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

Panfan · 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.

***Cosmonautical*** · 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!"

Rainbow Dash · 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.

***Cosmonautical*** · 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.

07-10-2007, 10:14 AM	#1
Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	Harry Potter month starts now. 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

07-10-2007, 10:22 AM	#2
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,805 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,247 Times in 1,337 Posts Blog Entries: 15	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.

07-10-2007, 10:39 AM	#3
Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	^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

07-10-2007, 11:58 AM	#4
Sean P Kelly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,789 Thanks: 19 Thanked 58 Times in 46 Posts	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.

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*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	I'm not a fan of Harry Potter in general. Child actors and school drama don't exactly match my tastes.

07-10-2007, 05:47 PM	#6
Kargath et in Arcadia ego Join Date: Jul 2001 Gender: Posts: 8,334 Thanks: 1,226 Thanked 780 Times in 488 Posts	"Oooh, i'm going to kill off ANOTHER character for sales!"

07-10-2007, 05:58 PM	#7
Rainbow Dash been dreamin', i've been waitin' Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: a bomb-ass cloud house bachelorette pad Gender: Posts: 24,398 Thanks: 173 Thanked 1,179 Times in 716 Posts	That happens in most book series, Kargath.

07-10-2007, 10:18 PM	#9
ZeldaGirl Awesome member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Why do YOU want to know...? Gender: Posts: 15,896 Thanks: 1,130 Thanked 1,919 Times in 1,046 Posts	CSM, I kind of agree with your spoiler - I think something along those lines will happen.

07-10-2007, 10:28 PM	#10
Swordmaster Link Super Bodyguard & King of the Arcade Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Wherever you want me to be Gender: Posts: 32,132 Thanks: 253 Thanked 951 Times in 640 Posts Blog Entries: 2	I figure I should probably read at least one of these books at some point.

07-10-2007, 11:30 PM	#11
ZeldaGirl Awesome member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Why do YOU want to know...? Gender: Posts: 15,896 Thanks: 1,130 Thanked 1,919 Times in 1,046 Posts	^Yes, you should.

07-10-2007, 11:42 PM	#12
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	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...

07-11-2007, 02:05 PM	#14
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	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.

07-12-2007, 01:34 AM	#16
ZeldaGirl Awesome member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Why do YOU want to know...? Gender: Posts: 15,896 Thanks: 1,130 Thanked 1,919 Times in 1,046 Posts	^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.