The Harry Potter Topic

ok. as to my earlier statment, I have nothing against the books, just the merchendise. I even like the pokemon games, just not the merchendise.
As a rule the original product is always better than the merchandise

 

Taluntain, I do see your point, and I suppose I would say my point of view was "harsh" if I took it a step further and said that no one should read Harry Potter. I have chosen not to read it anymore because it makes me unhappy and worried. I love fairy tales, and when I was a child I know I fretted a lot about what lessons I should be learning from books. Most kids probably aren't like that, I know. But Harry Potter would have scared the &$%# out of the child I was, and I can't let go of that when I'm reading the books.

 

I think JK Rowling was supposed to have had the draft for the fifth Harry Potter in at the end of the summer, but is rumoured to be suffering from writers block. Hardly suprissing though, she will never be able to get the oppurtunity to be able to work without enourmous pressure again.

I think the best was the third, it was certainly the darkest, and the fourth seemed to have to many repetitive elements from the others.

 

I don't really recall anywhere that Harry himself would have intentionally cursed anyone except in self defense.

Tal- read GoF again. The last couple pages Harry intentionally curses Malfoy, Crab and Goyle(with help) and it wasn't in self defence. He was just P*ssed with them and got tired of listening to them.

 

I tried to read the first book, but I stopped after page 47. It was not exactly my kind of book.

 

Harry Potter were good books. I've read them all. I didnt want to read them and for awile I wasnt going to but I got swept up in it and started to read them. I've read them all and I liked them but they were to long for me. I will read anymore that come out because I'm hooked on them. But at least I'm not a person who reads them over and over. Once is enough for me. The first book was slow and stupid. To much explaining and such as I think. The second and third book I forgot about. The forth was good but their was just tomuch all at once I think. It really didnt blend in and glide smothly over. But it was ok.

 

I have a hard time seeing the greatness in Harry Potter. It swept America like no other. And it wasn't even that good. It is ridiculous to see higher level people-in real life, not games-reading elementary school books.

 

I didn't expect to like them, but I enjoyed them immensely.

I can't stand the commercialization it's going through, but nothing's perfect. In any case, I don't see why you can call it 4th grade slop. The first one was very childish, but...**!NEWSFLASH!** Harry's a child.

I liked the books because it was exactly what I had wanted to happen to me at that age. I also like the books because it honestly shows a maturation of sorts. Harry does curse people on purpose sometimes, but you could probably count these occurences on one hand. I think that Rowlings is trying to show that Harry is just as human (is that the right word?) as the rest of us and that he's not a superhero...yet.

 

I've got this guy in my class who, along with his best friend, read the series musta 6+ times. He has read HP2 4 times in a row!!

 

"ridiculous...higher level people...reading elementary school books."

Hmmmmmmmm...

 

Well, I have not only read the books repeadetly but I have also been hooked on fan fiction

Lets just say that I have some opinions concerning the characters that wouldmake the author swallow her tongue

Ara
(Trying to not to bleed all over the floor is hard, you know...)

 

Sorry, but I really think Harry sucks! I mean, he flies in a car and get attacked by a tree?

Man this must be the worst set of stories ever invented!

 

wildfire:

you're partially right... rowling intended to release the new one this summer but has apparently been struck-down with a case of writer's block, recently announcing that there'll be no new harry potter this summer. aww...

 

You could always look at it from an outcasts point of view.

Who are the main groups of childen who are bullied at school, the ones who stand out from the crowd for some reason or other. Be it that they have ginger hair and no money (Ron), or wear glasses, have silly hair and come from a broken home (Harry), or that they are mearly intelligent but come from an ethnic minority (muggles) family (Hermione). JK has taken the typically bullied and downtrodden typecasts and turned them into hero's and friends. Good on her from the bullied people out there. Well done JK

 

I have to ask.... does anyone else like Lucius? I personally am a huge fan of his, as well as SNape's. Also, I am a member of the Society for the Ethical Treatment of Peter Pettigrew....

Ara
(Withdrawal, that's the word!)

 

Well, I have read all the books, i didn't really like them that much until I read The Prisoner of Azkaban (sp?). I had high hopes for Goblet of Fire, and was very cross when the book just... stopped! I know she got a stalker and everything, but just stopping!? grr, that made me angry. I wish they would hurry up and sort out book 5, as I'm nearly finished re reading the discworld books again and i'm gonna need something to read!

 

/me clears her throat

I'd like to share my opinion that Severus Snape is the sexiest, most attractve, and compelling characcter I have ever encountered in literature. All hail the Potions Master!

Other incredible characters are:

Lucius Malfoy
Remus Lupin
Sirius Black
Hermione Granger

Anfd the most moronic being:

Ron Weasley
Pansy Parkinsson
James Potter
Cornelius Fudge

And....

PETER PETTIGREW DESERVES ETHICAL TREATMENT!!!!

Ara
(If your life sucks, find someone who blows)

 

Ok, so pleace tell me what'as so good about this Potter guy? The story is a bit main stream (Been there, done it) The things that are suppost to be funny are sad. And the main caracters are a buch of losers who are turned into heroes?

Am I missing something? I just can't believe everybody is sucked into this Harry Potter hype... are ar all of you waiting for mail from warthhog (<-- or how you call that school place).

So.. tell me!