The Tournament (Matthew Reilly)

1.  I like how there is are references to history plus a bit of creative licence
2. "..however lamentable his English may be, he still speaks your language while you cannot speak his. To me, this gives him a considerable advantage over to you. Always pause before you criticise, and never unduly criticise one who has made an effort at something you yourself have not even attempted"
3. London a dangerous place for a rival heir
4. The knight is the Queen's greatest enemy, for while the Queen can replicate every other piece's moves, she cannot mimic the knight's leaps 
5. The knight's fork
6. Queen bishop trap
7. A bit of unnecessary sexual text
8. "Forgotten, mistreated and regularly sacrificed...pawns somehow always manage to be there at the end"
9. Austrian delegation sends a 17 year old girl as a gift despite being on bad terms
10. Michelangelo's interaction with social inferiors
11. Roger Ascham like Sherlock
12. Love the ancient household names of the 1500s - Michelangelo, Ivan the terrible, Suleiman the magnificent, Elizabeth I..
13. Dislike the sexual scenes 
14. Elizabeth concludes best not to marry and give into carnal desires
15. Themes of catholic cardinal abuse of kids - disturbing
16. Elizabeth concludes Mr Ponsonby is a servant, not on even footing
17. Sultan grins at draw rigging
18. Chess tournament is simulated warfare
19. I like the cultural references famous figures but I disliked the sex scenes (I understand why it was done though - to explain Elizabeth not marrying)
20. Ending wasn't really that satisfying
21. Good idea but execution is so so: 3?/5

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)

1.  That Potter lives is due more to my errors, than to his triumphs
2. Dudley actually is .. fond of..or concerned about Harry?
3. Moody's plan to smuggle Harry out with 7 Potters
4. Thicknesse's strategy forcing them to adopt this gambit
5. "..he'd be mad not to have a Death Eater or two keeping an eye out, it's what I'd do."
6. Harry caught Hermione's eye and looked away at once
7. Mundungus reluctantly
8. Ron, Hermione, Fred, George and Fleur are Harry's backers
9. Six doppelgangers
10. I knew Ginny was lying about that tattoo
11. Harry, your eyesight is really awful
12. Hedwig dead
13. A Grindylow in a tank..
14. We've been betrayed
15. Harry the time for Disarming is past!
16. Expelliarmus is a useful spell, Harry, but the Death Eaters seem to think it is your signature move..
17. Harry is the best hope we have. Trust him. - Dumbledore's last words
18. All right all right! But somebody betrayed us!
19. Snape cast Sectumsempra
20. Mr Weasley shouting - Harry had never heard that before
21. Ginny took his hand
22. Mad eye was right- Voldemort went for the toughest Aurors
23. We've got to trust each other. I trust all of you. I don't think anyone in this room would ever sell me to Voldemort
24. Height of dishonor to mistrust friends
25. Wand performing magic on its own
26. The unsaid things that had just passed between them..
27. Hermione’s parents life ambition to move to Australia
28. He simply could not find words important enough
29. Action horcrux books
30. Substances as destructive as Basilisk venom
31. Threw Harry a glowing look. Ginny cleared her throat loudly
32. The Will of Albus Dumbledore
33. Twelve Fail-Safe Ways to Charm Witches
34. Harry's birthday present watch a family possession- he doesn't need a new one!
35. She was the only real thing in the world, Ginny
36. Hermione knows her laws
37. The sword of Godric Gryffindor and a snitch
38. Dumbledore could've left them with hints re his bequests??
39. Typo "trust to"
40. Affecting
41. Ginevra (Italian Guinevere)
42. Ginny winked at Harry
43. Hermione turned and beamed at Harry
44. She's great isn't she? Always good value - on Luna
45. "I like this song," said Luna..a few seconds later she stood up and glided on to the dance floor, where she revolved on the spot, quite alone, eyes closed and waving her arms.
46. Hermione is amazing
47. Apparate very precisely on to the top step outside the front to be sure they did not see me
48. Does Harry still have the Trace?
49. Scrimgeour's final act had been to try and protect Harry
50. Remaining masked has created confusion, uncertainty and fear
51. Voldemort sown doubt and fear into those who would have defended Harry - by suggesting he killed Dumbledore
52. Register of M bornuggles - muggles being rounded up and accused of stealing magic
53. Hogwarts compulsory attendance
54. Parents shouldn't leave their kids unless they've got to
55. Harry is an annoying character
56. Dumbledore's past is an annoying topic
57. Kreacher's French onion soup
58. Harry partial to the treacle tart
59. Poor Kreacher
60. Ron a bit of an idiot
61. Harry too really, but Hermione the only sensible one
62. Ginny Neville and Luna heading up the DA
63. Flawed (and foolish) heroes but courage in the face of adversity
64. No [Dumbledore] must've known you'd always want to come back.
65. Snape's patronus the high level play 
66. All's fair in love and war
67. Aha! That's got to be Luna's house. Who else would live in a place like that 😂
68. And then he greeted death as an old friend, and went with him gladly, and, equals, they departed this life
69. Harry felt a great rush of affection for Luna- friends...friends..friends..Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny and Neville
70. A mixture of gratitude and shame welled up in Harry. Had Lupine forgiven him
71. Potterwatch!
72. The names taboo 
73. Slytherin dungeons
74. My son Draco is home..if that is Harry Potter he will know
75. Draco, if we are the ones who hand Potter over to the Dark Lord, everything will be forgiven
76. Greyback - we won't be forgetting who caught him??
77. Hermione quick thinker
78. "Thank you so much, Dobby, for rescuing me from that cellar. It's so unfair that you had to die, when you were so good and brave. I'll always remember what you did for us. I hope you're happy now." - Luna
79. Aberforth helping
80. Hermione gave a weak smile
81. You are a very odd wizard
82. If there was a wizard of whom I would believe that the did not seek personal gain...it would be you,  Harry Potter.." Griphook
83. Wand ownership logic!
84. You'll be godfather?
85. I've got to get up there...Levicorpus
86. Harry completely forgets what he's learned in charms
87. But I think they might have noticed we broke into Gringotts
88. Scream of rage of denial. Imposters? What imposters?
89. How could anyone know the Gaunt Shack
90. How could the boy know about the cave?
91. Hogwarts deepest secrets of that place
92. Nagini
93. Return to each of his hiding places and redouble protection.
94. Voldemort panics page 444
95. Death eaters ready for Harry at Hogsmeade 
96. Caterwauling charm - alert system
97. You know who's won
98. Barman
99. Traffic Potions and poisons 
100. Barman sent dobby
101. Aberforth bought Sirius' mirror
102. Harry accepted that he had not been told everything that he wanted to know and he simply had to trust
103. "You know what to do. " - Ariana
104. Neville with long hair gave a roar of delight .. and yelled "I knew you'd come! I knew it, Harry"
105. "I don't know how to thank you. You've saved our lives twice."
106. She sent me a letter telling me she was proud of me, that I'm my parent's son, and to keep it up
107. I don't want any Carrows supporters 
108. Gamps law of elemental transfiguration 
109. Everyone in here's proven they're loyal to Dumbledore - loyal to you
110. Harry forgot how beautiful Ginny was
111. Aberforth's bar turned into a railway station
112. Harry's old girlfriend- his mouth fell open
113. You've got to stop this. What did you call b then all back for. This is insane
114. Well there's her lost diadem..I told you about it remember Harry?
115. Cho had got to her feet, but Ginny said rather fiercely,  "No, Luna will take Harry, won't you Luna?"
116. Cho sat down, looking disappointed
117. Hmm what do you think Harry? What isn't there a password? Oh no give got to answer a question.. that way you learn, you see?
118. Potter belongs in my house!! Beneath the disbelief and anger, Harry heard a little strain of pride in her voice, and affection for Minerva McGonagall gushed up inside him
119.  McGonagall saw Luna and Harry?
120. You'll back me up or you'll pay the price. And he spat in her face
121. You shouldn't have done that. Crucio
122. You're acting on Dumbledore's orders. 
123. We shall secure the school..
124. Three cats
125. But we can hold him up
126. If any of those do are over age rush to stay and fight, I think they ought to be given a chance
127. Man the boundaries,protect us,  do your duty to our school
128. Percy - Am I too late?
129. I'm sorry Dad
130. I have great respect for the teachers of Hogwarts.
131. You have until midnight
132. Weak plot point - Ron hissing parseltongue
133. IF WE DIE FOR THEM ILL KILL YOU HARRY
134. Fiendfyre 
135. Think of something happy
136. We're all still here. We're still fighting. Come on now
137. Lily and Snape best friends
138. My word Severus that I shall never reveal the best of you?
139. To give Voldemort what appears to be valuable information but withholding the essentials is a job I would entrust to nobody but you
140. After all this time? Always.
141. The mudblood - do not use that word (Snape learned)
142. Bit of a weird use of the resurrection stone 
143. Invisibility cloak is a hallow
144. It is a curious thing.. those best suited to power are those who have never sought it
145. Why did you have to make it so difficult?
146. How did Hagrid not feel Harry's heartbeat
147. Harry stays silent
148. McGonagall's scream.. and Ron, Hermione and Ginny's screams are worse
149. Neville pulls the sword out but the hat on his head was a bit contrived??
150. Kreacher
151. Bellatrix's smile faltered vs Mrs Weasley
152. Confronting Voldemort with truths the best part
153. Think and try for some remorse Riddle
154. Hilarious that Harry's trademark spell is expelliarmus 
155. I'd want some peace and quiet if it were me - Luna LOL.
156. I'll distract them all
157. Hilarious that his last thought is about Kreacher giving him a sandwich
158. Some people hated the epilogue
159. I didn't like it either
160. It probably evens out and I'd say it's a solid 4.9/5 because it ties everything together
161. There were moments of real tension and crazy stuff which is the best the series ever had but by the same token I didn't really like some aspects like Dumbledore's past.
162. So harry didn't conquer death in the way the deathly hallows story is told. Or what people perceived. He embraced death. That's what they meant by being master of death. But it was his blood in Voldemort (a "horcrux" for Harry - "For a fleeting instant, Harry thought he saw a gleam of something like triumph in Dumbledore’s eyes." - Goblet of Fire (Chapter 36, "The Parting of the Ways"), Voldemort's soul in Harry being a target and the elder wand being his that prevented him from dying
163. Lots of Christian concepts re resurrection  
164. The series as a whole - probably a 4.85/5 - it's pretty cool that the invisibility cloak being a legendary artifact was foreshadowed as early as book 1 and is what links Harry to the youngest Peverell...whereas in book 6 Marvalo's ring links Voldemort to the second brother. And that Rowling already hinted at horcruxes as early as book 2..

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book #6)

1.  "as though it was not usually inhabited"
2. "Do you really think that the Dark Lord has not asked me each and every one of those questions? And do you really think that..I would be sitting here talking to you?"
3. Think! By waiting two hours I ensured I could remain at Hogwarts as a spy!
4. There is no point apportioning blame. What is done is done
5. "You know about the plan?"
6. Bellatrix's mouth fell open. 
7. "The misty fug" typo fog p42 ch3
8. Dumbledore's black and shrivelled hand
9. But the evidence so far suggests that that would be optimistic to the point of foolishness. 
10. Madam Rosmerta's finest oak-matured mead
11. His godfather's dead? Vernon said loudly
12. Bellatrix Lestrange inherit the house??!
13. Harry suspects Dumbledore was enjoying himself
14. Using Kreacher as a test of ownership
15. "You did not do as I asked. You have never treated Harry as a son. He has known nothing but neglect and often cruelty at your hands."
16. I do not think you need worry about being attacked tonight...You are with me. 
17. Voldemort using Occlumency against Harry
18. Why does Harry need to say "Hermione Granger told me" - is there more than 1 Hermione?
19. Harry understood he was not being snubbed, and that he had permission to keep asking questions 
20. Dumbledore's favourite flavour of jam is raspberry
21. Slughorn collects people and talent
22. "If it is..I'll make sure I take as many Death Eaters with me as I can, and Voldemort too if I can manage it"
23. Slughorn taught Mr and Mrs Weasley and Lily Potter
24. Arthur Weasley promoted
25. All the girls hate Fleur - Mrs Weasley hoping Bill falls for Tonks instead
26. Hermione shrieked 
27. Harry feeling warmth from his friends supporting him
28. Harry's excellent report card for 7 OWLs
29. Hermione dreadful at Quidditch
30. Ollivander captured - for the Elder wand?
31. Hagrid the security
32. Harry standing up to Narcissa Malfoy
33. Dumbledore won't always be there to protect you
34. Why is Malkin even disputing that Malfoys are death eaters
35. U no poo
36. Ministry buying 500 shield hats!
37. Harry: You don't pay here 
38. Vanishing cabinet for Malfoy 
39. Hermione tries to suss out info but fails
40. Harry felt a twinge of annoyance when Ginny leaves (he also smelt something flowery at the Burrow)
41. Luna: "It was like having friends" 😂 Harry pitied her
42. "They're friends of mine"
43. None of them was at the Ministry. They didn't fight with me"
44. (The DA members performing jinxes on Malfoy is something I forgot to note in the previous book)
45. Nearly Headless Nick is a Potter authority 
46. Hagrid assumes all 3 of them are taking his lessons
47. Lavender Brown and Ron
48. Harry got the quidditch captain's badge
49. Katie Bell the only one left - doesn't advocate nepotism 
50. Did you really tell him I'm the best in the year? Oh Harry!
51. Liquid luck- Felix Felicis
52. Stupid scribbles of the previous owner - Snape
53. Add a clockwise stir - Harry tells Hermione how to do it
54. Harry the clear winner
55. Marvalo and Morfin deeply racist - Merope scarred by the dad 
56. Ron showing signs of jealousy
57. Harry's final decision - "if you don't get out of the way I'll hex you!"
58. Hermione telling Ron he was brilliant .."yes yes you were magnificent" and she confounded his competition 
59. Ron annoyed he's not invited to parties but this was how Harry felt when he wasn't prefect
60. Hermione's eyes flickered between Ron and Madam Rosmerta
61. Harry scowled at Ginny being with Dean
62. Tom Riddle was greedy, evil and exploitive even as a kid
63. You will hear many of his Death Eaters claiming that they are in his confidence, that they alone are close to him.. they are deluded. Lord V has never had a friend, nor do I believe he has ever wanted one. 
64. Voldemort keeps trophies
65. Harry had a savage urge to jinx Dean into a jelly 
66. Felix Felicis- placebo effect but Ron and Hermione don't get on
67. Harry could not help admiring her spellwork at a time like this 
68. Ron and Lavender burst in
69. Harry thought he heard a sob before it slammed
70. Romilda Vane looked like she meant business (with the love potion)
71. Hermione on the verge of tears
72. Luna was demonstrating her usual knack of speaking uncomfortable truths; he had never met anyone quite like her. 
73. A bit lonely without the DA. Ginny stopping others calling her loony
74. Luna turned her protuberant eyes upon him in surprise
75. Nobody's ever asked me to a party before as a friend!
76. I'm really glad you're taking her,  Harry, she's so excited!
77. Girls were very strange sometimes
78. Hermione and Cormac
79. I like really good Quidditch players
80. Unusually large number of resentful girls
81. Is that why you dyed your eyebrow, for the party? Should I do mine too? 😂😂
82. Satsuma mandarin
83. Eez eet over? What an 'orrible-
84. Fenrir Greyback plans and positions himself so he is close to victims on the full moon
85. Lupin is a nice tie in to Prisoner of Azkaban
86. "To Master, from Kreacher" - maggots 😂😂😂
87. Mrs Weasley gave Lupin an annoyed look as though it was all his fault she was getting Fleur for a daughter-in-law 😂
88. Tonks' patronus changed form 
89. I haven't forgotten Minister. He raised his right fist "I must not tell lies"
90. We'll see who's right.. you'll be eating your words,  Hermione 
91. And the rest of the evening passed with both of them abusing the Minister for Magic..
92. Dumbledore's man through and through
93. Dumbledore never seemed to like me as much as the other teachers did
94. Voldemort revealed his true character in his excitement at discovering his identity
95. Malfoy and Hermione furious that Harry came top of the class without doing anything 
96. 1 March - Ron's birthday
97. Er-my-nee croaked Ron 
98. "Half our family does seem to owe you their lives, now I stop and think about it...Well, all I can say is that it was a lucky day for the Weasleys when Ron decided to sit in your compartment on the Hogwarts Express, Harry" - Arthur Weasley to Harry after Harry saves Ron from poisoning 
99. Luna's commentary 😂
100. Kreacher? 😂
101. And if Dobby does it wrong, Dobby will throw himself off the topmost tower..!!
102. .. but why are you so interested? ..Hermione gave Harry a sharp look
103. She's grown on me,  Luna..I know she's insane
104. Hermione wearily crossing out Harry's sentences
105. Cold disappointment from Dumbledore
106. Greatness inspires envy..
107. Voldemort wanted to teach at Hogwarts
108. Dumbledore suggests the DAtDA post can't be held onto because of Voldemort 
109. Lavender Brown Shrieking at Ron for being with Hermione 
110. Just don't think too badly of me once you've seen it
111. All right, I lied!..I was annoyed you woke me up
112. Now at last we shall see. Harry quickly. 
113. Voldemort wildly happy about Horcruxes
114. Voldemort a solo operator, wouldn't rely on philosopher's stone
115. Morfin's and Marvalo's Shack - Marvalo's ring
116. Hufflepuff's cup, Slytherin's locket, the diary
117. Nagini - so when he killed the Keeper of his father's house in Goblet of fire he made a horcrux?
118. Lucius Malfoy tried to use the horcrux for his own gain (sabotage Weasleys and Dumbledore) and to rid himself of incriminating evidence
119. By attempting to kill Harry, Voldemort singled out Harry and gave him the tools for the job - he didn't hear the whole prophecy and did not realise he would be advancing the prophecy by his own v actions of attacking Harry, who he perceived to be a threat
120. Difference between being dragged into the arena vs walking into the arena with your head held high
121. Lavender red eyed and screaming at Ron
122. Ron brushed snow off Hermione and Lavender cried.
123. Hermione was cheery "It's a nice day"
124. Harry kissed Ginny. Dean Thomas shattered a glass; Romilda Vane looking as though she might throw something
125. Hermione was beaming
126. Ron's jerk of the head - well if you must 
127. Harry giving them his Felix Felicis
128. Your enemy must weaken himself to enter
129. But your blood is worth more than mine
130. Dumbledore very calm
131. Why didn't Dumbledore bring more members of the order? Or kids - they wouldn't fit in the boat presumably 
132. That Dumbledore could cast a fire spell after drinking the potion is crazy
133. Rosmerta under the imperius curse 
134. Amycus Alecto Fenrir
135. Severus..please (begging for execution)
136. Hagrid's skin deflecting curses
137. Dumbledore had weakened himself for nothing
138. Lupin lost control 
139. Dumbledore told me explicitly that Snape's repentance was absolutely genuine..
140. Malfoys hand of glory
141. I am good looking enough for both of us, I theenk! - Fleur on marrying Bill
142. Tonks and Lupin
143. Hagrid's views valued 
144. Ginny understood Harry
145. Can't believe (again) that Dumbledore died..was it really the only way? Was it the craziest MVP play for Snape's cover?
146. This is a book full of emotions - Ginny and Harry finding each other the long way; Hermione and Ron; and Dumbledore's death
147. I like it quite a lot but I suppose it feels like there is no closure after the dramatic shock of Snape killing Dumbledore and that puts a sour taste in the mouth
148. Maybe ranks after Prisoner of Azkaban
149. Maybe a 4.7/5

Love you QQ

Dear daughter,

You were crying in the night. I was too hard on you today. Sorry. Daddy will try to be more patient and remember you are only 2 years old. 

Love you heaps.

Dad

Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix (Harry Potter Book #5)

1.  MUNDUNGUS FLETCHER, I AM GOING TO KILL YOU! 😂😂
2. Interesting dynamic of the ministry (who are stupid and stuck in red tape) vs us- when Voldemort is enough of a problem
3. How's Harry supposed to not leave the house... and why has he been kept out of the loop
4. Calmly talking about Voldemort to the Dursleys
5. Petunia finally stops pretending there us no magic
6. Remember my last Petunia
7. Wotcher, Harry! Kind of like Suzie Blue from keys to the kingdom
8. ..a whole bunch of wizards was standing matter-of-factly in the house as though this was a long standing arrangement
9. This is a classic us against them book where no one believes the main character and the system and red tape is against Harry..
10. I think it's better that Harry gets the facts .. from us rather than a garbled version from others
11. Andromeda, Sirius's cousin, had two sisters Bellatrix and Narcissa Black who became Lestrange and Malfoy respectively 
12. Waging war against the house aided and abetted by Kreacher
13. The cleaning duties part is a bit better than the usual Dursleys stuff at the start of books but it's still kind of boring
14. Dumbledore limiting communications with Harry
15. Doesn't it ever lie flat? Mrs Weasley said desperately 
16. A tight fit in the telephone box
17. Lift ascending slowly at the Ministry of Magic but the level numbers are descending from 7 downwards
18. Mr Weasley stood on Harry's foot to stop him from saying Hi to Kingsley 
19. Kingsley is an insider on locating Black
20. If you can get away before 7 Molly's making meatballs
21. Mr Weasley's office was slightly smaller than the broom cupboard at the dead end of a shabby corridor
22. Lack of procedural fairness - change of courtroom and time
23. The lift doesn't even come down this far
24. Harry felt a surge of emotion when he saw Dumbledore - who saves the day
25. For some reason Harry did not want to look at Hermione (when she and Ron were made prefect)
26. Eerie seeing a photograph of people who would meet their end shortly 
27. Luna Lovegood is hilarious 😂 deadpan, and too honest with shocking but calm outbursts delivered in a dreamy state
28. Dumbledore's strategy of nigellating Harry
29. Hermione accepting Harry's apology after he snapped at them even though she and Ron are on his side. 
30. Seamus and Lavender think he's lying
31. Best to know what the enemy is saying
32. Ask us no questions and we'll tell you no lies"
33. Asperity
34. Mollified
35. Harry and Ron carefully avoided looking at each other
36. "Couldn't you tell she wanted to talk to Harry on her own?"
37. Hermione's mute attempt to capture Umbridge's eye 
38. No practice for practical component
39. "Detention Mr Potter... The Ministry of Magic guarantees that you are not in any danger from any Dark Wizard"
40. It was murder. Voldemort killed him and you know it
41. "Have another biscuit." "No thanks" "don't be ridiculous"
42. Well I'm glad you listen to Hermione Granger at any rate 😂 re Umbridge's speech
43. Thank you for your support Ron
44. "Yes, you too Longbottom. There's nothing wrong with your work except lack of confidence. " 
45. Luna Lovegood and Ernie Macmillan believe Harry "I personally believe you 100%"
46. And it looks like it's going to rain - Ron secretly training
47. If you're going that means I can go too without being rude
48. Detritus
49. I saw him send it said Cho angrily
50. That's right I saw him she said fiercely 
51. Fred and George exchanged looks but said nothing to Ron
52. Hermione consoling Ron
53. Percy pleasantly surprised Ron did not take the "Fred and George" route and followed in his footsteps 
54. Percy very thick
55. Oh give them here..I'll look through them and correct them - Hermione
56. Hermione you are honestly the most wonderful person I've ever met and if I'm ever rude to you again..p269
57. You're less like your father than I thought...Harry didn't want Sirius to gauge a risk
58. This book is all about discrediting Dumbledore and Harry
59. T for Troll
60. Harry, you're the best in the year at DAtDA
61. Just listen to me all right? It sounds great when you say it like that,  but all that stuff was luck. 
62. This is exactly why we need you..we need to know what it's really like.. facing Voldemort- Hermione says V for the first time
63. Harry subconsciously planned lessons
64. What did Vicky say? 😂
65. Hermione who was taking more subjects than either of them had not only finished her homework but was also finding time to knit more elf clothes
66. Harry's stomach did a backflip
67. Yes well the idea seemed quite popular said Hermione happily
68. Hermione's speech to Dumbledore's Army
69. The veiled witch sitting alone shifted very slightly in her seat - Mundungus
70. The fact that Cho had praised him made it much, much harder for him to day the thing he had sworn to himself he would tell them. 
71. No he hasn't snapped Hermione 😂
72. Hem hem said Ginny
73. Hermione the great organiser and meeting chair
74. It was as though they had just signed some sort of contract
75. Ginny and Michael Corner
76. Ginny talks now to Harry
77. What about Cho and you? She just couldn't keep her eyes off you, could she?
78. Harry had never appreciated just how beautiful the village of Hogsmeade was. P311 😂😂
79. Hermione jinxed the paper so that they would know who dobbed them in😂
80. McGonagall is such a cool character 
81. By London she knew Harry meant 12 Grimmauld Place
82. Hedwig staring at Harry as if unable to believe he would give her away like that
83. Neville charged at Malfoy re St Mungo's
84. It was hard to decide which one he wanted to triumph over the other - Umbridge or Snape
85. There will be - no need to talk Harry Ron and Hermione said together
86. Umbridge's hand in the fireplace
87. Cho made Marietta come with her
88. ..he was also thinking of Cho saying he made her nervous
89. Keeping the timing of Dumbledore's Army meetings unpredictable
90. You can do a Protean charm? (Coins will change dates and burn, mimicking Harry's coin) How come you aren't in Ravenclaw 
91. McGonagall gave them no homework "I really don't want to have to hand [the Quidditch Cup] over to Professor Snape, so use the extra time to practise, won't you?
92. Snape refusing to listen to 14 eye witnesses who saw Slytherin attack Gryffindor 
93. Ron kicked the quaffle into the other goal
94. Johnson.. what a player that girl is, I've been saying it for years but she still won't go out with me
95. "I really like you Harry"
96. You know what I mean, said Hermione impatiently
97. Dumbledore continues to avoid looking at Harry
98. Gets help from portraits of other headmasters and various instruments 
99. "Stay where you are"
100. Have you never paused while feeling hard done by to not that following Dumbledore's orders has never yet led you into harm?
101. Look after yourself Harry - Sirius's last proper words
102. Snape is superb at Occlumency
103. Well I suppose you want to ---Only if you do - Cho said eagerly
104. You have no subtlety Potter. You do not understand fine distinctions. It is one of the shortcomings that makes you such a lamentable potion maker
105. Legilimency used to detect lies - those skilled at Occlumency can shut down feelings and memories that contradict the lie
106. When Snape spoke again, it was slowly and deliberately, as though he weighed every word
107. Voldemort knows Harry can see his thoughts and the reverse is likely to be true
108. Snape knows Harry can resist Imperius Curse and similar powers are needed to resist Legilimens
109. Then you will find yourself easy prey for the Dark Lord! Fools who wear their hearts proudly on their sleeves..
110. Empty yourself of emotion
111. Be warned Potter..I shall know if you have not practised 
112. Lee Jordan claiming exploding snap not information related to what subject they are paid to teach
113. Harry recommended essence of murtlap 
114. Took their lead from Neville
115. Neville motivated in DAtDA classes
116. Dumbledore trusts him and if we can't trust Dumbledore we can't trust anyone
117. Roger Davies, Ravenclaw Quidditch captain, setting a standard with which Cho would soon expect him to compete? 😂
118. Harry's mistake was to talk about Hermione on Valentine's day 😂
119. "Girls don't often ask questions like that"
120. "When did you do this?" Her voice trembling slightly... how you dare... how you could...p512
121. What exactly are you so happy about? "Oh Harry don't you see? If she could have done one thing to make absolutely sure that every person in this school will read your interview, it was banning it!"
122. P513. Teachers found ways to express their feelings about the banned interview
123. Trelawney said Harry would become minister for Magic and have 12 children 😂🤣
124. I just wanted to say...I believe you - Seamus
125. That interview was so brave.. it made me cry..
126. Dad's reprinting! He can't believe it.. people seem even more interested in this than Crumple-Horned Snorkacks
127. DUNG UMBRIDGE
128. That would be mine said a deep voice
129. Harry felt a surge of pride in Hermione's jinxing ability 
130. Marietta shook her head
131. I cannot allow you to manhandle my students Dolores
132. Fudge stunned by a sudden blow
133. He will not be single-handed
134. Enough of this rubbish
135. Anyway ..we don't care about getting into trouble any more 
136. Warns Hermione to go into the great hall for lunch
137. Hermione giving the night off to Harry and Ron re homework 😂
138. Break up argument with Cho before Snape's Occlumency lesson
139. I think it was a brilliant idea Harry said coldly (agreed Harry) - "she sold us all out, including you!"
140. Snape's exam - James and Sirius the bully
141. Lily Evans clearly loathed James - how did they get married
142. ..if you just talked to Cho. "It's not Cho I want to talk to"
143. Ginny and Harry starting as friends
144. "What do you think about this? Hermione demanded of Ron
145. "I'm really sorry Harry. I thought you'd finished so I cleared up" - Hermione after Harry's potion smashed on the floor
146. Aurors only take the best.  Nobody has been taken in the last 3 years..
147. McGonagall only accepts Exceeds Expectations. "I'd say you're averaging "Acceptable""
148. Snape only accepts Outstanding 
149. "I should have made my meaning plainer. He has achieved high marks in all DATDA tests set by a competent teacher" looks into her eyes
150. Potter, I will assist you to become an Auror if it is the last thing I do - McGonagall p586
151. Careers advice - my favourite chapter of the book...culminating in Peeves saluting to Fred and George
152. "One more lesson like that and I might do a Weasley"
153. Hermione we've been through this before..it's already bad enough going through the exam once 
154. Harry and Neville more relaxed without Snape around during the Potions OWL
155. McGonagall and Hagrid attacked during an exam
156. Harry caused Sirius's death
157. Hi we recognised Harry's voice. What are you yelling about? Ginny and Luna walk in
158. Ginny and Luna willing to help
159. Harry recognised Hermione's offer to accompany him as a sign of solidarity and loyalty
160. Harry forgot Snape was around
161. Umbridge using Cruciatus and sending Dementors after Harry
162. Hermione crying without tears 😂🤣
163. Umbridge easily fooled by the mention of Dumbledore's weapon
164. HERMY! WHERE HAGGER?
165. He knew Ron would not have chosen Neville Ginny Luna..
166. Nice that they came and the group expands
167. Hermione and Neville say don't touch it Harry p688
168. SPT to APWBD 
169. If Sirius really was not here, he had led his friends to their deaths for no reason at all
170. If death is nothing Dumbledore kill the boy - a trick because he had other horcruxes
171. It was his fault Sirius had died
172. Dumbledore's conversation is weird re feelings
173. Dumbledore should have just passed a message to Harry re Voldemort's trap..
174. "A lone voice of truth... forced to bear ridicule and slander"
175. Ron making centaur noises to scare Umbridge 🤣
176. McGonagall giving random points to Gryffindor 
177. Harry has grown up a lot and had to after his guilt
178. "He somehow could not find words to tell them what it meant to him, to see them all ranged there, on his side"
179. I didn't like this book as much as the others. Somehow Dumbledore's reasons of keeping Harry in the dark (because Dumbledore loved Harry) and blaming himself don't really add up. Ultimately Harry caused Sirius's death, even if that's a harsh conclusion and even accepting he's suffering from PTSD due to Cedric's death
180. I thought the Cho romance was a bit cringeworthy but I suppose that is a reflection of teenage turmoil
181. I would've also liked to see Umbridge suffer more
182. Say 4.2/5. I did enjoy the fight at the Ministry and Luna Lovegood's crazy character.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter Book #4)

1.  The first book in the series to kind of get a bit dark.
2. How did Fred and George know that Ireland would win and Krum would catch the snitch?!
3. How did Bulgaria make it this far - presumably they made sure they were within 150 points of the other team before catching the snitch - which is an interesting strategy.
4. Interesting concept to introduce wizards from different countries and schools of different lands 
5. Winky conjuring the Dark mark with Harry's wand..?
6. Percy taken aback by Hermione scolding him re Winky the elf because she gets on well with him,  relatively speaking 
7. If George and I died, how did you feel knowing that the last thing we ever heard from you was an unfounded accusation?
8. Why is everything I own rubbish
9. Moody's mad electric blue eye 
10. Hermione muttering about slave labour
11. The Weasleys trying to enter the competition underaged
12. Hermione eating in a hurry to go to library
13. "There's no blocking it. Only one known person has ever survived it, and he's sitting in front of me."
14. Hedwig's nips of affection and pride at not wanting to be replaces
15. Fearing Snape would poison them so they worked harder at antidotes!
16. Brilliant plot device of being entered into a dangerous competition - someone mysterious rigging the rules
17. Gryffindor celebrations!
18. Great plot device of no one believing Harry didn't put his name in including Ron - and the concept of the undeserving hero
19. Hermione his good mate, the voice of reason and the true friend 
20. Angry jealous Hedwig again to make things worse 😂
21. Great exploration of school dynamics re other houses hating Gryffindor 
22. The next few days were some of Harry's worst at Hogwarts.. was Rowling saying this as at that moment or was she making that statement as a foretelling for the series as a whole
23. Since when have you been a top student..or is this a school you and Longbottom have set up? 😂
24. "Harry liked Hermione very much but she just wasn't the same as Ron"
25. Moody: "Nice Cloak, Potter"
26. Harry's rather face a Dragon at Hogwarts than go back to Privet Drive
27. "That was a very decent thing you just did, Potter" Moody said quietly re tipping Cedric off
28. Play to your strengths, a spell to get what you need
29. You're the underdog here Harry..nobody would know
30. Fear left him as soon as he sat on the Firebolt
31. Our youngest champion is quickest to get his egg! We'll this is going to shorten the odds on Mr Potter! - Bagman
32. Extravagant praise from McGonagall 
33. Fingernail marks on Hermione from nerves
34. Ron finally coming around🙂
35. They grinned at each other and Hermione burst into tears and gave both a hug 😂 "you two are so stupid!"
36. Biased judges
37. Harry's surprise party - courtesy of Fred and George nicking enough food from the kitchens
38. Fred asking Angelina to the ball on the spot
39. Hermione calling out Ron for looking for the best looking girl even if she's horrible 
40. "That shut Harry and Ron up" - just ban turned down by girls they asked to the ball
41. "Oh did I?" ..Hermione's eyes flashed dangerously
42. Ginny going with Neville
43. Krum was accompanied by a pretty girl in :4blue robes Harry says he didn't know 😂
44. Harry looked away from Diggory and Cho so he wouldn't have to talk to them
45. Her my oh nee
46. Krum mustering the courage to talk to "Hermy-on" 😂
47. "Next time there's a ball, ask me before someone else does, not as a last resort!"
48. Ron: I hate being poor 😔 
49. Abruptly asks about the leprechaun gold vanishing and why didn't Harry tell him!
50. Researching about magical eavesdropping to get back at Rita Skeeter
51. Mrs Weasley gave Hermione a tiny egg and Harry and Ron Dragon eggs - "Hermione looked sadly at her tiny egg"
52. Flour beamed at Harry
53. "You fly very well. I vos watching at the first task" 
54. Dumbledore knew Harry wanted to write to Sirius
55. "You're another one who might think about a career as an Auror. Mind works the right way, Granger"
56. Sirius' warning letter to Harry
57. Harry can't be killed yet in the item until after the final task for Voldemort's return...
58. Practising stunning hexes and impediment jinx
59. Potter wants a word with you Dumbledore
60. "Dumbledore come!" said Crouch angrily (this is clearly a typo on page 503)
61. Ludo Bagman passing info on to Rookwood, a death eater
62. Barry Crouch Jr used the Cruciatus curse on Longbottom's dad and mum
63. "We alone were faithful! We alone tried to find him!"
64. The pensieve
65. "Quite understandable" - Dumbledore I'm Harry falling asleep in Divination class
66. How could [Voldemort] have held a wand?
67. Dumbledore connecting the dots on the disappearances
68. Mrs Weasley and Bill - Harry's visiting family - Harry had such a good time
69. Mrs Weasley, you didn't believe that rubbish in Witch Weekly did you?
70. Amos Diggory upset at Harry 
71. Cedric dies in part because of his nobleness but also because Harry insists on being a joint winner with him
72. Voldemort has a Muggle dad who left his wife before V was born - Harry had a Muggle mum.
73. Followers abandoned him for 13 years but Wormtail paid some of the debt back
74. Dementors, Lestranges and Giants are V's allies 
75. Voldemort could not touch Harry because of his mother's love but he can now
76. He was so weak and waiting for one of his followers to return to restore his body
77. Quirrell was easy to bend to V's will 
78. Rats told Wormtail there was an Albanian forest where a dark shadow was possessing them
79. Wormtail made a body for Voldemort using Nagini's poison and unicorn blood
80. Dumbledore's ancient magic in the care of Harry's relatives
81. Nice how Rowling keeps the identity of the loyal Death Eater at Hogwarts mum
82. Death eaters stop laughing when Harry resists the Imperius curse
83. Cedric Diggory reappears 
84. "Your mother's coming.. she wants to see you..it will be all right..hold on.."
85. Mad eye takes Harry back!! The ultimate twist - suspiciously says "How did he treat them? Did he forgive them"
86. The clue: he told Harry he hated Death Eaters who walked free
87. Harry understood for the first time why Dumbledore was the only wizard feared by Voldemort 
88. The moment he took you I knew - and I followed - Dumbledore 
89. Typo page 594 - said Moody not Crouch
90. Sirius exclaimed and Dumbledore stood up so quickly that Harry started - when Harry said Wormtail pierced his arm
91. Cornelius Fudge - great plot device for the disbelief that Voldemort is back
92. "You fail to recognise that it matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be!"
93. "If you are against him, then we remain, Cornelius, on the same side"
94. Mr Weasley's fondness for muggles set him back in his work
95. Dumbledore a great leader and taskmaster
96. Sirius freaks Mrs Weasley out 
97. Fudge's attitude changes everything
98. "He had no memory of ever being hugged like this, as though by a mother"
99. Diggorys did not blame him for what happened
100. S'long as we've got him, I'm not too worried
101. "Yeh did as much as yer father would've done, an' I can' give yeh no higher praise than that."
102. And why.. why..was Dumbledore so convinced that Snape was truly on their side?
103. P626: "it is my belief, however, that the truth is preferable to lies, and that any attempt to pretend that Cedric died as the result of an accident, or some blunder of his own, is an insult to his memory. "
104. We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided. 
105. Remember Cedric Diggory.
106. Harry's gift to Fred and George.
107. Initial thought is it probably sits just behind Azkaban because "you can't beat time travel" - but I love the concept of a traitor lurking in the midst of a tournament. This book has serious Mafia vibes and I actually think I like this slightly better than Azkaban. Snape's loyalty being explored and developed adds to this.
108. 4.85/5

Skyfire (The Seven Signs #1), Michael Adams

1. Interesting super simplistic teen book. 
2. Doesn't have a lot of wow or quotable moments - many conversations were teenage oriented and cringeworthy but it still made for an interesting read to solve the mystery of why the signs are being sent to these 7 kids. Interesting concept.
3. Action scenes were so-so.
4. Easy to read in a few hours if focussed. 
5. Probably a 3-3.5/5. I'd still read the rest of the series.