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Ranting is about complaining more than complimenting, true, but it's also about just talking out all of the thoughts that you maybe wouldn't normally be so, erm, shall we say, agressive about.
Cynthia, when you ask to join I add you to the list of TIRADERs that is the second post of this board.
Great, Luna! Yes, that was one of the main points that really displeased me about the book- the contradiction of the deaths, supposedly the cost of war, and the ending, which was straight out of a fairytale. And not a very well-written one at that.

(As far as T.I.R.A.D.E. goes, it's a general rule to never listen to Feathers. *wink*)

Can I join?

Totally! And there was so much other stuff missing! Like if wands continually switch allegiances Lockhart wouldn't have a wand! Because Snape disarmed him in Chamber of Secrets... None of the DA members would have the same wand because they practiced disarming charms at one of the meetings... And whats up with the talking patronus thing? Previously she says that they are used to ward off dementors.. Now you can send messages with them? This makes no sense... Its like an idea occurred to her and she just added it with NO explanation... And whats up with the Elder wand, Dumbeldore, Grindelwald thing? If the Elder wand is unbeatable then how did Dumbeldore get it from Grindelwald? (I believe he got it from Grindelwald.. If I'm wrong pay no attention to that...) If he didn't get the wand from Grindelwald who did he get it from? There are SO many unanswered questions here... Anyway thats the end of my rant... I'll join!

*All color drains from face*
No no no... not you too, Herms! Not you and Dove!
*Falls to knees dramatically and screams; "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"*

Definitely! Everyone can join! T.I.R.A.D.E. is proud to welcome you as new ranters! (I will add you to the list as soon as possible...do you have any preferred nicknames?)

Teddy- Herms is good please!
Heds- Sorry I just wasn't satisfied with the ending...

Don't mind Heds, she's still in denial.

Herms- your eariler post was great, exactly what T.I.R.A.D.E. is all about.
Becaude that's a serious paradox- how was Dumbledore supposed to have defeated Grindelwald in a duel (and thus gained the Elder Wand's allegiance) if Grindelwald was using the Elder Wand- the unbeatable wand!

The wand allegiance plot device is ridiculously weak. The way it is portrayed in DH, allegiances change over to other magicians very easily- the Elder Wand to Draco, because of a not even very good Disarming of Dumbledore- despite the fact that it was Severus, not Draco, who "defeated" Dumbledore. So supposedly, this had to do with the fact that Severus had been ordered to kill Dumbledore- so he didn't really want to. Okay, the nature of the Avada Kedavra curse, as with all Unforgivables, is that in the moment of casting the emotion must be very strong and behind it. So at least at this moment, the intent to kill- thus defeat- Dumbledore was very real. Furthermore, Dumbledore allowed himself to be Disarmed because 1)He took thbe time to protect Harry instead 2)It seemed unlikely that Dumbledore would have seriously attacked Draco- that did not seem part of the plan.
The phenomen either contradicts itself, or we have a scenario were wand allegiances of most characters have been switched around so much throughout all the books its' ridiculous. The number of times they've been disarmed in one way or another...

I'm not joining... I liked the book.

Okay. o_0
Didn't say you had to.
Anyway!
*Hands GHL off to Heds. That should be safe.*
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