Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince

No worries everyone… this is NOT A SPOILER… just a general review… So in book 5 (Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix) we were left wondering “what now” after the wizarding community FINALLY realize that “He Who Must Not Be Named” is really back… Now in book 6… we are introduced to a rather shocking yet not unexpected secret of one of the members of the order which might shake things up a little… and also a rather important character only to be known as the “Half-Blood Prince” until the very end of the book… this character seemed to be helping Harry in school quite a lot but then things took a turn for the worst… Harry also becomes more and more annoying in the sense that he is even more impatient than ever to get rid of Lord Voldermort and solve his little mysteries… Harry also depends less on his two compatriot whom we have seem helped him out so much throughout his time in Hogwarts and most importantly… the book tells of the many different and yet very much influential “relationships” between the characters of the story… My overall view of the book… much better than the previous book… It seems that Rowling is regaining her flair slightly… and with that I’ll leave you to read the book on your own… Cheers…

The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Last Battle

Originally the 7th and last book… The Last Battle is still the last in the series. It is the last fight to restore the glory of Narnia.

I just realized that I didn’t complete this entry with the others… which is just weird…

The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Silver Chair

Originally the 4th book… The Silver Chair is now the 6th in the series. Based in the year 1942 in normal human year count, Scrubb almost ran into Jill behind the gym, where she was hiding from ‘Them’. That was when Scrubb told Jill of what had happened to him during the last lot of holidays, and why he seemed a different person. Their only hope was to see if they could make their own way into Narnia. That was when things started to go wrong. After Aslan had given Jill a task and and Given her instructions to follow, it was time for he to go into Narnia after Scrubb. When she arrived, she realized how dull and grubby Scrubb, and how wet she was. Jill tried her best to get Scrubb to see if there was anyone he recognized or knew, But he was in a very disagreeable mood. It wasn’t until after dinner and they were talking, that they realized that they had muffed the first of Aslan’s Signs. After getting ready for a quick night escape, Jill and Scrubb met with the council of owls. That was when they heard the story of the lost prince, and it was decided what must be done at once. After the parliament had ended, Jill and Scrubb were taken, Much to Jills disgust, to meet Puddleglum. After having their dinner, they help to get things prepared for an early start the next morning. Once on the moor, they rested for a while before continuing on. But now they had to walk past the giants which was not a pleasant experience. After finding a bridge to cross the river, they followed the worn road, until they at last found Harfang. They decided it was best to camp the night and head for Harfang in the morning. While crossing the last hill in the dreadful wind, Jill found herself out of the wind in some sort of trench. But it was no use to them at all, for it did not go anywhere. After finally making it to Harfang, they were taken to the throne room and introduced to the king and queen. After meeting the king and queen, Jill, Scrubb, and Puddleglum, were taken to different rooms, where they were fed, cleaned and put to bed. By the time Jill was in bed, the snow had stopped, but it had started raining. After realizing they had muffed the first 3 signs, it was time to work on a way out of the castle. After spending the morning in a very gay mood, Jill Scrubb, and Puddleglum waited until after lunch before trying to make their escape through the scullery door. It was during their escape that they found themselves sliding down a rock slide, and being confronted by an unseen enemy. After discovering they were surrounded by and army of earthmen, the children and the Marshwiggle, were led through a series of tunnels and chambers, to an underground beach where they boarded a waiting boat. After disembarking, they were taken into the city where they met a knight in the service if the queen of the underworld. After having dinner with the knight and learning what the Queen of the Underworld was hoping to accomplish, Jill, Scrubb, and Puddleglum went to hide in another room while the earthmen came and saw to the prince. After the earthmen left, the Children and the Marsh-Wiggle helped the prince, and waited with him when the Queen returned. When the queen discovered the children and the Marsh-Wiggle with the prince, she wanted to know what was going on and tried putting them under an enchantment. It was all thanks to Puddleglum clear head and quick thinking that the enchantment was broken before it could take a proper hold over all of them. After dealing with Puddleglums foot, and resting a while, Everybody realized things were not quite right and that there was a strange sound coming from outside the castle. When they realized that there were enchantments surrounding the underworld, they all decided it was time to make their escape as best they could. Golg the Gnome explained to the group, what had happened, and what all the earthmen were doing. Golg showed Jill, Scrubb, Puddleglum and the prince the way to the earth earth diggings that would lead them to the surface, and invited them to return to Bism with him and the rest of the earthmen. But it was time to leave as the water was rising and would soon cut them off. After discovering a hole high in the earth wall, Puddleglum lifted Jill onto his shoulders so she could see out. That was when she disappeared. After Jill realized where she was, and much confusion as to what was going on, Jill finally managed to get the others freed from the hole. With the prince already gone to meet his father when Jill awoke, it was time to wake Scrubb and Puddleglum, so that her and Scrubb could go and see the king and the prince before they left. While returning Jill and Scrubb to their own world, Caspian and Aslan helped to sort out a few problems with the way things were run at Experiment House.
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The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader

Originally the 3rd book… The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader is now the 5th in the series. Based in the year 1942 in normal human year count, Edmund and Lucy have been stuck with spending the Holidays with their dreadful cousin Eustace Clarence Scrubb. One afternoon, Edmund and Lucy were talking about Narnia, when Eustace over heard them and came in to tease them. It was during this time that a very peculiar thing happened. While Eustace was complaining every chance he got.Edmund and Lucy were given a tour of the Dawn Treader. They had only been on the ship for a few days, when Eustace had tried to swing Reepicheep around by his tail, and ended up on the bad side of Reepicheep’s sword. After walking for a short time on Falimath, Caspian met one of the Seven Lords he was searching for. After boarding the Dawn Treader again, Caspian had some signals run up, for the rest of his fleet to assemble round the point, at Bernstead. After marching on the Castle of the Governor, and relieving him of his position, Caspian made the Lord Bern, Duke of the Lone Isles. Next they had the slave trade closed, and Caspian went and rescued his friends. Three weeks after landing at Narrowhaven, the Dawn Treader, once again, set sail. Lucy really enjoyed the next few days relaxing in the sun playing chess with Reepicheep. It was when the ship had started running dangerously low on fresh water, that they found land for the first time in 3 weeks. This was when Eustace disappeared. While the others were all feasting on game they had found on the island, Eustace had found himself in a valley with no idea where he was. The next morning after waking, Eustace found that a very strange change had come over him in the night, and that he didn’t like it too much. After he had gotten used to the change, Eustace found his was back to the others. After helping to restock, and remast the ship, Eustace was thinking he may have to be left behind for the rest of the voyage, that was until he had a night time visitor. The day on which they left, Caspian named the Island, Dragon Isle. Then he threw Lord Octesians bracelet to where no one could reach it. After leaving Dragon Isle, the ship headed for an uninhabited Island they had seen. After exploring it, it was named Burnt Isle. On the next Island, they found the fate of one of the Lords they were searching for, and could not leave the Island fast enough. It was on the last day they thought they could continue eastward, that the Dawn Treader came into sight of land. But it wasn’t until Lucy had stopped to remove a stone from her shoe, that they found out they had been cut off from their ship by invisible enemies. After feasting and sleeping, Lucy entered the house to complete the task she had been set. When Lucy finally made it to the Last door on the left, After a few distractions. She found, inside, what she was looking for, and began. After Aslan introduced Lucy to the Magician, She finally got to see what it was, she had made visible. That night, everyone feasted with the magician, and he gave them a very useful gift. The next day, after restocking, the Dawn Treader continued on her voyage. After almost 2 weeks of sailing, the crew thought they saw land so changed direction towards it. That was when they realized it wasn’t land at all, it was just a complete darkness. Inside was the land where dreams came true. They sailed for days with the wind never dying, but always growing softer, until they spotted land. This was the Island some called the Worlds end. Here Caspian, Edmund, Lucy and Eustace feasted at Aslans table, and found three of the lords they were searching for. After meeting Ramandu, he explained that to break the enchantment, they must travel as far east as possible, and leave one of their company there. After deciding who would travel with them to the end of their voyage, everyone sat, and feasted at Aslans Table. While Drinian was telling Lucy not to mention the Sea People to anyone, Reepicheep and jumped over board thinking the King of the Sea People had challenged him. That was when they discovered the water was sweet. Almost as if you were drinking light. Then there came a time when Lucy, Edmund, Eustace, and Reepicheep had to leave the ship and go on alone in the boat. After days in the boat, Reepicheep had to go on by himself in his Coracle. The children then left the boat as well and waded until they came to land. Here they met Aslan who, once again, sent them home. For this story has now come to an end. But let it be noted, Eustace was a far nicer boy following is adventures in Narnia.
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The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Originally the 2nd book… Prince Caspian is now the 4th in the series. Based on the year 1941 in normal human year count, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy were pulled off the railway station platform by some sort of magic. After exploring their surroundings, and finding fresh water, they found what seemed to be an arch that was the entrance to and Apple Orchard. After realizing they were in their old castle Cair Paravel, The children found their way into the treasure chamber. After exploring it for a short while, they returned outside again to settle for the night, but they took with them the gifts they received the first time they entered Narnia. While deciding how they were to make their way to the mainland, the children were interrupted by 2 guards who where trying to drown what seemed to be a dwarf. After saving the dwarf and catching some fish for breakfast, they all settled down so the dwarf could tell them his story. Caspian was a prince who wished he could live in the old Narnia. His Nurse told him stories about it, but ended up losing her job. Caspian received a tutor, and it wasn’t until the middle of the night not long after the new tutor started, that Caspian learned the truth about the old Narnia. Caspian continued to learn more about Narnia in secret until one night Cornelius came to him and said that Caspian must leave at once. After Cornelius explained why Caspian must leave, Caspian made all haste to Archenland where he would be safe. But Caspian never made it to Archenland. With the help of Trufflehunter, Nikabrak, and Trumpkin, Caspian met with a lot of the Old Narnians, and arranged to have a great feast on the Dancing Lawns. That night he found out he was at the Dancing Lawns and why they were named such, as well as meeting the Fauns. The night of the Great Feast arrived, with all manner of beats turning up for it. They had just settle in to start when Cornelius arrived with the news that they must leave at once. After days of battling Miraz’s army without success, it was time to Blow Queen Suzan’s horn and hope the stories about it were true. After Trumpkin had finished his story, and everyone had been fitted with weapons and Armour. It was time to be going. After deciding on the best way to get to Aslan’s How and the young Prince, they collect up some apples and left. After the others had all gone to sleep, Lucy wandered through the trees talking to them, hoping to wake them up. The next morning they tried making their way to Caspian without much luck, Until Lucy saw Aslan. After making it Beruna, they ran into a Sentry outpost, meaning they had to go back the way they had come. That night, Lucy once again walked among the trees who where almost awake. Then she saw Aslan again who said it was time to leave, for there was much to be done. With the others following behind her, Lucy led them the way Aslan took them to Aslans How. One by One they all started to see him until he stopped and waited for them at Aslans How, and met Trumpkin for the first time. Finally Aslan called to him the Tree’s and their People for it was time for them to awake. Trumpkin and the boy’s stopped outside the council chamber to hear how things were going inside. They were not going very well. After storming in and dealing with the traitor’s, the boys met Caspian for the first time and they all sat down for breakfast. After breakfast, peter decided it was time to do something themselves while waiting for Aslan to tell them what was to be done. So he sent a challenge to Miraz and set everything up before lunch. The duel continued on for a while, and when it was over the Telmarines called treachery and attacked the Narnians. That was when the newly awoken tree’s attacked. Meanwhile, Aslan and the girls had been having fun freeing the kind people from the things they didn’t want to do, and punishing a few of the bad ones. After all the Telmarines had been captured and Reepicheep had been restored to his full Honour, Aslan gave the Telmarines a way back to the country they originally came from. But it was up to Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy to lead the way, because this is the end of this adventure in Narnia.
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The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Horse And His Boy

Originally the 5th book… The Horse And His Boy is now the 3rd in the series. Based in the year 1940 in normal human year count, we meet Shasta and find out a little bit about his life. A Tarkaan arives with the horse Bree and Shasta hears the Tarkaan bargaining with his father for the purchase of him as a slave. At this Shasta decides to run away with the Tarkaans horse, Bree. While continuing thier escape, Shasta and Bree get chased by a lion and end up running next to Aravis and Hwin who are also being chased by a lion. After running from the lions, it is discovered that they are all escaping to Narnia and decide to escape together. Bree, Shasta, Hwin, and Aravis share the stories about why they are escaping. As they continue towards Tashbaan they start making plans as to how they are going to get through Tashbaan without drawing attention to themselves. While riding through the streets of Tashbaan, the Narnians mistake Shasta for Prince Corin. While with them in the Palace of the Tisroc, Shasta hears King Edmund reveal something that is worrying him. After the King has revealed his thoughts, the Narnians make plans to leave Tashbaan and head back to Narnia. When the real Corin turns up, Shasta explains what is going on then leaves to find Aravis and the Horses. After Shasta has left the Palace, he makes his way to the Tombs outside Tashbaan and finds Aravis and the horses are not there yet. He was getting himself ready for a second night in the tombs when he see’s Bree and Hwin with someone who is not Aravis. Soon after the Narnians left with Shasta, Aravis got caught up with an oldaquaintence of hers who agrees to hide her and help her escape the city. During the escape, Aravis and Lasaraleen get trapped in a room with the Tisroc. While trapped in the room, the Girls over hear Prince Rabadash’s plans to Capture Archenland and the Enter Narnia and Capture the Queen Susan, and how the Plans also include a way out for the Tisroc if Rabadash’s plans fail. After the small secret council has left the room, Aravis finally manages her escape from Tashbaan and meets up with Shasta, Bree, and Hwin at the Tombs. After they finally make it across the desert, they decide it is time for a much needed rest. When they awake, the realise that they have rested longer than intended and head off towards Archenland. They were traveling at a steady pace until they saw that Rabadash’s army had entered the Valley, after that they ran as hard as they could. They reached the Hermit of the Southern March when almost out of energy, and Shasta was told that if he kept running on foot, he could make it to King Lune in time to Warn him of the Danger. Shasta made it to King Lune in time to warn him of the coming danger. On his way to Anvard after King Lune, Shasta got lost. He was telling himself he must have been the most unlucky person when he met Aslan who then explained some things to him. Shasta was trying to alert the Narnians of what was happening in Archenland when he was found by 3 dwarf brothers who fed him and then let him have a much needed sleep. After he woke, he met King Edmund, Queen Lucy, and Prince Corin and ended up joining the Narnian Army. Shasta rode with the Narnian army and joined in the Battle at Anvard. Mean while, the Hermit and Shasta’s friends watched from the Hermits Magical pool. After the battle, there was surprise in store for Shasta. Aravis, Hwin, and Bree were discussing their plans to continue into Narnia when they received a visit from Shasta who tells them of the Story of how he ended up living the First part of his life in Calormen. While at lunch, and discussing the matter of the prince Rabadash and what his punishment shall be. The Lords and Ladies recieve a visit from Aslan who gives Rabadash a most fitting punishment of his own. Afterwards things turn back to normal in Narnia and here ends another Story from the Magical Land of Narnia.
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Calling Romeo

This book is basically a chick lit… It’s about this girl, Juliet, who has been with Will for over two years but is now beginning to get bored and frustrated about his “selfish tendencies”. On Valentine’s Day, Juliet waits for Will at the restaurant but Will fails to show up (she thought he might have been busy but actually he fell asleep). Angered she goes off with her best friend Trudy to have some drinks. There she meets the dashing and sophisticated Sykes, creative director of a rival company (they both work in advertising). Juliet, attracted to Sykes charm start to develop some feeling for him. And when Sykes invites her to join him on a business trip to Italy, she agrees. While Will mopes around back home in London, Juliet enjoys being pampered by Sykes. However, when Sykes spends time with his friends in Italy, he seemed to be an all together different person. Juliet can’t help but wonder if he really was interested in her or was it just a moment’s pleasure. After returning from the trip, Will seemed rather changed and Juliet ponders her dilemma of which guy to stay with. The ending of this story however isn’t very good. The resolution was just a bit too easy. But other than that the book was filled with a good dose of English humour, romance and a good feel of Juliet’s insecurity. I guess if you are a romantic or a sucker for chick lits you will probably enjoy it… I did… I do actually recommend you read this lighthearted book… Cheers…

The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe

Originally the 1st book… The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe is now the 2nd in the series. Based in the year 1940 in normal human year count, it tells of 4 brothers and sisters, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy, who were sent to live with Professor Kirk (an older Digory) during the war. On the day of their arrival, the children find themselves trapped in the house because it was raining outside. So they decided to explore the house instead, during which they found a room with nothing but a wardrobe. Lucy decided that it was worth checking out. And so she finds herself in another world, Narnia. There she meets a faun, half goat, half man, named Mr. Tumnus who invites her for tea. She happily agrees, but when it came time for her to go back, the faun reveals that we was actually working for the White Witch who commanded that if any son of Adam (boy) or daughter of Eve (girl) should enter Narnia, they were to be captured and brought to her. But Mr. Tumnus was way to nice and let her go back to her world. Back home, she tried to explain to her siblings where she had gone but they were not convinced and thought it was all make believe. For the next few days, all Lucy did was cry because they refused to believe her. On another wet day, the children were forced to play hide-and-seek indoors. Looking for a place to hide, Edmund followed Lucy to the wardrobe knowing she would surely go there. Unknowingly, he ends up in Narnia as well. But instead of finding Lucy, he finds himself in the presence of the White Witch. Seeing that Edmund was a son of Adam, she tricked him into telling her about his brother and sisters, about where they were from, about how Mr. Tumnus defied her orders. She also made him believe that she was the good and everyone who defied her were traitors, and that she was the rightful Queen of Narnia. The Queen then told Edmund that she wanted to make him her heir and that he would be king. But first, she wanted to meet Edmund’s siblings. On his way back home, Edmund met Lucy. Lucy became very delighted that she now had prove that Narnia existed. When they got back, however, Edmund refused to admit that he was there and that they were only playing pretend. Lucy became infuriated. Seeing that she was so upset, Peter and Susan decided to talk to Prof. Kirk about it. He told them that there was no reason why they should not believe her and that Lucy might just be telling the truth, and there was no mention of the matter anymore after that. The a few days later, some guests were invited to the house and the children wanted to keep out of the way so they tried their best to hide in a room. But it seemed that wherever they went they were followed, so they finally decided to do to the room with the wardrobe. But even then they still heard voices around them so they had no choice but to hide inside the wardrobe and unexpectedly they found themselves in Narnia. There they decided to first find Mr. Tumnus but when they arrived at his house, there was nothing there. Feeling that some bad might have happened, they decided to go look for him only to find themselves meeting Mr. Beaver, who Mr. Tumnus had told to look out for the children. He brought them to a safer location where Mrs. Beaver was waiting and told them what had happened while they had some dinner. He explained that Mr. Tumnus was captured by the White Witch after she had found out that he did not capture Lucy the last time she was around. But it did not really matter because the great lion Azlan was back in Narnia and was bound to set everything right. When he had eventually finished telling the children everything, they find that Edmund had disappeared and ealised that he had gone to meet the White Witch. They had no choice but to pack and leave immediate in search of Azlan. On their way, the children met Father Christmas who gave them some very important gifts, for Peter: a shield and a sword, for Susan: a bow and arrows and for Lucy: a magic horn for seeking help and a bottle of magic healing elixir. At the White Witch’s palace, she the White Witch was enraged that Edmund had not brought along his siblings to see her and also the fact that Azlan was back in Narnia. Seeing her true colours, Edmund realized he had made a serious mistake but it was too late. The White Witch sent some of her helpers to go stop the rest of the children from reaching Azlan. However, the children managed to succeed in finding Azlan and every second that Azlan was around, the White Witch’s powers grew weaker and weaker. Azlan sent his “Talking Beasts” (animals that he gave the power of speech and thought to) to go rescue Edmund and succeeded. The White Witch was of course very unsatisfied. She went to seek revenge and according to Narnian Law, because Edmund was a traitor, he rightfully belonged to the White Witch. So as a bargain, Azlan traded his life for Edmund’s. That night, Susan and Lucy both could not sleep and followed Azlan who was roaming around sadly. He told the children that they could follow him for awhile only, after that they were to stay away no matter what. And then the children witnessed the gruesome killing of Azlan by the White Witch and her men. But by the most sacred magic, Azlan was brought back to life. And he came back in time to join the battle that was led by Peter to fight against the White Witch and in the end they triumphed! Then, Peter was named High King of Narnia, and Susan, Edmund and Lucy were King and Queens under him. They lived in Narnia for a very long time only to return to their world unexpectedly one day on a hunting trip. When they got back to their world, it was as if they had never left, only mere minutes had passed. They told Prof. Kirk about what had happened and he told them not to go looking for Narnia anymore, because Narnia will find them only when they least expect it…