u need to stop reading HBP when u . . .


1. Are still wearing black in mourning.

2. Ask your parents if the death of anyone u know is listed in the Obituary.

3. . . . Don't explain yourself when they ask who died.

4. Repeatedly meld to the police that u know where Snape is hiding.

5. Keep repeating under your breath "the locket . . . the cup . . . the snake . . . something of Gryffindor of Ravenclaw's . . ."

6. Practice nonverbal spells.

7. Draw an extremely detailed Marauder's Map and obsessively check it to see where Malfoy is.

8. Try to Apparate and insist that u just need to get the hang of it.

9. . . . Mutter the "three D's" under your breath while u practice.

10. commentaar to people that u enjoyed Dumbledore's Army because it was like having friends.

11. Randomly yell, "He will only be gone from the school when none here are loyal to him!" during class.

12. . . . Refuse to explain what u mean/who you're talking about.

13. brand arrows in tribute to Dumbledore.

14. Proudly tell anyone who will listen that u are Dumbledore's man/woman through and through.

15. Write up/read lists like this one.