Harry Potter

sc_curtis · Post by **sc_curtis** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 7:08 pm

Uncle Buck wrote:The 500 pages were an interesting read. Whoever wrote them has done a pretty respectable job of copying Rowling's writing style, and created a pretty interesting plot.

However, reading these two reviews that were posted today (Rowling is apparently furious at both papers), the downloaded 500 pages do not appear to be the real McCoy.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/19/books ... ref=slogin

http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/li ... 5865.story

I read the complete "supposed" fake, and it absolutely falls in line with both reviews. This 495 page version is, indeed, the real first 495 pages...

Uncle Buck · Post by **Uncle Buck** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:33 pm

sc_curtis wrote: I read the complete "supposed" fake, and it absolutely falls in line with both reviews. This 495 page version is, indeed, the real first 495 pages...

I must have gotten a different download than you did. The one I read had about 558 pages, and didn't fit the reviews at all. It was still fun to read, though.

sc_curtis · Post by **sc_curtis** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:36 am

http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3745310/Har ... allows_PDF

In case anyone wants it...

I just want to clarify...

I do not in any way condone downloading this, reading it, and then never buying the book. My wife and I have our REAL copy now. J.K. got her money from us.

CJ Krause · Post by **CJ Krause** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 3:21 am

we only liked a couple places in the movie. kind of a let down actually after all the build up and seemed to be lacking a line or center all the way through that connected it all.

not our favorite

Jeffrey Hicks · Post by **Jeffrey Hicks** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 4:09 pm

DONE!!! Nice ending.

pulseczar · Post by **pulseczar** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 5:30 pm

Soiler Warning.

It was a good and sorta unexpected way to end the series. I didn't like the addition of the epilogue though. I think it'll make more fans pester JK Rowling to write another series about Harry's kids and whatnot.

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 5:47 pm

sc_curtis wrote:http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3745310/Har ... allows_PDF

In case anyone wants it...

It's odd--my wife came back from a week's trip yesterday and I mentioned the PDF link. She reached over and picked up the latest HP book from her nightstand.

I asked "What did you do--stand in line for it?"

She said "No, I pre-ordered it a few months ago through Amazon. I paid less than half of the current bookstore price, too."

Sometimes, she reminds me that I married one smart gal...

TMurphy · Post by **TMurphy** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 3:14 pm

*spoliers...if you plan to read the last book, and haven't yet, DON'T READ THIS POST!!!*

I agree the ending of the last book seemed pretty predictable, but what I enjoyed was that it got there in an unpredictable way. The redemption of Snape was, in particular, unexpected. I also found Harry's walk into the forbidden forest to be almost heart-breaking.

THE TUBA · Post by **THE TUBA** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 3:49 pm

EuphManRob wrote:Did anyone else notice any "Lord of the Rings" moments in the movie? There were two that jumped out at me:

***SPOILER WARNING*** (just in case... )

1. When Sirius gets hit with the Avada Kedavra, he jolts and then sort of wavers there for a second with a stunned look on his face. This reminded a lot of the battle with the cave troll in Moria in FOTR, when Frodo gets stabbed by the spear. Same sort of stop-time, same stunned look on his face.
2. Immediately following, when external sounds (nearly) cut out, leaving only a mournful soundtrack, you see but don't hear Harry scream "No!" and then Remus is holding him back. This reminded a WHOLE LOT of, also in Moria in FOTR, when Gandalf falls into the abyss, and Frodo's reaction. Same cinematography, same kind of music, same acting.

Not knocking OOTP at all, I loved it... thought it was almost certainly the best movie so far (although I really love the first movie, but they're so different it's hard to compare). I will also say that something about the way this movie was shot and put together seemed much more "grown up" to me. In some ways this is appropriate, of course, as the kids ARE growing up, but it seemed like a very drastic change from the previous films.

For example, immediately following the two scenes described above, when Harry chases after Bellatrix, it is shot to make it look as though the cameraman is literally running behind Harry - the camera jolts and jars, giving the scene a very breathless, frantic feel. This seems more typical of cutting edge war movies (eg Saving Private Ryan) than Harry Potter.

Not complaining, just observations. Interested to see if anyone else has had similar thoughts.

There are several things in the seventh book that felt like homages to the Lord of the Rings. The most obvious was, IMO, (Spoiler break)

(Spoiler)
The most obvious was, IMO, the horocrux that Harry & friends took turns wearing. It was noted that those who wore it felt that it was unnaturally heavy and it made its wearers act strangely.

Chuck Jackson · Post by **Chuck Jackson** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 7:06 pm

OK, just finished the book and someone needs toclear up something for me: In Gringots, Griphook got away with Griffendor's sword, so HOW does Neville end up with it at the end of the battle of Hogwarts?

Chuck"mystified"Jackson

TMurphy · Post by **TMurphy** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 8:12 pm

As Scrimgour said, "The sword of Godric Gryffindor could present itself to any worthy Gryffindor." At that moment, Neville had need of the sword, and had proven himself worthy, so the sword presented itself to him.

TexTuba · Post by **TexTuba** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:18 pm

Did I miss it, or can please someone just PM me what happens at the end?! I don't read them, but I'm curious as to what happens..

Ralph

Rick F · Post by **Rick F** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 1:56 pm

Chuck Jackson wrote:OK, just finished the book and someone needs toclear up something for me: In Gringots, Griphook got away with Griffendor's sword, so HOW does Neville end up with it at the end of the battle of Hogwarts?

Chuck"mystified"Jackson

According to my wife and son, who both just finished reading the book, Griffendor's sword came out of the sorting hat just like it did in "The Chamber of Secrets". It comes to help a Griffendor in time of need.

Uncle Buck · Post by **Uncle Buck** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:32 pm

EuphManRob wrote:J.K. Rowling broke two promises:

We didn't find out Dudley's worst memory that he experienced in the dementor attack in Book 5.
No non-magical person performed magic late in life.

IIRC, both of these were promised by Rowling.

Also, if Voldemort is so awesome at legilimency, why couldn't he tell when Narcissa Malfoy was lying when she told him Harry was dead???

She also promised to explain James' and Lily's careers - not done.

I imagine all could be the result of editing by the publisher. None of them would have been too crucial to the story

As far as Voldemort and Narcissa, one more example of his underestimation of love. He would never have suspected her to betray him for her son's sake, so he didn't employ legilimency to test her.

By the way, was anyone else reminded of Aslan's walk to his death by Harry's walk to the camp?

tubiker · Post by **tubiker** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 4:53 pm

And did you know.............

That Chris Rankin who plays Percy Weasley in the films IS A EUPHONIUM PLAYER !!!!!

I taught him in school, he never did any practice but was a lovely lad to have around. He went off to the auditions with his best mate and was gobsmacked when he pulled the part. And the best bit - the royalties from the dvd sales have set him up for life

pip pip

Andrew M

Dennis K. · Post by **Dennis K.** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 12:14 pm

Good read, good Movie.

The wizard combat in the movie was GREAT!
Luna was outstanding.
I like how each movie seems to get progressively darker.

The book has a may tips of the hat, ranging from Christian symbolism, to CS Lewis, to LOTR, and substantial parallels to History. The rise of the Death Eater is bears a lot of resemblance to the rise of the Nazis - the whole proving your bloodline, and pamphlets about the evils of mudbloods...

The forums at the Leaky Cauldron website have some interesting discussions on the literary merits of the series. Worth a browse...

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