Harry Potter and Voldemort’s Final (Rap) Battle
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince opens today, I believe. It’s hard for me to remember this, since I can only think of Potter movies coming out at Christmas. Still, I can’t help but wish Harry had saved everyone a lot of time and grief and at least two more movies by just challenging Voldemort to an old-school, 8-Mile-style rap battle. Although the conclusion does seems a little obvious.
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