Comments on: The Beginning

By: Timbus

Timbus — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:16:29 +0000

I thought that Hermione kissing Harry on the cheek at the end was rather strange, but now I think it has something to do with the fact that Voldemort touched Harry’s cheek when he said “I can touch you now”.

By: Todd

Todd — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:51:19 +0000

One recent thought I had about the ending of “Goblet of Fire”. Dumbledore’s speech at the end, bringing together the students from Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang, seems to be leading to a concerted, international effort by the wizarding world all around the world, not just Britain, to stop Voldemort.

But in the succeeding books, all the way down to “Deathly Hallows”, Wizarding Britain seems to be on its own against Voldemort. No help comes from other countries, even at the Battle of Hogwarts. What Rowling was apparently building up to never came, and I think that a pity.

By: Casey

Casey — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:20:22 +0000

As Mickey said so well, “And with that we cross over to the dark side of Harry Potter…”

Can’t wait to see all of the art and discussions in OotP! It’s my favorite! xD

By: Josiah

Josiah — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 21:58:52 +0000

Very small mistake under the section “The boy who lived”. It reads: “…and it many ways it is a turning point…” I think it should be “…and *in* many ways…”

I love this site, by the way. I’m ever so grateful you chose a dark background, it helps avoid blinding headaches induced by poor website design choices.

By: Jes

Jes — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:37:29 +0000

Having just reread the series, I’m really enjoying this site! You provide a lot of insight into the books that I never would have seen before, and it’s very fun to read your take on everything.

By: rebecca

rebecca — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:39:23 +0000

@Steve – there were other protections that dumbledore had placed. and they say as much in the following books. about how he returns to the dursleys because of the protections charms and spells that dumbledore put on the house to be a safe haven for harry so long as harry could call it home. it was not just about the blood relation. though that was one of my the many protections placed. at least this was my understanding as to why he constantly returned and i thought they mentioned this in DH as to why he waited until he was 17

By: Leah

Leah — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:24:06 +0000

@Samantha. Voldemort overcame the barrier of not being able to touch Harry because of his blood…such as in Book 1. However, the ancient magic invoked at the Dursleys’ still protects Harry when he resides there (until he is 17 of course) as long as he goes back once a year. So he goes back to renew it as a “safe haven.” Even though Voldemort took Harry’s blood, Voldemort can still not get into the Dursleys’.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 21:51:52 +0000

This is a really great site! Very in depth, and love de collection of fan art.

GoF always is a bit of a hard read for me, because I’ve never seen a proper explanation as to why Harry had to go through the whole tournament. There must be a quicker, more easy way to get Harry to Voldemort.

By: Samantha

Samantha — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 10:12:36 +0000

Someone remind me why Harry was sent back to the Dursley’s even though Voldemort had overcome the blood protection barrier?

Otherwise – well done. I’m re reading the series and have been using this site as a guide after I read each chapter. If only Harry Potter were a subject at school – I’d've aced the class with the help of this site! :D

By: John Kearns

John Kearns — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 02:15:19 +0000

Ahh, sorry, I remembered incorrectly which chapter I’d paired the quote with! The quote is in fact at the bottom of *this* page:
http://hpcompanion.com/op/op21/

It’s in the “Final Word” section, last thing before you hit the start of the comments.