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And then Harry heard a thin, piteous human scream from amidst the terrible commotion, the thunder of devouring flame. 

“It’s — too — dangerous —!” Ron yelled, but Harry wheeled in the air. His glasses giving his eyes some small protection from the smoke, he raked the firestorm below, seeking a sign of life, a limb or a face that was not yet charred like wood. . . .

And he saw them: Malfoy with his arms around the unconscious Goyle, the pair of them perched on a fragile tower of charred desks, and Harry dived. Malfoy saw him coming and raised one arm, but even as Harry grasped it he knew at once that it was no good: Goyle was too heavy and Malfoy’s hand, covered in sweat, slid instantly out of Harry’s —

“IF WE DIE FOR THEM, I’LL KILL YOU, HARRY!” roared Ron’s voice, and, as a great flaming chimera bore down on them, he and Hermione dragged Goyle onto their broom and rose, rolling and pitching, into the air once more as Malfoy clambered up behind Harry. 

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling

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Willow: Hey, Amy.

Amy: Hey. Are you guys going to the Valentine’s Day dance at the Bronze? I think it’s gonna be a lot of fun.

Buffy: Go ahead. You know you wanna say it.

Willow: My boyfriend’s in the band!

Amy: Cool.

Buffy: I think you’ve now told everybody.

Willow: Only in this hemisphere.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 2: Episode 16 – “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered”

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‘You speak of loss of weight. But I find that you yourself are thin. Nay, cadaverous, if I may speak as one physician to another. You have a very ill breath; your hair, already meagre two years ago, is now extremely sparse; you belch frequently; your eyes are hollow and dim. This is not merely your ill-considered use of tobacco — a noxious substance that should be prohibited by government — and of laudanum. I should very much like to see your excrement.’

‘You shall, my dear sir, you shall.’

Post Captain – Patrick O’Brian

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Zoe: He’s the captain, Wash. 

Wash: Right, I’m just the husband. 

Zoe: Look, I’ll ask him. 

Wash: Don’t forget to call him sir, he likes that. 

Mal: (walking in) Who likes what?

Zoe: It’s nothing, sir. 

Wash: (gives Zoe a thumbs up)

Firefly – Episode 1 – “Serenity”

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“Hang on a moment!” said Ron sharply. “We’ve forgotten someone!”

“Who?” asked Hermione. 

“The house-elves, they’ll all be down in the kitchen, won’t they?”

“You mean we ought to get them fighting?” asked Harry. 

“No,” said Ron seriously, “I mean we should tell them to get out. We don’t want any more Dobbies, do we? We can’t order them to die for us —”

There was a clatter as the basilisk fangs cascaded out of Hermione’s arms. Running at Ron, she flung them around his neck and kissed him full on the mouth. Ron threw away the fangs and broomstick he was holding and responded with such enthusiasm that he lifted Hermione off her feet. 

“Is this the moment?” Harry asked weakly, and when nothing happened except that Ron and Hermione gripped each other still more firmly and swayed on the spot, he raised his voice. “OI! There’s a war going on here!”

Ron and Hermione broke apart, their arms still around each other. 

“I know, mate,” said Rob, who looked as though he had recently been hit on the back of the head with a Bludger, “so it’s now or never, isn’t it?”

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling

Today’s Movie: Inside Out

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Xander: So, what do you think?

Buffy: It’s nice.

Xander: But do you think Cordelia will like it?

Buffy: I don’t know.  Does she know what one of these is?

Xander: Okay, big yuks. When are you guys gonna stop making fun of me for dating Cordelia?

Buffy: I’m sorry. But never.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 2: Episode 16 – “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered”

Review: Ant-Man

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Ant-Man shouldn’t work.  Just from a conceptual standpoint, a hero who can shrink and who hangs around with insects sounds a little goofy when compared to the exploits of the Avengers in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  This isn’t Asgard or SHIELD and there’s no army of alien invaders or HYDRA soldiers with which to contend, so how could it ever feel as important or impactful as other recent Marvel films?  Add in the drama over the loss of the film’s original writer/director (and strongest advocate) Edgar Wright, and the resulting film could have been an inconsequential mess, throwing a goofy idea together with a handful of jokes and some cheesy action just to be another cog (about a straight, white male, of course) in the Marvel/Disney machine.  That Ant-Man succeeds at all is a testament to the creativity of Marvel’s storytelling and the strength of its cast, but more than that it’s perhaps Marvel’s most flat-out fun film to date.

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His horses were fine animals and he sold one for as much as he had given for it; this satisfied the immediate local duns, but it did not re-establish his credit, for although Champflower was willing to believe in any amount of cloudy wealth (and Jack’s fortune had been reckoned very high), it had poverty weighed up to within a pound or two. 

Post Captain – Patrick O’Brian

Analysis: Jurassic World, a Movie that Hates Itself

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It might be an understatement to say that I didn’t enjoy Jurassic World.  I found it alternately boring and infuriating, a wasted opportunity.  Despite that, it’s the one movie that I’ve thought the most about in the past few weeks.  Partly it’s been hard to ignore, given its monumental box office run, but there’s something more to it than that.  As much as I disliked it, I can’t shake the feeling that there might actually be more to the movie than I gave it credit for.  I don’t mean to imply that Jurassic World is secretly great, because it’s not, but watching it I had the sneaking suspicion that writer/director Colin Trevorrow might have had a not-so-hidden message he embedded in the film through certain characters, scenes, and especially its climax.  You see, I’ve never encountered a film that seems to hate itself more thanJurassic World.

(Caution: Spoilers Ahead!)

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