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Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows (w/Spoilers)
Caiphana:
Yes. Harry would have cast Crucio (if he knew what it was) in book two, if someone was messing with Ron or Mione.
Harry has always been driven by his emotions.
All I know is that I saw eight-year-olds with HP7. And HP7 was not a book for an eight-year-old.
It STARTED with a double murder. Started. Is that something a kid should be reading about?
Meh, whatever. I love HP. All the books. Some more than others. I just think JKR could have done better, that's all.
pilsner:
I'd have definite hesitations about my hypothetical eight year old reading hp7, or watching hp5 for that matter. JKR could definitely have done better. At the end of the day, she's not a very good writer. Good enough, though.
Caiphana:
I agree with you wholeheartedly.
She did a great job creating a world that millions of people want to live in. That's something, that.
LeeZion:
I don't understand why a lot of people say there's too much death in the Harry Potter books. If anything, what happened in book seven was very much like life, while J.K. Rowling pulled her punches for what came before. Does anyone really believe, at the end of book five, that six underage wizards could take on an army of fully grown Death Eaters — all of them willing and able to kill for their cause — and not one of the six ends up with any permanent damage?
The same thing happened in book six, but at least that had a logical explanation with the Felix Felicis. And Bill doesn't exactly get out unscathed.
As for one other comment, I have to disagree:
--- Quote from: Caiphana on 15 Aug 2007, 12:46 ---Harry is an incredibly static character, has anyone noticed that? In seven years, he didn't really change. Doesn't that seem odd to you?
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He does change, and sometimes in remarkably subtle ways. Contrast the trip to Hogwarts in books five and books six. In book five, when Cho Chang sees him in the compartment with Neville and Luna, he thinks to himself that he wishes she'd seen him with cooler friends. But in book six, when Romilda Vane tries to tempt him away from Neville and Luna, he flatly tells her, "These are my friends." That's a lot of growing in a single year.
Similarly, in book five, when Harry is furious with Dumbledore, Phineas Nigellus has to lecture him, reminding him that following Dumbledore's instructions has never led him into any harm. But in book seven, after Dumbledore's insturctions HAS led him into harm, he defends Dumbledore against Aberforth's accusations that people would have been better off if Dumbledore hadn't got involved.
If there's anyone guilty of not changing, it's Her-Annoying-Me Granger.
Johnny C:
--- Quote from: LeeZion on 15 Aug 2007, 21:32 ---what happened in book seven was very much like life
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Right, with the wizards.
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