Harry Potter Discussion and Appreciation Thread

[Trek_Girl42]

A nice little article by Stephen King on the conclusion of the series:
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,2004...044682,00.html



This in particular, pretty much voices exactly how I feel, as one of those people who have literally grown up with Harry Potter:

And I'm a grown-up, for God's sake — a damn Muggle! Think how it must be for all the kids who were 8 when Harry debuted in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, with its cartoon jacket and modest (500 copies) first edition. Those kids are now 18, and when they close the final book, they will be in some measure closing the book on their own childhoods — magic summers spent in the porch swing, or reading under the covers at camp with flashlights in hand, or listening to Jim Dale's recordings on long drives to see Grandma in Cincinnati or Uncle Bob in Wichita. My advice to families containing Harry Potter readers: Stock up on the Kleenex. You're gonna need it. It's all made worse by one unavoidable fact: It's not just Harry. It's time to say goodbye to the whole cast, from Moaning Myrtle to Scabbers the rat (a.k.a. Wormtail). Which leads to an interesting question — will the final volume satisfy Harry's longtime (and very devoted) readers?

[Exiled Master]

I think there's going to be a huge amount of fan outcry, regardless of who dies and how. It will be the death of sirius times a thousand!

[BruTak]

Now, there's an idea - what would Harry Potter be like if Stephen King had written it?

[mckaychick]

im soo happy just got my tickets for the midnight showing!!!!

[SlytherinGal]

stupid movie theatre here...can't get tickets in advance...grrrr

[BruTak]

Ok, so who caught JKR on "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" last night?

[Trek_Girl42]

Ok, so who caught JKR on "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" last night?

Saw it on Mugglenet.

[BruTak]

Jonathan's "spell" that he cast when the audience were heckling him still has me giggling.

[Trek_Girl42]

Jonathan's "spell" that he cast when the audience were heckling him still has me giggling.

It was the middle of the night when I was watching it and had a great deal of difficulty restraining myself from laughing out loud.

[BruTak]

It was the middle of the night when I was watching it and had a great deal of difficulty restraining myself from laughing out loud.

I damn near fell off my chair I was laughing so hard.

[Erised]

Here is a question for you all:

I'm watching Prisoner of Azkaban. In the beginning, Harry is practicing his Lumos Maxima spell...
Um, isn't magic outside of Hogwarts forbidden? I can't remember if it's in the book...

[SlytherinGal]

yea, i know..magic outside hogwarts is forbidden...and i believe it is in the book

*grabs POA and looks*

nope, nevermind, it isn't in the beginning of the book...in the book, harry is on his bed, reading

[Trek_Girl42]

Here is a question for you all:

I'm watching Prisoner of Azkaban. In the beginning, Harry is practicing his Lumos Maxima spell...
Um, isn't magic outside of Hogwarts forbidden? I can't remember if it's in the book...

It is forbidden in the book for anyone who hasn't passed sixth year- can't remember about the films though, but I remember thinking the Lumos Maxima thing was odd. Did Harry get a letter of reprimand from the ministry in the second movie when Dobby dropped the cake, or was that just in the book? Because if that happened, then it's definitely an inconsistancy in the films.

[Erised]

Yeah I can't believe JKR wasn't like "wait a minute!!"

[Trek_Girl42]

Yeah I can't believe JKR wasn't like "wait a minute!!"

Apparently she was with when

Spoiler:

Kreacher was originally excluded from the script for Order of the Pheonix, but she told the writers that they needed to put him back in there or they would be problems later on.....