I’ve been sick for days now and grounded at home. Not much happening and not much to blog about. Just tried writing random poems and haikus until I decided to go back to re-reading Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix – it’s the book that follows Goblet of Fire. I figured I must’ve missed some details worth going back to and I found something. Dumbledore has a brother – Aberforth. Mad-eye Moody (the real) showed a picture of the original members of the Order of the Phoenix (the task force that was supposed to bring down Voldemort and his ranks) to Harry and Aberforth was in the picture and Moody never mentioned if he's dead or not. Maybe he will figure in the final book to save the day.

I realize I can’t even talk about Order of the Phoenix without risking mentioning some spoilers / hints on The Half-Blood Prince (book 6). It’s hard you know, not having a lot of friends who read the books so I could talk about it with them. Right now, I can only talk about them regarding Goblet which is what, five years old??

I don’t know if I’m excited or dreading Rowling’s final installment to the HP series. For one thing, it’ll be the last book, which means there’s nothing else to look forward to after except for the movies to catch up. But it will also make the story come to full circle and answer every question in Harry’s and everyone else’s past. When it comes to the past, no other book offers more information about pre-Harry magical times than Half-Blood Prince. It basically centers on Voldemort’s youth and the people around him. But the last book will most likely hold every missing piece in Harry’s puzzle.

It’ll probably take another 20 years ‘till the next big thing comes out from an unheard of author. For now, we’re gonna have to make do with the Shopahollic series and Dan Brown’s conspiracies.


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