or inept, and Harry should feel ashamed for it.
Additionally, I know Hermione's defending Ron because "Shut up, Malfoy" is Ron's catchphrase when he defends Hermione against Malfoy. She's literally quoting him. Ergo, Malfoy is trying to make Harry feel bad, but not insulting him. Malfoy is insulting Ron while not directly addressing him.
Ron's facial expression in the GIF is such a mood.
human wrote: "Ron's facial expression in the GIF is such a mood."Ron has the best facial expressions :)
The way Umbridge has every damn thing pink, makes me wanna puke. The character makes me wanna puke tbh
Sakshi wrote: "The way Umbridge has every damn thing pink, males me wanna puke. The character makes me wanna puke tbh"Yes, it's like that old saying, "you can put lipstick on a pig but it's still a pig." No amount of girly hues can mask the repulsive character underneath.
~Professor Blake~ wrote: "Ugh. I hate Umbridge."I think it's safe to say most people feel the same.
I love how most people who read this book are able to band together in their shared hate for Umbridge. If we argue and disagree about everything else, we've still got this, lol.
human wrote: "I love how most people who read this book are able to band together in their shared hate for Umbridge. If we argue and disagree about everything else, we've still got this, lol."Umbridge hate is truly a rallying call for unity :)
Umbridge is the worst!! I started calling her Dumbridge ages ago and I can’t seem to stop. 😆 It’s definitely all HP lovers against her. Yay for common ground!!
Shannara wrote: "Umbridge is the worst!! I started calling her Dumbridge ages ago and I can’t seem to stop. 😆 It’s definitely all HP lovers against her. Yay for common ground!!"Dumbridge is a great nickname. It's catchy. I'll certainly have it on the mind whenever I think of her :)
~Professor Blake~ wrote: "😂😂😂"😁
