Harry Potter month starts now.

**Crazyswordsman** · 07-10-2007, 10:14 AM

I'm going to the midnight showing of movie five near me. I'll be writing a review when I get back.

Also, discuss what you think is gonna happen in book 7 here. I think...

Spoiler Below

Ginny is going to sacrifice herself to save Harry, but fail.

-CSM

Colin Greenwood · 07-10-2007, 10:22 AM

I'm not going to Order of the Phoenix unless somebody pays for me. I'm not paying seven bucks to see Daniel Radcliffe suck at acting and butcher one of my favorite book series.

**Crazyswordsman** · 07-10-2007, 10:39 AM

^Yeah, but Alan Rickman is in it. You can't diss Alan Rickman. I don't give a rat's ass about the kids, but you can't diss Alan Rickman. Or Robbie Coltraine for that matter. -CSM

**Sean P Kelly** · 07-10-2007, 11:58 AM

This is not the book forum, I'm moving this topic to that forum and creating a new one for the movie.

EDIT: Opps wrong forum. Someone correct me.

DELICIOUS POISON · 07-10-2007, 02:12 PM

I'm not a fan of Harry Potter in general. Child actors and school drama don't exactly match my tastes.

**Kargath** · 07-10-2007, 05:47 PM

"Oooh, i'm going to kill off ANOTHER character for sales!"

Chunky Kong12345 · 07-10-2007, 05:58 PM

That happens in most book series, Kargath.

**Wyborn** · 07-10-2007, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kargath

"Oooh, i'm going to kill off ANOTHER character for sales!"

Right, because Harry Potter needs to artificially increase sales.

I swear, sometimes, you people....

***ZeldaGirl*** · 07-10-2007, 10:18 PM

CSM, I kind of agree with your spoiler - I think something along those lines will happen.

Swordmaster Link · 07-10-2007, 10:28 PM

I figure I should probably read at least one of these books at some point.

***ZeldaGirl*** · 07-10-2007, 11:30 PM

^Yes, you should.

Metal Man · 07-10-2007, 11:42 PM

Ahah! ZG and SML are taking over this topic... but now I cruelly interrupt their Punch-and-Judy machinations for this message:

I hope the final book isn't a horrible cliche fest. It'd be nice if something unexpected happened instead of some Arthurian death or something...

***ZeldaGirl*** · 07-11-2007, 02:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Metal Man

Ahah! ZG and SML are taking over this topic... but now I cruelly interrupt their Punch-and-Judy machinations for this message:

Beg pardon, but could you please explain how it is that SML and I each make a post considered "taking over a topic"?

I wasn't even being snarky - I was just advising him to the read the books, because as a friend, I think he would like them. That's what friends do. And he's my friend.

DELICIOUS POISON · 07-11-2007, 02:05 PM

Perhaps I should have posted some guidlines referring to spoilers in a "rules" topic, but I tend to think that you should know what's expected of you when you set foot in a media-related forum. Flat out; don't ruin it for others. Tag your posts with a warning if you are going to talk about something integral to a plot.

Don't do it again. If someone has a complaint, instead of quoting the offending post all over the topic, you can either PM me or use the "report post" function by pressing the little exclamation icon to your left.

And if you're just speculating over the book, make sure people know that. I can't tell what's a spoiler and what isn't if you're just spouting it like fact, and I will have to delete your post for lack of a better understanding.

**Kargath** · 07-11-2007, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wyborn

Right, because Harry Potter needs to artificially increase sales.

I swear, sometimes, you people....

She doesn't need to, but does it anyway. She likes more money.

***ZeldaGirl*** · 07-12-2007, 01:34 AM

^I wouldn't say that she does that at all. I mean, there are so many complexities in her story telling that when she says she kills off characters for a reason, I believe her. I mean, she's managed to weave so many fantastic ideas throughout her stories, and yet has managed to tie it all together somehow. She uses character deaths to advance the story and almost as a literary device, if you will - the deaths obviously affect the story's protagonist, and therefore they compel him to act further.

Spoiler Below

I mean, obviously, the death's of Sirius and now Dumbledore will serve as an even greater motivation for Harry in this final book. It's not about sales - it's about realism. People die, and those left have to cope. That's real life.

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