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“You kids have money to pay for it?”  Grover’s lower lip quivered. I was afraid he would start bleating, or worse, start eating the linoleum. Annabeth looked ready to pass out from hunger. I was trying to think up a sob story for the waitress when a rumble shook the whole building; a motorcycle the size of a baby elephant had pulled up to the curb. 

Let's take a moment to appreciate the trio's reactions to this situation. Grover is panicking, Annabeth is too hungry to think straight, and Percy (who the fandom unfairly thinks is an idiot) is trying to find a way out of the situation, coming up with some kind of story, just like he did with Medusa and the circus.

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He gathered us around a thirteen-foot-tall stone column with a big sphinx on the top, and started telling us how it was a grave marker, a stele, for a girl about our age. He told us about the carvings on the sides. I was trying to listen to what he had to say, because it was kind of interesting, but everybody around me was talking, and every time I told them to shut up, the other teacher chaperone, Mrs. Dodds, would give me the evil eye. 

This is awful! The boy has learning difficulties and ADHD, and he's genuinely interested in what "Mr. Brunner" is saying for once. He's paying attention, telling everyone else to stop talking, and he still gets scolded for it! Sure, Mrs. Dodds is a Fury and all that, but Percy doesn't know that!

While rereading this chapter, "Good Kid" from the musical keeps playing in my head.

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“Such a pity to destroy a handsome young face,” she told me soothingly. “Stay with me, Percy. All you have to do is look up.” 

Alright, I know Medusa said this because of her love for Poseidon (who, by the way, Percy resembles a lot). But I just want to point out: even she—a monster—acknowledged that Percy is handsome.

It's no wonder so many girls fell in love with him later on. Although, of course, it isn't just about his looks. Percy is simply very hard not to fall in love with.

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I hadn't noticed it before, but Percy shows off his strategic thinking even before the very first game of Capture the Flag. Remember the moment when he analyzes the Ares team's lineup and thinks about which of them he should be worried about, and why?

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“What’s your problem?” I was getting angry now. “All I know is, I kill some bull guy—" “Don’t talk like that!” Annabeth told me. “You know how many kids at this camp wish they’d had your chance?” “ "To get killed?”  “To fight the Minotaur! What do you think we train for?”

Damn, Annabeth annoys me so much. Percy has only just found out that the gods exist, gone through absolute horror, nearly died, and lost his mother, and she's jealous and thinks he's being ungrateful! I know she'd been dreaming about going on a quest for years, but from her side it's incredibly selfish and completely lacking in empathy.

Just imagine: you're fighting for your life and the life of your only friend, your mother (the most important person in your life) has just been killed right in front of your eyes, you find out that Greek myths are real, people not only laugh at you and expect you to know everything (Chiron behaved the same way), but they also tell you that what happened to you is an incredible stroke of luck that you should be grateful for.

At least later in that scene she expressed her sympathy over Sally's death.

So yeah, I really can't stand Annabeth.

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I’ve only just started rereading The Lightning Thief, and I already want to cry. All those little comments Percy makes about his "pathetic life," his memories of all the schools where things went wrong, the warning about how dangerous it is to be a half-blood. It’s literally the first few pages, and I already want to give my boy a hug!

And by the way, these opening pages do such a great job of establishing Percy as a character. They show his huge insecurity, his sense of humor, his temper, and the way he (like a true Gryffindor) stands up for Grover.

There was a time when Rick really knew how to write.

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Something happened when I was holding Rue’s hand, watching the life drain out of her. Now I am determined to revenge her, to make her loss unforgettable, and I can only do that by winning and thereby making myself unforgettable.

Because of Katniss, Rue became one of the symbols of the resistance against the Capitol.

Katniss covered her body with flowers to expose the Capitol's cruelty. Rue's mentors and Haymitch sent Katniss bread from District 11, even though tributes had never before received gifts from another district.

During the Victory Tour, after Peeta promised that he and Katniss would give part of their winnings to the families of Thresh and Rue, and Katniss gave a speech about them, the people of District 11 responded with District 12's salute, and an old man sang Rue's song.

Peeta painted a portrait of Rue for the Gamemakers.

Later, Finnick spoke about her in one of the Capitol's propaganda videos.

Then I remember Peeta’s words on the roof. “Only I keep wishing I could think of a way to . . . to show the Capital they don’t own me. That I’m more than just a piece in their Games.” And for the first time, I understand what he means. I want to do something, right here, right now, to shame them, to make them accountable, to show the Capitol that whatever they do or force us to do there is a part of every tribute they can’t own. That Rue was more than a piece in their Games. And so am I.

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if a character means enough to me i will truly never stop thinking about them. i just retire them into a little back room in my brain and periodically bring them out to stare at them under a little light

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I can’t get caught out here on my hands and knees in the open. Not only will I face death, it’s sure to be a long and painful one at Cato’s hand. The thought of Prim having to watch that keeps me doggedly inching my way toward the hideout. 

This reminds me of Haymitch's wish to die in a way that wasn't too painful and brutal, so that his loved ones wouldn't have to suffer too much.

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As my mentor, he gets to control the flow of gifts from the sponsors. I know he hates me. He’s made that clear enough. But enough to let me die? From this? He can’t do that, can he? If a mentor mistreats his tributes, he’ll be held accountable by the viewers, by the people back in District 12. Even Haymitch wouldn’t risk that, would he?

This amuses me so much. The first time I read the books, I was drawn to Haymitch, but I thought he treated Katniss terribly. In reality, he was only rude to her a couple of times, and otherwise he treated her pretty well. But for some reason, Katniss is absolutely convinced that Haymitch can't stand her.

Rereading these books (the first two, at least) is a completely different experience from reading them for the first time. For one thing, you end up really liking Finnick (turns out he doesn't want to kill her either 😅), and you realize that Peeta isn't some suspicious, mysterious guy.

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“How come I saw through the snake’s eyes if it’s Voldemort’s thoughts I’m sharing?” “Do not say the Dark Lord’s name!” spat Snape.

It's incredibly cruel of Snape to forbid this, considering that it was because of him that Voldemort killed Harry's parents.

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It’s not until we enter the City Circle that I realize I must have completely stopped the circulation in Peeta’s hand. That’s how tightly I’ve been holding it. I look down at our linked fingers as I loosen my grasp, but he regains his grip on me. “No, don’t let go of me,” he says. The firelight flickers off his blue eyes. “Please. I might fall out of this thing.” “Okay,” I say.

I only just realized that Peeta actually just wanted to hold Katniss's hand! 😂

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“He knew your mother when they were kids,” says Peeta.  Another surprise. But probably true. “Oh, yes. She grew up in town,” I say. It seems impolite to say she never mentioned the baker except to compliment his bread. 

Considering that, it's much easier to believe that Burdock and Haymitch were best friends before the Games—and Katniss simply never knew.

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Katniss and Peeta, and Haymitch and Maysilee, both had a falling-out the night before their first Games.

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What amuses me so much is the scene where Katniss tells Peeta about Prim’s goat. Peeta says he understands why it was the happiest day of Katniss’s life. And she pretends it was only about practicality and calculation, not about her love for Prim. It’s both funny and heartbreaking.

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James and Sirius were seen as something of a precursor to the Weasley twins. Besides being pure-bloods, loving mischief, belonging to Gryffindor, and joining the Order of the Phoenix at a young age, they had something else in common: the main instigators (Fred and James) died while still very young, leaving George and Sirius behind.

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“Lunch,” said Mrs. Weasley’s voice.  She was holding her wand high in front of her, balancing a huge tray loaded with sandwiches and cake on its tip. She was very red in the face and still looked angry. The others moved over to her, eager for some food, but Harry remained with Sirius, who had bent closer to the tapestry.

I love that in this scene, when everyone else went to eat, Harry stayed with Sirius. He wanted to spend time with his godfather, to hear more about his family and his past. It’s so sweet 😭

They had far too little time together!

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