Harry Potter

[AquilaTempestas]

So I just noticed we don't have a Harry Potter thread!

That's amazing and incredibly sad at the same time.

So... who are your favourite characters? Which house is the best in your opinion? Did you prefer the books or the movies?

Discuss!

[Mr Selfish]

Luna Lovegood is an amazing character. She's well written in the books and portrayed amazingly in the movies. I love the crazy weirdness.

Also I took that quiz on Pottermore a long time ago, got Slytherin.

[AquilaTempestas]

I'm Slytherin too. Chamber of Secrets was my favourite book, and Draco my favourite character. I like the jerk characters for some reason.

[yewonthetrashcan]

Favourite characters: SNAPE, Luna, Draco.

I loved the Prisoner Of Azkaban movie and the Order of Phoenix book the most out of both.

My house is Ravenclaw.

[Laggy]

Fred and George. And Peeves XD

I'd go for Ravenclaw. 

 

[Haytham Kenway]

I wish that Snape got a book just for himself where his background and his story were explored... a pity that even if the book did come out Alan Rickman would never get a chance to star in the movie  he was THE Severus Snape.

Anyway, the Harry Potter Saga is without a shadow of doubt a very interesting and original series... it is one of its kind! 

Have you read HP and the Cursed Child yet? They say that it is a terrible book, not even worthy of being called a novel! 

[Guest Jojoyce]

I like Harry Potter vey much. I have got all books and I have read them twice. Also, I like the characters and I am a Slitherine, too.

[AquilaTempestas]

Did anyone read the new book?

[Marie-France]

23 hours ago, AquilaTempestas said:

Did anyone read the new book?

Not. After what I heard, I think I will not read it...

[AquilaTempestas]

Yeah, I heard it wasn't very good at all. More like a deliberate cash cow.

What did you hear about it?

[Marie-France]

That deceived the fans. I don't know really about how badly the novel is.

[Lightningblade49]

Isn't it like supposed to be like a script for the Play they are doing?

[Marie-France]

7 hours ago, Lightningblade49 said:

Isn't it like supposed to be like a script for the Play they are doing?

I am definitively not sure, but that can be. But I agree that is a ''deliberate cash cow'', as said Aquilas.

J.K. Rowling worked some years on her main books, and that's not the case of this one book.

Also... I want to talk about most successful Harry Potter fanfictions. Most of them are craps, but some are excellent. Do you have exemple of good ones ?

[Lightningblade49]

Ive read quite a few good ones, but most of them don't really paint well old Man Dumbledore very well.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11669575/1/For-Love-of-Magic

Recently have been reading this one, definitely does not follow canon.

[yewonthetrashcan]

I have read the new book, just finished today, and I actually only thought the ending was unsatisfactory. I wanted actual direct canonisation of Harry and Draco reconciling, and I wanted more Albus/Scorpius moments. Other than that, I thought it was great. I've also become trash for the Malfoys. Thanks, JK Rowling.

[Mr Selfish]

Do we need a Harry Potter RP?

[Adelina Amouteru]

On 9/22/2016 at 0:27 AM, Mr Selfish said:

Do we need a Harry Potter RP?

It'd be great if someone did this. 

 

[yewonthetrashcan]

YES! We should make a RP where we submit OCs or Pokemon characters into our own version of Hogwarts and pretened that there is an event like the Triwizard Tournament. It would be fun, I'd definitely join!

[Beywriter]

I don't think I ever finished Order of the Pheonix, or the one after. I have all the books though. Just gave up with them/lost interest like I did with Pokémon. It was okay when I was younger, now I'm more neutral to it.

[onewiththewheels]

I read the first book because my sister had it... I also started reading the second book, but didn't like it as much and did not finish it. I got my sister to tell me the summary instead… I wanted to read the third book, but my sister didn't have it, and I didn't have a local library near me. As a result, the series dropped off the radar…

 

Now that I'm older and the series is finished, I want to read it again. It's just a matter of ordering them and finding the time…

[Laggy]

I used to be a total potterhead. Now.... meh. 

[AquilaTempestas]

The one thing I really liked about JK's writing is that her characters are memorable. She might not be the strongest writer around in technical terms, but her characters weren't forgettable and her plots were great. Sure, there was a lot of teenage angst, but they were teenagers and their angst was believable. I also liked how she weaved comedy in with serious moments. Rather than writing a fantasy in the vein of Lord of the Rings, she modernized it. That being said, Chamber of Secrets was my favourite. It had the darkest plot, but had its moments of humour too. Ron and Harry turning into Crabbe and Goyle was hilarious.

[Guest Blaguer]

I've been reading HP fanfiction for sooo long that I've actually forgotten how the original books go
Does anyone else have this problem?

[Laggy]

39 minutes ago, Blaguer said:

I've been reading HP fanfiction for sooo long that I've actually forgotten how the original books go
Does anyone else have this problem?

I've read absolutely no HP ffn at all, so no

[Indigo Jupiter]

*Slaps myself, why i hadn't commented on this thread. It's a crime.

Let's see; 

Almost all the characters are my favorite! but if i have to be picky i would say Hagrid and Luna.

Hagrid- this character deserves so much love. Despite inflicted with so many trials and tribulations, he always had this happy-go-lucky demeanor. He would find happiness in little things like taking care of dangerous creatures (which in POV's were cute XD) and making rock cakes and tea for the trio (Harry, Ron and Hermione). He knew what was right and what was wrong. He knew how to fight for the beings who were close to his heart. He meant business when someone crossed the line. He was always so thankful.

Luna- She didn't give a damn about others opinion's on her appearance and would do things which made her happy like donning butterbeer necklaces and wearing radishes as earrings. Her sleepy facade and bemused expression is somewhat the expression i have all the time XD Her gestures like wearing yellow dress in wedding or painting her friends' faces in frames were downright heart-warming! And i think Evanna Lynch pulled her character brilliantly.

The best house in my eyes is Hufflepuff and then Slytherin.

Books were awesome. I still read them from time to time. My favorite is part 2 and part 6.

About Movies.......well till part 5, they portrayed it quite great. I didn't watch the six part properly, but the little snippets i caught......they were such a disappointment. It was so dark in the film. The lighting effects were so bad. So much kissing :S 

Part seven......It was good, but not up to mark. They could have done it much better. They modify Peter Pettigrew redemption. That disappointed me greatly. Snape and Lily's childhood........it felt like adults were talking rather than children.  

But all in all......i had a really great time reading HP series. I owe this book a lot. It's one of the books which greatly improved my grammar.