24 Wednesday Jan 2018
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Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four Privet Drive, were proud to say they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you’d expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn’t hold with such nonsense.
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Ugh! Two of the most loathsome fictional characters ever written. I love the Potter stories and hated how Harry was treated by them.
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The only one I hated more besides Voldemort and Bellatrix, was Umbridge. She almost wrecked my love for pink and cuddly kittens.😡
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I hear you! Umbridge was horrendous. In reality people like her are the real monsters.
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Exactly!
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Ah, never read Harry Potter books, I don’t hold with such nonsense 😀
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Gasp!😱
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😀 😀
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I still love you anyway.😁🤗
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Phew! (I did like the movies though 🙂 )
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Oh! But the books are even better. Just sayin’😏
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I suppose they are, but I’ve got so many others I want to read!!
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I understand.🤗
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That was such a great beginning.
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It immediately hooked me.😊
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Never read a HP book, or seen the films. But Richard Griffiths was a great actor, and had many good roles. A sad loss when he died in 2013, but not really a surprise, given his build.
Best wishes, Pete.
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He was a wonderful actor Pete.😞
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I was re-reading Potter around Christmas-time and I forgot that Vernon and Petunia got Harry a Christmas present during his first year at Hogwarts!
A fifty pence piece!! 😀
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I suppose that was better than Vernon’s dirty sock he received on another occasion.😡
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Kim thank you as you reminded me how much I love JK’s writing! Happy Wednesday!
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Happy Wednesday Sophie! It’s reminded me that I haven’t reread these for awhile.😊
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I’m glad you got your Whimsy back!! Nice to *see* you smiling for the moment! Lol!
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Thanks Nicole!🤗
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I never read the HP books but I have watched all the movie adaptations and I loved them. 🙂
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Ooh Raven! If you loved the movies, you’ll go crazy over the books!😊
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Haha, great post. What a loathsome pair. With a brat of a son. I kept wishing Hogwarts would offer permanent boarding for Harry, but life is never that simple.
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Thanks Lorraine. At least Dudley redeemed himself a bit in the last book.😊
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I haven’t read the last two… yet. They’re in my room waiting patiently until I get around to them.
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Please don’t hate me……but I have never read the Harry Potter books, and I have only seen the first four films. Just not a big fan…..(* hides under the bed in total fear of reaction * 😱😱😱😱)
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Oh Michel. I forgive you. As much as I love Harry Potter, I know the books aren’t for everyone. You can come out now.🤗
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Crawls from under the bed and breathes a sigh of relief 😂😂
Ps….I hope you are feeling better today Kim 😊😊
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As if I could be angry with you!
And I’m hanging in there thanks.🤗
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I’m glad to hear that. I hope you will feel completely better soon. Take care Kim 😊😊
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Ugh I hated those two so much!!
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Horrible people.😡
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Love that quote!
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It sets up the whole series.😊
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Yup 😊
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Mr. Brad Pokémon-Ponsonby of Number Fer, Avalaf Avenue, is proud to say that u r invited to a cake and chuckles jamboree right here!:
https://bradscribe.wordpress.com/2018/01/24/a-new-hope-in-a-new-light-a-reappraisal-of-the-movie-that-started-it-all/
(At last!) 🙂
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Thanks for the link Brad. I’ll be over ASAP.🤗
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Oh goody gumdrops! 🙂
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Great choice! I love that opening. Vernon and Petunia may have been horrible to Harry, but I also found them rather fun characters at the same time.
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Thanks Jeanne. They were fun. And I don’t think Harry would have turned out as he did without having been raised by them horrible as they were.😊
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That’s true.
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Oh, yes, Harry Potter. It’s been a while since I’ve read the books, but Ms. Rowling is a wonderful writer. I liked the movies too, but I prefer the books.
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Books are always better!😊
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I agree…There have been some good movies based on books, but it can be a challenge to make a book into a two hour or so movie.
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What odious people they were. Total jokes as guardians for Harry.
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I sort can never forget the face of this man. Is he worse in the books? Hahah
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Oh God yes!🤦🏻♀️
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