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Marie Silver

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Ok, a nice universal book to begin with. Unsurprisingly I love it. I think it's imaginative and Rowling's used techniques like foreshadowing (Sirius briefly mentioned in the first book but he doesn't make an appearence till the third)to great effect. Saying that I feel like she's neglected editing in her later books because she knows whatever she writes will be lapped up.

What are your thoughts?

#1 Jan 10th 2007, 5:06am

Johnathen Braun

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#2 Jan 11th 2007, 11:26am

Marie Silver

Hey well done, nice to find someone on here's got something published. I'll have a read of The Malendia on your profile later.

~Marie Silver~

#3 Jan 11th 2007, 2:37pm

fuunypinkfeet

i don't have time to write a proper reply being the Huge HArry potter Fan that i am i just like to mention that the seven and final book is being released in Canada i know fro sure on July,27th,2007 and the fitfh movie is being released early that sam month in Canada on July,7th,2007 it going to be a grat summur for HArry potter fans

#4 Feb 12th 2007, 8:25am

Marie Silver

I can't wait for them to come out, although I sort of don't want to read the Harry Potter book because it's the last one and there's never going to be any more. When I've read it then that's it, I can never look forward to rushing through page after page trying to stop myself from skipping to the end. I dunno, is that stupid?

~Marie Silver~

#5 Feb 12th 2007, 9:12am

Curtis Allen

No, not really. I would hate to read an end as well. Plus I fear that the end may not be all that great... I hope I don't be disappointed in this book. All the others were good... Of course they are saying that someone HAS to die in this one. Bah, oh well.

#6 Feb 12th 2007, 10:48am

Marie Silver

I thought Rowling has said that two people will die. Anyone want to place bets?

~Marie Silver~

#7 Feb 12th 2007, 12:46pm

fuunypinkfeet

aparently too main charaters that she didn't expect to die are going to die and she has hinted throuh \out the books and on newsr3eleases about he new book that Harry isn't going to make it my theory is that either Voldermort win or both Violdermot and Hary did in the epic battle that is for sure going to happen when i get the book i am proaple going to skip to the end and read the last page ortwo if i can't help it

#8 Feb 13th 2007, 7:58am

Curtis Allen

Pff. I wouldn't ruin the fun of the book by skipping to the end. I will read the whole thing. I just hope I won't be disappointed.

#9 Feb 13th 2007, 8:05am

Marie Silver

There's no way I'm skipping to the end, I wouldn't be able to forgive myself if I did. Also I don't think Harry will die. (Or maybe that's just wishful thinking.)

~Marie Silver~

#10 Feb 13th 2007, 8:11am

Curtis Allen

Exactly. It would ruin the whole thing. I can't see myself doing that either. Oh well. I hope it is good though. Haha Epic. Powerful. Blah blah all that. It would be quite the twist if evil won or something. I would laugh out loud. It would pretty much be like Warcraft III. The undead won in the end, I think. Oh well. Anyway, yeah. I can't wait to read it.

#11 Feb 14th 2007, 6:24am

fuunypinkfeet

harry potter is going to died she has hitted towards throwout the books and am i the only one that get that sense when reading the series?

#12 Feb 14th 2007, 8:02am

Marie Silver

What hints are those?

~Marie Silver~

#13 Feb 15th 2007, 9:02am

fuunypinkfeet

its not really hints its more of a sense rather than hints

#14 Feb 15th 2007, 4:15pm

CatScan12

I think Harry's going to die in the end. He's going to take voldemort with him, o' course. I think Snape's gonna die, too. And a few of his friends (harry's) Like Neville and Luna, though I hope it's not them. They're two of my favorite characters. I also think some of the weasley family is going to get knocked off. There's no way that big a family of order supporters are going to get out of it unscratched..or more scratched...whatever. Am I the only one who didn't like the 6th book? It seemed like....filler. I know //SPOILER// (for the six people who haven't read it xD) Dumbledore dies in the end, but everything before that was just...blah. At times I felt like I was reading fanfiction..albeit really, really good fanfiction, but fanfic nonetheless. I can't wait for the 7th one. And I'll be sad once I'm done with it. Seeing series end is always hard.

#15 Feb 28th 2007, 11:22am

Marie Silver

I think the problem with the sixth book is that is wasn't edited and some stuff in their was pointless or just dragged on. Half of the time nothing seemed to be happening. Still, I enjoyed it and the filler stuff didn't spoil it for me.

I have no idea who will die in the seventh, I only think Harry won't.

~Marie Silver~

#16 Feb 28th 2007, 1:29pm

Marie Silver

Deathly Hollows is coming out soon; is anyone else getting excited?

~Marie Silver~

#17 Apr 16th 2007, 3:03am

LandUnderWave

A bit. *laughs* I don't really like the Harry Potter /books/ that much, especially HBP. Honestly, I'd be happier to see darkcyan on ffnet update one of her stories than see the seventh book come out. But I'm going to have to read it eventually, cause you just know people are going to use /some/ of it. And I'd like to know what to nitpick.

Lilz

#18 Apr 19th 2007, 4:53am

Phoenix-fire11

I think that harry is so going to win becuase i saw the cover of the &th one and it was gold and red and it was so obvoise that Harry was completely winning! i don't know which good guy is going to win but it might be hagrid or the Weasley twins? Maybe I'm just caming up with the sadess ending possible or some thing but still. To tell the truth i would rather Harry die than the twins or Hagrid. well since I'm already writing a monolong better make it proper. In my opion, the movies are pathetic. I am going to try to see the fifth one on theater but they still pathetic. The third one is the only one that is good. Also you guys talked about the filler in the 6th one and I liked that. It deosn't all have to be action. i love that filler stuff exept in the fourth when it was really realistic. Why didn't Chrouch just hand him a piece of paper thats a portkey. Sorry about the monolog but I like stating my opion.

#19 Apr 25th 2007, 5:00pm

Girlbrainiac

LOL. I LOVE Harry Potter. J.K. Rowling is a brilliant writer who understands the human psyche, has something to say, and knows how to craft a good yarn. I absolutely LOVE how she uses foreshadowing, and how, despite the fantastic nature of her world, all of the characters are essentially human beings. With enough contemplation, you get into the head of each and every one of them.

That said, I tend to be rather tight to what can be argued out thouroughly in my predictions... Here are some.

1) Lucius Malfoy is toast. When he escapes from Azkaban he will be wanted by both sides... A rather tenuous position, wouldn't you say?

2) Voldemort will try to get Godric Gryffindor's sword to create another HORCRUX (ack! Why did I put portkey? lol). He KNOWS the diary was destroyed... Do you honestly think he won't try to create another one to make up the magical seven?

3) R.A.B. is Regulus (Arcturus? Alphard?) Black. He used Kreacher to help him get it in the first place. The locket was at Godric's Hollow when they were cleaning it out last year, taken by Kreacher and hidden somewhere, perhaps stolen by Mundungus and traded to the keeper of the Hog's Head (the other Dumbledore?).

4) Mad-eye Moody strikes me as the type to go down fighting, so I think he'll die in the next book, though I'm not placing my full faith in that.

5) Remus will NOT die, despite my beliefs before book six came out.

6) Harry will end up facing Snape and Voldemort, Neville will face Bellatrix, and Remus will face Fenrir. You KNOW it's gotta happen, lol.

7) Harry will stop being an idiot, and get back together with Ginny before the final confrontation occurs.

8) Snape is neither fully evil, nor in any way good. He is out for himself and his friends. He will protect Draco and Narcissa... Perhaps Lucius, but, because we've never seen them interacting, it's hard to say.

9) I think Voldemort will discover what a 'fate worse than death' is.

10) I KNOW that veil will come back, as will the love room... I just don't know how.

11) Remus just MIGHT keep in better touch... But I've been wrong about that many times before, lol.

Girlbrainiac

#20 Jun 02nd 2007, 12:37pm . Edited Jun 08th 2007, 5:01am

infernalangel

i LOVEE harry potter although ppl say i should have grown out of it long ago (i'm turning 18 this august).my fave characters are sirius, fred and george and i'm totally in lovee with draco

#21 Jun 06th 2007, 6:53am

Estrella Drage

Fred, George, and Peeves are the best, no question about it.

I was quite peeved when they took Peeves out of the movies. lol

I think that Rowling gets better as she writes. I like how she writes for an adult audience while still keeping hold of the kids.

#22 Jun 28th 2007, 10:05pm

Girlbrainiac

EXACTLY, Tris.

Each book, you can see not only how her characters progress, but how SHE progresses as a writer. Her books are DEFINITELY not just for children. There's a depth to her writing that people of all ages can appreciate and enjoy. What I REALLY love, though, is the fact that you can RE-READ the books and pick up more things each time. Or how later books illuminate spots in previous books you hadn't noticed or paid attention to before.

Girlbrainiac

#23 Jun 30th 2007, 1:49pm

Marie Silver

Fred, George, and Peeves are the best, no question about it.

I was quite peeved when they took Peeves out of the movies. lol

Yeah it's a shame that a lot of things had to be cut from the films but it had to be done (unless the films laster four hours of something). I'm looking forward to the Order of the Phoenix film and final book although I think it'll be kind of sad when I've read it and know that it is the absolute final one and their will be no more 'Harry Potter and the...' At least they'll still be two more films...

~Marie Silver~

#24 Jul 05th 2007, 8:08am

Estrella Drage

I know, it's how movies work. At least they didn't butcher them. It is kind of sad, but kind of a relief, too, that the seventh book will finally be here. There's going to be a conclusion for something!

#25 Jul 07th 2007, 4:10pm

Estrella Drage

"i love that filler stuff exept in the fourth when it was really realistic. Why didn't Chrouch just hand him a piece of paper thats a portkey. " (from earlier on)

I'm just curious, why does fantasy need to be really realistic?

#26 Jul 07th 2007, 4:12pm . Edited Jul 07th 2007, 4:13pm

Miriam Doyle

It needs to be realistic so it can be believable. I know that magic schools and wands are hardly beleivable stuff, but the author has to write it in such a way that the reader will feel like it's actually there. That way, the reader gets so engrossed in the story that they can't put it down ;D Something I wish I could do.... -.-

#27 Aug 10th 2007, 6:37pm

Moneta

Just to make sure, is this a non spoiler thread?

#28 Aug 10th 2007, 6:45pm

Marie Silver

Yeah, I'm pretty sure everyone's read the book by now.

~Marie Silver~

#29 Aug 11th 2007, 7:42am

LandUnderWave

Except me. My little brother stole it, and then while he was taking FOREVER to read it I read the wikipedia summary instead. :D And now I'm too busy reading other stuff. But I know pretty much what happened. (Hanging around on CaerAzkaban, the group with the most posts of any yahoo group, tends to spoiler you rather.)

Lilz

#30 Aug 11th 2007, 11:14am

Moneta

Nope, not me, im not done with hw, my mom took my book and hid it somewhere

#31 Aug 11th 2007, 2:54pm

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